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I am a professional animator specializing in 2D and stop-motion animation. I love developing character designs and bringing them to life through tactile workflows like needle felting to create puppets that move. Over the years I have organized workshops at Cinemateca, contributed to Hierro Animación as an animation director's assistant and junior animator, and led animation projects as the head of the animation department at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. I enjoy collaborating with teams and mentoring new artists.…I am a professional animator specializing in 2D and stop-motion animation. I love developing character designs and bringing them to life through tactile workflows like needle felting to create puppets that move. Over the years I have organized workshops at Cinemateca, contributed to Hierro Animación as an animation director's assistant and junior animator, and led animation projects as the head of the animation department at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. I enjoy collaborating with teams and mentoring new artists.

Diego Felipe Ríos

Animator, Character Designer, Illustrator, +4

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I am a professional animator specializing in 2D and stop-motion animation. I love developing character designs and bringing them to life through tactile workflows like needle felting to create puppets that move. Over the years I have organized workshops at Cinemateca, contributed to Hierro Animación as an animation director's assistant and junior animator, and led animation projects as the head of the animation department at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. I enjoy collaborating with teams and mentoring new artists.…I am a professional animator specializing in 2D and stop-motion animation. I love developing character designs and bringing them to life through tactile workflows like needle felting to create puppets that move. Over the years I have organized workshops at Cinemateca, contributed to Hierro Animación as an animation director's assistant and junior animator, and led animation projects as the head of the animation department at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. I enjoy collaborating with teams and mentoring new artists.

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I am a professional animator specializing in 2D and stop-motion animation. I love developing character designs and bringing them to life through tactile workflows like needle felting to create puppets that move.

Over the years I have organized workshops at Cinemateca, contributed to Hierro Animación as an animation director’s assistant and junior animator, and led animation projects as the head of the animation department at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. I enjoy collaborating with teams and mentoring new artists.

Skills

Animation

Character Design

Illustration

Stop Motion Animation

2D Animation

Experience Level

Animation

Expert

Character Design

Expert

Illustration

Expert

Stop Motion Animation

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Sound design monitor at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

December 31, 2022 - July 9, 2025

Provided full support for student projects in classes and workshops, offering tutors and teachers an additional resource to guide students from different semesters.

Magazine illustrator for "La Brújula" at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

December 31, 2023 - July 9, 2025

Created illustrations for the creative department of "La Brújula" magazine, serving as visual aids for the department’s communication-based stories or short texts.

Workshop organizer at Cinemateca

December 31, 2023 - July 9, 2025

Taught toddlers and young adults about character design execution and construction by deconstructing a proposal and elaborating on it, to construct a three-dimensional model using the plasticine technique, which would be later animated with stop-motion technique.

Animation directing assistant & Junior animator at HIERRO Animación

October 1, 2023 - Present

Responsible for various tasks, including drawing character layouts, organizing files for other animators, and updating the tracking for the latest film "For a Bowl of Soup" on a weekly basis.

Sound design monitor at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

December 31, 2022 - August 2, 2025

Provided full support for student projects in classes and workshops, offering tutors and teachers an additional resource to guide students from different semesters.

Magazine illustrator for "La Brújula" at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

December 31, 2023 - August 2, 2025

Created illustrations for the creative department of "La Brújula" magazine, serving as visual aids for the department's communication-based stories or short texts.

Workshop organizer at Cinemateca

December 31, 2023 - August 2, 2025

Responsible for teaching toddlers and young adults about character design execution and construction by deconstructing proposals and elaborating on them to build three-dimensional models using the plasticine technique. These models were later animated with stop-motion technique.

Animation directing assistant & Junior animator at HIERRO Animación

October 1, 2023 - Present

Responsible for a variety of tasks including drawing character layouts, organizing files for other animators, and updating the tracking for the latest film "For a Bowl of Soup" on a weekly basis.

Magazine Illustrator at "La Brújula"

December 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Created illustrations for the creative department of the magazine, serving as visual aids for communication-based stories or short texts.

Workshop Teacher at Cinemateca

December 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Responsible for teaching toddlers and young adults about character design execution and construction by deconstructing a proposal and elaborating on it, to construct a three-dimensional model using the plasticine technique, which would later be animated with the stop-motion technique.

Workshop Organizer at Cinemateca

December 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Organized workshops related to animation, coordinating activities and participants.

Animation Directing Assistant & Junior Animator at HIERRO Animación

October 1, 2023 - Present

Responsible for a variety of tasks including drawing character layouts, organizing files for other animators, and updating the tracking for their latest film "For a Bowl of Soup" on a weekly basis.

Magazine illustrator at "La Brújula" magazine, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

January 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Created illustrations for the creative department of "La Brújula" magazine. These illustrations serve as visual aids to support the department's communication-based stories and short texts.

Workshop teacher at Cinemateca, Bogotá, Colombia

January 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Taught toddlers and young adults about character design execution and construction by deconstructing a proposal and elaborating on it to construct a three-dimensional model using plasticine technique. The models were later animated using stop-motion technique.

Workshop organizer at Cinemateca, Bogotá, Colombia

January 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025

Organized workshops at Cinemateca during 2022-2023.

Animation directing assistant & Junior animator at HIERRO Animación, Bogotá, Colombia

October 1, 2023 - Present

Contributed to various tasks such as drawing character layouts, organizing files for other animators, and updating the tracking for the latest film "For a Bowl of Soup" on a weekly basis.

Animation Director's Assistant & Junior Animator at HIERRO Animación

October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2025

Contributed to Hierro Animation; tasks included drawing character layouts, organizing files for other animators, and updating tracking for the film 'For a Bowl of Soup' on a weekly basis.

Workshop Organizer / Instructor at Cinemateca

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Organized workshops; taught toddlers and young adults about character design execution and construction by deconstructing props and building 3D models using plasticine, later animated with stop-motion.

Workshop Promoter at GEMA

September 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025

Workshop promoting women directors in animation; event held in September 2024.