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Hi, I’m Raquel Piantino, a director, animator, and educator who freelances creating experimental animations, commercial projects, and short films. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the University of Texas at Dallas and during 2025 I taught in the Visual Communication Department at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang, China. I also released the animated documentary Um Continente, which received Best Animation at the XVII LatinUy Film Festival in Uruguay and Best Documentary Short at the II Baixada Film Festival in Maranhão, Brazil.…Hi, I’m Raquel Piantino, a director, animator, and educator who freelances creating experimental animations, commercial projects, and short films. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the University of Texas at Dallas and during 2025 I taught in the Visual Communication Department at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang, China. I also released the animated documentary Um Continente, which received Best Animation at the XVII LatinUy Film Festival in Uruguay and Best Documentary Short at the II Baixada Film Festival in Maranhão, Brazil.

Raquel Piantino

Animator, Film Director, Animation Director, +2

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Hi, I’m Raquel Piantino, a director, animator, and educator who freelances creating experimental animations, commercial projects, and short films. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the University of Texas at Dallas and during 2025 I taught in the Visual Communication Department at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang, China. I also released the animated documentary Um Continente, which received Best Animation at the XVII LatinUy Film Festival in Uruguay and Best Documentary Short at the II Baixada Film Festival in Maranhão, Brazil.…Hi, I’m Raquel Piantino, a director, animator, and educator who freelances creating experimental animations, commercial projects, and short films. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the University of Texas at Dallas and during 2025 I taught in the Visual Communication Department at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang, China. I also released the animated documentary Um Continente, which received Best Animation at the XVII LatinUy Film Festival in Uruguay and Best Documentary Short at the II Baixada Film Festival in Maranhão, Brazil.

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Hi, I’m Raquel Piantino, a director, animator, and educator who freelances creating experimental animations, commercial projects, and short films. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the University of Texas at Dallas and during 2025 I taught in the Visual Communication Department at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang, China. I also released the animated documentary Um Continente, which received Best Animation at the XVII LatinUy Film Festival in Uruguay and Best Documentary Short at the II Baixada Film Festival in Maranhão, Brazil.

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Expert

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Language

Portuguese

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English

Advanced

Work Experience

Visiting Professor in Visual Communication at Jiangxi Normal University

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Teach students in the Visual Communication Department to manage and develop skills in digital arts, design, drawing, and illustration.

Teacher Assistant in Animation at The University of Texas at Dallas

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

Master’s degree student and Teacher Assistant in the Animation program at UT Dallas. I assist professors in 2D animation classes and Project Management.

SEO and Animator Director at Uivo Filmes

January 1, 2015 - Present

An independent animation production company, dedicated to the creation of 2D animations in several segments, such as commercials, short films, Flipbooks and workshops.

Art Teacher for elementary school at The British School of Brasília

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021

I conducted theoretical and practical classes in illustration, animation, painting, drawing, and character design.

Concept Artist and Motion Designer at Educação Livre - SESI / Unesco

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

I created several educational animation videos taking on all functions from storyboarding to final editing.