Hi, I'm Matteo Ceccotti, an Animation Director born in Florence, Italy. I graduated from Vancouver Film School in the Classical Animation program and have worked across traditional and CG animation for television, feature films, and video games. I've had the pleasure to work on projects like Marvel's "What If...", Disney's "Vampirina", and feature films such as "2KK" and "Cat Princess". Currently, I serve as Animation Director at Omens Studios. I also enjoy teaching animation, recently at the VIVO animation school. My experience spans from storyboarding to directing, with a passion for bringing animated stories to life.

Matteo Ceccotti

Hi, I'm Matteo Ceccotti, an Animation Director born in Florence, Italy. I graduated from Vancouver Film School in the Classical Animation program and have worked across traditional and CG animation for television, feature films, and video games. I've had the pleasure to work on projects like Marvel's "What If...", Disney's "Vampirina", and feature films such as "2KK" and "Cat Princess". Currently, I serve as Animation Director at Omens Studios. I also enjoy teaching animation, recently at the VIVO animation school. My experience spans from storyboarding to directing, with a passion for bringing animated stories to life.

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Hi, I’m Matteo Ceccotti, an Animation Director born in Florence, Italy. I graduated from Vancouver Film School in the Classical Animation program and have worked across traditional and CG animation for television, feature films, and video games. I’ve had the pleasure to work on projects like Marvel’s “What If…”, Disney’s “Vampirina”, and feature films such as “2KK” and “Cat Princess”.

Currently, I serve as Animation Director at Omens Studios. I also enjoy teaching animation, recently at the VIVO animation school. My experience spans from storyboarding to directing, with a passion for bringing animated stories to life.

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Language

English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent
French
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Animation Director at Omens Studios
March 1, 2024 - Present
Lead animation director on various projects, overseeing animation quality and artistic direction to deliver engaging animated content.
2D and 3D Animation Director at Tomavision Studios
March 1, 2024 - July 30, 2025
Directed both 2D and 3D animation for the feature film "Cat Princess", managing animation teams and coordinating project workflow.
Animation Director/Director at Omens Studios
March 1, 2023 - July 30, 2025
Animated direction and overall directing responsibilities on various projects, ensuring high-quality animation and storytelling.
2D and 3D Animation Director at Submarine Animation
July 1, 2021 - July 30, 2025
Directed 2D and 3D animation for the feature film "2KK", managing animation teams and collaborating with production stakeholders.
Animation Director at Marvel Studios
December 1, 2020 - July 30, 2025
Directed animation for the "What If" animated series, contributing to the artistic vision and animation quality for the show.
Animation Teacher/Student Film Supervisor at The Animation Workshop
April 1, 2019 - July 30, 2025
Taught second year animation students and supervised their final films, mentoring and guiding them in animation techniques.
Animation Director/Director at Brown Bag Films
February 1, 2019 - July 30, 2025
Directed animation for the series "Vampirina", leading the animation team and ensuring the series met quality and deadlines. Nominated for an Emmy for outstanding directing.
Senior Animator at Framestore London
March 1, 2016 - July 30, 2025
Worked on various feature films as a senior animator, contributing high-level animation skills using Maya 2014.
Senior Animator at MPC Vancouver
February 1, 2015 - July 30, 2025
Senior animation role delivering quality animation for multiple projects using Maya 2014.
Animator at Tomavision Studios
January 1, 2012 - July 30, 2025
Animator on the feature film "Monster Truck" using Maya 2014.
Senior Animator at Various Companies
May 31, 2014 - July 30, 2025
Worked as a senior animator on multiple feature films including "Justin and the Knights of Valour" and "Legacy of Kain" cinematics using XSI and Maya.
Character Animator at ILM Vancouver / Lucasfilm Animation / Bungie / Ubisoft Entertainment / RAI
May 1, 2010 - July 30, 2025
Worked on animation and storyboarding for TV, video games, and traditional animation across several companies and projects including Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo 3 cinematics, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Lupo Alberto, and others.

Education

Certificate of Recommendation in Classical Animation at Vancouver Film School
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Qualifications

Feature Storyboarding workshop with Maggie Kang
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Storyboard Workshop with Andy Cung
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Drawing for Storyboards in Animation
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Certificate for Character Studio, Motion Builder and XSI 4
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Maya Animation
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Software & Internet