I am a Senior Character Animator with over 15 years of experience across VFX, feature films, global advertising, and game cinematics. I specialize in performance-driven animation and have worked on projects including Paul, John Carter of Mars, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Where the Wild Things Are. I excel at delivering high-fidelity character performances and collaborating with directors to realize complex narrative visions across VFX, advertising, and game cinematics.

Chiara Antelmi

I am a Senior Character Animator with over 15 years of experience across VFX, feature films, global advertising, and game cinematics. I specialize in performance-driven animation and have worked on projects including Paul, John Carter of Mars, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Where the Wild Things Are. I excel at delivering high-fidelity character performances and collaborating with directors to realize complex narrative visions across VFX, advertising, and game cinematics.

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I am a Senior Character Animator with over 15 years of experience across VFX, feature films, global advertising, and game cinematics. I specialize in performance-driven animation and have worked on projects including Paul, John Carter of Mars, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Where the Wild Things Are.

I excel at delivering high-fidelity character performances and collaborating with directors to realize complex narrative visions across VFX, advertising, and game cinematics.

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Language

English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Animator at MPC (film and advertising)
April 1, 2018 - December 1, 2019
Projects included: Dumbo; Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; PlayStation It’s Time to Play; Milka cookie jar; Heineken solar power; Samsung Life is li ve
Senior Animator at Double Negative
October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Thor Ragnarok; Avengers Infinity War
Lead Animator at Double Negative
October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
American Assassin
Senior Animator (advertising) at MPC (advertising)
February 1, 2013 - April 1, 2014
Projects: First Direct; Baileys; Three singing cat; Yollies; Brave One; Qatar Airways; Smirnoff the apple bite
Senior Animator (advertising) at The Mill
November 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Projects: Comfort; Gangnam Style spoof; Channel 4 Britain's Got Talent ad
Character Animator at Double Negative
January 1, 2010 - November 1, 2012
Projects: John Carter; Snow White and the Huntsman; Man of Steel
Character Animator at FrameStore
October 1, 2009 - December 1, 2009
Project: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Character Animator at Ulimeyer Studios
May 1, 2009 - August 1, 2009
Project: Domestos commercials
Character Animator at FrameStore
July 1, 2007 - May 1, 2009
Projects: Where the Wild Things Are; The Tale of Despereaux
Character Animator at LumiQ Studios
March 1, 2005 - May 1, 2007
Projects: The Donkey Xote feature film; Hu-Man short film; Kinder commercials; Jacob TV series pilot
Key Assistant at Nightflight
October 1, 2002 - June 1, 2003
Project: Jester Till 2d feature film
Key Assistant and Character Animator at Green Movie
October 1, 2000 - July 1, 2002
Projects: Joan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe 2d feature film; Aida degli alberi 2d feature film; The three wise men 2d feature film; Geox commercials; Kinder commercials
Layout Artist and Key Assistant at Graphilm
February 1, 2000 - May 1, 2000
Project: Coccobill TV series
Key Assistant and Layout Artist at Matitanimata
April 1, 1998 - January 1, 1999
Projects: Geronimo Stilton TV series; Tommy & Oscar TV series; Titanic home video; Eldorado home video; Tommy re della giungla home video
Senior Animator at RealtimeUK
May 1, 2022 - March 1, 2026
Focused on high-end game cinematics and trailers, delivering nuanced character performances and storytelling beats. Collaborated with directors to maintain narrative quality while meeting technical production constraints.
Senior Animator at MPC (VFX, Film & Advertising)
April 1, 2018 - December 1, 2019
Delivered high-quality character animation for major VFX feature films and global advertising campaigns. Managed complex shots from initial blocking through to final polish.
Lead / Senior Animator at Double Negative (DNEG)
October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Led and contributed to hero sequences on large-scale VFX productions. Maintained animation quality standards across the team.
Senior Animator at MPC (Advertising)
February 1, 2013 - April 1, 2014
Produced performance-driven animation for high-profile commercial clients in fast-paced production cycles.
Character Animator at The Mill
November 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Developed stylized and comedic character animation for high-impact broadcast advertising.
Character Animator at Double Negative (DNEG)
January 1, 2010 - November 1, 2012
Animated hero and supporting characters for major VFX feature film releases.

Education

Workshop at Cinzia Leone and Sergio Angese
January 1, 1996 - April 6, 2026
2-year course in traditional animation and character design at Scuola internazionale di Comix
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1999
Workshop at Bernard Deyries
January 1, 2002 - April 6, 2026
Maya course at Maya course
January 1, 2003 - April 6, 2026
The art of animation workshop at Pepe Valencia
January 1, 2005 - April 6, 2026
Traditional Animation & Character Design at Scuola Internazionale di Comics
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Traditional Animation & Character Design at Scuola Internazionale di Comics
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Specialized Maya & Character Design Training at Bernard Deyriès, Pepe Valencia
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Traditional Animation & Character Design at Scuola Internazionale di Comics
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Maya & Character Design Professional Development at Specialized training with Bernard Deyriès & Pepe Valencia
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026

Qualifications

Maya and Character Design Training
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Maya & Character Design Training
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Traditional Animation Training
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Other