Animator based in Montreal with a focus on digital 2D, sand animation, and stop-motion. I create short animated films that combine multiple techniques and emphasize strong visual storytelling. I’ve single handedly developed award-winning work shown at festivals internationally, and I also take on freelance animation projects including character design, rotoscope animation, and voice-over for instructional media.…

Dimitry Brazhenko

Animator based in Montreal with a focus on digital 2D, sand animation, and stop-motion. I create short animated films that combine multiple techniques and emphasize strong visual storytelling. I’ve single handedly developed award-winning work shown at festivals internationally, and I also take on freelance animation projects including character design, rotoscope animation, and voice-over for instructional media.…

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Animator based in Montreal with a focus on digital 2D, sand animation, and stop-motion. I create short animated films that combine multiple techniques and emphasize strong visual storytelling.

I’ve single handedly developed award-winning work shown at festivals internationally, and I also take on freelance animation projects including character design, rotoscope animation, and voice-over for instructional media.

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Work Experience

Animated Film Creator / Independent Projects at The Wooden Crown (independent)
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Created a 5-minute animated short combining digital 2D, sand animation, and stop-motion puppet animation. The film was shown at Fantasia Festival 2025 and the Portuguese festival “Triste Para Sempre.”
Animated Film Creator / Independent Projects at Screen Time (independent)
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Created a 5-minute film combining 2D digital, sand, and stop-motion animation. Received multiple awards including Best Animated Film at Les Fantastiques Week-ends du Cinéma Québécois (Fantasia Festival, 2024), Award of Excellence (Best Shorts Competition), and Winner at New York Art House Fest.
Independent Animated Works (mini projects) at Personal portfolio projects
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Created multiple short minimalist/experimental digital animation pieces and logo animation, including “Watch Line” and “Scream” (experimental abstract film in six sequences), as well as a “Rino Logo Animation” digital animation.
Animated Film Creator / Independent Projects at Fission (independent)
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Produced an animated film based on my own poem using a digital animation technique. Screened at the Anchorage International Film Festival in 2023.
Independent Animated Works (mini projects) at Personal portfolio projects
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Additional early independent portfolio animations created during 2020–2021, including “Pari O-Pep” and related exercises.
Independent Animator (Film Projects) at Self-directed
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2025
Created multiple short animated works using digital 2D, sand, and stop-motion/puppet animation techniques. Credits include award-winning animation films and festival submissions, with attention to pacing, visual storytelling, and experimental sequence construction.
Freelance Animation Contractor at Major German medication corporation (name not provided)
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Provided character design and 2D rotoscope animation for a medical device instructional video. Also supported scripting and performed voice-over work to match the educational and safety-focused tone of the content. Delivered animation assets as part of a production workflow for corporate training material.

Education

BFA in Film Animation at Concordia University
January 1, 2020 - June 1, 2026
Pre-University Courses (Faculty of Animation Direction and Production) at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Animation Faculty Studies (Design School, Animation Faculty) at Moscow Higher School of Economics
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019
BFA in Film Animation at Concordia University, Montreal
January 1, 2020 - August 1, 2026
Pre-University Courses, Faculty of Animation Direction and Production at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Design School, Animation Faculty at Moscow Higher School of Economics, Design School
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019
Behavior on Stage; Acting for the Camera (classes) at ASM Performing Arts School
January 1, 2021 - August 13, 2026

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Healthcare, Professional Services