At the end of this week the final year Animation students will present their work to a demanding panel of judges. This year the final year jury will be made up of top professionals from leading international studios. On the one hand, the jury will evaluate the individual work of each student through their showreel and will analyze their evolution throughout their training at the school. And, on the other hand, it will assess their participation in the collective projects developed during this course: the end-of-degree 2D and 3D Animation short films.
The final examining board is a decisive step in the training of each student as it certifies their studies at L’Idem. The qualification of the jury corresponds to 25% of the final grade.
The jury of 2D Animation and Concept Art specializations
Pablo Navarro
Animation director, filmmaker and main character animator. He approaches animation from two perspectives. The first, a very technical one, in which he combines all the principles of animation to create movement. The second, more psychological, involves acting and is aimed at making the viewer feel a certain emotion.
Montse Sanz
She is a concept artist with extensive experience in the animation industry. For the last 10 years she has specialized in the design of backgrounds and props for audiovisual projects. She currently works on freelance projects and combines her work with giving masterclasses in higher education centres.
Ernest Agulló
Specialist in storyboarding, illustration, concepts and shooting. He currently works as a Story Artist at Bidaya Media, a leading production company in the Middle East and North Africa region dedicated to developing original content for children of all ages.
The jury of 3D Animation and 3D Generalist specializations
Emilio Rivera
Active in the animation industry since 2010, he has been lighting supervisor and art director in several projects. He currently works as a lighting and compositing artist at Skydance Animation.
Jordi Garcia
Animation Director and CG artist with more than 15 years of experience in the world of animation. He is the CEO of 23 Lunes Creative Animation Studio, specialising in 3D animation with extensive experience in international projects for feature films, advertising and game cinematics.
Daniel García Tapia
Digital Compositor specialized in lighting, with more than 14 years of experience in the Animation industry. He is currently Senior Lighter and Compositor at Skydance Animation studio.
Bruno Simões
Animation director with more than 20 years of experience in the animation industry. His work has been screened and awarded at festivals around the world. He is currently creative director at Studio Kimchi.
Carlos López
3D designer specializing in VFX with special focus on texturing, lighting and rendering. He has done professional projects for advertising, infoarchitecture and interior design, and video games. He is currently CEO & CGI Designer at Lightboxstudio.