Rafael Grizendi

I fell in love with animation through a fascination with movement, how people, animals, and things move, and what that movement communicates. I grew up loving cartoons and games with strong stories, and I always believed that a great story deserves great animation to carry its emotions. That belief is still what drives me today. I work as a character animator, with experience across TV series, web series, and feature films. I trained at Animation Mentor, where I earned a diploma in Advanced Character Animation. Some of the productions I worked for, includes Vamos Brincar com a Turma da Mônica, a Monica and Friends series that won the 22º Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Brazilian Animation Series, where I served as Lead Animator and Tainá e os Guardiões da Amazônia 2nd season, which received the Golden Panda Award in China, where I worked as Supervisor Animator. Other credits include the Galinha Pintadinha feature film and Talking Hank, a web series for Outfit7. I believe everything in life makes us better animators. Every physical and emotional experience becomes raw material for the work. That's a philosophy I try to bring into every shot. Right now I'm studying Unreal Engine and building a game animation reel, expanding into real-time pipelines as the next step in my career. I'm a member of the Agora community to keep learning, stay sharp, and connect with other artists who take the craft seriously.