Iuri Araújo

Visual Development and 2D Traditional Animator

Goiania, Brazil
CHECK THE PORTFOLIO LINK ABOVE - Iuri Araújo has a Master Degree in Visual Culture in UFG (2015). 2D Traditional Animator and Visual Development Artist, he has participated of the International Summer School Program in Character Animation in GOBELINS, l’école de l’image, Paris/France (2012). He participates with his own animation projects of many festivals over the world like Anima Mundi (SP/RJ - Brazil), Encounters (Bristol - United Kingdom), ANNY Animation Nights (USA) and Short Film Corner/Cannes Festival (France) with awards on Berlin Short Film Festival (Germany), LAFA (Los Angeles Film Awards) and US Hollywood Int´l Golden Film Awards.

Work Experience

Oasis Animation

2D FX Animator

2D FX Animator of the Fifth Season of the Netflix Show called F is for Family. After that, I worked for Saving Me series and Paradise PD as well.
March 2021 - April 2022 Quebec, Canada

Josh Journey Darkness Totems Game

2D Artist and Animator

Development of Josh Journey: Darkness Totems, a 2D Hand-Drawn Beat'em Up game, being produced by Provincia Studio and released on October 2022.
February 2018 - Present Brazil

Província Studio

2D Animation and Visual Development

Founded, with his brother Guilherme Araújo, their illustration and animation studio in Brazil, PROVÍNCIA STUDIO.

http://www.youtube.com/provinciastudio

We have partnership with some client around the world, like:

TED-Ed: animations for educational lessons from TED;

The School of Life: animations for the institution TSOL about relationship and career;

Grupo Abril S/A: one of the biggest editorials groups of the world. We provide illustrations for their magazines.
October 2013 - Present Brazil

Saturn Voyager

Co-Director, 2D Animation and Visual Development

Animation Short Film.

January 2018 - April 2018 Goiânia, Brazil

The Frost Spirit

Co-Director, 2D Animator, Color Stylist

The Frost Spirit Short Film.
Cinematic Campfire Poetry Project produced by Monticello Park Productions, transforming classical poems from the XIX and XX centuries in animations.
January 2017 - June 2017 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Julio E Verne Animated TV Series

Animation and Environment Artist

Animations and Environment Arts for the Animated TV Series called Julio Verne: Irmãos Gemiais, for the NatGeoKids Channel.
January 2017 - July 2017 Goiânia, Brazil

Josh Journey

Director, Animator, Composition, Character Designer and Painter

Josh Journey Animation Pilot

Development of the Josh Journey Project as a pilot trailer for web.
April 2014 - January 2015 Brazil

Masks Battle

Director and Animator

Masks's Battle short film.
January 2014 - January 2015 Brazil

Animation Webseries

Director and Animator

ANIMATED WEBSERIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS CALLED “WHY GIRLFRIENDS”, created after the good repercution of the short film that has the same name. We have partnership with Frederator Network.
October 2011 - October 2013 Brazil

Anima Mundi

Director and Animator

OFFICIAL SELECTION AT ANIMAMUNDI 2011 - 19th INTERNATIONAL
ANIMATION FESTIVAL OF BRAZIL(SP/RJ) with the Short Film called “Why girlfriends should love more than boyfriends?”

FINALIST OF THE 1º NATIONAL ANIMATION CONTEST “WATER IN MOVEMENT” WITH THE SHORT FILM CALLED “CHAOS AND WATER” FEATURED ON ANIMAMUNDI 2011.
July 2011 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

CartoonBrew

Director and Animator

On the Other Side Short Film posted on CartoonBrew. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/student/on-the-other-side-by-iuri-araujo-39954.html
April 2011 - New York, New York, United States

Graduation Film

Director and Animator

SHORT FILM GRADUATION AT UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE GOIÁS:

- On the Other Side Short Film
February 2008 - July 2009 Goiânia, Brazil

Education

Gobelins, L'école De L'image

Character Animation

International Summer School Program.
July 2012 - July 2012 Paris, France

Universidade Federal De Goiás (UFG)

Master Degree in Visual Culture and Arts

April 2013 - April 2015 Goiânia, Brazil

Universidade Federal De Goiás (UFG)

Bachelor of Visual Arts/Graphic Design.

March 2006 - December 2009 Goiânia, Brazil

Skills

2D Animation, Animatic, Background Design, Character Design, Color Stylist, Storyboard, Visual Development,

Softwares

ToonBoom Harmony, TvPaint Animation, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Flash/Animate