Santiago Lopez Jover

Santiago Lopez Jover

https://santilopezanimation.blogspot.com/

Supervisor Director / Supervisor Animation Director / 20 yrs

Austria area

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2D Animator / Animation Director / Animator

Rotzbub (2022)

Animator

Tracking Edith (2017)

Animator

A Hologram for the King (2016)

Animator

The Prophet (2015)

Animator

Song of the Sea (2015)

Storyboard Supervisor

Talking Tom and Friends (2014)

Animator

Moon Man (2014)

Animator

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012)

Animator

Wakfu (2012)

Santiago López Jover (Valencia, November 28, 1980) is a director, animator, storyboard artist and animation supervisor with more than 15 years of experience in the animation industry. He is the director of the film “Rotzbub”, which is the first animated feature film made entirely in Austria.
For several years he has worked as an animator in the acclaimed Irish studio Cartoon Saloon, participating in the Oscar-nominated projects "Song of the Sea" and "Late Afternoon", among others. He has also worked in other major European studios such as Ankama, Boulder Media, Hampa Studio and Arxanima. "A Hologram for the King" with Tom Hanks, or "The Prophet" by Roger Allers, are also notable productions in his CV as animation professional.
Graduated in Fine Arts, his training includes two master's degrees in traditional animation and stopmotion, and various courses with prestigious international professionals such as Joanna Quinn, Alan Barillaro, Sergio Pablos or Jose Miguel Ribeiro.
He is currently immersed in the preparation of his second animated feature film, "Hikari".
Work History

  • "HIKARI", animation feature film writer

    Distillery Films

    November 2020 - January 2024
    Viena · Remote

  • Animation Director

    Cartoon Saloon

    July 2021 - October 2023
    Kilkenny, Condado de Kilkenny, Irlanda

  • "HIKARI", Animation Feature Film Director

    Sygnatia S.L.

    November 2019 - November 2021

  • Head of Animation and Story

    Attraktion! Group of Companies

    May 2020 - June 2021
    Vienna, Austria

  • "ROTZBUB" Animation Feature Film Director

    Digital Light Factory

    November 2017 - February 2020
    Austria area

    https://santilopezanimation.blogspot.com/2020/10/i-have-been-directing-film-rotzbub-for.html
    Director on the animated feature film "Rotzbub".
    Additional tasks as storyboard artist, animator and Animation Supervisor.

  • Animation profesional

    VALIVÁN

    March 2014 - March 2018

  • "TALKING TOM AND FRIENDS" Animation Director and Supervisor

    Arx Anima

    January 2015 - November 2017
    Austria

  • "TALKING TOM AND FRIENDS"​ season 02, animation supervisor, animation

    Arx Anima

    October 2016 - November 2017
    Vienna, Austria

  • "LATE AFTERNOON" Character animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    April 2017 - May 2017
    County Kilkenny, Ireland

  • Animation profesional and director

    VALIVÁN

    March 2013 - August 2016
    Los Cabos, Asturias

  • music video "DANCE AWAY", Character animator

    Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm

    July 2016 - July 2016
    Viena

  • "Green Eggs and Ham" Character Animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    May 2016 - June 2016
    Kilkenny, Ireland

    animation for the Oscar nominated shortfilm "Late Afternoon"

  • "THE BIRD AND THE WHALE" Freelance 2D character animator

    Paper Panther Productions

    January 2016 - April 2016
    Dublin, Ireland

  • "TRACKING EDITH" Freelance 2D character animator

    Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm

    July 2015 - January 2016
    Austria

    2D animation for a Feature length documentary directed by Peter Stephan Jungk.

  • "TALKING TOM AND FRIENDS" Storyboard supervisor

    Arx Anima

    October 2014 - January 2015
    Austria

  • Tom Hank's "A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING" Freelance character animator

    Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm

    November 2014 - December 2014
    Vienna, Austria

  • DISNEY´S RANDY CUNNINGHAM Season 2, Character animator

    Boulder Media

    December 2013 - October 2014
    Irlanda

    Flash character animation

  • "SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE" Senior Character animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    December 2013 - January 2014
    Irlanda

    2D Character Animator on the new Julien´s Regnard shortfilm.

  • KEYVIS Character designer

    KEYVIS

    December 2013 - December 2013
    Austria

    Character design for Tv advertisement in 3D animation.

  • "THE PROPHET" Senior Character animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    October 2013 - November 2013
    Kilkenny, Irlanda

    Animator and cleanup artist

  • Oscar nominated "SONG OF THE SEA" Senior Character Animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    March 2013 - October 2013

  • DISNEY´S RANDY CUNNINGHAM Character animator

    Boulder Media

    April 2012 - March 2013
    Dublin, Irlanda

    Animator on new Disney show

  • "HALO MEGABLOCKS" Stop-motion Animator

    Potens plastianimation

    May 2012 - June 2012
    Valencia, España

    Stop motion animator in Potens plastianimation

  • "DER MONDMANN" Senior Character Animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    June 2011 - March 2012
    Berlín y alrededores, Alemania

    Senior character animator

  • DISNEY´S "RIKKI DOOM" Senior Character Animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    January 2011 - March 2011
    Kilkenny, Irlanda

    Senior animator

  • "WAKFU" Character Animator

    Ankama

    2011 - 2011
    Lille y alrededores, Francia

    Flash animator

  • "TOP CAT, The Movie" Senior Character animator

    Cartoon Saloon

    March 2010 - December 2010
    Kilkenny, Irlanda

  • Animation Director

    Hampa Studio

    2007 - November 2009

    Animation director for several Tv series and for the 2d shortfilm "Margarita"

  • Stop Motion Teacher, animator in the "Ars animation studio"

    Ars Animacion

    2004 - 2006

    Stop motion animation teacher

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Education

  • Animation in Animator

    Ars Animacion

    2003 - 2006

  • Degree in Fine Arts

    Engineering University of Valencia

    1997 - 2002

  • Degree on Fine Arts in Animation

    Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

    1997 - 2002