The objective of the Cycle is to promote and make visible the creativity and talent of young creators in the field of animation and VFX, offering spaces where they can show their works and connect with the professional community.
Oliver Bowyer
As Head of Industry Liaison at Escape Studios, Oliver works closely with studios to build and develop our courses as well as offering bespoke training to fill gaps in their pipelines.
Originally a camera operator, I moved over to VFX and post-production to work alongside award-winning artists and producers before moving into education.
Craig Coutinho
Craig leads the Outreach Team at Escape Studios, looking for the best talent to service the Creative industries in London.
He provides information, advice, and guidance to students looking to break into the industry as well as creates programs and initiatives for young people to develop in-demand creative skills.
Belli Rodriguez
Belli is the founder of the animation project consultancy Mr. Cohl, a teacher at the UPV, TAI School, Madrid Film Institute, and the UPF in Barcelona. Founding partner of Mia and member of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.
She has worked at leading animation producers such as the Oscar-winning Animal Logic from Australia and Ilion Animation Studios where he served as Producer Manager on the film Planet 51 and the first and fourth seasons of Pocoyo.
Maria Vilaseca
Graduated in Film and Audiovisual Media, she specialized in animation and special effects at ESCAC. After directing and participating in several animation projects at university, she directed Golondrinas as her final project.
She works as a Production Coordinator at Minimo Vfx, working on projects such as Dogman, Wolf King, and The Twits.