Talks

Becoming a Director in London, one Short Story at a Time

How Cartoons are Born

Simone Giampaolo is a London-based award-winning director and animator with an insatiable appetite for storytelling.  Throughout his career he's directed and animated on over ten animated short films, which have been screened at many international film festivals gaining recognition and also winning several awards.

Between 2014 and January 2018 Simone has been working as animation director and CG generalist in the commercial department at Blue-Zoo Animation (based in London, UK) on a multitude of projects for clients such as Cartoon Network, Disney, LEGO, Nickelodeon, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Netflix and BBC. He now works for Aardman Animations/Jellyfish Pictures as Short-Form and Commercial Director.