Melina IENCO

Melina Ienco is an artist for animation based in Paris.

Work History

June-August 2026

2D Animator- Parallel Studio

Chanel, Hermes, Tag Heuer and Zara ads


March-April 2026

Character designer, Layout Posing artist and 2D Animator- Parallel Studio

Renault Twingo ad


February 2026

2D Animator - Parallel Studio

Burberry ad


December 2025

2D Animator – Parallel Studio

Porsche Christmas ad


June 2025

2D Animator – Parallel Studio

Ruinart ad


Nov 2024 – March 2025

Scriptwriter and Storyboarder – Atelier DARUMA

VR shortfilm


Aug 2023 – Oct 2024

2D Animator and assistant animator -Parallel Studio

Maison Kitsune, Kenzo, Rimowa and Tag Heuer ads


Apr 2023

Assistant animator – Wizz Studio

Valorant video clip


Jan 2023 – Feb 2023

Animator - L'Incroyable Studio

En sortant de l'école season 10


Aug 2022

Character designer

Short film project in development

directed by Inoue Tomoe


Jul 2021

2D Animation intern – Wizz Studio

League of Legend and Head & Shoulders ads


Feb 2021 – Mar 2021

2D Animator and layout artist

Animated clip for Kolinga directed by Emma Cormarie


Aug 2019

Intern – Brb Internacional, Barcelona

Character Design and Color concept on a feature film


Jul 2019

Teacher – Gobelins Summer Schools

Introducing highschool students to the basics of the traditional animation, stop motion and papercut animation


Education

  • 2018-2022
  • Gobelins l’école de l’image, Paris
  • 4 years graduate degree in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking


2017-2018

Ateliers de Sèvres, Paris

Preparatory class in animation



AWARDS


51st Annie Awards - Nomination for the Best Student Film with La Quête de l'Humain


Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIFF) Grand Prize for Best Animated Short Film with La Quête de l'Humain


Anima Bruxelles International Animation Film Festival – Prix du public pour La Quête de l'Humain



SOFTWARES


Photoshop

Premiere Pro

After Effects (basics)

Animate (basics)

TV Paint Animation

Toon Boom Harmony

Clip Studio Paint (basics)



Awards

  • It’s Nice That
  • AIGA
  • Fonts In Use
  • The Dieline

Contact

melina.ienco@gmail.com


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