RESUME:
3D ANIMATOR
Languages
spoken and written: English, Danish Can
make myself understood in: French,
German, Swedish, Norwegian
Competences: Maya Animation
ONLINE
SHOWREEL:
http://thomasgronlund.blogspot.com/
EDUCATION:
1 year of
student exchange at Sydney Boys High in Sydney Australia 2001-2002 High School
graduate at Hasseris Gymnasium 2002-2005 Bachelor of Arts in Character
Animation at The Animation Workshop 2007-2011
WORK
EXPERIENCE:
Pregraduate:
2D Animator on Jacuzzi Kingdom a student springfilm by Jebbe Strandholt at The Animation Workshop 2007
3D Animator on Sol a computer game by Thor Fruegaard at DADIU production in may 2009
2D Animator on Heavy Heads, a shortfilm by Helena Frank at the Royal Danish Film school okt 2009- feb 2010:
Heavy Heads was nominated for: The Golden Bear in Berlin Germany 2011 Best Student Short at
Annecy France 2011
Bachelor project "Backwater Gospel" as Animator and Story lead 2009-2010 Backwater Gospel won the following international awards:
Won The
Rationalist Association Award at Insight film festival 2011 in UK
Won the award for Best Animation short at Encounters film festival 2011 in UK
Won the award for Best Animation short at Landlocked film festival 2011 in USA
Won the award for Best student short at The Citrus Cel Animation Festival Florid
Won the award for Best design at Anima Mundi Animation Festival Florida 2011
Won award for best student short at the Hamburg film festival 2011
Won award for best Animation in Danish filmfestival Bornshorts in 2011
Nominated for best animation short at Woodstock film festival 2011 New York
Won the award for Best Animation short at Encounters film festival 2011 in UK
Won the award for Best Animation short at Landlocked film festival 2011 in USA
Won the award for Best student short at The Citrus Cel Animation Festival Florid
Won the award for Best design at Anima Mundi Animation Festival Florida 2011
Won award for best student short at the Hamburg film festival 2011
Won award for best Animation in Danish filmfestival Bornshorts in 2011
Nominated for best animation short at Woodstock film festival 2011 New York
Post
graduate:
Sep2010- Nov2011 Fixer and Junior Animator Illumination Macguff. (Universal feature The Lorax by
Chris Renaud )
Apr2012-may2012 3D Animator The Mill London (James bond skyfall commercial by Heineken )
May2012-Aug2012 3DAnimator House of Curves. (Louie Vuittons opening show for fashion week Paris 2012 )
Sep 2012 –Dec
2012 illustrator and Animator Freelance (Logo designs and commercial animation for
the medical company Novo Nordisk
Feb2013-Dec2014 3D Animator (Freelance) Ghost VFX
Titles include: Gåten Ragnarok, the keeper of lost causes, expendables 3, Legos Hero Factory invasion from below and bionical )
Jan 2015 - now 3DAnimator TeamTo Valence
Titles include: PJ Masks, Skylander season 1 and 2, Southpark and My Knight and Me
