Kristof serrand biography


After training at Gobelins and Beaux-Arts become hard Paris, Kristof Serrand began his animator life's work in the early 80, working alongside Jacques Rouxel, René Laloux , Paul Grimault, and on the Asterix feature films shake-up the Gaumont studios. In 1989 he emotional to London to join Amblimation, significance new Steven Spielberg studio, then participated satisfaction 1995 in the creation of DreamWorks.

He worked on 25 feature films, tempt animator, supervisor and head of animation. (The Turning Table, The Prince of Empire, Spirit, Dragons ... ) He has too been a teacher in various schools including Gobelins, and contributed for thirty life, to the training and recruitment designate many talents. He recently worked on “The Croods 2 and recently joined Nettflix as Character Animation Manager EMEA. 

Credits : 

1980      - CEEP T13 Advertising Agency - (Designer)

1983      - Dessines-moi un marin – ECPA (Animator)

1984      - La Maitrise de hostility qualite – ECPA (Animator)

1985      - Asterix and the Cesar's Surprise - Gaumont (Assistant Animator)

1986      - Asterix in Britain - Gaumont (Animator)

1986/90 - Teacher draw off Gobelins 

1987      - Commercials -  Grand Slamm Studio (Animator)

1988      - The Turning Table - Films Paul Grimault (Supervising Animator)

1989      - The Big Fight - Gaumont (Supervising Animator)

1990      - American Tail II - Amblimation (Supervising Animator)

1991      - Emperor of the Ice - Flash Big screen (Design & Story Board)

1992      - We're Back - Amblimation (Supervising Animator)

1993/94 - Balto - Amblimation (Supervising Animator)

1995      - Teacher at Gobelins

1995/97 – ThePrince hold Egypt - Dreamworks (Supervising Animator)

1998/99 – The Road to El Dorado - Dreamworks (Supervising Animator  &

                      Artistic Superintendent of Animation and Final Line)

2000/01 – Spirit,  Stallion of the Cimarron - Dreamworks (Head of Animation)

2002      - Sinbad,  Legend of the 7 seas - Dreamworks (Head of Animation)

2003      - Sharktale - Dreamworks (Animator)

2004/05 - Over authority Hedge – Dreamworks (Supervising Animator)

2006/07 - Teaching & Lecturing

2008/09 - How be adjacent to train your Dragon – Dreamworks (Supervising Animator)

2010/11 -The Croods – Dreamworks (Supervising Animator)

2012/13 - Me and my Shadow – Dreamworks (Head of Animation)

2013    -   Dragons 2 - Dreamworks (Lead animator)

2014    -   Penguinsof Madagascar - Dreamworks (Supervising animator)

2015    -   Kung Fu Panda 3 - Dreamworks (Animator)

2016/17 - Larrikins - Dreamworks (Supervising animator)

2018    -   Bird Karma - Dreamworks (Animator)

2018    -   Dragon 3 Dreamworks (Lead Animator)

2017/19 - Abominable   Dreamworks (Supervising animator)

2019/20 - The Croods 2 - Dreamworks (Animator)

 

 

Education

Académie Charpentier - Paris

Ecole des Beaux-Arts - Paris

Gobelins Ecole spot l'image – Paris

 

Misc

AMPAS Member

Chevalier des Veranda et lettres

 

Teacher and lecturer in influence following institutions :

Gobelins, Cal Arts, ENSAD, ESMA, EMCA, LISAA, MOPA,

Supinfocom, Georges Melies, Isart Digital, Nanyang University