Florian

Keshav Abrol is an Animator and Interaction Designer from Jammu, India. Apart from his engineering degree, he has studied animation and visual effects in India. He has served several roles like Interaction Designer, Art Director and Graphic Producer throughout his career. His passion for creating miniature worlds and puppet armatures brought him to BAU, Barcelona for the Stop motion Masters.

Lucas Londoño-Clayton is from Bristol, UK. He studied film and television production at London Metropolitan University and worked in television and theatre in London before moving to Bogota, Colombia for 2 years to teach English. He now lives in Barcelona, continuing to create and tell unique stories on a miniature scale.

Pavel Loparev was born in Siberia, Russia. He worked as a news reporter for 10 years, also at “First Channel” – the main Russian TV channel. Later, he graduated from Marina Razbezhkina Documentary Film school (Moscow). Co-founder of “CATOUT” animation studio which specialises in social projects and illuminator.info – educational online project for parents of LGBTI teens. For the last few years he has been living between Moscow, New York and Barcelona.

Alicia Velasco was born in Venezuela. She graduated in Digital Animation in Costa Rica, where she then worked for 4 years in the video/animation department of an American company. She studied sculpting, model making and prosthetics as part of Nahual Studio’s short course programme and was part of an art atelier directed by artist Max Rojas for 15 years, where she developed as a painter and wood carver.

Florian grows flowers from his beard. We watch as he goes about his morning routine, watering his potted plant and making himself some tea.

BIOGRAPHY
Keshav Abrol
Keshav Abrol is an animator and interaction designer from India. He studied animation and visual effects in India. His passion for creating miniature worlds and puppet armatures brought him to BAU, Barcelona for the stop motion masters.

Lucas Londoño-Clayton
Lucas Londoño-Clayton is UK. He studied film and television production at London Metropolitan University and worked in television and theatre in London before moving to Colombia for 2 years to teach English. He now lives in Barcelona, continuing to create and tell unique stories on a miniature scale.

Pavel Loparev
Pavel Loparev was born in Russia. He worked as a news reporter. Later, he graduated from Marina Razbezhkina Documentary Film school (Moscow). Co-founder of “CATOUT” animation studio which specialises in social projects and illuminator.info – educational online project for parents of LGBTI teens.

Alicia Velasco
Alicia Velasco was born in Venezuela. She graduated in Digital Animation in Costa Rica, where she then worked for 4 years in the video/animation department of an American company. She studied sculpting, model making and prosthetics as part of Nahual Studio’s short course programme and was part of an art atelier directed by artist Max Rojas for 15 years, where she developed as a painter and wood carver.

This film screens as part of the programFlorian and other animations.