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Animation/Film Representation Nexus Productions
Originally from Sardinia, moved to the UK to continue her training in dance and choreography studying at London Contemporary Dance School and Dartington College of Arts. Later she developed an interest in screen-based movement that led to an Master at Central St Martins where she specialised in animation and illustration.
After graduating in 2004, Carolina won an Animate! commission for the film As The Crow Flies. Projects that have followed include music videos for artists such as Vladislav Delay, Four Tet, Metronomy, Colleen, Essie Jain, Oh No Ono and Efterklang; a series of shorts for Animal Planet, as well as commercial projects for MTV, Sony PSP, and BBC, Prada.
Most recently Carolina has been working on the on-going BBC3 re-brand Threeworld, which won a Brand Identity award at Eurobest 2008 and a 60-second commercial for NSPCC, which was nominated for a BTA Craft Award.
In 2010 she created and art directed the identity, set design and title sequence for the reality show the Arrangement, a floral design competition series produced by MTV.
In 2010 Carolina has been commissioned by Institute of Ethnography in Sardinia to make the short film Le fiamme di Nule.
Beside her career as director Carolina is also an internationally known illustrator and art director. Her work has been commissioned by clients such as IKEA, MTV, Adidas, Microsoft, LeSportSac, Max Mara, and magazines such as Vogue, Tank and Specialten.
Her work, greatly informed by her background in choreography, explores ideas of delicacy, organic development, life-cycles and living relationships, yielding elegantly tragic pieces with a subtle romance.