Andrés Palma
Andrés Palma
Animation Director and Producer
Mexico City, Mexico

I was originally trained as a traditional artist, with an education centered on drawing, painting, sculpting and engraving, yet my professional career has been spent working in the film, animation and visual effects industries, with a strong focus on recruiting, training and managing teams of artists for digital production.

I've worked as a VFX supervisor, film producer and animation director and I was a strategic partner with Technicolor for the first branch of MPC in Latin America. In 2018 I took over the direction of Escena Animation Studio, supervising the production of a dozen animated short films, including my directorial debut Shimmer, for which I won an Ariel award in 2025 for Best Animated Short Film, among several others.

Reel

Productions

    • Movie
      Shimmer
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Director, Producer, Writer
    • Company
      Escena Animation Studio
    • Movie
      Huachicolero
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Associate Producer
    • Company
      Zoologia
    • Movie
      Las Tinieblas
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Executive Producer and CGI Supervision - Nominated for an Ariel Award for VFX
    • Company
      Varios Lobos
    • Movie
      Wind Traces
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Executive Producer
    • Company
      Zoologia
    • Movie
      Witkin & Witkin
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Associate Producer
    • Company
      Zoologia
    • Movie
      Carrion
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Associate Producer
    • Company
      Zoologia
    • Movie
      Epitafio
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Associate Producer
    • Company
      Varios Lobos
    • Movie
      Ana & Bruno
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Production Manager / Modeling Department Supervisor
    • Company
      Lo Coloco Films
    • Movie
      Bacalar
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      VFX Supervision
    • Company
      La Nao Films

Experience

  • Head of Studio at Escena Animation Studio
    Mexico City, Mexico
    May 2019 - Present

    Currently managing the team tasked with the creation of animated content at Escena Animation Studio.

  • Project Director at Escena Animation Studio
    Mexico City, Mexico
    January 2016 - Present

    Producing and directing some of the projects currently in development and production at Escena.

  • Co-founder at Zoologia
    Mexico City, Mexico
    May 2014 - Present

    Co-founded an independent production company that produces a handful of feature films per year to date.

  • Strategic Partner at Moving Picture Company
    Mexico City, Mexico
    June 2013 - July 2016

    As local Strategic Partner for parent company Technicolor, I assisted in establishing MPC's studio outpost in Mexico City, contributing in a wide variety of endeavors, from setting up the studio's business offices to hiring creative talent to client outreach.

  • Founder & General Manager at Poliedro
    Mexico City, Mexico
    August 2012 - December 2015

    Founded and managed an independent digital content creation studio. Produced and directed all the projects that came through the pipeline.

  • Modeling Supervisor at Lo Coloco Films
    Mexico City, Mexico
    January 2010 - March 2012

    Supervised all the modeling work done on animated feature film Ana & Bruno.

  • Line Producer at Lo Coloco Films
    Mexico City, Mexico
    June 2008 - January 2010

    Created the budget and assembled the team for the production of animated feature film Ana & Bruno during its development stage.

  • Post production supervisor at Celuloide Films
    Mexico City, Mexico
    September 2005 - December 2007

    Worked as post production and animation supervisor at production company Celuloide Films.