Hi, I’m Eliot, a young French artist.
I'm a animation director, puppets and set maker.
After obtaining my qualifications as manager, conceptor and director of animation films in 2023 at the “EMCA” Academy in Angoulême. I am currently working in Europe to hone my skills.
One of my main focuses is to question the essence of what an object is, and how it relates to one or any environment.
I particularly like taking part in any projects that explores these notions.
I experiment with these subjects through stop motion animations and the life puppet performance.
I take great pleasure in designing simple little mechanisms which can impulses life into any inanimate object.
Different cultures inspire me. Being exposed to different ways of life, masks, puppets and artisanal practices helps me explore new branches of my art work, whether it's on a live performance, in the streets or in a theater designing puppets for specific sets.
Constantly inspired by my travels, new symbols, new languages or gestures, means I am always discovering new qualities in my professional work .
This in turn creates a constant renewal of perspective that I can then develop in different projects.
I prefer to work on projects that work in local circuits, with natural and sustainable materials like organic fabrics, wool, iron wool or repurposing things that would usually get thrown away and any of the above. :)
WORK HISTORY
2024 - "about human" - puppet performance - Intern Puppet and set makers
Lélé théatras - Vilnius - LITHUANIA
2023 -" Il tesoro del bigato " (teaser) - Stop motion - intern animator
XBO films - La Ménagerie Studios - Toulouse - FRANCE
2021 - "Porcelaine birds" (teaser) - Stop motion - Intern Set maker
2025 - "3 fois rien" - stop motion - Assistant Puppet developement
2025 - "the legend of aesti"- puppet performance - set makers
Miyu production - Ciclic animation - Vendôme - FRANCE
Frigo film - Angoulême - FRANCE
FRANCE - EMCA - ECOLE DES MÉTIERS DU CINEMA D’ANIMATION
Manager, Conceptor and Director of animation films degree
FRANCE - LP2I - LYCÉE PILOTE INTERNATIONAL INNOVANT
High scoool diploma of science
2025 - "Skurkarnas Skurk" - live action - fx - puppet order
SF studios - LITHUANIA
Lélé théatras - Vilnius - LITHUANIA
EDUCATION
2025 - "Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II" - puppet performance - intern set maker
Théâtre de la massue - Nice - FRANCE
2026 - "Le corbeaux et le serpent"- theater performance - Puppet maker
Cie Les hydres athées - Angoulême - FRANCE
Achievements
BABETTE AND THE BLUE BIRDS - SELECTION
StopTrik International Film Festival 12th edition, Stop Motion Competition For Children – Maribor, Slovenia / Lodz, Poland
Tournus 2022 Animation film festival, Student films Competion – Tournus, France
Chenaplans Competition Premiers Plans 2022 Festival, Chenaplans official Competition Jeune Public – Angers, France
In Competition at Renne National Animation Festival 2023 – Rennes, France
FIFCA 2023, Family Competition – Angoulême, France
Ciné-motion 2023, Student films Competion – Saint-Herblain, France
International Short Films Sequences , compétition Jeune public – Toulouse, France
Festival Ciné Junior Festival 34th edition, Compétition 4 ans+ – Paris, France
zunino.eliot@gmail.com
+33 768166477