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Carolina Sofia Batista

@carolinasofiabatista

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Director and production coordinator specializing in stop-motion animation productions.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles in stop-motion production or distribution where I can lead cross-disciplinary teams, manage logistics and budgets, and advance festival/release strategies while mentoring emerging talent.

I am a director, production coordinator and designer specializing in stop-motion animation with experience leading international co-productions and festival distribution efforts.

I have created budgets, financing plans, production calendars and supporting documentation, coordinated multi-department teams across countries, secured funding from regional to international bodies, and managed logistics, contracts and quality control for puppet, rig and set fabrication.

I also design press kits and distribution strategies, mentor students, and teach web and interactive image courses—bringing a collaborative, detail-oriented approach to every production.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Festival & Distribution Coordinator

Current

Filmesdamente Production Studio

Dec 2024 - Present (9 months)

Defined festival and distribution strategy for the short film 'My Oddly Unexpected Bond', designed the press kit, prepared submissions and managed festival platform entries and payments.

Press Kit Design Festival Platforms Budgeting Communication Event Coordination

Web Design Instructor

Institute of Arts and Image

Sep 2023 - Jul 2025 (1 year 10 months)

Taught web design for the Interactive Image course and supervised final animation projects, supporting student development and project completion.

Web Design Instruction Student supervision Interactive Image

Mentor — Animation

HSLU – Design Film Kunst

Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 (8 months)

Mentored a final-year animation student, providing guidance on storytelling, puppet animation and production workflow to support project completion.

Mentoring Storytelling Production Workflows Student supervision Feedback

Production Coordinator

Amarela Mecânica Filmes

Jun 2019 - Apr 2025 (5 years 10 months)

Created and maintained budgets, financing plans and production calendars; coordinated travel, suppliers and contracts for stop-motion productions and led a Portuguese–Italian co-production coordinating five departments and 20 professionals.

Production Coordination Budgeting Scheduling Contract Drafting Supplier Management Microsoft Office Adobe Creative Suite

Production Coordinator

Sardinha em Lata

May 2024 - Aug 2024 (3 months)

Tracked animators' daily quotes, updated shooting schedules and shot lists; coordinated stop-motion pipeline stages and served as the communication link between animators, riggers and set dressers to maintain workflow and quality.

Scheduling Shot Lists Dragonframe Asset Management Quality Control Excel

Art Director

Animais AVPL

Nov 2022 - Aug 2023 (9 months)

Art directed a stop-motion short, overseeing sculpture and set construction teams, defining prop fabrication guidelines and coordinating cross-country fabrication to ensure visual and functional cohesion.

Art Direction Set Construction Sculpture Oversight Production Coordination Quality Control Scheduling

Animator Support

AIM Creative Studios

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 (2 months)

Supported senior animators on the 2D series 'Code Academy' and the feature film 'Dom Fradique', assisting animation production tasks over the summer term.

2D Animation Team Collaboration

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

TAW, VIA University College

Certificate, Animation Production Management

2021 - 2021

Completed Animation Production Manager focus on Feature Film & TV series through TAW at VIA University College in 2021.

Aardman Academy

Course Certificate, Model Making for Animation

2021 - 2021

Completed the Sketch to Screen Course focusing on model making for animation at Aardman Academy in 2021.

School of Design, IPCA

Master’s in Illustration and Animation, Illustration and Animation

2017 - 2020

Earned a Master’s in Illustration and Animation from the School of Design, IPCA, completing advanced studies in illustration and animation between 2017 and 2020.