BIO
1993 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
My name is Marina Benigno and I am a Visual Artist, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design and a Master’s Degree in Stop Motion animation.
I’m passionate about telling stories through drawing, Illustration and Animation.
Currently living in Barcelona and working as a freelance illustrator and UX/UI DESIGNER.
AWARD
Laus
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Barcelona, Spain​
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I received, along with my classmates from the Master of Stop Motion Animation program at BAU, a bronze LAUS Award for Audiovisual for the creation of a Stop Motion Animated Video Clip made with Beach Sand during the masterclass of the animator ABI FEIJÓ.
The class worked in groups to create the pieces of the animation, and at the end we put it all together to create a video clip for the song Voodoo by the group MAMPÖN.
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Design
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2017 / present day
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Barcelona, Spain
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Working for different companies developing Brands, Websites, Applications, Sets, Album Covers, Posters and Illustrations. I began to work on freelance projects after my internship in 2014 and since
then I’ve developed several brands, websites, applications and illustrations for different clients.
Creative Direction
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2016 / 2017
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Estúdio Três _ While graduating from university I collaborated with two other friends and we created a small company named Estúdio Tres. I worked mainly as a creative director in developing branding and website projects for other businesses.
Internship
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2013 / 2014
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Globosat _ I was responsible for helping develop projects of information architecture, user experience and layouts for websites and applications for some of the companies brands. Channels like Globosat Play, Telecine Play, Philos, Premiere etc.
Internship
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2012 / 2013
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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CCESP (PUC-Rio) . Coordenação Central de Estágios e Serviços Profissionais _ Developing prints and websites for the Universities events.
DEGREES
Master Stop Motion Animation
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BAU _ Centro Universitário de Diseño de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
2018 / 2019
Bachelor Industrial Design
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PUC - Rio _ Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2011 / 2017
COURSES
Introduction to Screenwriting
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with: Elena Serra & Silvia Coelho
ECIB _ Escuela Superior de Cinema de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
2019 / 2020
Branding
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with: Larissa Menocci & Erika Pinheiro
Ana Couto Branding _ LAJE
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2017
Storytelling
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with: Felipe Duarte
TEMPLO _ Gávea
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2014
Art Direction
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with: Luiz Cavalheiros
ESPM _ Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2013
Classic 2D Animation
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with: Cesar Coelho, Aida Queiroz & Marcos Magalhaes
Estúdio Campo 4 _ Anima Mundi
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2009
LANGUAGES
Português { Fluent }
English { Fluent }
Castellano { Fluent }
Deutsch { Basic }