Blood Ties

Dir. : M. Lazzari, S. Kavouridis, M. Louw, T. Ricquier, S. Pannetrat / 2014 / 3 min 53 / France / Ecole Georges Melies

Directors, Script, Graphic design

Manon Lazzari, Sophie Kavouridis, Marion Louw, Thomas Ricquier, Simon Pannetrat

Manon Lazzari
Manon Lazzari is a young French film maker. After getting a degree in editing she graduated from Georges Melies school of animation in Paris. She's currently working as a collectible sculptor as well as creating new short films as personal projects.

Sophie Kavouridis
Sophie Kavouridis is a Greek French 3D artist, passionate by the set-up and simulation of dynamic elements influencing digital characters and assets. After 2 years of studying at the University of Ioannina in the Chemistry department and 4 years of studying at George Melies School of Animation, she had her degree in 2014. She is currently working in the CharacterFX Department at Illumination Mac Guff in Paris.

Marion Louw
Fascinated by cinema and drawing, she took a preparatory course at ESAG Penninghen School in graphic and interior design. Then she graduated at Georges Melies animation school. Today she works as a Concept Artist at Ubisoft, and she continues her personal projects in parallel.

Thomas Ricquier
After studying 2d animation in Marseille, Thomas Ricquier graduated from the Georges Melies School in 2014 where he obtained a degree in CG animation. He currently works in Paris at Cube Creative, as a film director and lighting/compositing artist. He also composes his own soundtracks under the pseudonym "Oz".

Simon Pannetrat
Simon Pannetrat studied in a graphic design and illustration school called Brassart during 4 years which has given him the love of drawing. Then he completed his formation at Georges Melies's school during three years in order to work in animation/film industry. Today he works as a 2D/3D Concept/Visual development freelance artist in Paris. He is also a member of an active collective of artists called "Yacks".

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