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Vida Vega

Lecturer, UCA Farnham

Academic, School of Film Media and Performing Arts

Vida is an animation director & illustrator and lecturer at UCA

Vida Vega is a 2D animation director at Tandem Films. A graduate of the animation course at UCA Farnham, she’s also an accomplished character designer and illustrator. Her graduation film, A Dog for Every Balcony was nominated for a British Animation Award, as was her first commissioned short film, mi’au, myau. Her commercial for Tempo won a British Animation Award for Best 2D Animation, as well as a Kinsale Shark, London International Award and a Young Director nomination at Cannes.

 

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Research Statement

Driven by the craft of the handmade, Vida uses ink and line to create illustrations and films with style, warmth and sensitivity. Her inaugural commercial, for Tempo tissues, won Best 2D Commercial at the British Animation Awards, further awards at LIA and Kinsale Sharks, and a nomination for the highly competitive Young Director Award. Her latest work includes a beautiful illustration ­led campaign for Prada Eyewear. A graduate of Animation from UCA Farnham, her student films A Dog For Every Balcony and mi’au myau were both nominated for British Animation Awards.

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Vida's inaugural commercial, for Tempo tissues, won Best 2D Commercial at the British Animation Awards and further awards at LIA and Kinsale Sharks, and a nomination for the highly competitive Young Director Award.