Storyboard Artist at Xilam Animation
Poitou-Charentes, France
- Current
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- Storyboard Artist at Xilam Animation
- Past
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- Storyboard Artist, Animation Director and Development, at Alphanim
- Director at TV Loonland
- Art Director at Caribara / TTK
- Animation Director at TouTenKartoon Canada Inc.
- Instructor at les Gobelins
- Storyboard Artist on Atomic Betty at Atomic Cartoons
- Art Director at Caribara
- Storyboard Artist on RobotBoy at Alphanim
- Designer at Flock, Inc
- Founder and CEO at AmuStudios Hong Kong
- Executive - Creative Development at Agogo International Limited - Animation Services Hong Kong Ltd
- Director / Art Director at Alphanim Digital
- Artistic Adviser at Alphanim
- Speaker at Animation's Technologies Forum 2000
- Animation Supervisor in China at Alphanim
- Line Producer at la Machine prod.
- Storyboard Artist on Duckman at Klasky Csupo
- Education
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- CFT Gobelins
- LTAM
- ESAC - Ecole superieure des arts et des la communication
- Lycée Jean Monnet Montpellier
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Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Summary
*co-Director on "My Life Me", a 52x11' for France2 and Teletoon
*Director on several pilots and mini series.
*Art Director for several years, developing and managing new projects for TV.
*Storyboard Artist on several shows including Atomic Betty, Robotboy and Duckman.
*Animation supervisor in asia.
*Website and a production management software development.
* Various designs for games and TV.
*Adviser on production pipelines.
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Specialties:
Project development, Team leader, Storyboard, Animation supervisor, Manage multiple projects, script doctoring/editing, good knowledge of the full production process, excellent drafting and storytelling skills, Pancakes and Omelette with cheese.
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Experience
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Storyboard Artist
Xilam Animation
(Public Company; Animation industry)
November 2009 — Present (2 months)
on "Goony Lagoon" (La Sirene, le Hyene et le Requin)
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Storyboard Artist, Animation Director and Development,
Alphanim
(Privately Held; Animation industry)
September 2009 — October 2009 (2 months)
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Director
TV Loonland
(Public Company; Animation industry)
March 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 3 months)
co-Directing "My Life me" with JC Little
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Art Director
Caribara / TTK
(Animation industry)
September 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 9 months)
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Animation Director
TouTenKartoon Canada Inc.
(Animation industry)
September 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 7 months)
on "Blaise le Blasé / Fred's Head" on Teletoon.
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Instructor
les Gobelins
(Educational Institution; Animation industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
Providing support and direction on the students' graduation films.
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Storyboard Artist on Atomic Betty
Atomic Cartoons
(Animation industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
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Art Director
Caribara
(Animation industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
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Storyboard Artist on RobotBoy
Alphanim
(Privately Held; Animation industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
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Designer
Flock, Inc
(Internet industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
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Founder and CEO
AmuStudios Hong Kong
(Animation industry)
February 2002 — September 2004 (2 years 8 months)
Animation, designs and webdesigns
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Executive - Creative Development
Agogo International Limited - Animation Services Hong Kong Ltd
(Animation industry)
August 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 6 months)
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Director / Art Director
Alphanim Digital
(Internet industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
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Artistic Adviser
Alphanim
(Animation industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years )
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Speaker
Animation's Technologies Forum 2000
(Animation industry)
October 2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
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Animation Supervisor in China
Alphanim
(Animation industry)
1999 — 1999 (less than a year)
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Line Producer
la Machine prod.
(Animation industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
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Storyboard Artist on Duckman
Klasky Csupo
(Animation industry)
1996 — 1996 (less than a year)
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Education
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CFT Gobelins
Animation 1996 — 1998
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LTAM
Traditional Animation , Animation , 1995 — 1996
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ESAC - Ecole superieure des arts et des la communication
Fine Arts , Character Animation , 1994 — 1995
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Lycée Jean Monnet Montpellier
Baccalauréat , Physics and Biology , 1991 — 1994
Additional Information
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Websites:
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Interests:
Have a good life.
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Groups:
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Creativity Champions -
ThoseinMedia -
Visual Effects, Film and Games Professionals (www.vfx-recruit.com) -
Animation, Media & Entertainment -
Job & Career Network -
Film and Television Professionals -
The Job Board (Find A Job, Post a Job) -
Film TV Professionals -
Hooray for Hollyworld! -
Animation Army -
Television Broadcast Technologies -
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -
Flash Animation Professionals Network -
Professional Cartoonist Network -
Students of Animation -
Adobe Flash Group -
'TOONGODS -
Cryptarchy VFX -
Animation, Game & Entertainment - Languedoc Roussillon -
TouTenKartoon -
Animation and Film Jobs -
Toy & Entertainment Jobs -
Hollyworld Animation -
The Job Board: Recruiting Networking Forum
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Honors:
KidScreen Awards 2010: "My Life Me", the show I've co-directed is nominated for Best Animated Series, in the tween/teen category.
Prix Gémeaux 2008: "Blaise le blasé/ Fred's head", where I've worked as Animation Director won the price for Best Animation series.
Annecy festival Special Award 2007: I Art Directed "Delta State" pilot, shot by Douglas Gayeton, and directed the animation in Asia. The series won a special award for best new television series at the Annecy Animation Festival in 2004.
I won the French National Statistics Award in 1987 - true story.
Nicolas "Mr.Niko" Blard’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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