Antoinette Starkiewicz E-mail fabanimation@hotmail.com / ant@mydesk.net.au Born in Poland, began career singing and dancing at age four. Migrated to Melbourne, Australia, and studied singing, drawing and painting. Seeking a wider audience, moved to London, while attending the London Film School’s Animation Dept. made the all singin’ & dancin’

Puttin’ on the Ritz

. Adds 7 more animated films to her filmography, both analog and digital, and several commercials, made in Sydney, London and Zurich. Flexible (teaches yoga), also skilled in fashion illustration, freelance journalism - animation a specialty, storyboarding and portrait painting. Continues to entertain as Animator, Animation Director and Tutor, in Sydney, Australia. Currently developing a script on her newest digital venture,

Pussy Through History

, an Animated TV Series. As Animation Representative at the Australian Film Directors’ Association, is a passionate advocate of Animation in all its forms. Education National Gallery of Victoria School of Art, Painting Major Melbourne University, Fine Arts London Film School, Animation Dip. Australian Film, TV & Radio School, Computer Animation. MA Filmography:

2005

Designer/Director/Animator, Creation, Film Graphics, Sydney

2004

Director of planned series:

Pussy Through History

Recipient of an Australian Film Commission Fellowship to study series production at Film Graphics, Sydney

2003-2004

Scriptwriter, TV Series,

Pussy Through History

2001-2002

Scriptwriter,

Kafka

Reviewer: digital media world, Animation Mentor, Guest Animator, Monash University External Advisor on Animation, UWS

2000

Scriptwriter,

My Life

, Melbourne Open my own Retrospective, Silicon Pulp Animation Gallery, Sydney Competitor: World Animation Celebration, Hollywood

1999-2006

Animation Representative at the Australian Film Directors’ Association

1999

Scriptwriter/Director/Animator,

MAN

Guest artist, solo show of

life drawings

, Château de Sacy, France Competitor: Cannes Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Festival

1997-1998

Full time student of Computer Animation Writer/Animator/Director/Producer,

Zipper

Life Drawing Teacher, AFTRS, Sydney

1996

Scriptwriter,

Tree of Life

Visualiser, David Jones Promotions

1995

Storyboard Artist,

Tree of Life

,

The Bilby

1994

Freelance scriptwriter, Film Graphics

1993

Feature Scriptwriter and Storyboard Artist,

Lola