Aurélien Predal is a French production designer, concept artist and character designer with 17 years of experience in the animation industry. He graduated from Gobelins in 2006 with the short film "Burning Safari", and has since collaborated with studios such as Aardman Animations, Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation, DreamWorks, Laika and Illumination among others.
He is currently living in London, UK, surrounded by exotic plants and a giant cat.
2021 - Current: SONY PICTURE ANIMATIONS Visual development - “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse” -Feature film
NETFLIX / TAT Production Designer - “Asterix et Le Combat des Chefs” -Mini-Series (in production)
ILLUMINATION Production Designer - “Untitled Project” -Feature film (in production)
AARDMAN ANIMATIONS Production Designer - Star Wars Visions Volume 2 “I Am Your Mother” -TV Short
PIXAR ANIMATION Visual development - “Untitled Project” -Feature film (in development) Visual development - “Inside Out 2” -Feature film (in development)
PARAMOUNT Visual development - “Unannounced Project” -Feature film (in development)
ILLUMINATION Visual development - “Despicable Me 4” -Feature film (in development)
2016 - 2020: (4 years) LOCKSMITH ANIMATION Production Designer- "Ron's Gone Wrong" - Feature film ____________________________________________________________ 2010 - 2016: (6 years) Freelance Visual Development Artist & Character Designer:
AARDMAN ANIMATIONS Character/Set design - "Shaun the Sheep 2" -Feature film Visual development - "Chicken Run 2" -Feature film (in production) Visual development - "Early Man" -Feature film Visual development - "VariousUntitled Projects" - Feature films (in development) Visual development - "The Abominables" - Feature film (cancelled) Visual development - "Tottington Hall" -Tv show (cancelled) Colour designer - "Special Delivery" - Google Spotlight Short film Visual development - "Ray's Big Idea" - Short Film
SONY PICTURE ANIMATIONS Visual development - "Hotel Transylvania 3" - Feature film Visual development - "Puppy" - Short film Visual development - "Can You Imagine" - Feature film (cancelled) Visual development - "Hotel Transylvania 2" - Feature film Visual development - "Popeye" - Feature film (cancelled)
LAIKA Visual development - "Untitled Project 6" - Feature film (in development)
ILLUMINATION Concept artist - "SING" - Feature film Visual development - "Despicable Me" - Feature film
MAGIC LIGHT Set designer/ Color keys - "Highway Rat" - TV special Lead color concept artist - "Revolting Rhymes" - TV specials Color key artist - "Room on the Broom" - TV special Color key artist - "The Gruffalo's Child" - TV Special
DREAMWORKS Visual development - "Penguins of Madagascar" - Feature film
PASSION PICTURES Matte painter - "Monkey Bizness" - Web Series trailer Set design/Colour keys - "The Greatest Gift" - Commercial
NICKELODEON Visual development - "Albert" - TV special Set design - "Pinky & Malinky" - TV show
CARTOON NETWORK Visual development - "Verne on Vacation" - TV Special (cancelled)
FINALEMENT Production designer - "Tistou of the Green Thumbs" - Feature film (in development)
TIMTOM FILMS / MIKROS Title Sequence Color-Script - "Asterix: The Mansion of the Gods" - Feature film
ON ANIMATION Character Designer - "The Little Prince"- Feature film
____________________________________________________________ 2009 - 2011: ON ANIMATION Production Designer - "Mune: Guardian of the Moon"- Feature film
____________________________________________________________ 2006 - 2010: KAWA Animation Production Designer/ Character Designer - "BATZ" - Short film
BIBO FILMS Color key artist - "A Monster in Paris" - Feature film
WANDA / EMI MUSIC Production designer - "Dr Tom" - Album covers + video clips
ATTITUDE STUDIO CGI character animator - "9" - Feature film
GOBELINS Director - “Burning Safari” -Short Film
AWARDS / NOMINATIONS:
- Concept Art Awards (Won) / Excellence in Animation Feature Color Keys / “Ron’s Gone Wrong” / 2022 - Annie Awards (Nominee) / Outsanding Achievement for Production Design on an Animated Feature / “Ron’s Gone Wrong” /2022 - British Animation Awards (Nominee) / Best Production Design / “Ron’s Gone Wrong” /2022 - Sishuan TV Festival (Won) / Best Overseas Animation Short Film / “Batz” / 2015 - Manlieu Short Film Festival (Won) / Best Animation / “Batz” / 2014 - Balticon Film Festival (Won) / Best Animated Film / “Burning Safari” /2009
EXHIBITIONS/PUBLICATIONS: - The Art of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-verse - The Art of Google Spotlight Stories - Shaun in Shibuya link - Cracking Animation; The Aardman Book of 3-D Animation - The Art and Making of Hotel Transylvania 2 - The Little Prince: the art of the movie - The Art of the Penguin of Madagascar - Hommage à Satoshi Kon link - Art of Aardman Exhibition, Art Ludique Museum link - A Monster in Paris, Arludik gallery link - Sketchtravel link - Totoro Forest Project
EDUCATION: 2003-2006: GOBELINS, l'école de l'image - graduation film "Burning Safari" 2002-2003: Atelier de Sèvres 2002: Scientific Baccalauréat (A level), lycée ENREA Newton
