Curriculum vitae
Resume
FX & CFX Artist · Vancouver, Canada
Cristiana Covone
FX & CFX Artist · Effects Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Vancouver, Canada · cristiana.covone@gmail.com · artstation.com/cristianacovone
Links
Email
cristiana.covone@gmail.comArtStation
artstation.com/cristianacovoneLinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/cristianacovoneIMDb
imdb.com/name/nm11124047Instagram · FX
instagram.com/art_of_visualfxInstagram · Crafts
instagram.com/harts_and_craftPortfolio
cristianacovone.artstation.com
Skills
Disciplines
FX, CFX, Compositing
Software
Houdini, Nuke, Katana, Maya, Arnold, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, Shotgun
Education
2016
MA Digital Effects
Bournemouth University, NCCA
BA Design and Visual Communication
Politecnico di Torino
Including an Erasmus exchange at an art academy in Paris
Teaching & talks
2020 – 2021
Lecturer and content creator, MA Digital Effects
Bournemouth University
May 2020
Careers talk, "Creare cartoni in 3D"
Bodoni Paravia, Turin
Profile
FX and CFX artist in Houdini, on feature animation, visual effects and series since 2017. Effects Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2023, after Sony Pictures Imageworks, DNEG, MPC, Pixomondo and Jellyfish Pictures. Two Annie Award nominations for animated effects, for Zootopia 2 and How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming.
Experience
- Aug 2023 – presentWalt Disney Animation Studios, Effects Animator · Vancouver
- Jun 2022 – Jul 2023Sony Pictures Imageworks, Effects Animator · Montreal
- Jan 2022 – Jun 2022DNEG, FX Artist / TD · Montreal
- Jun 2021 – Dec 2021MPCMPC, Key Tech Anim (CFX) Artist · Montreal
- Mar 2020 – Jun 2021Pixomondo, FX Artist / TD · Stuttgart
- Mar 2018 – Mar 2020Jellyfish PicturesJellyfish Pictures, FX Artist / TD · London
- Jan 2017 – Mar 2018Jellyfish PicturesJellyfish Pictures, FX & Lighting Artist · London
DNEG logo by DesignStudio, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Annie Award nominations
Zootopia 2
Best FX – Feature
53rd Annie Awards, 2026
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
47th Annie Awards, 2020
Selected credits
- 2025Zootopia 2Effects Animator, Walt Disney Animation Studios
- 2024Moana 2FX Animator, Walt Disney Animation Studios
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseFX Animator, Sony Pictures Imageworks
- 2023The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse StoryFX Animator, Sony Pictures Imageworks
- 2023NimonaFX Animator, DNEG
- 2021Spirit UntamedCFX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
- 2020Trolls × OreoFX Artist
- 2019How to Train Your Dragon: HomecomingFX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
- 2017Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!FX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
- 2023The Little MermaidKey Tech Anim Artist, MPC
- 2023Carnival Row, Season 2FX Artist, Pixomondo
- 2021Star Trek: Discovery, Season 4FX Artist, Pixomondo
- 2021Without RemorseFX Artist, Pixomondo
- 2019WatchmenFX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
- 2019Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten RomansFX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
- 2019KryptonFX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
- 2018The InnocentsFX Artist, Jellyfish Pictures