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Diego Coutinho is a Brazilian Director, Designer and Animator based in Los Angeles - CA.
More about him
He is passionate about creative problem-solving and powerful storytelling, whether it be for a serious documentary opening title about a murder or a lighthearted commercial featuring endearing characters. His diverse portfolio showcases a range of techniques spanning stop-motion, 2D, and 3D animation, meaning he is uniquely positioned to not only select the best medium to tell authentic and emotionally captivating messages and stories, but also create unique approaches through collage and mixing of techniques.
His work has been recognized more than 60 times in the industry’s most prestigious awards. Most notably, he earned many Emmy Nominations, Art Directors Club, Cannes Lions, One Show, CLIO, LIA, EL Ojo, Promax / BDA, One Show, Film New York Festival, Ciclope, El Ojo De Iberoamerica, If Design, The Motion Awards, Unhide, and D&Ad.
His work also has been shown on many of motion graphics webites, such as Stash Media, Motionographer and Layer Lemonade. Also in many more film and documentary festivals like Broadway International Film Festival, Festival De Cannes, Anima Mundi, Chicano International Film Festival, Roma Cinema Doc, Philadelhia Latina Film Festival, Katra Film Series, Skyline International Film Festival, The Art Of Bklyn Film Festival just to mention a few.
A little extra about him.
Loves to hike, to closely smells trees and cheese, and to continually learn and discover the world with a sense of childlike awe.
PROJECT PUBLICATIONS
2023 – Motionographer – The Celso Daniel Case
2021 – The Art Of The Title – Between The World And Me
2021 – The Art Of The Title – Top 10 Title Sequences of 2020
2021 – Stash Media – Between the World and Me
2021 – Motionopher – Between the World and Me
2020 – Stash Media – Google
2020 – Motionographer – Google
2019 – The Art Of The Title – Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 – Stash Media – Shut Up and Dribble
2015 – Stash Media – Fox Sports
2014 – Stash Media – War on Drugo
2014 – Stash Media – Brincante
PUBLISHED
ARTICLES
2021 – O processo de direção de arte do filme “Between The World And Me”.
2021 – The Art Direction process for the opening title of “Between The World And Me”.
2019 – Layer Lemonade: Uma lição prática que aprendi com projetos pessoais
2019 – Medium: One useful thing I’ve learned from my Personal Projects.
2017 – Layer Lemonade – Anchor Point Ep 03
Proud member of the:
Visual Effects Society (VES)
Emmys – Television Academy
AWARDS AND
RECOGNITION
2022 – Raising the Floor / Best Documentary Short / at GlobeDocs 2022
2022 – Motionographer: The Motion Awards – Winner of The Motion Awards 2022 for documentary » title sequence project: Celso Daniel
2022 – The One Show – Film / Moving Image Craft / Shortlisted
2021 – CLIO / Main Title / Silver / Between The World And Me
2021 – Promax / Best Title Sequence / Silver / Between The World And Me
2021 – Promax / Title Sequence / Gold / Between The World And Me
2021 – EMMY – News & Doc / Nominee / Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary / HBO Documentary Agent of Chaos
2021 – EMMY – Documentary / Nominee / Outstanding Investigative Documentary / HBO Documentary Agents of Chaos
2021 – Motionographer Motion Awards / Documentary Title Sequence / Between The World And Me
2021 – EMMY – Nominee / Outstanding Main Title Design / Between The World And Me
2021 – Art Directors Club: Motion, Film, Title Sequences / project: Between The World and Me / Award: Merit
2021 – Motionographer: The Motion Awards – Winner of The Motion Awards 2022 for documentary » title sequence project: Between the World and Me
2020 – Art Directors Club – Silver – Animation/Single – Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 – EMMY – Nominee – Outstanding Open/Tease – Shut Up And Dribble
2019 – ONE SHOW – Shortlist – Film Craft: Animation & Visual Effects – Hospital Leforte
2019 – Cannes Lions – Silver – Lions Health 2019 – Hospital Leforte
2019 – Cannes Lions – Silver – Production Design – Art Direction – Hospital Leforte
2019 – CLIO Health – Silver – Animation – Hospital Leforte
2019 – LIA – Gold – Health & Wellness – Craft – Animation – Hospital Leforte
2019 – LIA – Gold – Health & Wellness – Craft – Art Direction – Hospital Leforte
2019 – Clio Award – Silver – Film Technique (Health & Wellness) Category: Animation – Hospital Leforte
2019 – El Ojo Iberomarérica – Gold – Animation – Hospital Leforte
2019 – El Ojo Iberomarérica – Silver – Commercials Up to 120 seconds – Hospital Leforte
2019 – Unhide Awards – Grand Pix – Grand Pix – Hospital Leforte
2019 – Unhide Awards – Gold – Art Direction – Hospital Leforte
2017 – Selected Oficial Selection The Art Of Bklyn Film Festival Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2017 – Selected Oficial Selection – Press Awards Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2017 – Selected Oficial Selection – Skyline International Film Festival Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2017 – Selected Oficial Selection – Katra Film Series Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2016 – Gold / Tv44 Brand Integrated Program Wraps Compaign – Promax Bda 2016 Ifc No Brain / State Design
2016 – Gold / Tv 86 On-air Illustration – Promax Bda Fifa Women’s Wourld Cup / State Design
2016 -Gold / Tv 81 Art Direction & Design – Promax Bda 2016 Fifa Women’s Wourld Cup State Design
2016 – Vimeo Vimeo Staff Picks
2016 – The Exquisite Corpse Project 2 / State Design
2016 – Winner Best Documentary /Short Film – Broadway International Film Festival Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2016 – Court Métrage / Short Film Corner – Festival De Cannes Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2015 – Special Mention – Philadelhia Latina Film Festival Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2015 – Third Place Cinema Group He Nyc Bedstuyp0p-up! Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2015 – Selected Oficial Selection Roma Cinema Doc Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2015 – Winner – Chiff – Best Documentary Short Chicano International Film Festival Hola Kitty / Personal Project
2015 – Gold / Title Sequence – Ciclope Advertising Craft Festival D&Ad Wish You Were Here? / Lobo and Vetor Zero
2015 – Bronze Design Motion Graphics / Animation – “Lia – London International Advertising” D&Ad Wish You Were Here? Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Silver Design / Language & Graphics Cannes Lions – “D&Ad” D&Ad Wish You Where Here ?” Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Wood Pencil / Branded Film Content & Entertainment Online – “D&Ad” D&Ad Wish You Where Here ?” Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Merit Broadcast / Moving Image Animation – One Show 2015 D&Ad- Wish You Where Here ?” Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Third Prize / Award Competition: Design – New York Festival World’s Best Advertising Brincante – Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Merit Broadcast & Moving Image / Animation – One Show Brincante – Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Recognized With The Design Award Communication – The If Design Award Brincante Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Anuário Branded Content – Festival Do Clube De Criação De São Paulo War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor Zero
2015 – Silver Technique / Animation – Festival Do Clube De Criação De São Paulo War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Awarded Design Award – Global Awards War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Awarded Animation Award – Global Awards War On Drugo – Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Bronze / Integral Production – El Ojo De Iberoamerica War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Silver Digital / Audiovisual Pieces – El Ojo De Iberoamerica War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Bronze / Art Direction And Photography – El Ojo De Iberoamerica War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Silver / Direction – El Ojo De Iberoamerica War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Gold / Animation – El Ojo De Iberoamerica War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Bronze / Production And Post Production – Animation Lia – London International Advertising – War On Drugo – Lobo / Vetor Zero
2015 – Silver / Branded Entertainment Short Film – Lia – London International Advertising War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Gold Design / Animation – Lia – London International Advertising War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Awarded / Comunicação Digital Brasil Design Award War On Drugo” / Lobo / Vetor Zero
2015 – Silver / Stop Motion – Ciclope Advertising Craft Festival War On Drugo – Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Silver Digital / Audio Visual Pieces – El Sol Iberoamerica War On Drugo – Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Gold Film Craft / Animation – Cannes Lions War On Drugo – Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Third Prize / Award Competition: Film New York Festival World’s Best Advertising – War On Drugo – Lobo / Vetor Zero
2015 – Gold / Short Animation – The If Design Award War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Melhor Filme Brasileiro Prêmio Publicidade Animada – Animamundi – War On Drugo (Guerra Ao Drugo) Lobo / Vetor
2015 – Merit / Craft: Animation – One Show War On Drugo Lobo / Vetor
2011 – Featured Project – Behance Motion Graphics Served – Água Neles / Personal Project
2010 – Featured Curatorship FESTIVAL DO MINUTO 2010 / Água Neles / Personal Project