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Sarah Arduini

Senior Animator, Rainbow CGI

Sarah Arduini is a Senior Character Animator with over a decade of experience in feature animation and visual effects. Originally from Rome, Italy, she is a self-taught artist whose passion for performance driven animation led her to work with some of the industry's most respected studios, including MPC, Framestore, and Industrial Light and Magic.


Her film credits include The Jungle Book, which received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, as well as Beauty and the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and The Lion King, where she worked as a Key Animator. She contributed to the performance of Supreme Leader Snoke and helped bring complex creature characters to life through nuanced animation.


Sarah currently works as a Senior Animator at Rainbow CGI and is actively involved in education, teaching character animation and participating as a guest speaker at academic institutions in Italy.

  • Video reference is the secret ingredient to great animation and Sarah’s course is a must for anyone wanting to learn or enhance their art and craft of character or creature work. Drawing on her talent and personal experience from some of the most challenging VFX films, Sarah will teach you to effectively use video reference to bring a new level of believability, realism, physical weight and acting performance to your work. I can’t recommend it highly enough!

    - Chris Hurtt
    Animation Supervisor at Framestore

  • Sarah was one of the best animators I had the pleasure to direct. Her sensitivity, professionalism, and attention to detail were impressive. Despite her high-level animation and acting skills, she's always eager to learn and pass on that knowledge, which makes her unique and reliable. Definitely an artist one wants as part of the team and hopefully as a director one day.

    - Miguel A. Fuertes
    Animation Director / Supervisor

  • Sarah is ann incredibly talented animator with a firm grasp on the subtle complexities that make a shot sparkle. Her characters exude a liveliness and appeal that almost seems effortless.

    - Ted Lister
    Associate Animation Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic

  • I had the pleasure of working with Sarah on a number of projects at MPC. The most recent being Disney's The Lion King. Sarah is a driven, passionate and most importantly, talented animator who has contributed greatly to all projects she has worked on. Having an eye for animation gives Sarah the ability to give constructive, insightful feedback. I look forward to working with her again.

    - Mathieu Walsh
    Associate Animation Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic

  • Sarah has a wealth of experience, having worked at some of the top VFX houses in the world. Her friendly approachable nature makes her a great choice for a Gnomon workshop.

    - Keith Ribbons
    Lead Animator at Industrial Light & Magic

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