Florian Wagner Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Canada Area

As Director and Supervising Director, I work closely with our production team and the studio's executive team to ensure that we define, correctly interpret and implement the creative goals of our projects, based on the development work by our clients and stakeholders. I participate actively in the creative hires and the building of the production team to help ensure that our project will meet the highest expectations while staying on schedule. Building on Mainframe Studios' culture of mutual… Show more As Director and Supervising Director, I work closely with our production team and the studio's executive team to ensure that we define, correctly interpret and implement the creative goals of our projects, based on the development work by our clients and stakeholders. I participate actively in the creative hires and the building of the production team to help ensure that our project will meet the highest expectations while staying on schedule. Building on Mainframe Studios' culture of mutual support of production and creative, we are able to create an environment that fosters diversity, inclusion and shared communication at all levels and attract incredible talent.I am currently Supervising Director for Mainframe on a CG animated project slated for release in the second half of 2023Previously, I directed a pre-school series currently slated for release in 2024 Show less

North Vancouver, Bc

I have been working with Capilano University's 2D Animation and Visual Development program since 2009 as part-time instructor, helping to build the foundations for our amazing animation talent pool in Vancouver. In Character Animation II and III, we cover how to apply the principles of animation for maximum storytelling clarity, character performance and animation quality.

Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

A couple of years after graduation, my alma mater Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg invited me to conduct a one-week intensive character animation workshop with the animation class, and I have been returning ever since for one week during the summer to pass along what I've learned along the way.

Vancouver, Bc

During my time as Creative Director at Bardel, we grew the studio from approximately 40 artists at one studio location to a full size of around 750 at three locations.I directed and oversaw the majority of our tests and pilots, such as the Rick and Morty pilot episode, as well as Season 1 of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.I personally staffed the majority of the key creative positions during our growth periods, and built departments such as the design department and the story… Show more During my time as Creative Director at Bardel, we grew the studio from approximately 40 artists at one studio location to a full size of around 750 at three locations.I directed and oversaw the majority of our tests and pilots, such as the Rick and Morty pilot episode, as well as Season 1 of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.I personally staffed the majority of the key creative positions during our growth periods, and built departments such as the design department and the story department from scratch to deliver DreamWorks standards within four months.PRESCHOOL'44 Cats', Season 1, Rainbow Entertainment, 52 x 11”'DinoTrux', Seasons 1-3, DreamWorks 78 x 22”'VeggieTales in the House', Seasons 1-3, DreamWorks /Big Idea 104 x 11”'Captain Jake and The Neverland Pirates', Season 4, Walt Disney TV 52 x 11”'Leap Frog Letter Factory Adventures', LeapFrog/Lion’s Gate 4 x 44”TEEN ACTION ADVENTURE & COMEDY'The Dragon Prince', Seasons 1-3, Wonderstorm 27 x 22"'Dragons: Rescue Riders', Season 1, DreamWorks 26 x 22”'Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny', Seasons 1-3, DreamWorks 78 x 22”'Angry Birds Blues', Season 1, Rovio Entertainment web short series, 30 x 2”'DC Super Hero Girls', Warner Bros, 20 x 11”'The Adventures of Puss in Boots', Seasons 1-3, DreamWorks 78 x 22”'All Hail King Julien', Seasons 1-3, DreamWorks 78 x 22”'Teen Titans GO!', Seasons 1-5, Warner Bros, 130 x 11”'Monsters vs. Aliens', Season 1, Nickelodeon, 26 x 11”'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', Seasons 1-5, Nickelodeon, 68 x 22”'Fanboy & Chum Chum' Season 2, Nickelodeon, 4 x 11”'Planet Sheen' Nickelodeon, 40 x 11”'Zeke’s Pad' Bardel Entertainment/YTV, Series Co-Director 26 x 22”'Edgar & Ellen' Star Farm/Bardel Entertainment, 26 x 22”PRIMETIME'Rick & Morty' Seasons 1-3, Starburns Industries/[adult swim] 31 x 22”'Bob’s Burgers' Season 1, Fox/Bento Box 13 x 22”'My Neighbours from Hell' TBS/Fox/DreamWorks, 10 x 22”FEATURE'Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet', Ventanarosa/Participant, 55 min. Show less

Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

'Chi Rho - The Secret', Season 1, Series Co-Director TFC Trickompany/KIKA/Cross Media, 26 x 22”Provided complete Animatic direction and reviews, Animation direction and quality assurance to stakeholdersDelivered action plan to complete series on revised schedule to meet broadcaster expectationsMet and exceeded target expectations by broadcaster KIKA

'Dodo Feature', Senior Character Animator Cartoon-Film Rothkirch'Mr. Opportunity' Honda Commercials, Senior Character Animator Yowza/Laika House'Joscha Sauer's NichtLustig' pilot for tv series, Director'Little Mermaid 3' Senior Character Animator'Curious George' Senior Character Animator'Kronk's New Groove' Senior Character Animator

'Bambi 2' Character Animator'Lilo and Stitch 2 - Stitch has a Glitch' Character Animator'Tarzan 2' Character Animator'Mickey, Donald and Goofy - The Threee Musketeers' Character Animator'Lion King 1 1/2 - Hakuna Matata' Character Animator

I worked as freelance Character Animator, Story and Development artist with german studios TFC Trickompany, Munich Animation, Hahn Film, TRIXTER, CartoonFilm and Madbox up until July 2002:'The Adventures of Jester Till', Senior Character Animator Munich Animation Film'Happily N'Ever After', Development Artist Hahn FilmStaff Senior Character Animator/Development Artist Trixter Film'Momo', Senior Key Posing Artist TFC Trickompany/Lanterna Magica'Help! I'm a Fish' Senior… Show more I worked as freelance Character Animator, Story and Development artist with german studios TFC Trickompany, Munich Animation, Hahn Film, TRIXTER, CartoonFilm and Madbox up until July 2002:'The Adventures of Jester Till', Senior Character Animator Munich Animation Film'Happily N'Ever After', Development Artist Hahn FilmStaff Senior Character Animator/Development Artist Trixter Film'Momo', Senior Key Posing Artist TFC Trickompany/Lanterna Magica'Help! I'm a Fish' Senior Character Animator Munich Animation Film/A-Film'Tobias Totz' Character Animator Munich Animation Film/Cartoon-Film Rothkirch'Pippi Longstocking Feature' Character Animator TFC Trickompany/Nelvana'The Fearless Four Feature' Character Animator Munich Animation Film'Werner 2' Character Animator TFC Trickompany'Felidae' Assistant Animator TFC TrickompanyStaff Character Animator/Development Artist Madbox Filmtrick Show less