Marta Martín Blanco

  • Professor
  • Storyboard Artist, Traditional 2D Animator, and Photojournalist
Marta Martín Blanco

Storyboard Artist from Madrid, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication, has over 6 years of experience in the industry, mainly working on feature films, television productions, and advertising in animation studios such as Ánima CDMX, MadeByRadio, and Nexus for directors including Conor Finnegan and Oscar-winner Patrick Osborne on the project Drawn Closer for Cox Communications.

AWARDS: Gold in motion graphics design and animation, Silver in real-time contextual content, and Bronze in branded content innovation, awarded by CANNES LIONS 2020 – July.

She began her career as a photojournalist at ÚltimaHora Ibiza y Formentera, among other photography roles. She has contributed to short films such as La Bestia, produced at GOBELINS and directed by Ram Tamez, Alfredo Gerard & Marlijn van Nuenen, providing animation assistance and clean-up (ANNIE Award 2021 – Best Student Short Film), and Umbrellas, directed by José Prats (1 Goya Award Nomination 2022), where she also assisted in character design and animation content creation.

Her first feature film as a traditional character animator was Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas (Goya Award 2020 winner), where she worked on layout, animation, assistance, and clean-up under M. Galiana (Animation Director) and Jose Luis Ágreda (Art Director).

She currently balances teaching with continuing to advance her career as a storyboard artist.