The Team

SPECIAL ADVISORS TO ESCENA ANIMATION STUDIO

We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have been able to rely on the advice, insight and wisdom of seasoned professionals who have been instrumental in giving shape to all of our endeavors.

  • Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, The Film Festival Doctor, is a change agent. Her focus on film festivals and mental health is the first of its kind within the film industry. She creates new ways to approach festival strategies and redefine how to look after one’s mental health within the intense & rewarding world of the film festival circuit.

    Rebekah and her hard-working team are committed to nurturing filmmakers in order to help them secure film festival screenings, win awards, and cultivate a positive recognition within the film industry. Currently, her company has won more than 2,500 awards for their clients and three Oscar success stories. She has secured hundreds of festival screenings around the world for her clients and has supported over 850 international filmmakers, enlightening and inspiring their journey towards achieving their goals and following their filmmaking dreams. 

Creator’s Bio

ANDRÉS PALMA
Director & producer

Originally trained as a classical artist, Andrés has been working in the Mexican film, animation and visual effects industries for nearly two decades, from independent film productions down to advertising work for large established agencies.

Shimmer is his most personal project to date, conceived to work through his own issues around the idea of fatherhood and the choices that come with it. He worked in many roles as the project took shape: writer, director, producer, editor, production designer, CG supervisor, character modeler, texturer and lighting artist.

THE TEAM

  • Andrés Palma

    Director, producer and editor

  • Andrés Palma, Santiago Maza Stern

    Writers

  • Andres Buzo

    Executive producer

  • Karla Vázquez

    Associate producer

  • Andrés Palma

    Production design and CG supervision

  • Daniel Emil, Gregorio Vázquez

    Script doctors

  • Alfonso Borbolla, María Penella, Jaden Juárez

    Voices

  • Joselo Dorantes, Natalia Garza, Olivia Arambarri

    Production management

  • Alex Otaola

    Composer

  • Boli Nolasco

    Art direction

  • Ricardo Carrera

    Animation supervisor

  • Raúl Sánchez

    3D asset supervisor

Contact us.

Andres Palma, head of studio.
andresp@escuelaescena.com
+52 (55) 6234 7540

Concepción Béistegui 515,
Del Valle Centro, Benito Juárez, 03200, CDMX.