2025 Speakers
Raul Ibarra, Animation Director, UNSEEN Inc.
Raúl Ibarra is a character animator known for his exaggerated and dynamic style. He is currently Director of Animation at UNSEEN, a Japanese studio founded by Ikumi Nakamura. Raúl began his academic career studying Engineering at university. After finishing his degree, driven by his passion for animation, he decided to change course and moved to Barcelona to study animation. Raúl's professional career begins at Ubisoft, where he honed his skills as a character animator and rigger. His talent caught the attention of Moon Studios, leading to his involvement in two highly acclaimed projects: "Ori and the Will of the Wisps" and "No Rest for the Wicked." However, the personal animation projects are where Raúl's creativity and development are truly understood. Inspired especially by music Raúl tries to imbue energy, dynamism, but above all rhythm in his animations. Thanks to Raúl's impact and visibility with his animations, he has been in various media and has participated as a speaker at the Games Developer Conference in 2019. Ikumi Nakamura, impressed by Raúl's animations and distinctive style, decided to have him as Animation Director to create her new studio and project. Now Raúl works from Barcelona in constant communication with Tokyo.
