Sara Taigher
Animation Director e Motion Designer
Sara Taigher works as a animation director and motion designer. In 2005 she graduates in Graphic and Media Design at LCC in London. In 2006 she is hired in Rome by the production company Filmmaster to direct animated commercials. In 2008 she directs Solar life raft for the NY based musicians Dj Rupture and Matt Shadetek. In 2012 she founds the Production company So What pictures. In 2015 she writes her first short film Black with Lorenzo Bartoli, the creator of the comic book “John Doe”. The film is finalized in 2018 when she also starts to teach Art Direction for Motion Graphics at IED in Rome. In 2019 she funds the animation direction studio Robotina with Yassmin Yaghmai starting a conspicuous collaboration with the LA based music label Italians do it better.
AWARDS
Music video Farah – The Only Ones
2019
SICAF Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival Official Selection
ANIMANIMA , Serbia- Category of Animated TV Commercials & Music Videos of ANIMANIMA Festival
Animest international animation film festival, Bucharest
Anim!Arte – International Student Animation Festival , Rio de Janeiro
ROME CREATIVE CONTEST Official Selection
ReAnimania 11th edition
OFFICIAL SELECTION @ Boudica festival, MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL, Coventry, Uk
Black – short film
2018
Best 2D Drama @ PSIAF Palm Springs International Animation Festival
Best Narrative @ Open World Animation
Awards of Excellence @ Canada Shorts
Best Animation @ Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival 2018
Audience Award @ Orvieto Cinema Fest
Honorable Mention Los Angeles Animation Festival
Special Mention Animation Marathon
Best short film Ebro music short film festival
Animation second prize @Athens animfest