1. Cathlin Hidalgo-Polvani
4252 Fair Avenue Unit 16 Studio City, CA 91602 (818) 985-6347 chpolvani@gmail.com
Profile
Animation professional with experience in feature film and television production. Enthusiastic and
imaginative team player, quality-driven, resourceful, versatile, and able to maintain a positive attitude
while working with many personalities during stressful, time sensitive schedules.
Skills Summary
Character turnarounds in both traditional animation and vector based animation, Character Model
Clean-up, Character Layout, Assistant animation. Quickly adapts to software programs.
Professional Experience
Norlum - APS, Viborg, Denmark
Key Assistant Animator – 2014
Animated Feature Longway North - release date Summer 2015 – Flash animation program
Duck Soup Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Key Assistant Animator – 2013
Timon and Pumbaa TV series – Timon, Pumbaa, and other characters
Creative Capers, Montrose, CA
Key Assistant Animator – 2010/2011 - Disney Cruise Lines Game Station Project - Yzma
Duck Soup Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Key Assistant Animator – 2010 – California Adventure “World of Color” - Sebastian
WildBrain Animation Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Character Model Clean-up – 2009
Ricky Gervais Show – Flash program - various characters
Bill Melendez Productions, Sherman Oaks, CA
Key Assistant Animator – 2009
Peanuts – Keys through In-betweens, new project pitch - Charlie Brown, Linus
Duck Soup Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Key Assistant Animator – 2009
Timon and Pumbaa TV series – Keys through In-betweens - Timon, Pumbaa, and other characters
T-Works - Fudd Inc., Hollywood, CA
Flash Animator – 2007-2008
WBKids - Web game development. Character Clean-up, set up, costume changes, environment
enhancement and animation of various characters from the Hanna Barbera and Warner Bros. film library
Starz Media/Film Roman – Burbank, CA
Key Assistant Animator – 2007 ”The Simpsons Movie” - Feature Film, additional scenes involving
multiple characters

2. Freelance Assistant – 2006
Various projects including the Eric Goldberg “A Monkey’s Tale” and Bert Klein and Jennifer Cardin Klein
“Founding Father Dogs”
Renegade Animation – Glendale, CA
Assistant Animator/Character Layout - 2004 to 2006
Traditional and Flash Animation on various projects including:
Cartoon Network Series – “The Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi Show” character layout, character model costume
turnarounds, PBS Television show - “Curious George” bumpers, various commercials and special projects
Cartoon Network – Burbank, CA
Character Model Clean-up – 2002 to 2004
“The Power Puff Girls” – Television show, final season
Renegade Animation – Burbank, CA
Assistant Animator – 2002
Various commercials, 2nd
episode of “Captain Sturdy” for Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network – Burbank, CA
Character Model Clean-up/Character Layout – 2001 to 2002
“The Power Puff Girls Movie” – Feature Film
Renegade Animation – Burbank, CA
Assistant Animator – 1999 to 2001
Various commercials, Feature Film titles, Internet series - “Elmo Aardvark”
Pilot for Cartoon Network series, “Captain Sturdy”
Warner Bros. Feature Animation – Glendale, CA
Assistant Animator/Breakdown – 1998 to 1999
“The Iron Giant” – Feature Film, lead character: “Hogarth” and other various
DreamWorks Feature Animation – Glendale, CA
Assistant Animator – 1998
“The Prince of Egypt” – Feature Film, lead character: “Young Moses”
Warner Bros. Feature Animation – Glendale, CA
Assistant Animator/Breakdown – 1996 to 1998
“The Quest for Camelot” – Feature Film, “Lady Juliana”
Turner Feature Animation – Hollywood, CA
Assistant Animator/Inbetweener – 1994 to 1996
“Cat’s Don’t Dance” – Feature Film, lead character: “Sawyer”
Education
California Institute of the Arts – Valencia - BFA, Character Animation – 1992
Art Center College of Design – Pasadena, California - Illustration 1988 to 1989