Kartika, or Tika, is Story Artist for Animated Films.
She has worked on projects - not limited to animation and films - in Los Angeles, Bristol, London, Shanghai, Yunnan, and Ataúro island in Timor-Leste. She also has lived and remotely worked from Central Java, Serbia, HongKong, Montréal, Mexico City, and Kyiv.
Besides sketching from life, occasionally she takes photos.
Write her at k.mediani (a) gmail.com
WORK/CLIENTS
ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT
Story Artist - “DESPICABLE ME 4” feature film
Story Artist - features in development
AARDMAN ANIMATIONS
Story Artist - unannounced feature film
Story Artist - “CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET” feature film
Story Artist - “SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” special
Story Artist - “A SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON” feature film
Additional Story Artist - “EARLY MAN” feature film
Story Artist - “SHAUN THE SHEEP SERIES 5” TV series
Additional Story Artist - “SHAUN THE SHEEP: FARMER’S LLAMAS” TV special
Sketch Artist - commercial pitch
AXIS STUDIOS
Story Artist - Netflix’s “SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL” feature film
WELLHELLO PRODUCTIONS
Storyboard Artist - “THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX, and THE HORSE” short film
• 2023 Academy Award® and BAFTA® •
BLINKINK
Storyboard Artist - Lego Commercial directed by Nina Gantz
Storyboard Artist - Commercial directed by Alex Grigg
Storyboard Artist - IRON MAIDEN “THE WRITING ON THE WALL” music video
WATERSHIP DOWN TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Storyboard Artist - BBC's & Netflix's “WATERSHIP DOWN“ mini series
PARTIZAN
Storyboard Artist - stop motion commercial directed by Tobias Fouracre
NEXUS STUDIOS
Storyboard Artist - stop motion short series
NICKELODEON ANIMATION STUDIOS
Storyboard Revisionist/Artist - “SHIMMER AND SHINE” TV series
Freelance Storyboard Artist - “SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS” TV series
GUTSY MEDIA
Character Design, Storyboard - “MOOMINVALLEY” TV series
CINÉSITE
Storyboard Artist - “HAROLD LLOYD (Untitled)” feature (in development)
FRAMESTORE
Storyboard & Concept Artist - shelved project
VINTATA
Storyboard Artist - Unannounced feature project
CARTOON NETWORK
Storyboard Revisionist, Additional - “STEVEN UNIVERSE” TV series
BENTO BOX ENTERTAINMENT | ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
Character Design, Background & Storyboard Intern - “BOB’S BURGERS” TV series
TITMOUSE
Animator - “ZAC BROWN BAND: THE WIND” music video
Retake Animator - “RANDY CUNNINGHAM: 9TH GRADE NINJA” TV series
Model Design Clean-Up - “METALOCALYPSE: THE DOOM STAR REQUIEM” TV special
Animation, Clean-Up, Color - “CHINA, IL” TV series pilot
Clean-Up & Color - “BLACK DYNAMITE” TV series pilot
Clean-Up Animator - “WINNIE THE POOH” pilot (shelved)
SOLANO FILM COLLECTIVE | Friends of Herring River
Animator - documentary short on the Herring River Restoration Project in Cape Cod National Seashore
EARTH OBSERVATORY OF SINGAPORE
Freelance Illustrator - “MERAPI INTERACTIVE” e-book
ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT
Story Artist - “DESPICABLE ME 4” feature film
Story Artist - features in development
AARDMAN ANIMATIONS
Story Artist - unannounced feature film
Story Artist - “CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET” feature film
Story Artist - “SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” special
Story Artist - “A SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON” feature film
Additional Story Artist - “EARLY MAN” feature film
Story Artist - “SHAUN THE SHEEP SERIES 5” TV series
Additional Story Artist - “SHAUN THE SHEEP: FARMER’S LLAMAS” TV special
Sketch Artist - commercial pitch
AXIS STUDIOS
Story Artist - Netflix’s “SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL” feature film
WELLHELLO PRODUCTIONS
Storyboard Artist - “THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX, and THE HORSE” short film
• 2023 Academy Award® and BAFTA® •
BLINKINK
Storyboard Artist - Lego Commercial directed by Nina Gantz
Storyboard Artist - Commercial directed by Alex Grigg
Storyboard Artist - IRON MAIDEN “THE WRITING ON THE WALL” music video
WATERSHIP DOWN TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Storyboard Artist - BBC's & Netflix's “WATERSHIP DOWN“ mini series
PARTIZAN
Storyboard Artist - stop motion commercial directed by Tobias Fouracre
NEXUS STUDIOS
Storyboard Artist - stop motion short series
NICKELODEON ANIMATION STUDIOS
Storyboard Revisionist/Artist - “SHIMMER AND SHINE” TV series
Freelance Storyboard Artist - “SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS” TV series
GUTSY MEDIA
Character Design, Storyboard - “MOOMINVALLEY” TV series
CINÉSITE
Storyboard Artist - “HAROLD LLOYD (Untitled)” feature (in development)
FRAMESTORE
Storyboard & Concept Artist - shelved project
VINTATA
Storyboard Artist - Unannounced feature project
CARTOON NETWORK
Storyboard Revisionist, Additional - “STEVEN UNIVERSE” TV series
BENTO BOX ENTERTAINMENT | ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
Character Design, Background & Storyboard Intern - “BOB’S BURGERS” TV series
TITMOUSE
Animator - “ZAC BROWN BAND: THE WIND” music video
Retake Animator - “RANDY CUNNINGHAM: 9TH GRADE NINJA” TV series
Model Design Clean-Up - “METALOCALYPSE: THE DOOM STAR REQUIEM” TV special
Animation, Clean-Up, Color - “CHINA, IL” TV series pilot
Clean-Up & Color - “BLACK DYNAMITE” TV series pilot
Clean-Up Animator - “WINNIE THE POOH” pilot (shelved)
SOLANO FILM COLLECTIVE | Friends of Herring River
Animator - documentary short on the Herring River Restoration Project in Cape Cod National Seashore
EARTH OBSERVATORY OF SINGAPORE
Freelance Illustrator - “MERAPI INTERACTIVE” e-book
EXHIBITION/PUBLICATIONS/AWARDS
The EMILE Awards 2017 - Best Storyboard in a TV/Broadcast Production ‘Shaun the Sheep 5’
2017 “Steven Universe: Art & Origins” USA
2016 ‘The Advanced Jazz Ensemble with the Climate Changes Sculpture Group’ Michigan USA
2015 ‘Street Museum Exhibition: part of “Mobile Architecture: Yona Friedman”’ Power Station of Art Museum, Shanghai PRC
2015 Group Show “We are all looking for Astronauts” WE, Shanghai PRC
2014 ‘The First Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival’ by Nylon Indonesia magazine, Indonesia
2010 NewFilmmakers’ “Stage 5” for Television, USA
2010 Animation World Network: ‘Animation Block Party Releases Line-up’
ART RESIDENCIES
Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai PRC
Lijiang Studio, Yunnan PRC
Boneca de Ataúro, Ataúro Timor-Leste
AWARDS
2013 Matt Groening Initiative Recipient, California
2013 Card Walker Motion Picture Fellowship, California
2013 Vincent E. DeFrances Scholarship in Animation, California
2012 Telluride Film Festival FilmLAB Fellows, Colorado
2011 Excellent Works - Division II: “CG Animation Theater “– ASIAGRAPH, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Winner, Best Animation - HelloFest, Jakarta, Indonesia
2010 Finalist - Anima Mundi Web & Cell Contest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EXPERIENCE/VOLUNTEER
Jury, Irish Animation Awards, Ireland 2021
Juror, Northwest Animation Festival, Oregon 2013 - 2018
Juror, ASIFAC Animation Festival 2018, Atlanta, GA (US)
SubCommittee, SIGGRAPH Real-Time Live! 2014, Vancouver BC
Mentor, SIGGRAPH S3 and MentorMe
The EMILE Awards 2017 - Best Storyboard in a TV/Broadcast Production ‘Shaun the Sheep 5’
2017 “Steven Universe: Art & Origins” USA
2016 ‘The Advanced Jazz Ensemble with the Climate Changes Sculpture Group’ Michigan USA
2015 ‘Street Museum Exhibition: part of “Mobile Architecture: Yona Friedman”’ Power Station of Art Museum, Shanghai PRC
2015 Group Show “We are all looking for Astronauts” WE, Shanghai PRC
2014 ‘The First Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival’ by Nylon Indonesia magazine, Indonesia
2010 NewFilmmakers’ “Stage 5” for Television, USA
2010 Animation World Network: ‘Animation Block Party Releases Line-up’
ART RESIDENCIES
Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai PRC
Lijiang Studio, Yunnan PRC
Boneca de Ataúro, Ataúro Timor-Leste
AWARDS
2013 Matt Groening Initiative Recipient, California
2013 Card Walker Motion Picture Fellowship, California
2013 Vincent E. DeFrances Scholarship in Animation, California
2012 Telluride Film Festival FilmLAB Fellows, Colorado
2011 Excellent Works - Division II: “CG Animation Theater “– ASIAGRAPH, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Winner, Best Animation - HelloFest, Jakarta, Indonesia
2010 Finalist - Anima Mundi Web & Cell Contest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EXPERIENCE/VOLUNTEER
Jury, Irish Animation Awards, Ireland 2021
Juror, Northwest Animation Festival, Oregon 2013 - 2018
Juror, ASIFAC Animation Festival 2018, Atlanta, GA (US)
SubCommittee, SIGGRAPH Real-Time Live! 2014, Vancouver BC
Mentor, SIGGRAPH S3 and MentorMe