Artistic Director @Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission | ArtBlocks Generative Artist @kubikino.com | portfolio carolinamelis.com

Carolina Melis is a creative director and artist with over two decades of experience in the animation and illustration industry. She has directed campaigns for leading global clients including BBC, Sony, Prada, and Microsoft, earning awards such as Clio Bronze and Eurobest. Carolina began her career as an animation director at Nexus Productions (London), and later worked in China as a director for Pixomondo, collaborating with M&C Saatchi on international productions. In 2025, she founded Melis Hansen Studio — a creative development hub focused on original animated content that blends traditional craft, digital art, and AI-driven innovation. The studio brings together a trusted team of international creatives with backgrounds in animation, illustration, design, writing, and creative coding, developing imaginative IPs for children’s audiences. Her award-winning short film s’Ozzastru, supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture, ISRE, and the Sardegna Film Commission, premiered at the Festa del Cinema di Roma (Alice nella Città) and went on to receive several international accolades, including the Collision Award. Carolina is also the creator of Kubikino, a generative art collection launched on ArtBlocks, which sold out in just 28 minutes (kubikino.art). Alongside her animation work, she continues her practice as an illustrator and designer (carolinamelis.com), with exhibitions at institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (London) and the Palais de Tokyo (Paris). She currently serves as Artistic Director of the New Animation Department (Nuova Animazione in Sardegna) at the Sardegna Film Commission, leading programs that support animation and innovation across Sardinia and beyond.