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+43 650 27 28 180
Ziegelofengasse 29 | 1050 Vienna | Austria
Design and execution in constant evolution.
Daniela Comarella (Leitner) works on style development with focus on non-conventional materials of visual approaches, no matter if traditional or digital. Having a background in advertising and strategy she believes in simple storytelling and a strong core idea.
Since 2014 Daniela collaborates with Salon Alpin and completes their craft department for animated and interdisciplinary handcrafted Projects. She loves to work alongside other people and is always interested in complementing a bigger team for a larger purpose.
Currently she works as a Character Designer and Concept Sculptor in Los Angeles for an upcoming Netflix Animation Feature.
FIELDS OF WORK
Character Concept Sculpting - physical / digital
Art Direction & Illustration with focus on mixed media look development
talks and workshops
Athena Film Festival / Finding My Way into Animation, NYC (Feb. 2020)
Women in Animation - NYC (April 2019)
OFFF Vienna (Oct. 2018)
IFCC-Croatia (May 2018)
Ladies, Wine & Design - Vienna (March 2018)
Die Graphische / Making Of Nachsaison (Feb. 2018)
Learning Journey, Digitales Design (Feb. 2018)
2 Days Animation Festival / Nachsaison - Making Of (Nov. 2017)
Vienna Art Week - Departure Tour (Nov. 2017)
ÉCU-Filmfestival / SheShoots (April 2017)
Creative Mornings (Dec. 2016)
exhibitions
Essence (2017)
Wien Museum - Auf den ersten Blick (2016)
Art@Vent (2015)
FILM awards
Commercial awards
CCA (Creative Club Austria): Silver Venus/category Art Direction, 2018
CCA (Creative Club Austria): Bronze Venus/category Digital Websites, Microsites, 2018
CCA (Creative Club Austria): Bronze Venus/category Animation, 2018
Cannes Silver Lion // Digital Craft - Video/Moving Image, 2017
CCA (Creative Club Austria): Gold Venus/category Animation, 2017
CCA (Creative Club Austria): Gold Venus/category Film Craft, 2017
CCA (Creative Club Austria): Silver Venus/category Music and Sound Design, 2017
CCP (Creative Club Portugal): Gold / Best Art Direction, 2017
CCP (Creative Club Portugal): Gold / Best Brand Film Entertainment, 2017
ADC Deutschland: Silver/category Animation, 2017
ADC Deutschland: Nomination Winner/categories Illustration, 2017
CCA Vienna: “Bronze Venus”/category Illustration, 2016
CCA Vienna: “Bronze Venus”/cat. Art Direction, 2016
ADC Nachwuchswettbewerb – Daniela Leitner: Silver/category Illustration, 2016
CCA Vienna: Gold Venus/category Illustration, 2015
CCA Vienna: Gold Venus/category Art Direction, 2015
Reddot Award: Winner in Advertising Illustration, Advertising Film and Digital Campaign, 2015
Shortlisted Cannes Lions, 2015
ADC Deutschland: Silver/category Illustration, 2x Nomination Winner/categories Film and Animation, 2015
ADC Europe: Silver/category Illustration and Photography, 2x Nomination Winner/categories Graphic Design and Film & Radio, 2015
Selected client list
Montblanc, Die Presse, Alfa Romeo, Der Tagesspiegel, Hotel Sacher, Princes - Vier Diamanten, Red Bull, Ströck, T-Mobile, ...
ADVERTISING agencIEs
Scholz & Friends, Traktor, Reichl & Partner, Ars Electronica Solutions, Ogilvy & Mather, Heimat, Mama said no, Virtual Identity, …