ROY GARCIA II / DIRECTOR.
ROY GARCIA II STARTED AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AT AGE 16 WHILE FINISHING HIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES. FOLLOWING THIS PATH, HE ENROLLED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES WHERE HE BEGAN HIS STUDY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. DURING THOSE YEARS ROY FREELANCED AS AN ADVERTISING ILLUSTRATOR AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE LATIN AMERICAN ADVERTISING COMMUNITY.
AFTER GRADUATION, HE TOOK A POSITION AS ART DIRECTOR AT AGULLA & BACCETTI, A FIRM WHERE HE WOULD ULTIMATELY BE HEAD OF ART. ROY THEN MOVED TO FIRE DDB AS THE GENERAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR DURING THE INDUSTRY SHIFT TO BRANDED CONTENT.
HE FOUNDED HIS OWN STUDIO, THE ROCK INSTRUMENT BUREAU (RIB) IN 2003 TO ESTABLISH HIS OWN COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH BOTH STRATEGICALLY AND VISUALLY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CLIENTS IN LATIN AMERICA. THROUGHOUT THE 10 YEARS OF RIB, THE STUDIO DEVELOPED NEW BRAND PERSONALITIES AND BRAND EXPERIENCES FOR BANKS, FOOD, BEVERAGES, MEDIA, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES.
RGII WAS HIS NEXT STEP. A SMART AND DYNAMIC STUDIO WITH THE SKILLS TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE IN AN EVER ADVANCING MARKET, RGII REDEFINES HOW BRANDS AND ENTERTAINMENT CAN EXPRESS A NEW VOICE THAT ENCOMPASSES A CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING, HYPERCONNECTED AND DEMANDING AUDIENCE. EACH PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP VIA FRESH DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE, WORKING TOGETHER TO REDEFINE BRAND BOUNDARIES.
ROY AND HIS TEAMS HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE RECOGNIZED OVER THE YEARS WITH THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AMONG OTHERS: SEVERAL SILVER & GOLD CANNES LIONS FOR PRINT, A DDB PINNACLE (BEST OF THE NETWORK), AN MTVLA BEST NEW ARTIST VIDEO AS A DIRECTOR, AND A GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST ALBUM ARTWORK.
LUIS GRANÉ / DIRECTOR.
LOS ANGELES-BASED VISUAL ARTIST LUIS GRANÉ IS KNOWN FOR HIS DIGITAL MEDIA, PAINTING AND DESIGN WORK. BORN IN ARGENTINA, HE AND ROY STUDIED ILLUSTRATION TOGETHER AS TEENS. NOWADAYS, WITH LUIS AS THE PARTNER OF RGII IN CALIFORNIA, THEY CONTINUE SHARING THE SAME PASSION FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
GRANÉ HAS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY AS AN ANIMATOR AND DESIGNER FOR STUDIOS LIKE SONY, DREAMWORKS, WARNER BROS, DISNEY, PIXAR, AARDMAN AND LAIKA. HIS CREDITS INCLUDE SUCH FILMS AS ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE RATATOUILLE, ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS SPIDERMAN 2, ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE THE BOXTROLLS AND SPIRIT, THE MATRIX AND HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA AMONG OTHERS.
LUIS HAS ALSO WORKED AS SUPERVISING DIRECTOR FOR ANIMATED SERIES AT NETFLIX, INCLUDING THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED “CITY OF GHOSTS” FOR WHICH HE WON THE EMMY FOR BEST DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED SERIES AND WAS NOMINATED FOR THE EMMY FOR BEST WRITING.
HIS ART VIDEOS AND VIDEO INSTALLATIONS, SUCH AS PACHINKO, FAR FA LOO AND PUSHING THE ESSENTIALS, HAVE BEEN SHOWN IN MUSEUMS AND FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN RIO DE JANEIRO, THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF ARTS AND THE QUEENS MUSEUM IN NEW YORK. HIS MURALS AND STREET ART CAN BE SEEN IN LOS ANGELES, MEXICO CITY, BUENOS AIRES AND TOKYO.
ASIDE FROM HIS ANIMATION, VIDEO INSTALLATIONS AND VIDEO ART WORK, HE IS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS, JOHN C. HENCH DIVISION OF ANIMATION + DIGITAL ARTS.
SOL LAMANDIA / ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE.
SOL GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINEMA IN BUENOS AIRES AS A FILM DIRECTOR. HER PORTFOLIO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTIONS.
SHE FINDS INSPIRATION IN ARTISTS SUCH AS MARTÍN REJTMAN AND CHANTAL AKERMAN, AND SHARES THEIR VISION. SHE FIRST WORKED AS A TELEVISION PRODUCER AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CONSTANTLY CHANGING TELEVISION SHOWS. IN HER ROLE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING MULTIPLE PROJECTS ENSURING THEY STAY ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN BUDGET. SOL ALSO HAD THE TASK OF TRACKING ONGOING STORIES AND DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP REPORTS.
LATER SOL JOINED THE TEAM AT RGII AS ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE, MOTIVATED TO FORM PART OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. SHE PROMOTES ORGANIZATION AND COOPERATION, CONNECTING THE CLIENT WITH THE STUDIO. SHE FOLLOWS PROJECTS FROM START TO FINISH, FOCUSING ON ART AND COMMUNICATION.
HER BACKGROUND ALSO INCLUDES EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL JEWELRY. IN HER FREE TIME, SOL STAYS ON TOP OF THE EVER-CHANGING ARTS AND CULINARY SCENES IN BUENOS AIRES.
PATTY STOK / ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE.
PATTY BEGAN HER CAREER STUDYING FILM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINEMA IN BUENOS AIRES, WORKING AS A COSTUME DESIGN ASSISTANT AND ART DIRECTOR FOR BOTH SHORT AND FEATURE LENGTH FILMS.
SHE LATER MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR ALMOST A DECADE. THERE, SHE RECEIVED HER MASTERS DEGREE AS A CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR AT THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS.
EVER CURIOUS, PATTY EXPLORED DIFFERENT FACETS OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY, THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS WHILE WORKING AS A HEAD MANAGER IN THE UNITED STATES.
UPON HER RETURN TO BUENOS AIRES, SHE FOUNDED HER OWN FASHION PRODUCTION COMPANY WITH THE AIM OF INTRODUCING NEW TALENT IN THE LATIN AMERICAN MARKET.
IN 2017, SHE JOINED RGII AS ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE. SHE USES HER KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE AND ACHIEVE THE DIVERSE STRATEGIES OF EACH PROJECT. PATTY UNDERSTANDS COMMUNICATION IN ALL ITS FORMS, IN PARTICULAR ARTICULATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIENTS AND THE STUDIO. CURRENTLY, SHE IS IN CHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS FOR RGII.
GEO BOGUNOVICH / OPERATIONS OFFICER.
GEO IS A PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A DEGREE IN ADVERTISING. HER WORK LINKS THE WORLDS OF MUSIC AND FASHION. SHE HAS TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ALBUM COVERS AND FASHION CAMPAIGNS IN ADDITION TO DIRECTING MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS. HER ARTWORK IS A COMBINATION OF DIGITAL AND ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY. GEO HAS MADE COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS IN BUENOS AIRES, TOKYO AND NEW YORK.
IN 2017, ROY ASKED HER TO BE HIS PARTNER AT RGII. SHE BECAME THE OPERATIONS OFFICER, IN CHARGE OF HANDLING COMPANY RESOURCES, ENSURING THAT ALL RGII ACCOUNTS RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE, AS WELL AS ATTENDING TO ALL THE NEW AND EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE BRINGING A POSITIVE SPARK TO THE TEAM DYNAMIC.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND ADVANCE, TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IN THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF RGII, ALL THE WHILE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE TEAM, ENSURING THAT PROCESSES ARE FOLLOWED, MEASURING FEEDBACK AND PERFORMANCE, AND TAKING ACTION WHEN NECESSARY.
GEO IS LOOKING FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, TO LEAD EXPANSION PLANS AND IS ALWAYS STEPPING OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE WHILE BEING PROACTIVE BECAUSE SHE LOVES CHALLENGES!
MATÍAS ALEMÁN / ART DIRECTOR.
MATI GREW UP IN CITY BELL, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, AND AT 23 YEARS OF AGE, GRADUATED FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LA PLATA WITH A DEGREE IN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS.
ALWAYS AN ADMIRER OF THE ‘80S POP SCENE IN MADRID, SYNTHESIZER SOUND AND PEDRO ALMODÓVAR’S COLOR PALETTE, MATI TOOK ON INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO MUSIC VIDEOS, BUILDING A PORTFOLIO NATURALLY CONNECTED WITH POWERFUL PAINTING AND SYNTH MUSIC.
HE WORKED AS AN INDEPENDENT GRAPHIC DESIGNER AS WELL AS IN THE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LA PLATA UNTIL 2021, WHEN HE MOVED TO THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES AND JOINED THE TEAM AT RGII AS AN ART DIRECTOR WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO CAPITALIZE ON HIS CREATIVE VERSATILITY WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF CLIENTS AT THE STUDIO.
IN HIS FREE TIME HE CONTINUES HIS CREATIVE ENDEAVORS, SCULPTING CERAMIC PIECES AND COMPOSING AND PERFORMING ELECTRO POP MUSIC WITH FRIENDS.
BARBI DIAZ / GRAPHIC DESIGNER.
BARBI STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES. OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER, SHE HAS GAINED EXPERIENCE WORKING IN MULTIPLE DIGITAL COMMUNICATION AGENCIES.
HER ABILITIES INCLUDE ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, DANCE AND POETRY. IN THIS WORLD OF CREATIVITY, BARBI FINDS INSPIRATION FOR HER WORK AS A DESIGNER. JOINING RGII HAS ALLOWED HER TO DEVELOP HER CREATIVE SKILLS DESIGNING ALONGSIDE A GREAT TEAM. THE VERSATILITY OF THE STUDIO’S PROJECTS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO CONTINUE LEARNING AND CHALLENGING HERSELF.
SHE IS INTERESTED IN GRACEFULLY CAPTURING EXPRESSION IN IMAGES AND APPLYING IT TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS — CONNECTING WITH THAT WHICH INSPIRES HER AND SHARING HER VISION WITH THE WORLD.
SANTIAGO RABINO / ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE.
SANTI WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ROSARIO, SANTA FE, ARGENTINA. AN INSTINCTIVE ADVENTURER, TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2019, HE DECIDED TO MOVE TO BUENOS AIRES TO STUDY ACTING AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS.
THAT VERY SAME YEAR, HE JOINED RGII AS ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE. HIS YOUTH, SPONTANEITY AND PROACTIVENESS GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE STUDIO’S DYNAMIC PROJECTS AND PROCESSES.
SANTI’S INTEREST IN THE ARTS RANGES FROM THE CLASSIC TO THE CONTEMPORARY. HIS ATTRACTION TO THE CULTURAL SCENE TAKES HIM ON CONSTANT VISITS TO MUSEUMS AND THEATERS, MAKING HIM AN ETERNAL TRAVELER IN HIS OWN CITY. A COMPETITIVE SWIMMER, HE CAN BE FOUND SWIMMING WHEN NOT IN THE STUDIO OR AT A MUSEUM.
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