● Available for work from February 6th

Olá! Hello! ✸

A woman with curly hair wearing glasses and a blue shirt is writing on a whiteboard with a black marker. There is a green plant with large leaves beside her, and a window letting in natural light in the background.

I'm Beatriz, a Portuguese-Brazilian multi-disciplined Animation Director, 2D Animator and Designer based in London. 

I create expressive character animation and bold, design-led visuals for short-films, series, music videos, and commercial content.

My freelance work spans everything from illustration to character animation , always combining strong visual instincts with solid technical skills in Toonboom Harmony, Moho, Adobe Animate, TV Paint, and more.

I’m always open to new opportunities and collaborations. Get in touch and let’s make something cool!

💌 mariabeatrizar@gmail.com

Download CV
Drawing of a sad person with a red nose, black hair, pink skin, using a green laptop, with a speech bubble.

I’ve worked with…

Black and white illustration featuring a police officer holding old-fashioned handcuffs in front of a police car.
The image shows the word 'studioka' in black lowercase letters on a white background.
Logo of Moonbug Entertainment with black background
Black background with white logo and text
Logo of BBC CBeebies, a children's television channel, featuring the "BBC" squares above the word "CBeebies" in stylized black text.
Text reading 'KEMOSABE' in white on a black background.
London International Animation Festival 2025 logo in black and gray
The Sony Music logo with a spherical design made of dots above the text 'SONY MUSIC'.

Get in touch!

I’m currently available for 2D animation and design roles, freelance or full-time, remote or in-house! 

Let’s work together!

mariabeatrizar@gmail.com

Talks

2025 Yella at Studio AKA

2025 Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal

2024 Central Saint Martins, UAL


Links

2023 University of the Arts London Interview 

2020 Feature in Merge Magazine CICLO — 4A EDIÇÃO

2022 British Animation Awards Nominee BAA Nominees 2022

2022 Cardiff Animation Festival Nominee CARDIFF ANIMATION NIGHTS

2022 Lift-Off Global Network- First-Time Filmmaker Sessions’ Nominee

A whimsical illustration of five smiling fruits stacked on top of each other: a watermelon at the top, followed by a green apple, a watermelon slice, a yellow lemon, and an orange at the bottom. Each fruit has a cute face with eyes and a smile.