Biography
Ian Parovel (born January 15, 1983) is a French art director, game designer, author & film director. Moving to Paris in 2007, he started to work at Okidoki Studio on an animated TV show called "The Badabops" as VFX artist. The experience was a success, and brought Ian to the next level: "The Podcats". This animated series was the first where he worked as author, designer & art director. And "The Podcats" animated series became a hit! On February 9th 2009, the first aired episode immediately found its public on France3, with an audience of more than 1,2 million spectators, representing 20.4% of TV market, including 31.8% of the 4-10 year-olds and 30.6% of 11-14 year-olds. While the animated series was on air, Ian worked on the official "Podcats" website which won four international awards for innovation in interactive media. This was the first time the IMA (Interactive Media Award) had awarded a prize to a French team. Meanwhile, he engaged spectators into some of the firsts trans-media games, by mixing up broadcast content & apps. With a total of 130 episodes (representing no less than 1,118 minutes of show!), Ian spent 5 years on this show, which is still broadcast in Poland, France, Catalonia, and various other countries. In between two seasons of "The Podcats", he handled several creative projects, most of them for "Fashion Week Illustrated", hosted by famous artist Amylee, working for three years as a Movie Director.
He worked on many boardgames & videogames under nicknames or uncredited, he's mainly known for his contributions on the visual aspects of the games.
