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MAFRA ANIMATION FILM
DIRECTORS 2025
DORA ROLO
PhD in Biomedicine from the University of Barcelona. In addition to research in Genetic Toxicology, she dedicates herself to scientific communication and is the creator of transverse science and art projects.
DÉBORA MENDES
was born in Lisbon and began her career in healthcare. Earned numerous awards for their explorations of social and environmental themes. With a blend of science and creative storytelling, she brings a distinctive perspective to the art of animation. Research in Biomaterials.
MARLOWE BUDDY
He is 10 years old, British and lives in Portugal. Starting his animation journey since 8.
SIMON GRIESSER
PHILIPP COMARELLA
Directors of Salon Alpin studio
Simon is from Austria and lives in Portugal
Philipp is from Italia and lives in USA
SOFIIA CHUIKOVSKA,
LOÏCK DU PLESSIS D’ARGENTRÉ,
LINA HAN,
SIMIN HE,
JIAXIN HUANG,
MAUD LE BRAS,
BINGQING SHU
Students https://www.gobelins-school.com/v
DANIEL BIRD
British director based in Prague. In his early twenties he animated, built puppets and edited for the surrealist film maker Jan Švankmajer. In his thirties he became Greenpeace International’s in-house film-maker, creating live-action and animated environmental campaign films. His company “Wit & Wisdom” continues this work for a wide range of environmental and social NGOs.
MARIO TRIGO TEIXEIRA
Filmmaker based in Porto and Berlin. Graduated in Communication Design from the FBAUP and in Animation from the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (Berlin).
In 2021, she was selected for the NEF Animation Residency in Fontevraud, France, where she began developing her latest animated short film, “Tomorrow There’s No Rain”.
ANNETTE SAUGESTAD HELLAND
Writer, illustrator, director, and animator.
Works on books and films for children.
JOHAN KAOS
Director, writer, and storyteller.
Works on films, television series, and commercials.
He has a degree in film, has run a production company, and has published a children’s book.
CLARA TREVISAN,
JUAN MARIA LEÓN,
NAN-TUNG LIN,
TATA MANAGADZE
This group of animators met during a master’s program in 2022 and formed an animation collective. This is their first project together.
AURORE MULLER FEUGA
French director and comic book author, originally from Toulouse.
She studied in Marseille and Angoulême.
SASHA RAMIREZ
Student at the School of Visual Arts and Audiovisuals (BUAP). Director of several short films and music videos.
Develops experimental projects, resulting in the creation of “Empty Plates”.
ALEXANDRA RAMIRES
Graduating from the University of Fine Arts in Lisbon in 2009.
Alexandra e Laura have been part of the technical teams for several films, directed both jointly and separately, and recently began producing.
One of the founders of BAP-Animation Studio, CRL— a cooperative of animation authors — which has been their hub for film development and production since 2013.
LAURA GONÇALVES
Graduating from the University of Fine Arts in Lisbon in 2009.
Alexandra e Laura have been part of the technical teams for several films, directed both jointly and separately, and recently began producing.
One of the founders of BAP-Animation Studio, CRL— a cooperative of animation authors — which has been their hub for film development and production since 2013.
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