Filmmaker Statement

Born into a family of artists, Gabriel Nóbrega went to Music college and learned animation all by himself. Starting at 11 years old, for more than a decade he accompanied his father, musician and performer Antonio Nóbrega, playing the drums in concerts around the world. In 2009 Animatório started collaborating with Vetor Zero, and the new partnership soon proved fruitful with the international awards granted to films for Amnesty International (Everybody Against Everybody) and Cartoon Network (Toy Soldier). Three years later, Gabriel decided to leave Animatório and was made partner at Vetor Zero, becoming one of the top in-house directors. Lucas René is a Brazilian director skilled in various visual languages and techniques - such as animation, stop motion, live action and post-production - using them to tell his stories. Lucas started his career working with post-production at Vetor Zero, but he always knew that his heart was on the film set. Nonetheless, his experience with post-prod