Marão

Born: 1971-05-30

Birthplace: Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Marão graduated from the UFRJ School of Fine Arts and is an animation director, having made fourteen short films and participated in more than three hundred animations for advertising, internet, TV and cinema.

He was founding President of ABCA (Brazilian Association of Animation Cinema), professor on the postgraduate course in animation at PUC for seven years and since 2003 he has been one of the coordinators of International Animation Day and managing partner of the production company Marão Drawings Excited. His short films have been selected for 658 film festivals in more than forty countries and received 124 awards. Marão was honored at the 20th Anima Mundi and also received retrospectives at the Baixada Animada, Iguacine, Animanima (Serbia), ReAnimania (Armênia), Anima BR (Angola) and ANIMAGE (PE) festivals.

Known For

Bizarre Fish from the Abyssal Zone
Unicorn
Até a China
Cebolas São Azuis
Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation
O Anão que Virou Gigante
O Muro Era Muito Alto
Pelotas de Regurgitação
O Último Engolervilha II
Seu Dente e Meu Bico

Top Movie Credits

Bizarre Fish from the Abyssal Zone Screenplay
Unicorn Animation
Até a China Director
Cebolas São Azuis Animation
Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation Self
O Anão que Virou Gigante Animation
O Muro Era Muito Alto Director
Pelotas de Regurgitação Animation
O Último Engolervilha II Director
Seu Dente e Meu Bico Writer