Marão

Directing

Marão

Born
(age 55)
Birthplace
Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Credits
19 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 5

YearTitleRole
2024 Bizarre Fish from the Abyssal Zone Film Avô (voice)
2015 Até a China Film Narrador
2013 Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation Film Self
2008 O Anão que Virou Gigante Film (Voice)
2005 O Arroz Nunca Acaba Film (Voice)

Crew credits 18

YearTitleJob
2024 Bizarre Fish from the Abyssal Zone Film Producer, Animation, Art Direction, Director, Screenplay
2022 Bunnies and Opossums Film Animation Production Assistant
2019 O Muro Era Muito Alto Film Director
2017 Unicorn Film Animation
2016 O Último Engolervilha II Film Director, Writer, Animation
2015 Até a China Film Animation, Director, Screenplay
2013 Engole ou Cospervilha? Film Director, Writer, Animation
2011 EngoleLogoUmaJacaEntão Film Director, Writer, Animation
2009 I Wish I Were a Monster Film Director
2008 O Anão que Virou Gigante Film Director, Writer, Animation
2006 Seu Dente e Meu Bico Film Director, Animation, Writer
2006 EngoleDuasErvilhas Film Director, Writer, Animation
2006 Primeiro Movimento Film Animation
2005 O Arroz Nunca Acaba Film Director, Writer, Animation
2003 Engolervilha Film Director
2000 Pelotas de Regurgitação Film Director, Producer, Animation
2000 Chameleon Horn Film Director, Writer, Editor
1997 Cebolas São Azuis Film Director, Writer, Animation, Producer
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