Regina Pessoa

Regina Pessoa is a Portuguese animator and director who was born on the 16th of December, 1969. She was born in Coimbra, Portugal, but lived in a village near the city until she was seventeen years old. Without a TV, she spent her time reading, listening to the older ones, telling stories and also painting her grandmother''s house, the doors and walls by using charcoal, encouraged by her uncle. She graduated in painting from the University of Oporto in 1998 and during her time as a student, she took part in the run animation workshops, having participated in Space Projects (Annecy, 1995) with the short "The Night", which she would finish in 1999. In 1992, she started working in the Filmógrafo - Studio of Animation films in the Harbor, where she collaborated with the animator in various films. In Her short Tragic Story with Happy Ending" is the most awarded Portuguese film ever. Her short animated film "Kali, the Little Vampire" was awarded the Hiroshima prize at the 2012 Hiroshima international animation festival, the "1st Prize, Animated Short Film – CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2013", "The Golden Gate Award for Best Animation-Short - 56th SAN FRANCISCO INT. The FILM FESTIVAL's 2013", "40TH Annie Awards Nomination in the Best Animated Short Subject Category In 2013", Nomination for the Cartoon d'or 2013.