Francisco Lança

Francisco Lança

Born 1957
Lisabon, Portugal

Biography

He is one of the most respected animation directors and illustrators in Portugal. He studied Visual Arts and Image at Escola António Arroio. A graduate in Painting at the Escola de Belas Artes in Lisbon. He has taken part in numerous animation courses and workshops all over the world. He has worked in animation in London and has participated in several painting and illustration exhibitions. He has created his own production company Imaginário. Selected filmography: Memories (1987); The spotted Kingdom (1988); Woods (1997); 1999 (2001); Zé o Pinguim (2003).

Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca

Director

Short
2003

Zé e o Pinguim

Screenwriter

Short
2003

Zé e o Pinguim