Ennio Torresan Jr.

Known for: Directing

Born: October 14, 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ennio Torresan Jr. is an internationally recognized animation film director and storyboard artist whose work spans from mainstream Hollywood super blockbusters to independent art films. He received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and started his career exhibiting paintings, publishing comic strips and illustrating in various publications, including MAD magazine, Brazil edition. Ennio was honored at the international Animamundi Animation Film Festival, showcasing a 20-year retrospective of his career in animation. He was also recognized in 2017 at the Annecy Animation Film Festival, where his short film “El Macho” was part of a special event honoring Brazilian animation.