COLA animation is an international production cooperative specializing in bringing to life high quality handmade film content. Together we are stronger, more experienced and capable of facing even the hardest creative challenges. Having worked for years in various projects of distinct animation techniques, we welcome you to contact us with new and original projects.
Ala Nunu
A Porto based Polish director and illustrator specialising in 2D animation. She has experience directing and art directing TV series, social campaigns, music videos, and short films. Her portfolio includes Universal Studios, Frank Sinatra Estate, The Atlantic, and OnBeing. Her short film AHEAD has been screened at festivals such as Animafest Zagreb and Bucheon International Animation Festival and her newest film “Telsche” co-directed with Sophie Colfer had its international premiere at Annecy. As an animator, Nunu has recently worked on films such as the Oscar nominated Ice Merchants and Slow Light.
António Selas
A man of mystery, wrapped in an enigma who eats riddles with Vietnamese noodles for lunch.
Bruno Caetano
Portimão,1979. Self-taught stop motion animator and builder, his professional career led him to participate in projects of various animation techniques, as well as in other areas of artistic interest. Works mostly as a director, producer and animator. Publishes comics at Comic Heart and A Seita.
Cristina Pîrvu
Cristina is a 2D animator, animation director and illustrator with a passion for characters and stories. She has been freelancing since 2020 and before that she has worked in animation studios, creating visual development, character design and 2D hand drawn animation
João Alves
Born in 1982, grew up divided between science and arts, animation and horror. Graduated as a Marine Biologist in 2006, started working on a weekly animated skit for TV four months later. Self-taught, made a short in 2010 that won several horror and animation awards. In 2017 his first feature script was selected for the European Genre Forum and was part of the Fantastic Film School class of ’23 at BIFAN.
João Gonzalez
João Gonzalez (Porto, 1996) is an animation director and a musician. He studied at ESMAD and Royal College of Art. He has a great interest in combining his musical background with his artistic practice in the world of animation, working also as a composer and sometimes instrumentalist in his films.
Sophie Colfer
Sophie (1995) is COLA’s Hong Kong-based cooperant. Having graduated from the University of Arts London with a BA in animation, Sophie has directed several music videos, with a portfolio of studios including Gearbox Records and Universal Studios. Her first film with COLA, Telsche (co-directed with Ala Nunu), has screened at festivals including Annecy, Huesca, and Chilemonos, and she continues to develop projects with COLA, as well as independently in Hong Kong.
Susana Miguel António
C. Rainha, 1985. Studied Communication Sciences and Cultural Management. Worked as a producer in radio, TV, theatre, advertising, and cinema, until she found her true passion: animation. As writer and director, her first animated short, “Melting”, was co-directed with Filipa G. Costa.
Vier Nev
Vier Nev uses light and negative space to create images that play with perception. Independent director who has directed and animated short films, VR/AR experiences and art exhibitions. Studied Multimedia at ESMAD and VR at the London College of Communication UAL.