PAULO MUNHOZ

DIRECTOR

Paulo Roberto Munhoz is a screenwriter, director and producer. He is currently making his fourth feature
animated film – MEGAVIRUS – and a TV series entitled PÓING. performed the first

animated feature film from Paraná, BRICHOS, which gave rise to BRICHOS 2 (Great
Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2013) and the eponymous series shown in 19 countries. Your long
and short films, such as PAX and O POETA, won many awards and circulated around the world. Doctor
in Communication and Languages from UTP, is the creator of the concept of mise-em-technology.
Master in Technology by PPGTE-UTFPR. Computer Specialist at PUC PR.

Mechanical Engineer from UFPR. He helped to found and direct several entities such as AVEC-
PR, SIAPAR ABCA, was a counselor at BRAVI, was vice-president of FIEP, was a member of the

Superior Council of Cinema of the MINC, is one of the founders and current director of ABRANIMA –
Brazilian Animation Association. He is also a writer, lyricist, and voice actor.
Founder of TECNOKENA. Creator and producer of ANIMATIBA – International Festival of
Curitiba animation.

DENIZE ARAUJO

DIRECTOR

Denize Correa Araujo has a Post Doctorate at UAlg University of Algarve Portugal (2013 -
2015), PhD in Comparative Literature, Cinema & Arts UCR University of California, Riverside
(1998), Master of Arts in Film Studies ASU Arizona State University (1990) United States,
Specialization in English Language Literature UFPR Federal University of Paraná
(1986), Graduation in Portuguese and English and respective literatures from UFPR Universidade
Federal do Paraná (1984), Graduation in Piano Music from EMBAP School of Music and
Fine Arts of Paraná (1964). Coordinator of the Post in Cinema since 1995 and Lecturer
researcher and supervisor for master's, doctoral and postdoctoral studies at PPGCom UTP, having
was coordinator of the same from 2004 to 2010. Director of Clipagem - Centro de Cultura
Contemporary - since 2011. Member of the International Council, PC Committee of
Publication and the SRC - Standards Review Committee of the IAMCR International Association of
Media and Communication Research. Chair of GT Visual Culture and Task Force Inter/Actions
from IAMCR and Leader of the GP CIC Communication, Image and Contemporaneity, CNPq, since
2001 (in partnership with CIAC Portugal since 2013). Coordinator of the GT Image and
COMPÓS Media Imaginaries until December 2020. Coordinator of the NPPA - Center for
Audiovisual Research and Production. He has experience in the field of Communication and Arts, with
emphasis on cinema and audiovisual, video art and media environments, working mainly in
following topics: theoretical-practical analysis of audiovisual montages; memory and image,
virtuality and simulacrum, hybridization, intertextuality and the aesthetics of hypervention. curator of
ANIMATIBA and the FICBIC Film Festival of the Curitiba International Art Biennial.

DANIELLA MICHELENA

DIRECTOR

DANIELLA ROSITO MICHELENA MUNHOZ is a PhD in Information Systems Design
[PPGDesign/UFPR], with research on game systems. Master in Social Anthropology
[PPGas/UFPR], specialist in Computer Graphics [PUC/PR] and Promotion and Advertising
[UFPR], he holds a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication [UFPR]. Professor and researcher at UFPR together
to LabDSI (Information Systems Design Laboratory). member of groups of
research: Digital and information design [UFPR], SAITE Group (Saúde Inovação Tecnologia
Education) [UFMA] and INTERLUDICO (Playful Therapeutic Intervention. Cognitive) [UFPR]. Has
experience in the areas of photography, audiovisual, animation cinema and design with an emphasis on
game design.

JANI MENDONÇA

COORDINATOR

PhD in Communication and Languages (Cinema and Audiovisual Studies) from Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, with a postdoctoral degree in Communication (Film Analysis) from Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, Graduated in Letters from Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), graduated in Advertising from Centro Universitário Unicesumar, specialist in Design Management from UEL, specialist in Communications Advisory from Faculdade Pitágoras de Londrina. She works as an animation and documentaries director through her company By Jani Mendonça Cinema e Artes.