Jorge Morais is a filmmaker and visual artist from Vigo, Spain, whose work refuses easy categorisation. Over more than twenty years, he has moved between animation, illustration, theatrical design, and the visual arts, always guided by the same instinct: that the most powerful stories live at the intersection of artistic tradition and new technology. The result is a body of work that has earned over 350 awards and an unmistakable voice in contemporary animation.

His path began far from any screen, in sculpture, mural painting, and stage design, before finding its fullest expression in auteur animation. That unconventional foundation is precisely what sets him apart: a filmmaker equally at home with a pencil and a render engine, with intimate storytelling and large-scale international production.

Recognised with the National ArtFutura Award 2011 and the Golden Monkey King Award 2025, becoming the first European artist ever to receive the latter, his celebrated short The Painter of Skies screened in over 75 countries and earned more than 115 awards, announcing a talent with genuine global reach.

His latest short, In Half, is currently travelling the international festival circuit and shows no signs of slowing down, already selected by over 370 festivals, shortlisted for the Premios Goya, and showcased at SIGGRAPH, one of the world's premier events for animation and visual technology. Each new selection feels less like a destination and more like confirmation of an artist at the height of his powers.

Morais is now developing his debut animated feature while continuing to work on a range of other animation projects, further cementing his presence as a rising voice in contemporary animation.