Anna Mantzaris is a director and stop motion filmmaker.
Her work blends awkwardness, dark humour and the quiet absurdity of being human. She loves to balance sadness and comedy through characters who don’t quite have it together, who are strange yet relatable. Her works have received over 100 international awards, including an Emmy Award, an Annie Award and a European Animation Award.
In addition to her filmmaking, she directs commissions for clients such as Apple and Greenpeace. Anna has an MA in animation from the Royal College of Art and and was part of the animation team on Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.
She has lectured at leading film and art schools such as the Royal College of Art (UK), Konstfack (SE), the National Film School of Denmark (DK), and the National Film and Television School (UK).
Available for commissions & collaborations.
Get in touch:
anna.mantzaris@gmail.com
Commercial Representation:
WORLDWIDE
newbusiness@passion-pictures.com
SWEDEN
johan@thechapelfilms.com
NORWAY
jakob@dept.no
Selected Awards:
Annie Award
Emmy Award
European Animation Award
Lottie Reininger Award (Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film)
Vimeo Award Best of the Year, Comedy
Audience Award Fantoche
Best International Fiction Short Film, Beijing Intl. Short Film Festival
Audience award for the weirdest & most wonderful film, 34th International Short Film Festival interfilm Berlin
Canal+ Award
Audience Award,, Ottawa International Animation Festival
Walt Disney Award, Ottawa International Animation Festival
Best Animated Short Film, Giffoni International Film Festival
Gold Lion AwardSelected International Jury commissions:
Trollywood Animation Festival 2026
Löken! Scholarship Svenska Tecknare 2025
CutOut Fest 2024
International Animated Film Festival Animator 2021
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2021
International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima 2020
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2020