Anna is a Swedish animation director and filmmaker with a focus on hand-crafted stop motion, based in Stockholm. 

Her films mix emotion, awkwardness and humour. She loves to balance sadness and comedy through characters that feel both strange and familiar.
 
Her work has received over 100 international awards, including an Annie Award, an Emmy Award and European Animation Award.
In addition to her independent films, Anna directs commissioned work for clients such as Apple and Greenpeace. She has an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art and was part of the animation team on Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.
Anna has also lectured at leading film schools, including the Royal College of Art (UK), Konstfack (SE), the National Film School of Denmark (DE), and the National Film and Television School (UK).

Available for commissions, collaborations, and strange little stories.

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 Award

International Jury commissions:  
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
 Anifilm 2020
 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2020  

Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2013