Manuel Almela

Manuel is an industry veteran who spent over 15 years working on major animation projects at DreamWorks Animation such as Kung-Fu Panda, Shrek, Spirit, Puss in Boots, and Rise of the Guardians. He also collaborated with Sony Pictures Imageworks on the feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2; with Reel FX on The Book Of Life and was also the Animation Director at Secret Plan Studios. In Bejing, China; Manuel joined Animation Base FX as an Animation Director where he worked on Captain America: Civil War. Prior to joining Bidaya as Animation Director, Manuel worked on the feature film Mirlo whilst at Barajoun Entertainment in Dubai.