Marta Reis Andrade, born in 1991, studied directing at the Theatre and Film School in Lisbon and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), before completing a master’s in Animation at the Royal College of Art in London. Her student films Come to Me and The Village Game screened internationally, with the latter nominated for a BAFTA Student Award. Since 2018, she has been based in Portugal, where she directs and animates at BAP Studios.