Born in 1965 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Augusto Zanovello studied at the Belo Horizonte school of Fine Arts, where he had his first taste of stop motion animation films. In 1985, he settled in France, spent time at the Paris III University and at Les Gobelins, before going to the Louis Lumiere Institute (The National Film, Photography & Sound Engineering School) where he graduated with a degree in cinema studies in 1991. Since then, he has worked at various animation studios as an animator, layout artist and storyboarder. He has directed a range of series and short films. He is also a script writer for cinema and television.