Dear friends from Bento Box!
My name is Guto Bicalho - award winning Director, Writter Story Artist and Teacher - with over a decade of experience in Feature, TV and Advertisement. For the past 5+ years, I’ve specialized in directing and supervising, focusing deeply on storyboarding pipelines and team leadership within animation production.
Throughout my career, I’ve led diverse teams of storyboard artists, consistently delivering high-quality boards while fostering clear communication, efficiency, and artistic growth. I’m particularly strong in thumbnailing sequences for others to build on — something I’ve done across multiple productions to ensure clarity of vision and narrative cohesion. I’m confident my collaborative approach and technical experience are a great match for your team and the exciting work at Bento Box.
HEAD OF STORY / STORY SUPERVISION
Feature film
Feature film
TV Series
Director and Head of Story
TBA
TV Series
STORYBOARDS
Thumbnails
Drama
Olhos de Caranguejo
Studio: Moçambique Audiovisual
Full Animation
Comedy / Horror
Zombie Safari
Studio: Finding Pictures
Cut out
FULL BOARDS
Action
Slug Boy
Studio: Flying Bark
Full Animation
Comedy
Jorel's Brother
Studio: Cartoon Network /
Copa Studio
2D mix cut out / hand drawn
CREDITS LIST
FEATURE
SERIES
SHORTS
DIRECTOR, STORY ARTIST, ANIMATOR, ART DIRECTOR AND EDITOR
DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF STORY
STORY SUPERVISOR
Tainá and the Amazon Guardians season 1
Dino Adventures season 2
Word World season 1
STORY ARTIST
Zombie Safari season 1
LEGO Monkey Kid season 1
Jorel’s Brother season 3, 4
Giga Tuiga season 1
SOS Fairy Manu season 1, 2, 4
2017 Emmy Kids Awards Nominated with the episode “Com Unhas e Mentes”
Senninha Pista Maluca season 2
Buzzu season 2
Que Corpo é Esse? season 3
Sangro (2019)
Main awards:
Silver Hugo Award - Chicago International Film Festival 2019
Best Documentary Film - Anima Mundi 2019
Best Documentary - Cinanima 2019
Best Animated Film - Hexagon Film Festival 2019
Best Animated Film - Festival de Três Passos 2019
Best Brazilian Film - Baixada Animada 2019
Best Brazilian Film - Animage 2019
Best Documentary Film - Cinanima 2019
Best Art Direction - Festival de Gramado 2019
Best Direction - Festival Primeiro Plano 2019
Best Script - Festival Primeiro Plano 2019
Audience Choice Award - Anima Mundi 2019
Audience Choice Award - Festival de Vitória 2019
Canal Brasil Award - Festival de Cinema de Brasília 2019
Itamaraty Award for Best Short Film - Kinoforum 2019
Aquisition Award Sesc TV - Kinoforum 2019
Special Jury Award - Festival del Cine de La Habana 2019
Honorable Mention - Animatou Geneve 2019
Honorable Mention - Cinefest Gato Preto 2019
Honorable Mention from youth jury - Festival Primeiro Plano 2019
Oficial Selection: Annecy Festival 2019, Outfest Los Angeles 2019, Festival do Rio 2019, Festival de Brasília 2019, Interfilm and others
Sonho de Clarice (2023)
Initially hired as head of story, then invited to Direct.
As a shared directing production, I was in charge of the Story, Layout and Art departments. My rolls as Head of Story also included scriptwritting and editing.
Animation Excelence Award - Tokyo Anime Awards 2025
Best Feature Film - Festival de São Bernardo do Campo, 2024
Best Feature Film - Festival de Cine Para Niños, 2025
Best Film (Abracine) - VI Animaí, 2025
Best Direction - Cartoon on the Bat 2024
Best Script - Festival Guarnicê 2024
Best Art Direction - Festival de Brasília 2023
Best Art Direction - Festival de Colombo 2024
Best Sound Design - Festival Guarnicê 2024
Best Sound Design - Festival de Brasília 2023
Best Original Soundtrack - Festival Guarnicê 2024
Best Original Soundtrack - Festival de Brasília 2023
Best Sound Design - Festival de Colombo 2024
Honorable Mension for Best Feature Film - Tamizhagam International Film Festival, 2024
Honorable Mention - Minsk International Film Festival 2024
Special Screening at Lanterna Mágica International Film Festiva, 2024
Opening Screening at Festival de Cine de Belo Jardim, 202
STORY DOCTOR
WRITTER
Jorel’s Brother season 4
HEAD OF STORY
Olhos de Caranguejo (TBA)
Papaya (TBA)
Medo Comum (TBA)
A Sereia que Tinha medo do Mar (TBA)
Utopia (TBA)
LEAD STORY ARTIST
CHARACTER ANIMATOR
Angeli The Killer season 1
STORY ARTIST, ANIMATOR AND EDITOR
Tordesilhas season 1
Osmar, the first slice of the loaf season 1
Fuga Animada (2013)
First Brazilian Student film to ever compete in Annecy (2014)
Audience Choice Award Animated Shorts - TLDFF 2014
Audience Choice Award Student Film - NonStop Barcelona 2014
Best Animation Film - Josiah Media Festival 2014
Best Animated Film - Original Narratives 2015
Best Experimental Film - The Birdies Film Festival 2014
Best Brazilian Student Film - Anim!Arte 2014
Sold for a Japanese TV broadcast 5 years exclusive
Authentic (TBA)
STORY ARTIST
Pérlimps
Also edited the final version of the animatic
Como Bruce Lee
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Bugigangue no Espaço
DIRECTOR, ANIMATOR AND EDITOR
O Último Engolervilha 2 (2016)
Best Short Film - MUMIA 2017
Best Montage - Cine PE 2016
STORY DOCTOR
Tempo Trem (2024)
SCRIPTWRITTER
SCRIPTWRITTER AND ANIMATOR
Bolinho de Chuva (TBA)
Headshop (2012)
Best Script Award - Anima Catarina 2012
STORY ARTIST
Cinema no Sesc
Capibaribe
