Mateus de Paula Santos is the CCO and founder of Lobo, a design and animation studio with offices in São Paulo, New York and London. He graduated in Graphic Design with a penchant for animation and all things motion, and began his career at MTV Brazil. Soon after, at age 17, Mateus decided to start his own company, and so Lobo was born. The unique style of the studio’s work caught the attention of the Brazilian advertising market, and it wasn’t long before foreign agencies and clients also started to request work from Lobo. After gathering several awards at festivals like Cannes, Clio, the One Show and D&AD, Mateus and his partners expanded Lobo’s operation into live action territory, setting up a film production company capable of handling all aspects of movie making. Since then Mateus’ work as a live action director proved to be as successful as in the animation front, including awarded spots for global clients like Coca-Cola, Adidas, Volkswagen and Fiat. He also served in the jury of several festivals, including Cannes, D&AD, LIA, and Ciclope.