Festivals and Awards

• (2026) Shortlisted for the 23rd edition of IndieLisboa – International Cinema Festival with the 2D animated project “Night Shift”.

• (2025) Shortlisted for the Prémio Nacional da Animação 2025 festival by Casa da Animação with the 2D animated project “Night Shift”.
• (2025) Shortlisted for the Entre Olhares film festival with the 2D animated project “Night Shift”.
• (2023) Winner of the Edigma Semibreve Scholar award with the 3D animation VR project "Deep Dive."
• (2021) Runner-up in the International Comic/Manga School Contest 2021 with the short manga story "Coffee Break."

Animation Projects

• (2026 TBR) Child Window Glass
  (Direction and Animation) – 20 min | 1080p | Digital 2D | Color
          "Child Window Glass," an original story by Taracod, continues the narrative from "Child Light Green" and focuses on the relationship between Mika, a young girl with unresolved childhood traumas, and Yui, who uses her experience caring for her sister to help Mika overcome her struggles.
  
  
• (2025) Apophasis
  (Writing, Direction, and Animation) - 10 min | 1080p | Digital 2D and 3D | Color
           When Pirro reaches the lowest point in his artistic career, feeling trapped, he consults a dark presence on how to become a better artist.
  
  
• (2024) Night Shift
  (Writing, Direction, and Animation) - 4 min | 1080p | Digital 2D and 3D | Color
          Lia, a shy girl, works at a convenience store. She transfers to the night shift to avoid customers but soon discovers that the nighttime clientele is even stranger.
  
  
• (2023) The Law of One (Mafalda Magalhães)
  (Clean-up, Coloring, Additional 3D Modeling) – 9 min | 1080p | Mixed Media | Color
          A particle and an antiparticle merge to bring forth consciousness, a form of cosmic intelligence that weaves life through a nonlinear, multidimensional perspective, culminating in the creation of a human figure: a baby.
  
  
• (2023) Deep Dive
  (Writing, Direction, and Animation) – 12 min | 4K | Digital 3D/VR | Color
          A VR experience where the viewer becomes a fish trapped in an aquarium, observing the unfolding stories around them.
  
  
• (2022) Petals Away (Inês Russel)
  (Coloring) – 5 min | 1080p | Digital 2D | Color
          Sofia, a young florist, secretly admires Violeta, a regular customer. When Violeta drops a mysterious envelope at the shop, Sofia tries to return it, only to find that Violeta has already left. Sofia’s flowers then come to life, carrying her away in a magical explosion of petals to find Violeta.
  
  
• (2021) Child Light Green
  (Direction and Animation) – 17 min | 1080p | Digital 2D | Color
           "Child Light Green," an original story by Taracod, follows twin sisters Nao and Yui and their mother Wakaba as they visit a park and learn to communicate properly.

Comic Projects

• (2016-Present) The Glosling
  Color Comic | ~800 pages
          A story set in a world where creatures can create and destroy with pens extending from their tails. The authoritarian courts of Glosland strip individuals of the freedom to choose between creation and destruction. After his dreams of becoming a destroyer are crushed, Jeoffrey joins a rebellion to overthrow the courts and free Glosland.
  
  
• (2020-Present) Bête Noire
  Monochrome Comic | ~450 pages
          A detective is assigned to uncover the culprit behind the murder of his late friend’s daughter's mother, who was attacked by a werewolf-like man! Guldemond is haunted by a curse that allows him to transform into a wild wolf beast, while Yasumi is blessed with the power of a lucky cat. Together, they investigate who killed her mother and why Yasumi is being targeted, encountering and battling many other beasts along the way.
  
  
• (2026) Two Weeks’ Eternal Summer
  Monochrome Manga | 42 pages
          When his car breaks down in a fading beach town at the end of summer, Oliver, a burnt-out young writer finds himself taken in by Finnegan, a charming local who has spent ten years perfecting the art of eternal summer. What starts as an accidental vacation becomes something harder to explain, and harder to leave behind.
  
  
• (2024) Offer to Me
  Monochrome Manga | 16 pages
          Aya Minato, a regular high school student, dreams of becoming perfect. One day, she hears an urban legend about a mysterious hole that promises to make her wish come true.
  
  
• (2024) The Carpenter’s Apprentice
  Monochrome Manga | 35 pages
          Gaudreau, a solitary carpenter, is visited by a feline named Foxglove seeking an apprenticeship. Despite his prejudices against felines, he takes Foxglove under his wing. Together, they grow as craftsmen and individuals, discovering the true meaning of being an artisan.
  
  
• (2023) Burning Bright Light
  Monochrome Manga | 29 pages
          George, a lighthouse keeper, lives alone, haunted by memories of the past, until his son-in-law asks him to take care of Ann, his granddaughter, reigniting the fire within him.
  
  
• (2022) What’s for Lunch?
  Monochrome Manga | 8 pages
          Every Saturday, Enzo visits his grandmother for lunch. This silent one-shot follows him as he grows up and shares all the different dishes she knows how to cook.
  
  
• (2022) Strike Team SK1 (Pilot Episode)
  Color Comic | 40 pages
          Pursued by the Japanese Defense Division (J.D.D.), Strike Team SK1 is unable to escape after being ambushed by an unknown enemy seeking revenge. Katsu must use his bloodbending abilities to withstand his adversary’s brutal indestructible fists until reinforcements arrive.
  
  
• (2022) One Wish
  Monochrome Manga | 41 pages
          Noah is given one day to decide his last wish after being informed that the world is about to end.
  
  
• (2022) Say Cheese!
  Monochrome Manga | 31 pages
          Erina dreams of becoming a professional photographer. To achieve this, she moves to the capital, hoping to win photography contests and kickstart her artistic journey.
  
  
• (2021) Julia’s Wings
  Monochrome Manga | 21 pages
          Silas, a cataloger, visits exoplanets for potential human colonization. After working on the same planet for three years, he introduces it to his new supervisor, Milo.
  
  
• (2021) Coffee Break
  Monochrome Manga | 14 pages
          Enzo admires Oliver’s dedication but worries about his brother’s well-being, so he invites him for a coffee break.