Lorena Ares

Lorena Ares

Director & Screenwriter

Dr.Platypus & Ms.Wombat


Director, scriptwriter and animation supervisor, she has been working for more than 20 years in this industry. She has directed the animation department and supervised teams in such renowned projects as Las Golondrinas de Kabul  or Tiny toons Looniversity. His last direction, the 2D animated short film Cafuné, won the Goya Award, as well as being awarded at the Malaga Film Festival and the San Sebastian Film Festival or Mundos Digitales 2025 among others.

His debut film Hanna y los monstruos premiered at the Malaga Film Festival and was nominated for the Goya, Gaudí and Quirino Awards. She was also nominated for the Goya and the Biznaga de Plata de Málaga among other awards for her direction of the short film Amanece la noche más larga

She is currently immersed in the direction of the 3D animated film DinoGames, and the 2D animated short films Eva y Evariste and Skizo.

She co-directs Dr. Platypus & Ms. Wombat studios and is creative director at Professor Octopus laboratory of Artificial Intelligence applied to audiovisual.