A little under a year ago, we spoke with then-recent Classical Animation grad Pedro Eboli about his VFS films Papercut and A Pug’s Life. It was the culmination of a professional reinvention for Pedro – he’d gone from advertising copywriter in Brazil to animator.

When asked about his short-term hopes for his films, he was pretty specific: “It would especially be a dream to get them in the Anima Mundi Festival in Rio de Janeiro, which I’ve attended for so many years and at which I’ve seen some of my animation heroes on the screen.”

Well, that day has come: Papercut is an official competition selection in the 2009 Anima Mundi Festival! Huge congrats, Pedro!

Readers can keep up with Pedro’s work – personal and pro – at his blog, Zombie Monkeys Are So Last Year. Anima Mundi runs July 10-19 in Rio and July 22-29 in São Paulo.