Gabriel Bitar is an animator, painter, and photographer based in São Paulo. Tito and the Birds (18) is his first feature film, which he co-directed with Gustavo Steinberg, and André Catoto. Gabriel has also worked on title sequences and animations for several TV shows and feature films in Brazil such as Tropicália, Cidade Cinza and Tim Maia. Four times winner at the Festival of the Minute in Brazil with his experimental projects, he has also produced, animated and directed the short film "The City and Desire Nº5". Gabriel is also a partner at Veranito, an animation studio based in São Paulo.