Paolo Gaudio is a director, screenwriter and animator. For years he has been engaged in experimenting with animation techniques such as stop motion, cut out animation and computer graphics. In 2003 he graduated in Philosophy at Unical (University of Calabria) and in 2005 he graduated in motion-picture direction at Nuct (New University of Cinema and Television), inside Cinecittà Studios. "Fantasticherie di un passeggiatore solitario" marks his debut in the feature film with which he wins 14 international awards. In 2018 he received the Nastro d'Argento as best animated short film for "Looney Foodz!". He actively collaborates with the Rainbow Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome to train new professionals in the sector. From 2014 he joined the editorial staff of InGenereCinema.com. In 2022 he made THE BLACK reCAT, an adaptation in stop motion animation of the famous story by Edgar Allan Poe with which he was selected in some of the fantastic film festivals in the world like: Bifff - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantastic Zagreb, Macabro: Mexico City international horror film festival, H.P. Lovecraft film festival & CthulhuCon, ScreamFest, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival.