Mats Grorud (born 1976) holds a Bachelor’s Degree in animation and media sciences from Volda University College, and has also studied animation at the Communication University of China in Beijing, and at The Animation Workshop in Brenderup, Denmark. He has previously worked with several other noted animation directors, such as Kaja Wright Polmar and Pjotr Sapegin, and now runs his own production company, Nubbsjangs Productions, making his own films, as well as commissioned work for others.