Adrian Maganza was born from Franco-German and Italian parents in Brussels, where he grew up in a very European environment. Before moving to the UK, he studied one year in Fine Arts at la Sorbonne, in Paris. During his studies at the Arts institute at Bournemouth, he worked on several projects as an illustrator, expressing his passion for both drawing and filmmaking. He directed his first film ‘Paradis’ as part of his final year on BA (Hons) Animation Production course at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth.