The Heart of the Story: How Carlos Saldanha Went from Film Student to Animation Legend

Carlos Saldanha came to Busan with one chief piece of advice for the 24 emerging filmmakers gathered from across Asia for this year’s edition of the CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy.

“Every minute counts on the journey towards your objective,” was the message, and the Brazilian filmmaker has crafted a remarkable career out of following that to the letter.

The driving force behind such global hits as Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006),