Borja Peña Gorostegui

Borja Peña Gorostegui is a Spanish Director based in Los Angeles with over 16 years of industry experience. Most recently, he wrote and directed his first animated short film "Lost & Crowned", which was released worldwide on Sept 12, 2020, earning over 100 millions views in its first 2 months. Borja has written and directed a wide range of animated and live-action films over his career. His work has garnered hundreds of millions of views online and won several awards, including The One Show, AICP & ADDY. Growing up, he idolized the films of Stephen Spielberg, influencing his approach to storytelling and his passion for adventure. Borja is incredibly detail oriented when it comes to his work and passionate about every aspect of the process. Borja attended the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where he practiced and experimented with every medium of storytelling he could get his hands on before moving to New York in 2005. During his time in New York, Borja worked for some of the top independent studios taking on a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. Over the years his "Swiss Army knife" set of skills placed him as a designer, lead compositor, 3D animator, CGI generalist, technical supervisor and project lead, to name a few. In 2012, Borja accepted a Director position with Psyop, honing his craft as a storyteller while working with high end brands, such as Coca Cola, Pepsi, Supercell, Nintendo, Samsung, Frito-Lay, McDonald's, Red Bull, Chobani, Playstation and Delta Airlines. In 2018 Borja relocated to Los Angeles to further his career in filmmaking.