Michaela Manas Malina

Producer, Cardboard

Michaela is the Producer of Locksmith's first short film Cardboard and a Production Manager on the upcoming feature Bad Fairies.

Michaela began her production career in 2016 at Mikros Animation, working on Sherlock Gnomes, before joining Framestore the following year. There, she contributed to the Oscar-nominated Christopher Robin and Avengers: Infinity War

Since joining Locksmith Animation in 2018, Michaela has risen through the ranks, starting as a Senior Art Coordinator on Ron’s Gone Wrong and advancing to Production Manager and producing. Outside of production, she has also spent three years managing Locksmith’s development team. 

Beyond animation, Michaela has produced several live-action short films and is currently developing a feature horror project, which was amongst the finalists in the horror category at the SLAMDANCE Screenplay Competition.