title: Man Arenas
text: # Man Arenas
  
  Man Arenas (born Jacinto Manuel Arenas on 25 April 1966) is a motion picture production designer, art director and a comic book creator. He worked as a production designer on the animated films Help! I'm a Fish and The Gruffalo, as well as Laura's Star, among other films. He was born in Brussels, Belgium, and lives in Llanes, Spain.
  
  ## Background
  
  Man Arenas started his career in Brussels in 1988, working for the animation company S.E.P.P. in the visual development department for several animated TV series related to the most famous comic book characters. Since then, he has worked on many animated feature films for companies such as Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, A. Film A/S, Thilo Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Vanguard Animation or Studio Soi.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Production Designer
  
  * Laura's Star
  * The Gruffalo
  * The Shark and the Piano
  * The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island
  
  ### Art director
  
  * Kleiner Dodo
  
  ### Set and Character designer/Workbook
  
  * The Gruffalo
  * Help! I'm a Fish
  * Space Chimps
  * Laura's Star
  * Derrick – Die Pflicht ruft [de]
  * Laura's Star in China
  * Kleiner Dodo
  * The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island
  * Werner - gekotzt wird später
  * Ottifants - Das Gold des Stoertebecker [de]
  
  ### Layout-Artist
  
  * Help! I'm a Fish
  * Laura's Star
  * The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag
  
  ### Background-Painter
  
  * The Gruffalo (film)
  