Fabio Coala created comic strips which were adapted into movies such as "Perfeio" and "The Present" which has won 77 awards from several film festivals.
After five years of working as firefighter, he created the website Mentirinhas ("Little Lies") in which he publishes, starting in 2010, webcomics with different characters. A Coala's comic strip called "Perfeicao" ("Perfection") was also adapted in 2014 as a short animated movie by Jacob Frey and Markus Kranzler. The movie, called The Present, has won 77 awards from several film festivals and has garnered critical acclaim. 
