Uzi Geffenblad (1964) worked as a professional horn player before moving to Sweden in 1986. The first years in Sweden Uzi worked as a street musician, bar pianist and even a janitor. He began studying Swedish and later on psychology and children's culture at the Stockholm University. Since 1988 he has worked in film and since 1991 mainly in animation. 1998-2001 Uzi was Chairman of FFAF (The Swedish Association for Animated Films), and is now lecturing about screenwriting and production of animation films at various schools.