Milan Trenc (1962) graduated in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art. Since 1982, he has regularly published comics, and since 1991, his illustrations have appeared in leading American magazines and daily newspapers. He has received prestigious awards for his illustrations. In 1993, he wrote and illustrated the children’s book The Night at the Museum, which was later adapted into a Hollywood film of the same name. He teaches film directing at the Department of Animation and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, creates animated films, and writes and illustrates books.