The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards have revealed the titles nominated in the nine categories of its second edition, which will be held on April 6 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The selection reflects, for the second consecutive year, the diversity of works that are produced in the Ibero-American area, including works by acclaimed filmmakers as well as new talents. The list includes the latest films by directors such as Sebastián Mignona and Cecilia Atan (Argentina); Rafael Ribas, Gabriel Osorio and Álvaro Ceppi (Brazil); Raúl de la Fuente (Spain) and others.
The selection committee, made up of Agnieszka Kowalewska-Skowron (Poland), Loïc Portier (France), Barry O’Donoghue (Ireland), Paco Rodríguez and Zulay Rodríguez (Spain), had the difficult task of selecting the nominated works among the 244 applications received. The plurality of countries represented highlights in the list of nominations, a total of eight (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Peru and Portugal), led by Spain (21 nominations), Brazil (13) and Argentina (8). Three Spanish works share the leadership with the highest number of nominations (3) — the short films La Noria and Mum’s the Word, and the commissioned work “Lorenzo Live 2018 Intro”; while 11 titles have been selected in two categories.
The nominees include fine accomplishments in 2D, 3D and stop motion, as well as experimentation with others techniques such as cut-out, rotoscopy or sand animation,
with a broad representation of films aimed at both young and adult audiences. Nominated works will be evaluated by an international jury, which will select three finalist works in each category. The selection will be announced February 19 in Madrid, which will be broadcasted online.
List of all works nominated here.
2019 Nominees:
Best Ibero-American Animation Feature Film
Another Day of Life, directed by Raúl de la Fuente & Damian Nenow. Produced by Platige Films y Kanaki Films, in co-production with Walking The Dog, Wüste Film, Animationsfabrik, Puppetworks Animation Studio (Spain, co-production with Poland, Belgium, Germany)
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, directed by Salvador Simó. Produced by Sygnatia Films, The Glow, Submarine B.V., Hampa Animation Studio, Telemadrid, TV Aragón (Spain, co-production with Netherlands)
The Wolf House, directed by Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña. Produced by Diluvio, Globo Rojo (Chile)
Lino – An Adventure of Nine Lives, directed by Rafael Ribas. Produced by Startanima (Brazil) Tito and the Birds, directed by Gustavo Steinberg, Gabriel Bitar & André Catoto. Produced by Bits Filmes (Brazil)
Tropical Virus, directed by Santiago Caicedo. Based on the graphic novel of Powerpaola. Produced by Timbo Estudio (Colombia)
Best Ibero-American Animation Series
Cleo & Cuquin, directed by Fernando Moro. Produced by Anima Kitchent (Spain, co-production with Mexico)
Cupcake and Dino: General Services, directed by Pedro Eboli. Produced by Birdo Studio, Entertainment One (Brazil, co-production with Canada)
Jorel’s Brother – Be Broccoli!, directed by Juliano Enrico. Produced by Copa Studio (Brazil)
Petit, directed by Bernardita Ojeda Salas. Based on the work of Isol. Produced by Pájaro, in co-production with Pakapaka, Non Stop and Señal Colombia (Chile, co-production with Argentina, Colombia)
Paper Port Season 2 – The Lives of Others, directed by Alvaro Ceppi. Produced by Zumbastico Studios, Gloob, Señal Colombia, Pakapaka (Chile, co-production with Brazil, Colombia, Argentina)
Super Drags, directed by Fernando Mendonça. Produced by Netflix, Combo Estúdio (Brazil)
Best Ibero-American Animation Short Film
Augur, directed by David Doutel & Vasco Sá. Produced by Bando À Parte, Zéro De Conduite Productions (Portugal, co-production with France)
Between the Shadows, directed by Mónica Santos & Alice Guimarães. Produced by Animais, co-production with Vivement Lundi!, Um Segundo Filmes (Portugal, co-production with France)
Guaxuma, directed by Nara Normande. Produced by Vilarejo Filmes, Les Valseurs (Brazil, co-production with France)
Ian, a Moving Story, directed by Abel Goldfarb. Produced by Mundoloco Animation Studios (Argentina)
La Noria, directed by Carlos Baena. Produced by Nightwheel Pictures (Spain)
Mum’s the Word, directed by Khris Cembe. Produced by UniKo, Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Best Ibero-American Animation School Short Film
8 Patas, directed by Fabrício Eabachim, Gabriel Barbosa & Pietro Nicolodi. Faculdade Melies (Brazil)
Aazar, directed by Alberto Rodríguez, Ignazio Acerenza, Gerardo Fabián Riquejo, Alice Labourel, José Luis Herrera & Juan González. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain)
Carnival, directed by Azucena Castillo. SAE Institute (Mexico)
The Hat, directed by Alexandra Allen. Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave (Portugal)
Patchwork, directed by María Manero Muro. Universidad Politècnica de Valencia (Spain)
Reverie, directed by Philip Piaget. The Animation Workshop – VIA University College (Mexico, co-production with Denmark)
Best Ibero-American Animation Commissioned Film
Amia: Rosa and Sebastián, directed by Sebastián Mignogna & Cecilia Atan. Produced by El Perro en la Luna (Argentina)
The Amazing Story of the Man that Could Fly and Didn’t Know How, directed by Manuel Rubio. Produced by Hiru Animation (Spain)
Lorenzo Live 2018 Intro, directed by Manuele Fior & Silly Walks Studio. Produced by Silly Walks Studio (Spain, co-production with Italy)
The Magical Night of Gaspar, directed by Gabriel Osorio & Pato Escala. Produced by Punkrobot Animation Studio, collaboration with Red Animation Studios (Chile, co-production with Argentina, Peru). Original idea by Agencia Mc Cann Chile.
Starting From Zero, directed by Carlos Salgado. Produced by User T38, DDB (Spain)
The Fall – Love Never Let Us Down, directed by Paulo Garcia. Produced by Zombie Studio (Brazil)
Best Ibero-American Animation Innovative Work
Belisario – The Little Big Hero of the Cosmos, directed by Hernan Moyano. Produced by Planetario Ciudad De La Plata (Argentina)
Bring You Home, directed by Marc Terris & Xavi Terris. Produced by Alike Studio (Spain)
Cosmonaute 360, directed by Jesús Pérez Irigoyen. Produced by Dessignare Media (Mexico)
Boy Transcoded From Phosphene, directed by Rodrigo Faustini. Produced by Rodrigo Faustini (Brazil)
Mibots Playroom, directed by Nathalie Martinez. Produced by Wise Blue Studios (Spain)
The Ricochet Splendid, directed by Pablo Gostanian. Produced by 2veinte (Argentina)
Best Visual Development of Ibero-American Animation Work
Augur. Produced by Bando À Parte, Zéro De Conduite Productions (Portugal, co-production with France)
Carnival. Produced by SAE Institute (Mexico)
The Wolf House. Produced by Diluvio, Globo Rojo (Chile)
Lorenzo Live 2018 Intro. Produced by Silly Walks Studio (Spain, co-production with Italy)
La Noria. Produced by Nightwheel Pictures (Spain)
Mum’s the Word. Produced by UniKo, Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Best Animation Design of Ibero-American Animation Work
Lino – An Adventure of Nine Lives. Produced by Startanima (Brazil)
Lorenzo Live 2018 Intro. Produced by Silly Walks Studio (Spain, co-production with Italy)
La Noria. Produced by Nightwheel Pictures (Spain)
Paper Port Season 2 – The Lives of Others. Produced by Zumbastico Studios, Gloob, Señal Colombia, Pakapaka (Chile, co-production with Brazil, Colombia, Argentina)
Mum’s the Word. Produced by UniKo, Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Tito and the Birds. Produced by Bits Filmes (Brazil)
Best Sound Design and Original Music of Ibero-American Animation Work
Another Day of Life. Produced by Platige Films and Kanaki Films, in co-production with Walking The Dog, Wüste Film, Animationsfabrik, Puppetworks Animation Studio (Spain, co-production with Belgium, Poland, Germany)
Black Is Beltza. Produced by Black is Beltza A.I.E., Talka Records, Set Màgic Audiovisual (Spain)
Between Shadows. Produced by Animais, co-production with Vivement Lundi!, Um Segundo Filmes (Portugal, co-production with France)
Patchwork. Produced by Universidad Politècnica de Valencia (Spain)
Reverie. Produced by The Animation Workshop – VIA University College (Mexico, co-production with Denmark)
Tropical Virus. Produced by Timbo Estudio (Colombia)
The call for the Co-production Forum and the International Congress continues — the two professional activities that will take place on April 5 and 6. Pre-registration for the Co-production Forum, aimed at companies, producers or Ibero-American television channels or with interest in Ibero-America, is open until January 30. Select registrants will be granted free accreditation and preference in participation. A second registration phase will be open until February 7, price at 60 euros. The meeting will bring together professionals from the region in B2B meetings, round-tables and presentations on the state of the industry in different territories. In the last edition, the Forum brought together more than 300 professionals, being, according to the participants, a necessary and useful meeting point for the animation industry. The second edition of the International Congress, which seeks to promote an interdisciplinary exchange between academia and industry involved in animation and technology, is accepting proposals until January 30. The selection will be notified on February 14.
