The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards announced the shortlisted works for the fourth edition, with the awards ceremony set for May 29 in the Tenerife city of La Laguna (a Unesco World Heritage Site). Chosen from among 265 applications, 40 works from nine countries are in the running for finalist spots, which will be selected by an international jury. The finalist selections in nine categories will be announced on March 17 at Casa de América in Madrid.
Spain leads the list of countries with the most contenders (22), followed by Argentina (13), Chile (9), Mexico (8) and Colombia (7). Among the nominees there are also works from Brazil, Portugal, Costa Rica and, for the first time, the Dominican Republic. The feature film Nahuel and the Magic Book, the second season of the Petit series — both from Chile — and the Spanish short film Homeless Home have the highest number of nominations, with four each. Mexico, Spain and Argentina lead the categories of Feature Film, Short Film and Commissioned Film, respectively.
The jury made up of Jean François Tosti (TAT productions, France), Joana Toste (animator and director, Portugal), Paula Taborda (Planeta Junior, Brazil) and Sergio Jiménez (Pinkman.TV, Spain) will choose the three finalist works in each category. A committee made up of Agnieszka Kowalewska-Skowron, Loïc Portier, Sydney Padua, Paco Rodríguez and Ylka Tapia was in charge of selecting the shortlisted works.
2021 Quirino Award semi-finalists:
FEATURE FILM
Xico’s Journey, directed by Erick Caballero. Produced by Cristina Pineda Antúnez (Mexico)
A Costume for Nicholas, directed by Eduardo Rivero. Produced by Fotosíntesis Media, co-production with Péek Paax (Mexico)
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone, directed by Leopoldo Aguilar. Produced by Ánima (Mexico, co-production with United Kingdom)
Lava, directed by Ayar Blasco. Produced by Crudo Films, co-production with Chimiboga (Argentina)
The League of 5, directed by Marvick Eduardo Núñez Aguilera. Produced by Ánima (Mexico)
Nahuel and the Magic Book, directed by Germán Acuña Delgadillo. Produced by Carburadores, co-production with Levante Films and Punkrobot Animation Studio (Chile, co-production with Brazil)
SERIES
Count On Me, directed by Andrés Lieban & Alessandro Monnerat. Produced by 2DLab (Brazil)
Hero Dad, directed by Nathalie Martinez & Maxi Valero. Produced by Wise Blue Studios (Spain)
Petit Season 2, directed by Bernardita Ojeda. Produced by Pájaro, co-production with Pakapaka, Señal Colombia and Non Stop (Chile, co-production with Argentina and Colombia)
Me Pipoo, directed by Nahuel Poggi. Produced by ReinaMono, financed by CNTV and broadcasted by TVN (Chile, co-production with Argentina)
I, Elvis Riboldi, directed by Javier Galán & Raphaël Lamarque. Produced by Peekaboo Animation, co-production with Watch Next Media, Wuji House, Insomne Animation Studio and Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (Spain, co-production with France).
The Zurfs, directed by Alex Cervantes. Produced by Hampa Studio and Gallego Bros, co-production with À Punt Mèdia (Spain)
SHORT FILM
Tie, directed by Alexandra Ramires. Produced by Bando à Parte and Bap Animation Studios, co-production with Providences (Portugal, co-production with France)
Homeless Home, directed by Alberto Vázquez. Produced by Uniko and Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Mad in Xpain, directed by Coke Riobóo. Produced by Los Animantes (Spain)
Roberto, directed by Carmen Córdoba González. Produced by Carmen Córdoba González (Spain)
Routine: The Prohibition, directed by Sam Orti. Produced by Hampa Studio (Spain)
It’s All the Salt’s Fault, directed by María Cristina Pérez. Produced by Mauricio Cuervo Rincón (Colombia)
STUDENT FILM
La Bestia, directed by Ram Tamez (Mexico), Alfredo Gerard Kuttikatt & Marlijn Van Nuenen. Gobelins l’Ecole de l’Image (France)
Colrun, directed by Jorge Sarria de Vicente. U-TAD Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital (Spain)
Roach, directed by Agustín Touriño. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba – Facultad de Artes (Argentina)
Experiment, directed by Zoé Berton-Bojko, Susana Covo Perez (Colombia), Guillaume Heussler, Yann Kacprzak & Margot Wiriath (Dominican Republic). École des Nouvelles Images (France)
Memories for Sale, directed by Manuel Lopez. Universidad Veritas (Costa Rica)
The Return of the Waves, directed by Alejandra Guevara Cervera (Mexico), Manon Cansell, Edward Kurchevsky, Francisco Moutinho de Magalhães (Portugal) & Hortense Mariano. Gobelins l’Ecole de l’Image (France)
COMMISSIONED FILM
Day of the Dead, directed by Cesar Cepeda. Produced by Kraneo Estudio (Mexico)
Int – Night / Spot Bit Bang 2020, directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella. Produced by Sol Rulloni & Bárbara Cerro (Argentina)
Penguin And Whale, directed by Ezequiel Torres & Pablo Roldan. Produced by Rudo Company (Argentina)
Pixelatl 2020, directed by Francisco Zamudio. Produced by Exodo Animation Studios (Mexico)
Routes, directed by Alejandro Imondi. Produced by Osa Estudio (Argentina)
Stormzy “Superheroes”, directed by Taz Tron Delix. Produced by 2 Veinte (Argentina, co-production with United Kingdom)
VIDEO GAME
Adore. Developed by Cadabra Games (Brazil)
Entails. Developed by Doxa Productions – DigiPen Bilbao (Spain)
Erroak. Developed by Confusion Games – DigiPen Bilbao (Spain)
GYLT. Developed by Tequila Works (Spain)
The Antimatter Kid. Developed by Cosmic Brew Studios (Argentina)
Q4p (Quest 4 papa). Developed by Rumba Corp – DigiPen Bilbao (Spain)
VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
Tie. Produced by Bando à Parte and Bap Animation Studios, co-production with Providences (Portugal, co-production with France)
Homeless Home. Produced by Uniko and Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Nahuel and the Magic Book. Produced by Carburadores, co-production with Levante Films and Punkrobot Animation Studio (Chile, co-production with Brazil)
Petit Season 2. Produced by Pájaro, co-production with Pakapaka, Señal Colombia and Non Stop (Chile, co-production with Argentina and Colombia)
Routine: the Prohibition. Produced by Hampa Studio (Spain) Wayback. Produced by User T38 (Spain)
DESIGN
Homeless Home. Produced by Uniko and Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Nahuel and the Magic Book. Produced by Carburadores, co-production with Levante Films and Punkrobot Animation Studio (Chile, co-production with Brazil)
Petit Season 2. Produced by Pájaro, co-production with Pakapaka, Señal Colombia and Non Stop (Chile, co-production with Argentina and Colombia)
Routine: the Prohibition. Produced by Hampa Studio (Spain)
Umbrellas. Produced by Bigaro Film and Moukda Production (Spain, co-production with France)
Wayback. Produced by User T38 (Spain)
SOUND DESIGN/ORIGINAL MUSIC
Alebrijes. Produced by María Posada Mylott, Luis Salas, Purapost and Guateque Cine (Colombia)
Homeless Home. Produced by Uniko and Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
Loop. Produced by Uniko (Spain, co-production with Argentina)
Nahuel and the Magic Book. Produced by Carburadores, co-production with Levante Films and Punkrobot Animation Studio (Chile, co-production with Brazil)
Petit Season 2. Produced by Pájaro, co-production with Pakapaka, Señal Colombia and Non Stop (Chile, co-production with Argentina and Colombia)
Wayback. Produced by User T38 (Spain)
In addition to the awards ceremony, the Quirino will once again bring together animation professionals at the Ibero-American Co-production and Business Forum, which will take place May 27-29 in La Laguna. In 2020, this industry activity brought together representatives of a hundred companies from 19 countries — including production companies, sales agencies, tv channels and distributors — who held more than 800 B2B meetings. Entries to participate in the forum will open in the coming weeks on the Quirino Awards website.
With the aim of offering a historical record of the awards, the organization has launched a search engine for the finalist and award-winning works in the different Quirino categories throughout its three editions. The search can be carried out from the “Palmares” tab on the Quirino Awards website using different filters such as edition, country or category.
