Spain’s 7th Ibero-American Quirino Animation Awards has found its jury for next year, to be held over May 9-11.
The jury is led by animation directors José Miguel Ribeiro from Portugal, Colombian Marcela Rincón and Wesley Louis (U.K.) alongside Zane Valeniece, director of acquisitions at Latvian public television (Ltv) and Emmanuèle Petry, head of international sales at Dandelooo, France.
Meanwhile, Bea Bartolomé and José Luis Farias, director and executive producer of the Quirino Awards respectively, will be present at Ventana Sur to help announce the Ibermedia Next winners on Nov. 29
An initiative of regional fund Ibermedia, in which the Quirino Awards has been collaborating for several years, Ibermedia Next is a funding scheme aimed at backing innovation and new technological tools in animation and/or open source tools.
Juror Ribeiro is best known for his debut feature film ” “Nayola,” which collected 18 international awards, including best feature film at the 2022 Quirino Awards,...
The jury is led by animation directors José Miguel Ribeiro from Portugal, Colombian Marcela Rincón and Wesley Louis (U.K.) alongside Zane Valeniece, director of acquisitions at Latvian public television (Ltv) and Emmanuèle Petry, head of international sales at Dandelooo, France.
Meanwhile, Bea Bartolomé and José Luis Farias, director and executive producer of the Quirino Awards respectively, will be present at Ventana Sur to help announce the Ibermedia Next winners on Nov. 29
An initiative of regional fund Ibermedia, in which the Quirino Awards has been collaborating for several years, Ibermedia Next is a funding scheme aimed at backing innovation and new technological tools in animation and/or open source tools.
Juror Ribeiro is best known for his debut feature film ” “Nayola,” which collected 18 international awards, including best feature film at the 2022 Quirino Awards,...
- 11/24/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Seeking to recharge the animation sector in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, regional fund Ibermedia touted its latest initiative at Annecy, following its May reveal at the Quirino Awards.
Ibermedia Next, a funding scheme seeking to back innovation and ingenuity into upcoming productions, enjoyed a strong boost at MIFA, with Quirino Awards executive producer José Luis Farias hosting a conference Thursday detailing its merits and outlining the application process, alongside several networking opportunities.
Assessment Committee and Consultancy members, who’ll select grant-receiving projects and guide their development, were also revealed.
Grants of up to €150,000 are on offer, in tandem with a support program valued at up to €95,000, a sum which serves to encourage talent to experiment with cutting-edge tech and fresh animation methods.
“What we’re trying to do is foster the use of new and open source technologies in animation. Maybe you’re working on a stop-motion, but you can do something innovative,...
Ibermedia Next, a funding scheme seeking to back innovation and ingenuity into upcoming productions, enjoyed a strong boost at MIFA, with Quirino Awards executive producer José Luis Farias hosting a conference Thursday detailing its merits and outlining the application process, alongside several networking opportunities.
Assessment Committee and Consultancy members, who’ll select grant-receiving projects and guide their development, were also revealed.
Grants of up to €150,000 are on offer, in tandem with a support program valued at up to €95,000, a sum which serves to encourage talent to experiment with cutting-edge tech and fresh animation methods.
“What we’re trying to do is foster the use of new and open source technologies in animation. Maybe you’re working on a stop-motion, but you can do something innovative,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
In a bid to boost the animation sector across Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Italy, Ibermedia has opened a call for applications for Ibermedia Next funding, a scheme designed to take animation in the region to a new technological – and artistic – level.
Providing a much-needed boost to creators and producers who are eager to explore the cutting-edge possibilities of new technologies, the
initiative, presented Friday May 12 at the Canary Island Quirino Awards, is offering grants of up to €150,000, alongside a support programme valued at up to €95,000.
This ambitious initiative aims to empower producers and creators to explore new technologies in a framework of cross-border collaboration, which is the essence of all Ibermedia funding.
The new scheme is backed by several key partners, including the Quirino Awards for Ibero-American Animation and the Ibero-American Animation League, which already have a significant presence in the region’s animation sector.
Additionally, the program receives...
Providing a much-needed boost to creators and producers who are eager to explore the cutting-edge possibilities of new technologies, the
initiative, presented Friday May 12 at the Canary Island Quirino Awards, is offering grants of up to €150,000, alongside a support programme valued at up to €95,000.
This ambitious initiative aims to empower producers and creators to explore new technologies in a framework of cross-border collaboration, which is the essence of all Ibermedia funding.
The new scheme is backed by several key partners, including the Quirino Awards for Ibero-American Animation and the Ibero-American Animation League, which already have a significant presence in the region’s animation sector.
Additionally, the program receives...
- 5/13/2023
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
Alberto Vázquez’s “Unicorn Wars” is an Annecy competition frontrunner. “They Shot the Piano Player,” from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, weighs in as one of the festival’s most anticipated works in progress.
A bevy of Annecy MIFA unveils and score of Spanish titles, sometimes sneak peeked at other events, form part of a historic growth on Spain’s animation scene.
At March’s Cartoon Movie, only France had a larger number of titles than Spain. At September’s Cartoon forum, a showcase for long-form animation, Spain again ranks among European countries, in number of projects set to be pitched, tying with Ireland.
With an annual turnover of 950 million in 2021, according to Spanish trade promotion board Icex, Spain also has first-class animation schools and specialized events such as Ibero-American Quirino Awards, Valencia’s Weird Market, Pamplona’s Next Lab Finance & Tech and Lleida’s Animac.
Produced with Netflix by Madrid-based Spa Studios,...
A bevy of Annecy MIFA unveils and score of Spanish titles, sometimes sneak peeked at other events, form part of a historic growth on Spain’s animation scene.
At March’s Cartoon Movie, only France had a larger number of titles than Spain. At September’s Cartoon forum, a showcase for long-form animation, Spain again ranks among European countries, in number of projects set to be pitched, tying with Ireland.
With an annual turnover of 950 million in 2021, according to Spanish trade promotion board Icex, Spain also has first-class animation schools and specialized events such as Ibero-American Quirino Awards, Valencia’s Weird Market, Pamplona’s Next Lab Finance & Tech and Lleida’s Animac.
Produced with Netflix by Madrid-based Spa Studios,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Cesar Cabral’s “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People,” Roy Ambriz and Arturo Ambriz’s “Frankelda’s Book of Spooks,” and “Beast” topped the 5th Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards, which took place May 14 at San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
It’s no coincidence that the three main prizes have gone to stop-motion works. The plaudits offer further proof of a growing mastery of this technique in Latin America, as well as then high level and extraordinary artistic diversity of animation titles coming to of Latin America, which is increasingly acknowledged on international markets.
Produced by Coala Filmes and Cup Films in Brazil, “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People” was also nominated for the recent Platino Awards and took the 2021 Contrechamp Award at the Annecy Int’l Film Festival. Outsider Pictures handles worldwide distribution rights of the animated feauture.
Also nabbing awards for sound design and original music,...
It’s no coincidence that the three main prizes have gone to stop-motion works. The plaudits offer further proof of a growing mastery of this technique in Latin America, as well as then high level and extraordinary artistic diversity of animation titles coming to of Latin America, which is increasingly acknowledged on international markets.
Produced by Coala Filmes and Cup Films in Brazil, “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People” was also nominated for the recent Platino Awards and took the 2021 Contrechamp Award at the Annecy Int’l Film Festival. Outsider Pictures handles worldwide distribution rights of the animated feauture.
Also nabbing awards for sound design and original music,...
- 5/15/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Jose Zelada and Richard Claus’ “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”, Cesar Cabral’s “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People” (Brazil) and Hugo Covarrubias’ Oscar-nommed “Beast” (Chile) are some of the animated works in the running for the 5th Quirino Awards, the biggest prize event on Spain, Portugal and Latin America’s burgeoning animation scene.
In addition to a ceremony, the Quirino Awards includes an industry co-production and business forum for animation titles from the region.
The Quirino event will also host meetings including one of the Ibero-American Caaci state film-tv agencies, and another of Ibermedia, the region’s key international co-pro and distribution fund.
Brazilian feature “Bob Spit” and Chilean short “Beast” nabbed the highest number of nominations, each securing four. Mexican TV series “Frankelda’s Book of Spooks” and Peruvian movie “Ainbo” follow with three and two noms respectively.
“Beast” is the second Chilean short running for the Oscars.
In addition to a ceremony, the Quirino Awards includes an industry co-production and business forum for animation titles from the region.
The Quirino event will also host meetings including one of the Ibero-American Caaci state film-tv agencies, and another of Ibermedia, the region’s key international co-pro and distribution fund.
Brazilian feature “Bob Spit” and Chilean short “Beast” nabbed the highest number of nominations, each securing four. Mexican TV series “Frankelda’s Book of Spooks” and Peruvian movie “Ainbo” follow with three and two noms respectively.
“Beast” is the second Chilean short running for the Oscars.
- 3/24/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of Madrid Region announced Friday that she aims to transform Madrid into will the most important animation and VFX “hub” in Southern Europe, via an ambitious plan for incentives and other support programs.
The result, Díaz Ayuso added, will be the creation of employment in this buoyant sector.” Madrid’s president made the announcement during a speech as she was officially reconfirmed as head of Madrid’s regional government having won new regional elections in May with a landslide victory.
The regional investment in animation would mark the first direct aid for the animation sector in Spain marking it out as a strategic priority for economic growth. Historically, Spain has sorely lacked specific incentives for animation and suffered from low TV pre-buys compared to much of Europe. In very recent years, however, given the recent and escalating demand for animation content led by global streamer studios,...
The result, Díaz Ayuso added, will be the creation of employment in this buoyant sector.” Madrid’s president made the announcement during a speech as she was officially reconfirmed as head of Madrid’s regional government having won new regional elections in May with a landslide victory.
The regional investment in animation would mark the first direct aid for the animation sector in Spain marking it out as a strategic priority for economic growth. Historically, Spain has sorely lacked specific incentives for animation and suffered from low TV pre-buys compared to much of Europe. In very recent years, however, given the recent and escalating demand for animation content led by global streamer studios,...
- 6/18/2021
- by Emilio Mayorga and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Eduardo Rivero’s debut feature “A Costume for Nicholas,” Bernardita Ojeda’s “Petit Season Two” and Alberto Vázquez’s “Homeless Home” won big at Saturday’s 4th Quirino Awards, which prize animated films and series from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
Winners picked up their plaudits at a on-site ceremony held at La Laguna in Spain’s Canary islands.
“A Costume for Nicholas,” from Mexico, took best feature, winning out in a category whose four nominees included three Mexican productions.
The third movie from Mexico’s Fotosintesis Media, a social a cause-driven entertainment label set up by the Mantarraya Group and producer-director Miguel Uriegas (“The Stone Boy”), the toon movie is co-produced by Mexico’s Pēek Paax animation studio.
Marking Uriegas’ debut as screenwriter, the feature follows Nicholas, a 10-year-old orphan with Down syndrome who dons magical costumes from his mom to save his brother from nightmares and the world from chaos.
Winners picked up their plaudits at a on-site ceremony held at La Laguna in Spain’s Canary islands.
“A Costume for Nicholas,” from Mexico, took best feature, winning out in a category whose four nominees included three Mexican productions.
The third movie from Mexico’s Fotosintesis Media, a social a cause-driven entertainment label set up by the Mantarraya Group and producer-director Miguel Uriegas (“The Stone Boy”), the toon movie is co-produced by Mexico’s Pēek Paax animation studio.
Marking Uriegas’ debut as screenwriter, the feature follows Nicholas, a 10-year-old orphan with Down syndrome who dons magical costumes from his mom to save his brother from nightmares and the world from chaos.
- 5/29/2021
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
The Quirino Ibero-American Animation Awards has confirmed the dates of its key upcoming industry hybrid online-in-person events, plus its major new talent drive.
Running May 19-20 online and May 28-29 on-site, the Quirino Awards‘ Co-Production and Business Forum has a new home this year, after relocating to headquarters in La Laguna on the Canary island of Tenerife.
Executives from more than 100 companies in 19 countries will attend the awards either online or in person. Among the largest are Adult Swim, Discovery Kids channel, VOD service Filmin, Spanish public pubcaster Rtve, YouTube channel El Reino Infantil, kids channels Pakapaka in Argentina and KiKa in Germany.
Other attendees take in French sales agent Indie Sales, Indian animation giant Toonz Media Group, distributors such as France’s Pgs and French producer-distributors Dandelooo and Sola Media.
In a pattern which looks to be repeated at late spring and early summer events across Europe, the lion...
Running May 19-20 online and May 28-29 on-site, the Quirino Awards‘ Co-Production and Business Forum has a new home this year, after relocating to headquarters in La Laguna on the Canary island of Tenerife.
Executives from more than 100 companies in 19 countries will attend the awards either online or in person. Among the largest are Adult Swim, Discovery Kids channel, VOD service Filmin, Spanish public pubcaster Rtve, YouTube channel El Reino Infantil, kids channels Pakapaka in Argentina and KiKa in Germany.
Other attendees take in French sales agent Indie Sales, Indian animation giant Toonz Media Group, distributors such as France’s Pgs and French producer-distributors Dandelooo and Sola Media.
In a pattern which looks to be repeated at late spring and early summer events across Europe, the lion...
- 5/6/2021
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
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