TENERIFE, Spain — Galician animation auteur Alberto Vázquez has executed it once more. “Decorado,” his bruising meditation on identification and appearances in a society that prizes the floor, landed Greatest Characteristic Movie on the ninth Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards, handed out Friday in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
It’s Vázquez’s third Quirino: He beforehand received a brief movie award for the 11-minute “Decorado,” launched in 2018, and once more for “Homeless Residence” in 2021. A co-production between Spain’s María y Arnold AIE, Abano Producións, UniKo and Glow Animation, alongside Portugal’s Sardinha em Lata, the movie additionally scored an animated characteristic Goya Award this February.
Colombia punched above its weight. Bogotá-based Careloko Producciones triumphed within the collection class for “There Is One thing Behind You,” a suspense-laced children’ toon written and directed by Julián Gómez Reyes, backed by Colombia’s Abrecámara public fund.
Portugal’s Marta Reis Andrade snagged Greatest Quick Movie for “Canine Alone,” a 2D fable on loneliness and household ties produced by BAP – Animation Studio in French co-production with Ikki Movies. The brief has already racked up a slew of pageant choices together with AFI Fest and Valladolid Worldwide Movie Pageant.
The spoils had been unfold throughout 5 nations. Spain led the pack with three wins, adopted by Colombia, Portugal and Brazil with two apiece, and Argentina with one — a clear five-five break up between the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. The jury labored by 265 submissions.
Elsewhere on the winners’ roster: Colombia-Spain co-pro “Ballad of Fishes and Birds” by Anny Uribe and Juan José Arévalo took Faculty Quick Movie honors; Portuguese artist Ana Marta Mendes scooped Greatest Music Video for “Paulinha,” animating a monitor by musician Raul Manarte beneath the Os Filmes do Pinguim banner; Brazil’s Zombie Studio nabbed Greatest Commissioned Movie for “18 Months” by Paulo Garcia and Natalia Gouvea; and Spain’s Valhalla Cats walked off with Greatest Video Sport Animation for José Ginés Picón López’s “Stars within the Trash.”
The technical classes went to shorts throughout the board. Greatest Visible Improvement went to Brazilian multi-hyphenate Rosana Urbes (Planta Filmes) for “Safo.” Animation Design was received by Argentina-Mexico co-pro “My Intestine Buddy,” directed by José Manuel Lo Bianco and Mariano Andrés Bergara (Can Can Membership, Primo Content material, GUT). Greatest Sound Design and Unique Music acknowledged Spain’s “The Quinta’s Ghost” by James A. Castillo (Illusorium Movies, Martirio Movies), which made the Oscars shortlist this 12 months.
The worldwide jury was chaired by Brazilian producer Cesar Cabral — himself a 2022 Quirino characteristic winner for “Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente” — alongside Eire’s Moe Honan (Moetion Movies), the Philippines’ Marilyn Montano (PlayLab Animation Studio, TeamApp), Colombian-American Martha Sepúlveda (CAKE Leisure) and Croatia’s Krešimir Zubčić (HRT).
Greatest Characteristic Movie: “Decorado” by Alberto Vázquez (Spain-Portugal)Greatest Sequence: “There Is One thing Behind You – Season 1” by Julián Gómez Reyes(Colombia)Greatest Quick Movie: “Canine Alone” by Marta Reis Andrade (Portugal-France)Greatest Faculty Quick Movie: “Ballad of Fishes and Birds” by Anny Uribe and Juan JoséArévalo (Colombia-Spain)Greatest Music Video: “Paulinha” by Ana Marta Mendes (Portugal)Greatest Commissioned Movie: “18 Months” by Paulo Garcia and Natalia Gouvea (Brazil)Greatest Video Sport Animation: “Stars within the Trash” by José Ginés Picón López (Spain)
Greatest Visible Improvement: “Safo” by Rosana Urbes (Brazil)Greatest Animation Design: “My Intestine Buddy” by José Manuel Lo Bianco and MarianoAndrés Bergara (Argentina-Mexico)Greatest Sound Design and Unique Music: “The Quinta’s Ghost” by James A. Castillo(Spain)
