{"id":3087,"date":"2020-02-04T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2020-02-04T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T12:00:30","slug":"the-3rd-ibero-american-quirino-awards-will-be-held-from-16th-to-18th-april-in-tenerife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/the-3rd-ibero-american-quirino-awards-will-be-held-from-16th-to-18th-april-in-tenerife\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3rd Ibero-American Quirino Awards will be held from 16th to 18th April in Tenerife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The call to the\nCo-production and Business Forum is still open<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The <\/a>Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards<\/a><\/strong> have announced the nominated titles in the nine categories of its third edition, which will be held on April 18th in the island of Tenerife<\/strong>. The selection reflects the richness, creativity and diversity of the animation produced in the Ibero-American space and includes everything from films for the public to author or experimental works made by both consecrated filmmakers and new talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 14 works each, Spain and Portugal top the list of countries with the greatest participation, followed by Argentina and Brazil with 10 nominations respectively. Among the nominees are also works from Chile (4), Mexico (4), Bolivia (2), Colombia (2), Costa Rica (1) and Paraguay (1), which aspire to be finalists in the nine categories of the Awards: feature film, series, short film, school short film, animation for video game, commissioned film, visual development, animation design and sound design and original music. The 39 nominated works<\/strong> were selected from the 219 applications received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nSpanish film \u201cKlaus\u201d and the Portuguese short films \u201cUncle Thomas Accounting\nfor the Days\u201d and \u201cNestor\u201d are the works with the highest number of nominations\n(4 each). Among those selected are works nominated for the Oscar and Goya\nawards, and others selected and awarded at international festivals such as\nAnnecy, Locarno, TIFF, DokLiepzig, IDFA or Havana, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nPortuguese animation confirms its good moment tripling its presence compared to\nlast year. This growth, together with the usual presence of Brazilian works in the\nQuirino Awards, triggers the participation of films in Portuguese, which come\nto cover some of the categories such as Best Short Film and Best Visual\nDevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature\nFilms, Series and Short Films<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animation\naimed to the family audience predominates in the Best Ibero-American\nAnimation Feature Film<\/strong> category, in which Spain accumulates three\nnominations: “Klaus”<\/strong>, the first feature film by Sergio Pablos\nOscar-nominated animator in the category Best Animated Feature Film and\ndistributed by Netflix; \u201cTuru, the Wacky Hen<\/strong>\u201d, Spanish-Argentine\nco-production that has more than 84 thousand spectators in Spain since its\npremiere on January 1st; and “Elcano and Magellan, The First Voyage\nAround the World<\/strong>“, new feature by \u00c1ngel Alonso (“El ladr\u00f3n de\nsue\u00f1os “) nominated for the Goya 2020 Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\ncategory is completed with the Chilean \u201cHomeless<\/strong>\u201d, a film aimed at the\nadult audience, inspired by the successful TV series written and directed by\nJorge Campusano, Jos\u00e9 Navarro and Santiago O’Ryan; the Argentinian “The\nLongleg<\/strong>“, a film made in cut-out and photo-collage directed by\nMercedes Moreira (only female director nominated in this category); and the\nColombian \u201cReconciliation Stories<\/strong>\u201d, a transmedia social research project\nthat collects stories of violence victims in Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe other hand, works from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Portugal and Mexico\nwill seek to be finalists in the category Best Ibero-American Animation\nSeries<\/strong>. Among the nominees are series broadcasted on some of the main\nanimation channels in the region, such as the Chilean \u201cThe Legend of Zeta\nand Ozz<\/strong>\u201d (Cartoon Network Latin America); the Argentinian \u201cMini Beat\nPower Rockers<\/strong>\u201d (Discovery Kids); the Spanish \u201cMomonsters<\/strong>\u201d (TVE),\nwhich has the participation, among others, of the Tenerife studios 3Doubles\nProducciones and Vitotito; the Mexican \u201cSpace Chickens in Space<\/strong>\u201d (Disney\nXD Latin America); and the Brazilian \u201cTain\u00e1 and the Amazon’s Guardians<\/strong>\u201d\n(Nickelodeon). This category is completed with \u201cCrias<\/strong>\u201d (RTP), a didactic\nseries that brings together 29 filmmakers from Portugal and France and was\nselected in the last edition of the Annecy festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portugal\nand Brazil lead the nominations in the category Best Ibero-American\nAnimation Short Film<\/strong>. In this category, the Portuguese animation is represented\nby \u201cUncle Thomas Accounting for the Days<\/strong>\u201d, a new short film by the\nrenowned director Regina Pessoa (\u201cTragic Story with Happy Ending\u201d, \u201cKali, the\nLittle Vampire\u201d) who has participated in more than 80 festivals worldwide;\n“Purpleboy<\/strong>“, a reflection on the gender identity directed by\nthe Brazilian Alexandre Siqueira; and ” The\nPeculiar Crime of Oddball Mr Jay<\/strong> “, a stop-motion\nfilm directed by Bruno Caetano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\nBleed<\/strong>\u201d, a work based on a true story that seeks to make visible the daily\nlife of a person with HIV; and \u201cFlesh<\/strong>\u201d, animated documentary directed by\nCamila Kater, are the Brazilian short films nominated in this category, which\nis completed with the Colombian film \u201cThe Cubicbird<\/strong>\u201d, recognized as Best\nAnimated Short Film in the latest edition of Bogoshorts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An international jury will choose three finalists in each\ncategory, that will aim for the awards to be delivered at the ceremony on April\n18th in Tenerife. The finalists of each category will be announced at Casa de\nAm\u00e9rica de Madrid on Tuesday, February 18th. The jury is made up of Colombian\nAlfredo Marun (Disney Television Animation); Polish Anja Franczak (Human Ark);\nSalvadorian Sim\u00f3n Vladimir Varela (Production Designer and Visual Development\nArtist for several studios, including Pixar, Disney, Warner, among others); the\nAmerican Vera Verba (Sesame Workshop YouTube Channel) and the French V\u00e9ronique\nEncrenaz (MIFA Annecy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nQuirino Awards organization also announced the nominated works in the School\nShort Film categories -where 5 of the 6 nominated works are directed by women-\ncommissioned film, animation for video game -category included as of this\nedition-, visual development, animation design and sound design and original\nmusic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List\nof all the nominated works here<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The call to the Co-production and Business Forum is still\nopen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In parallel to the awards, the Quirino Awards intend to continue\ngenerating networks and favoring the circulation of works on both sides of the\nocean. For this, a new edition of the Ibero-American Co-production and\nBusiness Forum<\/strong> will be developed, which will take place on April 17th and\n18th in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation in this Forum is open to professionals from Latin\nAmerica, Portugal, Andorra and Spain, as well as distributors, channels, sales\nagents and potential co-producers from the rest of Europe and North America\ninterested in Ibero-American animation. Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Disney\nTV Animation, Discovery Kids, Sesame Workshop, Zodiak Kids, RTVE, Human Ark,\nMomakin, Barley Films<\/strong> and Indie Sales<\/strong> are some of the channels and\ncompanies that have already confirmed their participation in the forum, which\nhas the collaboration of ICEX and Animation From Spain. The second edition of\nthis Forum convened 300 professionals from 20 countries that participated in\nmore than 630 B2B meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration <\/strong>must be done through the Quirino website<\/strong><\/a> before February 20th (<\/strong>early bird<\/strong><\/em>) and March 2nd (<\/strong>final deadline<\/strong><\/em>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Quirino Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The awards are named after the creator of the first\nanimated feature film in history, the Italian-Argentine Quirino Cristiani, who\nin 1917 directed “The Apostle”; an Argentine production in which\n58,000 drawings made by hand and shot in 35 mm were used, in addition to\nseveral models representing public buildings and the streets of the city of\nBuenos Aires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Quirino Awards, which have the main sponsorship <\/strong>of the Cabildo de Tenerife through the Tenerife Film Commission<\/strong><\/a>, reflect the determined commitment that has been made for years to animation on the island. This commitment also materializes in concrete actions to support the blooming local industry, assistance to major international markets and the promotion of the “Tenerife Isla Cartoon<\/strong><\/a>” brand, specific to this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative also has the sponsorship of ICEX Spain Export and Investments, City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PROEXCA, TEA, HP and Tangram Solutions; the collaboration of ICAA, AECID, Ibermedia Program, Embassy of Brazil, Embassy of Portugal, Auditorium of Tenerife and RTVE; and the support of DIBOOS, SAVE, Pixelatl, 3D Wire, Ventana Sur Animation!, La Liga de la Animaci\u00f3n Iberoamericana (the Ibero-American Animation League), Casa de Am\u00e9rica and Annecy Festival, as well as the associations: APA – Association of Animation Producers of Cordoba Argentina; ANIMAR CLUSTER – Argentine Animation Cluster & VFX; ABCA – Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Cinema de Anima\u00e7\u00e3o; Animachi Chile; GEMA Colombia – Animation Entrepreneurs Group; Guild of Animators of Ecuador; ACDMX – Association of Digital Creatives of Mexico; Peru Animation and Casa da Anima\u00e7ao of Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More info at Premiosquirino.org <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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