From "La familia Telerin" until "Planet 51" the animation spanish film industry never ceases to amaze . And is that despite the ubiquity of the United States, there are many Spanish proposals are not far behind.
Spain is at its peak. Considered a showcase of talent, there are several contributing their creative know-how Spanish to American productions. In this journey into the animation scene in Spain, you will see why we can be the best.
Text: Vanessa Andres Manzano
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- SPEAKING OF INDUSTRY -
Sergio Pablos, co-producer and host of the recently released Gru. My favorite villain, and Jorge Blanco, a director of Planet 51, seem to agree on an idea: we need a real industry. Is that the reason why the Spanish animation artists are recognized in American industry. "It's not bad out to gain experience, but not see it as an honor. I see it do a story about a Spanish at Pixar, but I miss the connotation of saying," if we had a good animation industry in Spain this man not would have needed to go out to work, "says Pablo. That is also what happens with Rodrigo Blaas, after collaborating on projects such as Pixar Wall-E, returned to Spain to delight in the independent short and four times winner Alma.
Pioneer would be the case for Planet 51, which, far from public support, appears to be the most expensive film in Spanish cinema it had invested 55 million euros, some of them financed through pre-sales. "We have to try that the market is real and that the productions are not only based on subsidies" White argues. In what is certain is that in the film industry, animation takes the cake as far as budgets are concerned. Within our borders there are three producers who seem to be dawning with projects that leave us well positioned:
· Kandor Moon (Málaga) have their backs creations like The Missing Lynx (2008) and The Lady and Death (2009).
· Animati Ilion Studios (Madrid): responsible for co-grossing between Spain and England Planet 51 (2009)
· Abano Producions (A Coruña): his projects are Donkey Xote (2007) and The World's Largest Flower (2007). On October 29 we are waiting on his latest movie: The army of rag (2010)
-BALANCE OF THE LATEST PRODUCTION IN SPAIN -
TROOP OF CLOTH (2010)
Animated feature written by Lola Beccaria, led by Alex Colls and produced by Anera Films, Continental Animation, Abano Producions.
Released on 29 October.
Mumu discovered in the park where his friends played with a bright flock of sheep who happen to be stars. Compare the way they look wonderful sheep with his group of friends, and can not help but feel a little ashamed of them. Mumu is set to change whatever is necessary to become one of those modern sheep.
PLANET 51 (2009)
Animated feature written by Joe Stillman, directed by Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, and produced by HandMade Films, DeA Planeta Home Entertainment, Antena 3 Films, Ilion Animation.
Goya for Best Animated Film
"Chuck" Baker is an American astronaut who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to walk the planet. To his surprise, he discovers that the planet is inhabited by little green people who live happily in a world of white picket fence, and whose only fear is being invaded by aliens ... Chuck!
THE LADY AND DEATH (2009)
Animation short film written and directed by Javier Recio, produced by Kandor Moon.
Jury Award Best Short Animation Short Film Competition 9 th Sin, Best Short Anima Mundi 2010, Nominated for Best Animated Short Academy Award 2010, Winner of the Goya for Best Short Animation 2010.
An old woman lives alone on his farm, waiting for death to be reunited with her late husband. A night of his life fades away while asleep and is visited by Death who invited her to cross the tunnel. A doctor will bring back to life and deliver a fight to the death to recover the life of the elderly.
ALMA (2009)
Independent animated short film written and directed by Rodrigo Blaas.
LASHORTFEST July 2009 Best Animation, Best Opera Prima I Castelli Animati November 2009, Best of Festival ANIMAZING SPOTLIGHT November 2009, Grand Prix BRADFORD November 2009, Special Mention FANTASTIC FEST September 2009, Jury Honorable Mention SIGGRAPH 2009.
A girl named Alma walks along a deserted street in winter. When passing in front of a doll shop, is one identical to it in the window. Alma does not suspect his fate when he is attracted to his self on wrist
- SPANISH WAY WAS IN ANIMADRID 2010 -
And there could a chance to welcome our guest of this year: the Republic of Ireland where the history of the field of animation seems to take her off from the 70's. The first impulse seemed to come from outside the country when American Jimmy T. Murakami decided to open a studio in Dublin in the early seventies. In 1986 another American, Don Bluth, a former Disney animator who was working on his second film, In The Land (The Land Before Time, 1988), decided to move his studio in Dublin. Since 1996, thanks to The Irish Film Board, the development agency for the film industry in Ireland, there is a funding system that supports the animation and invested annually in new talent. Today the Irish film faces UK and U.S. competition, which they consider essential for the system of subsidies. Likewise we believe in the need for Irish identity in their scripts, and the foundation of a self-Irish school.
- Animadrid 2010 -
- First Prize of the Jury Madagascar, carnet de voyage, Bastien Dubois (France)
- Second Prize of the Jury Sinna Mann, Anita Killi (Norway)
- Third Prize Jury Big Big Bang Boom, Blu (Italy), Stretching, by François Vogel (France)