Spanish Animation Scene – a selection of recent, short animation films.
Presented by Alfred
The aim of this presentation was to showcase simple to complex Spanish films, some made by native Spanish animators living outside Spain and the others by non-Spanish animators living in Spain. Alfred put it succinctly – “We are not Spanish people”, he said. “We are people from the animation world”.
The showcase was also about the way that the films are made. About how people from a small industry and a small world make films. The power of the idea is striking in each and every one of the films being showcased. It’s not about big budgets but about the artist’s determination. His will to make good films. These films were made by people with more power inside them than in their hands.
A brief synopsis of the films:
El Viaje De Said by Coke Rioboo – 12:30 mins A musical plasticine animation about Said’s journey to the land of opportunities which he discovers is not as beautiful or nice as he has been told. A beautiful piece on the topic of immigration.
Quien Engana No Gana by NID PG student Partha Pratim Das, Rajiv Eipe, Kapil Pandit, Kaustubh Ray, Prashant Sartape, Nidhi Sundaram, Lucky Vakharia, Monisha Kaul under the guidance of Isabel Herguera – 3:20 mins A visual interpretation using sand animation of a Spanish song by the same name by singer Ojos De Brujo, from the album ‘Bari’. A few seconds into the video and you forget that it is sand being animated. Wonderful sample of animating with sand.
New York in Three Parts by Marcel Pie Barba – 5:30 mins An exploration of New York city, combining live action, pixillation and graphics.
My Gandmother by Luis Zamparo Pueyo – 9:40 mins A sad but poignant traditionally animated film about a lonely, old grandma who dies a solitary death.
Violeta, La Pescadora Del Mar Negro by Marc Riba & Anna Solanas – 9:00 mins A very dark and disturbing story about a little girl and her dark deeds presented beautifully using puppet animation.
The Tale Tell Heart by Raul Garcia – 9:00 mins A psychological thriller based on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell Tale Heart” narrated in 1st person
Pcoyo by David Cantolle & Guillermo Garcia – 7:00 mins A delightful little film for very young kids which has also been broadcast on British television
The Fly Workshop Animac 2007 – 2:00 mins Andrea Pierri and the students of the Escola Municipal de Belles Arts of Lleida present a short film, the result of their workshop held during ANIMAC 2007.