The Quirinos are supposed to encompass animation from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, but this year’s awards were dominated by the European countries. Of the nine prizes, only three went to Latin American productions: Tainá, The Cubicbird, and the multinational short Mate?, which won best commissioned film. This trend inverts last year’s awards, six of which went to Latin America.
The prizegiving caps a month-long virtual edition of the Quirinos, which featured business meetings and various industry events. Round tables were held on subjects including “women in Ibero-American animation,” “sustainability in animation,” and “new technologies applied to animation production.” The organizers claim that these events drew more than 170,000 views combined.
Here is the complete list of winners from the 2020 Quirinos:
Best Feature Film
Klaus directed by Sergio Pablos; produced by SPA Studios, Atresmedia Cine (Spain)
Best Series
Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians directed by André Forni; produced by Hype, Sincrocine (Brazil)
Best Short Film
The Cubicbird directed by Jorge Alberto Vega; produced by La Valiente Estudio, Cintadhesiva, Animaedro (Colombia)
Best School Short Film
Nestor directed by João Gonzalez; produced by Royal College of Art (Portugal, U.K.)
Best Commissioned Film
Mate? directed by Buda.tv; produced by Buda.tv (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)
Best Animation for Video Game
Gris directed by Conrad Roset; produced by Nomada Studio (Spain)
Best Visual Development
The Peculiar Crime of Oddball Mr Jay directed by Bruno Caetano; produced by Cola — Colectivo Audiovisual, Wild Stream (Portugal, France)
Best Animation Design
Klaus directed by Sergio Pablos; produced by SPA Studios, Atresmedia Cine (Spain)
Best Sound Design and Original Music
Nestor directed by João Gonzalez; produced by Royal College of Art (Portugal, U.K.)
(Images at top, left to right: “Klaus,” “Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians.”)
