‘Love,’ ‘Dissonance,’ ‘Decorado’ Top 3D Wire Fest in Spain

3D Wire, a combination festival/market/meeting point for Spain’s animation industry, wrapped up its eighth edition in Segovia last weekend, and announced the winners for its film and projects competitions during a ceremony on Saturday, October 8.

I served on the jury for the 3D Wire Fest section of the event, along Luce Grosjean, Rebeca Núñez, and Paolo Polesello. We chose three winners and one special mention from a strong selection of 45 films programmed by Loic Portier. The European and Spanish short film winner that we selected will go on to be shortlisted for the Cartoon d’Or Award, and the Spanish winner will also be shortlisted for Spain’s Goya Awards.

It’s a remarkable event—every country should be so lucky to have such a networking event—and I’ll write more about what took place at 3D Wire shortly. In the meantime, here is a look at 3D Wire’s 2016 winners:

3D WIRE FEST

Best International Short Film

• Dissonance
  Till Nowak (Germany)

Best European Short Film

• Love
  Reka Bucsi (France/Hungary)

Best Spanish Short Film

• Decorado
  Alberto Vázquez (Spain)

Best Spanish Short Film (Special Mention)

• Three Fitted Flies
  María Álvarez, Elisa Morais (Spain/Lithuania)

CALL FOR PROJECTS

Movistar+ Short Film Project Award

• Mum’s the Word
  Khris Cembe (Spain)

2D Young Talent Award by Toon Boom Animation

• Hair
  Christian Villacañas (Spain)
• Back Then
  Diego Porral (Spain)

Interactive RTVE Award to the Most Innovative App Project

• Superbarista
  Appnormals Team (Spain)

Interactive RTVE Award to the Most Innovative Video Game Project

• M. The City in the Center of The World (Nubla, Episode 2)
  Gammera Nest (Spain)

Interactive RTVE Award to the Most Innovative VR Video Game Project

• Ana Juan, Drawing on the Other Side
  Unit Experimental (Spain)

Best video game project

• The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square Mind
  Delirium Studios (Spain)

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Best International Short Film

• None of That
  Isabela Littger, Anna Paddock, Kriti Kaur (Brazil/USA/India)

Best Spanish Short Film

• Darrel
  Marc Briones, Alan Carabantes (Spain)