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Chile

Quirino Awards 2025 Quirino Awards 2025
Awards

Nominees Announced For 2025 Quirino Awards Honoring The Best In Ibero-American Animation

The winners will be announced on May 10 in a ceremony held on the Canary Island of Tenerife.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

In the Stars In the Stars
Awards

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘In The Stars’ Director Gabriel Osorio Vargas

This Oscar-qualified short set in the ‘Star Wars’ universe has parallels with the real-life genocide of Indigenous Patagonian people in Chile.

By Kévin Giraud | 6 months ago

Brave Cat
Feature Film

Chilean Studio Punkrobot Debuts Teaser For ‘Brave Cat’ Feature

The studio won the Oscar in 2016 for its animated short ‘Bear Story.’

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Robot Dreams, Jasmine & Jambo.
Awards

Spain Dominates At The 7th Edition Of Quirino Awards

‘Robot Dreams’ won two awards, including best feature.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Bestia
Cartoon Brew Pick

Hugo Covarrubias’ Haunting Stop-Motion Short ‘Bestia’ Is Now Free To Watch Online

The film is an unsettling portrait of Ingrid Olderöck, a Chilean national police officer under Pinochet who used dogs to torture prisoners.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Star Wars Visions
Series

Go Way Behind The Scenes Of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2 With Some Never-Before-Seen Artwork

Filmmakers from five of the shorts explain how their stories are particularly local, despite being set in a galaxy far, far away.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Ice Merchants, Passenger
Awards

‘Ice Merchants,’ ‘Passenger’ Lead Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards Nominees

This year’s Quirino Awards will take place on May 13 in the Canary Island city of La Laguna, Tenerife.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

La Casa Lobo
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Cristóbal León And Joaquín Cociña

Using dark, absurdist humor and nightmarish imagery, the duo has cooked up a body of work that is spellbinding, surreal, and often political.

By Chris Robinson | 2 years ago

Seven Latina Filmmakers
Animators

Seven Promising Latina Directors To Keep An Eye On

A look at some of the women making waves in Latin American animation.

By Ivan Portillo | 3 years ago

LatAm Annecy
Feature Film

Latin America Shines At Annecy: ‘Perlimps,’ ‘They Shot The Piano Player,’ ‘Arbor,’ ‘Petra and the Sun’

Titles from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Chile were just a few from the increasingly prominent Latin American contingent at this year’s Annecy.

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Bestia
Awards

‘Bestia’: How A True-Life Story Of Torture And Evil Was Turned Into An Oscar-Nominated Stop-Motion Film

The film was made during Chile’s recent social uprising. “We were making a short film about torture in the past, while this was happening again in our country,” says director Hugo Covarrubias.

By Carlos Aguilar | 3 years ago

2022 Oscar nominations
Awards

Who Could Win, Who Was Snubbed: Looking At The Oscar Animation Nominees

This year’s animated feature nominees were predictable. The short ones certainly weren’t.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Bestia
Sponsored by Chiledoc

Three Chilean Animated Shorts Are Competing At This Week’s Guadalajara Festival

The festival will showcase the diversity of Chile’s fast-growing animation industry.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 4 years ago

Chilean features at Cannes Market
Sponsored by Chiledoc

Five Chilean Animated Features Will Take Center Stage At The Cannes Film Market

A preview of the five features that Chile will present at the Marché du Film.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 4 years ago

Chilean Annecy Pitches
Events

Annecy Pitches: The Future Of Chilean Animation

A look at Chilean feature and series pitches at Annecy.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

Quirino Awards 2021
Awards

‘A Costume For Nicholas,’ ‘Petit,’ ‘Homeless Home’ Among Winners At 2021 Quirino Awards

2d animation performed well at this year’s edition of the awards, which honor animation from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

"Angry Birds Bubble Trouble"
Studios

How A New ‘Angry Birds’ Series Sparked An Unusual Partnership Between 3 Latin American Studios

Hype Animation, Red Animation Studios, and Punkrobot have formed Los Amigos, billed as “the largest collective animation studio in Latin America.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

"Nahuel and the Magic Book"
Distribution

Seven Animated Features That Caught Our Eye At The American Film Market

These upcoming animated features are from Asia, South America, and Europe.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

"Fridastyle"
Events

Ideatoon 2020: A Snapshot Of Latin American Animation Today

We speak to finalists in this year’s pitching contest about the benefits and challenges of creating animated IP in the region.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

MIFA pitches 2020
Educational

How To Pitch Virtually During A Pandemic: Creators And Producers Share Tips

The teams behind three projects pitched at Annecy’s MIFA market tell us what was gained — and lost — in the shift to virtual pitching.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Adult animated features
Feature Film

Adult Animation Is Having A Moment. Here Are 6 Essential Features To Start With.

War, gangsters, a drug-dealing piglet, and the gentle progress of an English couple’s marriage. Pixar this ain’t.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Quirinos 2020 winners
Awards

‘Klaus,’ ‘Tainá And The Amazon’s Guardians’ Triumph At 2020 Quirino Awards (Full List Of Winners)

The best of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American animation was honored at the virtual ceremony.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Paradise town
Festivals

Annecy Pitches: 5 TV Projects That Caught Our Eye

A celebration of Latin America’s carnivals, a satire of Britain’s bleak urban developments, a fable about a world literally turned on its head, and more…

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

"27"
Feature Film

Annecy Pitches: 5 Film Projects That Caught Our Eye

An Egyptian fantasy, a transgender murder mystery, an apocalyptic coming-of-age tragicomedy, and more…

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Indie quarantine animation
Shorts

Indie Animators Have Kept Busy During Lockdown. Here’s A Few Of The Things They’ve Made.

MC Hammer dishes out health advice, a British man reflects on lockdown in Beijing, and artists pay tribute to endangered species.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Quirino Finalists 2020
Awards

Quirino Awards 2020: Full List Of Finalists

A total of 22 works — features, shorts, series, and video games — from nine Ibero-American countries are in contention for an award.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Events

Interview: Pixelatl’s José Iñesta On How The Ideatoon Contest Is Shaping Latin American Animation

Dozens of Latin American series have been optioned, and moved into development and production thanks to the Ideatoon competition.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

Shorts

How They Did It: Creating A 1920s Rubber-Hose Animation Style For ‘Waldo’s Dream’

Colombian animation studio Venturia shares tricks and techniques they used to create a vintage-style animation piece.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Events

For Latin American Creators, It’s About Telling Stories That Matter To Them

The challenge for Latin American creators: telling stories about subjects and themes particular to their identity, without sacrificing broad global appeal.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

"Tito and the Birds."
Business

Quirino Forum: 6 Key Takeaways On The Current State Of Latin American Animation

Animation production throughout Latin America is booming, but the region must overcome many hurdles to fully develop its industry.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

Awards

A Report From The 2019 Quirino Awards: ‘Virus Tropical,’ ‘Jorel’s Brother,’ ‘Guaxuma’ Win Top Prizes

The second annual Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards celebrated the stylistic diversity and daring storytelling of animation films from the region.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

golpea_duro_hara
Studios

How Chile’s Marmota Studio Turned Youtube Success Into A Cartoon Network Series

Marmota’s new series “Hit Hard, Hara” is the first series entirely created by Chilean talent to premiere on Cartoon Network Latin America.

By Carlos Aguilar | 6 years ago

mate_buda.tv
Shorts

Argentina’s Buda Celebrates South America’s Mate Drink With Collaborative Short Film

Artists from Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay participated in this stylistically diverse project.

By Carlos Aguilar | 6 years ago

Awards

Quirino Awards 2019: Finalists Announced In 9 Categories

The countries with the most-nominated animation projects are Spain (13), Brazil (7), and Colombia (5).

By Carlos Aguilar | 6 years ago

Awards

Quirino Awards 2019: Full List Of Nominees

Spain, Brazil, and Argentina lead the way with the most nominated projects.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

BrewTV

Animation Around the World: Chile, Norway, Philippines

Cartoon Brew’s whirlwind tour around the animation globe continues this week with insights from industry players in Chile, Norway, and Philippines.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

"La Casa Lobo"
Feature Film

The Ten Filmmaking Rules Of ‘La Casa Lobo,’ 2018’s Most Gonzo Stop Motion Feature

An experimental Chilean horror fairy tale based on a real-life child-abusing Nazi cult leader barely begins to describe “La Casa Lobo.”

By Samuel Locuviche | 7 years ago

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