Paramount Makes A Bet on Spanish Feature Animation

Spanish feature animation is having its moment. Late in 2014, Ilion studio’s “Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo” opened head-to-head in Spain against DreamWorks’s “Penguins of Madagascar,” and ended up grossing more than its big-budget American competitor.

“Tad, The Lost Explorer” trailer

As part of my on-going series to bring awareness to the dozens of animated features being produced throughout the world, few of which …