2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘La Perra’ Director Carla Melo Gampert
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
The hybrid feature tells the story of a girl who becomes entrapped in her deceased father’s unfinished novel and comes face to face with the book’s characters who have taken over the plot.
Colombia’s animation scene is thriving. Let’s highlight some of the tremendous work being done by its native artists and studios.
Barranquilla-based graphic designer Geraldine Fernández claimed she contributed 25,000 drawings to the film’s production.
The Colombian short offers a novel visual representation of the imperfectness of memory.
The 2d horror-thriller unspools in colonial Mexico where a Spanish priest must seek healing from the natives he once condemned.
Director Silvia Prietov spoke with us about the honor she and her team felt in being asked to produce the short.
We caught up with Venturia founder Juan M. Urbina, who directed the Hanna-Barbera-inspired video.
This year’s Quirino Awards will take place on May 13 in the Canary Island city of La Laguna, Tenerife.
A look at some of the women making waves in Latin American animation.
Inspired by the work of Jiří Trnka and Jiří Barta, Laverde’s films were unlike anything being made in Colombia in the 1970s-1980s.
2d animation performed well at this year’s edition of the awards, which honor animation from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
“The most important element is to have great confidence in your team,” says Rafatoon of directing animation in the Zoom age.
Music video for the Goo Goo Dolls’ “You Ain’t Getting Nothin’.”
We speak to finalists in this year’s pitching contest about the benefits and challenges of creating animated IP in the region.
The best of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American animation was honored at the virtual ceremony.
A total of 22 works — features, shorts, series, and video games — from nine Ibero-American countries are in contention for an award.
Dozens of Latin American series have been optioned, and moved into development and production thanks to the Ideatoon competition.
Colombian animation studio Venturia shares tricks and techniques they used to create a vintage-style animation piece.
The challenge for Latin American creators: telling stories about subjects and themes particular to their identity, without sacrificing broad global appeal.
The second annual Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards celebrated the stylistic diversity and daring storytelling of animation films from the region.
The countries with the most-nominated animation projects are Spain (13), Brazil (7), and Colombia (5).
Spain, Brazil, and Argentina lead the way with the most nominated projects.