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Spain Dominates At The 7th Edition Of Quirino Awards

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

Neon will release the film on May 31st.

Neon will release the film on May 31st.

What do you get when you lock up a director, an art director, and a storyboard artist together in a room for 18 months?

‘To Bird or Not to Bird’ won best animated short and ‘The Society of the Snow’ won best special effects.

The Spanish production from director Pablo Berger is one of the standout films of the past year.

The filmmaker recruited talent from across Europe to staff his single-use studio.

‘Hardly Working’ won this year’s prize for a European animated short and ‘Society of the Snow’ won best European visual effects.

Four other films got animated feature nominations: ‘They Shot the Piano Player,’ ‘Sultana’s Dream,’ ‘Mummies,’ and ‘Hanna and the Monsters.’

The biggest Annecy ever, by a lot, wrapped tonight with an awards gala befitting its incredible competition lineups.

The kids and family feature will premiere at Cannes on Saturday, then play in competition at Annecy in June.

The list includes World War II drama “The Most Precious of Cargoes,” from Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius.