Six emerging female animation directors in Spain, some with a considerable career in cinema such as IDFA Audience Award winner Lucija Stojević (“La Chana”), will unveil their latest projects at Annecy June 25 at Women in Animation from Spain.
The titles say much about the state of animation – in Spain and beyond.
Three of the five titles are Catalan productions as Catalonia builds as an exciting European animation hub.
The works divide the way the whole international animation industry is going, split between commercial IP and auteur-driven creative work, at least in how they are conceived by their creators.
(One crossover sweet spot between the two trends is of course original IP. “We believe ‘Night Forest’ has strong potential beyond the screen, as it is conceived as a transmedia IP that can grow through community building, publishing, merchandise, events and digital experiences,” says director Natasha Barreto)
