‘Agua Dulce,’ ‘Bolla,’ ‘Knightmares’ Head to Annecy Animation Festival’s La Liga Focus (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente The Costa Rican tale of a grandfather’s lifetime care for his family, “Agua Dulce,” Mexican eco-themed elf story “Bolla” and teen horror tale “Knightmares” are among the six projects to be pitched June 12 at the Annecy Animation Festival’s Mifa Market.
These are presented by La Liga, an umbrella association jointly founded in 2018 by Argentina’s Animation! at Ventana Sur, Spain’s Quirino Awards and Mexico’s Pixelatl fest. “Animation is an increasingly collaborative industry.
La Liga [the Ibero-American Animation League] exemplifies this collaboration among the major markets in Ibero-America, allowing production houses to see the benefits of teamwork,” said Pixelatl CEO, Jose Iñesta. “Since its inception, many projects that have won Liga awards have been produced or are in production, such as ‘Dos Pajaritos’ and ‘Primeras.’ We aim to see more Ibero-American content on screens, and the path forward is through co-production, collaboration and teamwork.
La Liga was founded with this in mind and we are thrilled to see more of our region’s content on global screens,” he added. “The projects to be presented at Focus are the winners of the Animation!
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