Spain Celebrates its Very Best with ‘Revelations!’ Animation Showcase in Cannes
variety.comMarta Balaga Spanish animation shows off its serious side in Cannes’ “Revelations!” showcase, dedicated to new shorts both by promising beginners and acclaimed filmmakers, such as Alberto Mielgo, who scored an Academy Award for “The Windshield Wiper.” In June, four of the presented titles will also head to Annecy: María Lorenzo’s “Fashion Victims 2.0,” “Lost at Sea,” directed by Lucija Stojevic and Andrés Bartos, Pablo Río’s “Conej Steps Out” and Carla Pereira and Juanfran Jacinto’s “All Is Lost.” “Animators, or just artists in general, tend to reflect on their times.
Some of these films were born during the pandemic and yes, there is this melancholy to them. They are tackling multiple serious subjects,” says animation curator Carolina López Caballero.
That includes elderly suicide, like in the case of Diego Porral’s tender “Leopoldo from the Bar,” where a lonely man walks through ever-changing streets of Madrid accompanied by a massive pigeon. “It’s a very, very serious topic, but he talks about it by introducing a comedic character.
That’s the power of animation – you can make these things feel bearable,” she adds. Porral notes: “Animation provides us with infinite ways to tell a story.
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