Spanish Animation Woos North American Market at OIAF’s The Animation Conference
variety.comJamie Lang Animation from Spain is attending the Ottawa International Animation Festival‘s TAC (The Animation Conference) for the first time this year and has brought with it three of Spain’s hottest up-and-coming animation producers for a roundtable to discuss the current state of Iberian animation and pitch their pipelines to the international and North American markets.
A Spanish government-backed presence at North America’s most important animation festival and the leading indie-dedicated animation event on the global calendar indicates a desire to become a bigger player in Canada and the U.S.
while bolstering the country’s global reputation. International ambitions are being fueled by increased activity in Spain. According to ICEX Spain Trade and Investment, the Spanish government body that spearheads this year’s Ottawa involvement, in 2023, Spanish companies produced six animated features, 25 short films and 68 seasons of animated TV series.
Commercial and critically, Spanish animation is also reaching new heights. Last year, 4 Cats Pictures’ “Mummies” made $54 million at the global box office, the second-highest gross for a Spanish feature outside of Spain.
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