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Participants

Meet the twenty international participants who will take part in the third edition of the workshop.

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Joaquín Martínez

Going Down

Joaquín Martínez

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Joaquín Martínez

Going Down

Project description

During the subway ride, a woman will see how social boundaries break down, revealing the shadows and the most reserved instincts of each one.

Bio

Trained in the field of Fine Arts, Joaquín has developed most of his professional career in London, animating TV series for children's audiences. It was there where, in an open call for animation pitches, he managed to sell a children's animation series to Jellyfish Pictures. He has worked for BBC, CBeebies, BlueZoo and Jellyfish. He is currently back in Spain and is part of the animation team for the new Tadeo Jones installment: "Tadeo Jones 3: Curse of the Mummy".

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María Burgués and Enric Sant

Ibis

María Burgués and Enric Sant

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María Burgués and Enric Sant

Ibis

Project description

Two teenage girls embark on a mysterious and revealing journey that will help them both better understand themselves and the world around them.

Bio

Graduated in Fine Arts, Enric's artistic beginnings were in the world of urban art and graffiti, along with the "crew" Mixed Media, who experimented with different techniques with the intention of overcoming popular conventions. He later began to dedicate himself to design and art direction in video games and founded his own studio in 2013, Omnidrone. Simultaneously, he continued to mature his artistic work and started a solo project: Enric Sant, which has been exhibited in several countries. Thanks to his more than 10 years of experience in the digital industry, he is currently dedicated to freelance art direction, and collaborates with several animation studios and audiovisual production companies, such as Bliss and Dvein, among others, to carry out both advertising and film projects.

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Ruben Fernandez

Flambé Protocol

Ruben Fernandez

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Ruben Fernandez

Flambé Protocol

Project description

1944. A nice little restaurant near the Pyrenees is preparing for a new day. The young cook Isabela and her waiters make preparations without being aware of the day ahead.

Bio

He has more than 20 years of experience in animation for advertising, film and video games. With a degree in animation, he was an animator at Milimetros working on TV series and the film "Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón" (2002), winner of a Goya award. From 2004 to 2008 he worked in Zinkia Entertainment in pre-production for the series "Pocoyó" and "Shuriken School". Later he became a freelancer for companies such as UserT38 and Cartoon Network. In 2010 he joins Gameloft Madrid as 2D Lead Animator and in 2018 he creates together with his brother the production company Lamae Studio. He currently combines his work as a freelance animator and art director for Sunny Side Up Studios, with production work for Lamae Studio.

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Fabiola Rosso

Nerea

Fabiola Rosso

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Fabiola Rosso

Nerea

Project description

On her 13th birthday, Nerea discovers that she belongs to a magical species called Nereids, nymphs of the sea who, through marine energy, take care of all living organisms found on land. Unwittingly, as she tries to control her powers and fulfill her destiny, she provokes Queen Thetis to start sending creatures from the depths to the surface to return the brooch to its place of origin, the marine kingdom.

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Director and conceptual artist, winner of the "Hack MAFIZ Málaga" for digital creators. Fabiola has worked on different projects such as "Una canción para Lucía" by Fernando Madera (2021), "Todo se Mueve" by Giorgio Siladi (2021), "Helen" by Luitomá (2020) and "Natural Harmony" by The mysterious They (2020). She graduated with honours with a degree in advertising from UNAPEC University and has specialized in illustration and animation throughout her career. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Entertainment Industry Development and Management at ANAHUAC University, Cancun, and working as an artist for international animation projects.

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Carmen Cordoba

Moored

Carmen Cordoba

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Carmen Cordoba

Moored

Project description

Mother and Daughter are bound for life by an eternal bond that heals and wounds, and which is perpetuated when Daughter becomes Mother.

Bio

Computer Engineer with more than 6 years of experience in the ICT sector until in 2012 she takes a professional leap and decides to dedicate herself exclusively to animation. With this objective she completes her training with Daniel Martínez Lara at PepeSchoolLand and with Alicia Luna at the Escuela de Guión de Madrid and works on her first animated short film "Roberto". Released in September 2020, "Roberto" already has more than 40 awards and almost 100 international selections, including several festivals that qualify for the Oscars.

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Jorge Sarria

Play Gregor

Jorge Sarria

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Jorge Sarria

Play Gregor

Project description

Gregor leaves the bunker where he is sheltering from a nuclear bomb and finds a planet ruled by human-sized cockroaches.

Bio

Layout and previsualization artist who combines his work with personal projects. In his still short career he has been able to work on several projects including "Colrun", his own animated short film that has numerous nominations and several awards. He has also been a previsualization artist for Javier Fesser's latest film "Historias lamentables". He is currently layout artist at B-Water Studios for the TV series "Pettson and Findus" and "Treasure Trekkers".

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Aitor Herrero

The Pirate Grandmother

Aitor Herrero

The Pirate Grandmother

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Aitor Herrero

The Pirate Grandmother

Project description

The story of a pirate grandmother who lives a great adventure with her grandchildren: to free the grandfather who has been imprisoned for forty years on an enchanted island.

Bio

He has been working since 1990 as a story artist in animated series, films and advertising. The last relevant projects in which he has collaborated have been for the Netflix series Love Death and Robots (episode "Suits") or the medium-length film "What Do You Do With an Idea" for the production company Film Roman. He has also directed several short films and has worked as art director on several projects. In the last ten years he has combined his professional work with teaching in several animation schools. In 2015 he founded the company Aúpa dedicated to the realization of animation storyboards.

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María Luquero

Titan Tofu

María Luquero

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María Luquero

Titan Tofu

Project description

Titan and Tofu are two friendly and half-brave friends who, after a magical encounter, will not be able to live without each other.

Bio

María specializes in animation production. She is currently Production Coordinator of layout, animation and postproduction for the children's series "Pocoyó", in the audiovisual production company Zinkia. Previously she has worked in companies such as Lab Cave and LeonStudio. In addition, she has skills in modeling, 3D animation, texturing, lighting, editing, graphic design, and has a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Valladolid, Segovia Campus.

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Lucia Calvente

Villa Fábula

Lucia Calvente

Villa Fábula

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Lucia Calvente

Villa Fábula

Project description

The lives of a group of young students are turned upside down when an entity from another universe gives them the gift of seeing the creatures in the stories their parents try to convince them to do their homework.

Bio

Since she was a child, Lucía never stopped drawing Disney characters and it was always clear to her that she wanted to dedicate herself professionally to it. After finishing her Fine Arts degree, she took a course at La Galería Roja where she met Víctor Marín, with whom in 2019 she will begin to collaborate in the creation of the series "Villa Fábula", a project with which she participates in the workshop. The series also represented Spain in the last edition of Ventana Sur, the main Latin American film market. He has also completed an intensive course with artist Bill Schwab and several illustrated books.

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Professors

These were the professionals who accompanied the workshop participants to get the most out of the tools.

Real-time Supervisor and Creative Director

Edu Martín

He started working in the field of computer graphics in the mid-90s. Throughout his career he has been part of a wide variety of projects, although he ended up specializing in lighting for animated feature films. He has worked in internationally renowned companies such as Animal Logic, Pixar or Skydance Animation.

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Real-time Supervisor and Creative Director

Edu Martín

Bio

He started working in the field of computer graphics in the mid-90s. Throughout his career he has been part of a wide variety of projects, although he ended up specializing in lighting for animated feature films. He has worked in internationally renowned companies such as Animal Logic, Pixar or Skydance Animation.

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Character Animator and VR artist

Daniel Martín Peixe

A character animator with 12 years of experience at Disney ("Tangled", "Zootopia" and "Moana", the latter two Oscar winners), he currently works at Moon Studios as a cinematics animator. Daniel has worked in the animation industry as a traditional 2D and CGI animator in a variety of projects and locations around the world. Mentor of the professional online workshop Animsquad since 2017. Writer, director and creator of the virtual reality short film "The Remedy" (2019), created entirely with the virtual reality app "Quill".

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Character Animator and VR artist

Daniel Martín Peixe

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A character animator with 12 years of experience at Disney ("Tangled", "Zootopia" and "Moana", the latter two Oscar winners), he currently works at Moon Studios as a cinematics animator. Daniel has worked in the animation industry as a traditional 2D and CGI animator in a variety of projects and locations around the world. Mentor of the professional online workshop Animsquad since 2017. Writer, director and creator of the virtual reality short film "The Remedy" (2019), created entirely with the virtual reality app "Quill".

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CTO at HAMPA STUDIO

Raúl Colomer

During the last few years he has been linked to Pinkman.tv studio as senior lighter and CG Supervisor with three projects completed, among them the Oscar winning "The Windshield Wiper", and the two Emmy winning "Jibaro", both directed by Alberto Mielgo. He has also been CG Technical Supervisor at In-Efecto, with the series project "Tara Duncan", where he was part of the studio's pipeline design team. He is currently the CTO of Hampa Studio, with more than ten projects in parallel in different states, focused on the development and implementation of proprietary and free software in workflows with "realtime" technology in 2D and 3D animation.

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CTO at HAMPA STUDIO

Raúl Colomer

Bio

During the last few years he has been linked to Pinkman.tv studio as senior lighter and CG Supervisor with three projects completed, among them the Oscar winning "The Windshield Wiper", and the two Emmy winning "Jibaro", both directed by Alberto Mielgo. He has also been CG Technical Supervisor at In-Efecto, with the series project "Tara Duncan", where he was part of the studio's pipeline design team. He is currently the CTO of Hampa Studio, with more than ten projects in parallel in different states, focused on the development and implementation of proprietary and free software in workflows with "realtime" technology in 2D and 3D animation.

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Real Time VFX Supervisor at Reel FX

Federico Moreno Breser

He studied filmmaking at the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, later specializing in animation doing 3D short courses at Image Campus and finally returning from Animation Mentor in 2009. In 2005 he founded Mcfly Studio, one of the leading animation studios in Buenos Aires working for a wide range of clients and projects during all these years such as Legendary Pictures, Disney, Fox, Netflix, Ubisoft, Unicef, Bradesco, Marvel, Boca Juniors, Ford, among others. In 2009 he founded Moushon! a monthly magazine specialized in animation that spread animation in Latin America. Federico is the creator and director of the award-winning animated series Tierra de Rufianes, and the co-director of El Paraíso, an Epic Mega grant winning animated feature film noir that will hit theaters in September 2022. Towards the end of 2021 he released REBELS in association with Facebook Oculus, a virtual reality narrative story that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021. Federico is currently based in Montreal working for Reel Fx as VFX Supervisor in the new Virtual Production department where they have just launched on Netflix, Super Giant Robot Brothers, the first animated series created using virtual production under the direction of acclaimed director and Pixar veteran, Mark Andrews.

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Real Time VFX Supervisor at Reel FX

Federico Moreno Breser

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He studied filmmaking at the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, later specializing in animation doing 3D short courses at Image Campus and finally returning from Animation Mentor in 2009. In 2005 he founded Mcfly Studio, one of the leading animation studios in Buenos Aires working for a wide range of clients and projects during all these years such as Legendary Pictures, Disney, Fox, Netflix, Ubisoft, Unicef, Bradesco, Marvel, Boca Juniors, Ford, among others. In 2009 he founded Moushon! a monthly magazine specialized in animation that spread animation in Latin America. Federico is the creator and director of the award-winning animated series Tierra de Rufianes, and the co-director of El Paraíso, an Epic Mega grant winning animated feature film noir that will hit theaters in September 2022. Towards the end of 2021 he released REBELS in association with Facebook Oculus, a virtual reality narrative story that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021. Federico is currently based in Montreal working for Reel Fx as VFX Supervisor in the new Virtual Production department where they have just launched on Netflix, Super Giant Robot Brothers, the first animated series created using virtual production under the direction of acclaimed director and Pixar veteran, Mark Andrews.

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Jury

An international jury of industry professionals selected the three winning projects.

Choreographer, actress and director

Blanca Li

Blanca Li is a choreographer, dancer, stage director for ballets, musicals and operas, film and audiovisual director, actress, multimedia artist. She has directed five feature films, including the musical comedy "Le Défi", the documentary about her work "Pas à Pas", and the musical "Elektro Mathematrix". He directed the first dance short film in virtual reality in France in 2013. And he has created multiple installations and events for the MUSAC in León, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the White Night in Madrid or the Grand Palais in Paris, among others. In April 2019, she has been named the first female choreographer at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France. She has been directing the Teatros del Canal in Madrid since November 2019 where she recently premiered "Le Bal de Paris", an immersive show in virtual reality.

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Choreographer, actress and director

Blanca Li

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Blanca Li is a choreographer, dancer, stage director for ballets, musicals and operas, film and audiovisual director, actress, multimedia artist. She has directed five feature films, including the musical comedy "Le Défi", the documentary about her work "Pas à Pas", and the musical "Elektro Mathematrix". He directed the first dance short film in virtual reality in France in 2013. And he has created multiple installations and events for the MUSAC in León, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the White Night in Madrid or the Grand Palais in Paris, among others. In April 2019, she has been named the first female choreographer at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France. She has been directing the Teatros del Canal in Madrid since November 2019 where she recently premiered "Le Bal de Paris", an immersive show in virtual reality.

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Director of Pepe School Land

Daniel Martínez Lara

Goya Award for best animated short film for "Alike" in 2016. He carries out his professional activity in three areas: teaching with his school Pepe School Land, creating his own short films and finally designing and developing animation tools such as Blender Grease Pencil, KeyMesh and EasyRigging.

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Director of Pepe School Land

Daniel Martínez Lara

Bio

Goya Award for best animated short film for "Alike" in 2016. He carries out his professional activity in three areas: teaching with his school Pepe School Land, creating his own short films and finally designing and developing animation tools such as Blender Grease Pencil, KeyMesh and EasyRigging.

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Writer, producer and director.

Pablo Berger

Pablo Berger is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in the Spanish audiovisual industry; author of "Blancanieves", one of the films that has received the most Goya Awards in history (with a total of 10 awards, including Best Film). Knight of Arts and Letters by the French government and member of the Hollywood Academy, Pablo has a career spanning more than 30 years, including critical and public successes such as the feature films "Torremolinos 73" and "Abracadabra", as well as multi-award winning short films such as "Mama" and "Truth and Beauty". His next project, Robot Dreams, is an animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name by Sara Varon.

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Writer, producer and director.

Pablo Berger

Bio

Pablo Berger is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in the Spanish audiovisual industry; author of "Blancanieves", one of the films that has received the most Goya Awards in history (with a total of 10 awards, including Best Film). Knight of Arts and Letters by the French government and member of the Hollywood Academy, Pablo has a career spanning more than 30 years, including critical and public successes such as the feature films "Torremolinos 73" and "Abracadabra", as well as multi-award winning short films such as "Mama" and "Truth and Beauty". His next project, Robot Dreams, is an animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name by Sara Varon.

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VR Production Company

Veronica Rodriguez

Communication professional specialized in virtual reality. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication, Master in Transmedia Storytelling and Branded Content and Certificate in Virtual and Augmented Reality Production. She has worked in branded content and marketing agencies and participated in several VR projects including the presentation of the XR Report on the state of the virtual and augmented reality industry in Spain in 2018 (Oarsis & TAD) and the Virtual Reality Day. She is currently Director of Communication & PR at Wowin Group and collaborator at Real o Virtual as well as associate of the professional group Innovación Audiovisual.

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VR Production Company

Veronica Rodriguez

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Communication professional specialized in virtual reality. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication, Master in Transmedia Storytelling and Branded Content and Certificate in Virtual and Augmented Reality Production. She has worked in branded content and marketing agencies and participated in several VR projects including the presentation of the XR Report on the state of the virtual and augmented reality industry in Spain in 2018 (Oarsis & TAD) and the Virtual Reality Day. She is currently Director of Communication & PR at Wowin Group and collaborator at Real o Virtual as well as associate of the professional group Innovación Audiovisual.

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