Guillermo del Toro, Jorge R. Gutiérrez Leading Mexican Animation Tribute at Annecy
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente “Ahahayy!! Viva Mexico, cabrones!” With that battle cry, Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro announced Mexico as the Country of Honor at this year’s Annecy, France’s preeminent animation film festival.
According to organizer Pixelatl, an association dedicated to the creation and promotion of Mexico’s multimedia content, more than 250 Mexican animators and producers will descend on Annecy with nine programs scheduled. “The Book of Life” director Jorge R.
Gutiérrez, whose Netflix series “Maya and the Three” won four Emmys and an Annie, created the poster and title cards of the festival and will also be hosting a Master Class and screening of “The Book of Life.” Del Toro’s best animated feature Oscar for his “Pinocchio” this year could not be more fortuitous and timelier for the festival, Gutiérrez observes.
Aside from a special screening of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” the maestro will also be presiding over a master class. Reflecting on the rise of Mexican animation on the international stage, Del Toro says: “Particularly in stop motion, Mexico has been working its way into the medium stronger and stronger.
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