Spanish Animation Wins Big at the Quirino Awards With Gongs for ‘Robot Dreams’ ‘Jasmine & Jambo,’ ‘Sultana’s Dream’
variety.comCallum McLennan The seventh edition of the Quirino Awards, an annual event dedicated to promoting animation in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, saw Spain win five of the 10 awards on offer.
Housed in the Teatro Leal, in the Canary Island’s Santa Cruz de Tenerife, an eclectic and, at times, musical gala concluded an upbeat Quirino Awards.
Pablo Berger‘s first foray into animation, the Oscar-nominated “Robot Dreams,” continued its charge, winning awards for best feature film and sound design.
A first Neon pick-up at Cannes last year, the film has won plaudits just about everywhere, described by Variety as a “sweetly sorrowful buddy movie .” For the second year running, best series went to Spain’s “Jasmine & Jambo – Season 2” by Silvia Cortés.
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