The Quirino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana ("Quinino Awards for Ibero-American animation") are an annual awards ceremony dedicated to reward achievements in Ibero-American animated productions. Its categories recognize feature films, short films and television productions.[1][2]

Quirino Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Ibero-American animation achievements.
CountryIbero-America
First awarded7 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-07)
Websitepremiosquirino.org/en/

The awards were established in 2017, with the first awards ceremony taking place on 7 April 2018 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Since then, the ceremony has usually taken place in May of each year during several days in some location within Tenerife.[3] The awards' name is in honour of Italian-Argentinian animation director Quirino Cristiani, known for being responsible of the 1917 film El Apóstol, considered the world's first animated feature film.[4]

Categories edit

  • Best Ibero-American Feature Film
  • Best Ibero-American Series
  • Best Ibero-American Short Film
  • Best Ibero-American School Short Film
  • Best Commissioned Film
  • Best Visual Development
  • Best Animation Design
  • Best Sound Design and Original Music
  • Best Video Game Animation (2020–present)
  • Best Innovative Work (2018–2019)

Ceremonies edit

The following is a listing of all Quirino Awards ceremonies since 2018.

Ceremony Date Best Feature Film winner Venue Ref.
1st (2018) 7 April 2018 Ana y Bruno
(  Mexico)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain [4]
2nd (2019) 6 April 2019 Virus Tropical
(  Colombia)
[5]
3rd (2020) 27 May 2020 Klaus
(  Spain)
Virtual [6]
4th (2021) 29 May 2021 A Costume for Nicholas
(  Mexico)
La Laguna Gran Hotel, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain [7]
5th (2022) 12–14 May 2022 Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente
(  Brazil)
[8]
6th (2023) 11–13 May 2023 Nayola
(  Portugal)
[9]

Winners and nominees edit

The winners are listed first and in bold, followed by the nominees.

2018 edit

Best Ibero-American Feature Film
  • Ana y BrunoCarlos Carrera, director; Pablo Baksht, Alex García, Mónica Lozano, Fernando De Fuentes, José C. García de Letona, producers (Mexico)
    • Deep – Julio Soto, director; Ibon Cormenzana, Ángel Durández, Nadia Khamliche, Gerd Schepers, Gero Bauknecht, producers (Spain)
    • Lila's Book – Marcela Rincón, director; Maritza Rincón, Marcela Rincón, Alfredo Soderguit, Jhonny Hendrix, producers (Colombia, Uruguay)
    • Tad, The Lost ExplorerEnrique Gato, David Alonso, directors; Jordi Gasull, Ghislain Barrois, Nico Matji, producers (Spain)
Best Ibero-American Series
  • El Hombre Más Chiquito del Mundo – Juan Pablo Zaramella, director; Camille Raulo, Sol Rulloni, producers (Argentina, Francia)
    • Cuentos de Viejos – Marcelo Dematei, Carlos Smith, directors; Carlos Smith, Laura Piaggio, producers (Colombia, Spain)
    • Pocoyo – Alex Hidalgo, director; Susana Paniagua, producer (Spain)
    • Paper Port – Alvaro Ceppi, Hugo Covarrubias, directors; Alvaro Ceppi, Gabriel Noé, producers (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia)
Best Ibero-American Short Film
  • DecoradoAlberto Vázquez, director; Iván Miñambres, Nicolas Schmerkin, producers (Spain, Francia)
    • Afterwork – Luis Uson, Andres Aguilar, directors and producers (Ecuador, Spain, Perú)
    • Cerulia – Sofía Carrillo, director; Paola Chaurand, producer (Mexico)
Best Ibero-American School Short Film
  • Tántalo (University of Buenos Aires) – Juan Facundo Ayerbe, Christian Krieghoff, directors and producers (Argentina)
    • Un día en el parque (Escuela Universitaria de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología) – Diego Porral, director and producer (Spain, United States)
    • We Are the Immigrants (University of Southern California) – Catalina Matamoros, director and producer (Colombia, United States)
Best Commissioned Film
  • Cantar con Sentido: Una Biografía de Violeta Parra – Leonardo Beltrán, director; Pablo Greene, producer (Chile)
    • Morte e Vida Uterina – Daniel Bruson, director; Samantha Alves, producer (Brazil)
    • Solar City: How Energy Gets to You – Mariano Bergara, Becho Lo Bianco, directors; Sol Bizzozero, producer (Argentina)
Best Innovative Work
  • The Many Pieces of Mr Coo – Nacho Rodríguez, director and producer (Spain)
    • Arqueoastronomía Maya: Observadores del Universo – Milagros Varguez, director; Jesús Pérez Irigoyen, producer (Mexico)
    • Black Canvas – Albert Sherman, director and producer (Spain)
Best Visual Development
Best Animation Design
  • Caminho dos Gigantes – Tiago Rovida, Henrique Lobato (Brazil)
Best Sound Design and Original Music

2019 edit

Best Ibero-American Feature Film
Best Ibero-American Series
  • Jorel's Brother: "Seja Brócolis!" – Juliano Enrico, director; Zé Brandão, producer (Brazil)
    • Petit – Bernardita Ojeda Salas, director; Daniela Ponce Miranda, producer (Argentina, Chile, Colombia)
    • Paper Port: "La vida de los otros" – Alvaro Ceppi, director; Gabriel Noé, producer (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia)
Best Ibero-American Short Film
  • Guaxuma – Nara Normande, director; Livia de Melo, Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, producers (Brazil, France)
    • La Noria – Carlos Baena, director; Sasha Korellis, producer (Spain)
    • Soy una Tumba – Khris Cembe, director; Iván Miñambres, Nicolas Schmerkin, producers (Spain, France)
Best Ibero-American School Short Film
Best Commissioned Film
  • La Increíble Historia del Hombre Que Podía Volar and No Sabía Cómo – Manuel Rubio, director and producer (Spain)
    • A Queda – Paulo Garcia, director; Natalia Gouvea, producer (Brazil)
    • Lorenzo Live 2018 Intro – Manuele Fior, director; Martín Martínez, Javier Sánchez, Josep Baño, Alberto Gil, directors and producers (Spain, Italia)
    • Partir de Cero – Carlos Salgado, director; Jaime De Los Santos, Lucía Olano, producers (Spain)
Best Innovative Work
  • Belisario: El Pequeño Gran Héroe del Cosmos – Hernán Moyano, director; Pablo Santamaria, producer (Argentina)
    • Bring You Home – Marc Terris, Xavi Terris, directors and producers (Spain)
    • Mibots Playroom – Nathalie Martinez, director and producer (Spain)
Best Visual Development
  • The Wolf House – Natalia Geisse, Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, art directors (Chile)
    • La Noria – Carlos Zaragoza, art director; Dei Gaztelumendi, character designer (Spain)
    • Agouro – David Doutel, Vasco Sá, art directors and character designers (France, Portugal)
Best Animation Design
  • Paper Port: "La vida de los otros" – Hugo Covarrubias, director de animación; Enrique Ortega, lead animator (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia)
    • La Noria – Carlos Baena, director de animación (Spain)
    • Lino: Uma Aventura de Sete Vidas – Fernando Herrera, Daniel Cavalcante, directors de animación (Brazil)
Best Sound Design and Original Music

2020 edit

Best Ibero-American Feature Film
  • KlausSergio Pablos, director; Marisa Roman, producer (Spain)
    • El Patalarga – Mercedes Moreira, director and producer (Argentina)
    • Turu, the Wacky Hen – Víctor Monigote, Eduardo Gondell, directors; Cristina Zumárraga, Pablo Enrique Bossi, Pablo Bossi, Agustín Bossi, Juan Pablo Buscarini, Luis Scalella, Carlos Fernández, Laura Fernández, producers (Argentina, Spain)
    • Relatos de Reconciliación – Carlos Santa, Rubén Monroy, directors and producers (Colombia)
Best Ibero-American Series
  • Tainá e os guardiões da Amazônia – André Forni, director; Carolina Fregatti, producer (Brazil)
    • Crias – Crocodilos – Mélia Gilson, Camille Authouart, directors; Joana Peralta, Ana Carina Estróia, producers (France, Portugal)
    • Momonsters – Javier Martínez, Alberto Martínez, directors; Darío Sánchez, producer (Spain)
    • Space Chickens in Space – Tommy Vad Flaaten, Markus Vad Flaaten, directors; Fernando de Fuentes S., José C. García de Letona, producers (Australia, Ireland, Mexico, United Kingdom)
Best Ibero-American Short Film
  • El Pájarocubo – Jorge Alberto Vega, director; Angela Maria Revelo, producer (Colombia)
    • Purpleboy – Alexandre Siqueira, director; Rodrigo Areias, Mickaël Carton, Thierry Zamparutti, Serge Kestemont, producers (Belgium, France, Portugal)
    • Tio Tomás a Contabilidade Dos Dias – Regina Pessoa, director; Abi Feijó, Julie Roy, Reginald De Guillebon, producers (Canada, France, Brazil)
Best Ibero-American School Short Film
Best Commissioned Film
  • Mate? – Buda.tv, directors and producers (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)
    • In Your Hands – Ralph Karam, director; Juan Manuel Freire, producer (Argentina)
    • Tenemos Voz – Juan Manuel Costa, director and producer (Argentina)
Best Video Game Animation
  • Gris – Adrián Miguel Delgado, animation director (Spain)
    • Shadow Brawlers – Martin Gil, animation director (Argentina)
    • Very Little Nightmares – Marc Terris, Xavi Terris, animation directors (Spain)
Best Visual Development
  • O Peculiar Crime do Estranho Sr. Jacinto – Ana Bossa, art direction and character design (France, Portugal)
    • NestorJoão Gonzalez, art direction and character design (Portugal, United Kingdom)
    • Tio Tomás a Contabilidade Dos Dias – Regina Pessoa, art direction and character design (Canada, France, Portugal)
Best Animation Design
  • KlausSergio Pablos, animation director; Sergio Martins, Charlie Bonifacio, Victor Ens, Yoshi Tamura, lead animators (Spain)
    • NestorJoão Gonzalez, animation director and lead animator (Portugal, United Kingdom)
    • Tio Tomás a Contabilidade Dos Dias – Regina Pessoa, animation director and lead animator (Canada, France, Portugal)
Best Sound Design and Original Music
  • NestorJoão Gonzalez, original music (Portugal, United Kingdom)
    • Drawing Life – Flavio Pereira, sound design (Brazil)
    • Klaus – Gabriel Gutiérrez, sound design; Alfonso González Aguilar, original music (Spain)

2021 edit

Best Ibero-American Feature Film
  • A Costume for Nicholas – Eduardo Rivero, director; Miguel Angel Uriegas, Genaro Lopez, Eduardo Jimenez, Jaime Romandia, producers (Mexico)
    • Xico's Journey – Eric Cabello Díaz, director; Cristina Pineda, producer (Mexico)
    • Cranston Academy: Monster Zone – Leopoldo Aguilar, director; Fernando De Fuentes, José Carlos García De Letona, Gregory Gavanski, producers (Mexico, United States)
    • Nahuel and the Magic Book – Germán Acuña, director; Germán Acuña, Sebastian Ruz, Sabrina Bogado, Livia Pagano, producers (Brazil, Chile)
Best Ibero-American Series
  • Petit – Bernardita Ojeda, director; Daniela Ponce, producer (Argentina, Chile, Colombia)
    • Conta Conmigo – Andrés Lieban, Alessandro Monnerat, directors; Andrés Lieban, André Breitman, Peter Moss, producers (Brazil)
    • Los Zurf – Alex Cervantes, director; Alex Cervantes, Emilio Gallego, Jesus Gallego, Álvaro García González, producers (Spain)
    • Yo, Elvis Riboldi – Javier Galán, Raphaël Lamarque, directors; Iván Agenjo, Philippe Alessandri, producers (Spain, France)
Best Ibero-American Short Film
  • Homeless HomeAlberto Vázquez, director; Iván Miñambres, Nicolas Schmerkin, producers (Spain, France)
    • Elo – Alexandra Ramires, director; David Doutel, Laurence Reymond, Rodrigo Areias, producers (France, Portugal)
    • Roberto – Carmen Córdoba González, director and producer (Spain)
Best Ibero-American School Short Film
  • Memories for Sale (Universidad Veritas) – Manuel Lopez, director and producer (Costa Rica)
    • La Bestia (Gobelins, l'école de l'image) – Ram Tamez, Alfredo Gerard Kuttikatt, Marlijn Van Nuenen, directors; Moïra Marguin, producer (France, Mexico)
    • Le Retour des Vagues (Gobelins, l'école de l'image) – Alejandra Guevara Cervera, Manon Cansell, Edward Kurchevsky, Francisco Moutinho de Magalhães, Hortense Mariano, directors; Moïra Marguin, producer (France, Mexico, Portugal)
Best Commissioned Film
  • Rutas – Alejandro Imondi, director; Rosario Carlino, producer (Argentina)
    • Pixelatl 2020 – Francisco Zamudio, director; Francisco Navarro, Karla Romero, producers (Mexico)
    • Stormzy's "Superheroes" – Taz Tron Delix, director; Agustin Valcarenghi, Pablo Gostanian, producers (Argentina, United Kingdom)
Best Video Game Animation
  • Gylt – Arturo Paiva, animation director (Spain)
    • Adore – Diogo Carneiro, animation director (Brazil)
    • El Niño Antimateria – Kevin Rutolo, animation director (Argentina)
Best Visual Development
  • Elo – Alexandra Ramires, art direction and character design (France, Portugal)
    • Petit – Wladimir González, art direction; Vicente Casas, character design; Isol Misenta, original illustrations (Argentina, Chile, Colombia)
    • Wayback – Carlos Salgado, art direction and character design (Spain)
Best Animation Design
  • Umbrellas – Thierry Torres, animation director and lead animator (Spain, France)
    • Homeless Home – Khris Cembe, animation director and lead animator (Spain, France)
    • Nahuel and the Magic Book – Enrique Ocampo, animation director; Rosamary Martinez, lead animator (Brazil, Chile)
    • Wayback – Carlos Salgado, animation director; Raúl Echegaráy, Rubén Fernández, Asís Merino and Alberto Sánchez, lead animators (Spain)
Best Sound Design and Original Music
  • Loop – Joseba Beristain, sound design and original music (Argentina, Spain)
    • Alebrijes – Guateque Cine, José Delgadillo, Diana Martínez, sound design; Edgar Marún, Tomás Arenas, original music (Colombia)
    • Wayback – Gabriel Gutiérrez, sound design; Lost Twin – Carlos R. Pinto, original music (Spain)

2022 edit

Best Ibero-American Feature Film
  • Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente – Cesar Cabral, director; Ivan Melo, Cesar Cabral, producers (Brazil)
    • Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon – Jose Zelada, Richard Claus, directors; Cesar Zelada, producer (Netherlands, Perú)
    • Meu Tio José – Ducca Rios, director; Maria Luiza Barros, producer (Brazil)
    • Valentina – Chelo Loureiro, director; Chelo Loureiro, Mariano Baratech, Brandán De Brano, Noa García, Luis Da Matta, producers (Spain, Portugal)
Best Ibero-American Series
  • Frankelda's Book of Spooks – Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz, directors and producers (Mexico)
    • Dos Pajaritos – Alfredo Soderguit, Alejo Schettini, directors; Luciana Roude, Alfredo Soderguit, producers (Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay)
    • Zander – Enrique Ortega, director; Pablo Arias, producer (Chile, Colombia)
Best Ibero-American Short Film
  • Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias, director; Tevo Díaz, producer (Chile)
    • Leopoldo el del bar – Diego Porral, director; Joaquín Garralda, producer (Spain)
    • Tío – Juan Medina, director and producer (Mexico)
Best Ibero-American School Short Film
  • Las Moscas Solo Viven un Día (Technical University of Valencia) – Mauro Luis López, director and producer (Spain)
    • Abril (Universidad ORT Uruguay) – Sofia Caponnetto, Eliana Fernández, directors and producers (Uruguay)
    • Lágrimas de Dragón (U-TAD Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital) – Íñigo Álvarez, Antonio García Tardón, directors; Patricia Marqueta, producer (Spain)
Best Commissioned Film
  • #normadegénerobinaria: Niñas – Bernardita Ojeda, director; Cristián Freire, director and producer (Chile)
    • Dia de los Muertos – Paulo Garcia, director; Natalia Gouvea, producer (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico)
    • Las Mariposas: How Three Sisters Defied a Dictator – Tomás Pichardo, director; Gerta Xhelo, producer (Dominican Republic)
Best Video Game Animation
  • Greak: Memories of Azur – Fernando Nicolás Martínez, animation direction (Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela)
    • Arrog – Mateo Alayza, animation direction (Perú)
    • Narita Boy – Eduardo Fornieles, animation direction (Spain)
Best Visual Development
  • Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias, Constanza Wette, art director; Pablo Castillo, Cecilia Toro, character design (Chile)
    • Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente – Daniel Brusson, art director; Olyntho Tahara, character design (Brazil)
    • Frankelda's Book of Spooks – Ana Coronilla, art director; Diego Ramírez, Sebastián Ramírez, character design (Mexico)
Best Animation Design
  • Frankelda's Book of Spooks – Beto Petiches, animation direction; Daniel Hernández, Calaka Vargas, Mariano García, lead animators (Mexico)
    • Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias, Matias Delgado, animation direction and lead animators (Chile)
    • Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente' – Thomas Larson, animation direction and lead animator (Brazil)
Best Sound Design and Original Music
  • Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente – Daniel Turini, sound design; André Abujamra, Márcio Nigro, original music (Brazil)

2023 edit

Best Ibero-American Feature Film
Best Ibero-American Series
Best Ibero-American Short Film
Best Ibero-American School Short Film
Best Commissioned Film
  • Este Perro está Raro – Facundo Quiroga, Juan Nadalino, Sebastian García (Argentina)
    • Despertar Juntas – Claudia Prezioso (Uruguay)
    • El Arte de Recuperarte – Dante Zaballa (Argentina)
Best Video Game Animation
Best Visual Development
Best Animation Design
  • Pasajero – Juan Pablo Zaramella, animation director and lead animator (Argentina)
Best Sound Design and Original Music
  • Garrano – Pedro Marinho, Bernardo Bento, sound design; Jonas Jurkunas, original music (Lithuania, Portugal)
    • O Homem do Lixo – Bernardo Bento, Pedro Marinho, sound design; Ricardo Santos Rocha, original music (Portugal)
    • Ice Merchants – Ed Trouseeau, sound design; João Gonzalez, original music (France, Portugal, United Kingdom)
    • Pasajero – Cecilia Castro, Hernán Kerlleñevich, sound design and original music (Argentina)

See also edit

References edit

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  7. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Quirino 2021 a las mejores animaciones iberoamericanas". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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