Activities 2019

ANIMATION! PITCHING SESSIONS DAY 1, TV SERIES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 10.30 – 12.00 | Auditorium  2 

ANIMATION! PITCHING SESSIONS DAY 2, FEATURE FILMS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH 10.30 – 12.00 | Auditorium  2 

Presentation of 15 Latin American TV series projects in development or pre-production looking for strategic partners to complete their finance plan and to be carried out. A jury of experts will choose 2 winning projects that will be part of a special program by Animation! at MIFA 2020 (Annecy International Animation Festival, France).

PRESELECTION

• Véronique Encrenaz – Head of MIFA, CITIA (France)
• Géraldine Baché – Head of Projects MIFA, CITIA (France)

COACH

• Heather Kenyon – Senior Vice President, Development & Production – Citizen Skull Productions (USA)

JURY

• Jan-Willem Bult – Director – Children in the Centre foundation (Netherlands)
• Charlotte De La Gournerie – Co-founder and Producer – Sun Creature (Denmark)
• Véronique Encrenaz – Head of MIFA, CITIA (France)
• Alison Tafel – Writer BoJack Horseman (USA)

Five upcoming Latin American animated feature films showcased in an exclusive program as part of the market screenings.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 18.30 – 19.30  | Screening Theater 4 – Cinemark Puerto Madero

CRANSTON ACADEMY, MONSTER ZONE

COUNTRY / COMPANY: Mexico (Ánima Estudios) / UK (ReDefine)
DIR: Leopoldo Aguilar
PROD: Fernando De Fuentes S. – José C. García de Letona – Greg Gavanski

LA OTRA FORMA / THE OTHER SHAPE

COUNTRY / COMPANY: Colombia (Smith & Smith Ltda / HIERROanimación) – Argentina (Oeste Films)  – Brazil (Estudio Giz) – France (Ikki Films)
DIR: Diego Guzmán
PROD: Carlos Smith

MUNDO PROIBIDO / FORBIDDEN WORLD

COUNTRY / COMPANY: Brazil (UM Filmes / Buba Filmes)
DIR: Alê Camargo – Camila Carrossine
PROD: Arnaldo Galvão – Júlia Galvão

TARSILINHA / TARSILA

COUNTRY / COMPANY: Brazil (Pinguim Content)
DIR: Celia Catunda – Kiko Mistrorigo
PROD: Ricardo Rozzino

VIGILADOS / BLINDED

COUNTRY / COMPANY: Peru (Apus) / Chile (Wild Bunch)
DIR: Gian Pierre Yovera
PROD: Gabriel Bonilla

During Animation! there will be a series of keynotes by international guests planned in order to foster professionals from the region and help them develop their potential.

Charlotte De La Gournerie: Co-founder & Producer, Sun Creature (Denmark)

Study case on the feature film “Flee” presented by its producer.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH  | 12.00 – 13.00 | Auditorium  2 

Francisco Menéndez: Lawyer, WELAW Consulting (Spain)

Legal background and key points in an increasingly virtual world. Co-production between Ibero American countries.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH  | 16.00 – 17.30 | Auditorium  2

Barbie Heusinger: International Sales Manager, Sola Media GmbH (Germany)

Tools for markets, how to prepare and how to use them best.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH  | 17.30 – 19.00 | Auditorium  2

Animation experts and professionals from the United States, Europe and Latin America will join us this year to provide a regional and international outlook on animation and to reflect on some topics of interest to the industry.

Bianca Rodríguez: Head of Sales, CAKE (UK) 

The secrets behind a world-wide popular IP.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND  | 16.00 – 17.00  |  Auditorium 1 

Iván Miñambres: CEO, UniKo (Spain)

From his experience as a producer of diverse formats, the winner of three Goya awards will approach the challenges, opportunities and difficulties that producing independent animated shorts entails.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND  | 17.30 – 18.30  | Auditorium  2

José Iñesta: Pixelatl (Mexico)
José Luis Farias: Quirino Awards / WEIRD (Spain)
Silvina Cornillón: Animation! (Argentina)
Véronique Encrenaz: MIFA, Annecy (France)
Wilo Gómez Viñales: MAI Chilemonos (Chile)
Moderator Gerardo Michelin: LatAm Cinema

Six festivals and markets from Europe and Latin America analyze the presence Ibero-American animation has in their events. Programs designed with a common goal: promoting animation from the region internationally.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH |12.00 – 13.30 | Auditorium  2

Alison Tafel, Writer “BoJack Horseman” (USA)

A behind-the-scenes look at how writers land in adult animated writers rooms, and what they do once they’re in there. (Hint: there’s a lot of coloring)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH | 15.00 – 16.00  | Auditorium  1 

Presentation of success cases from the animation industry. Representatives from the renowned projects will share their experiences.

• “Another Week”, Cartoon Network
• “Gloomy Eyes”, 3dar
• “Metro Veinte”, Detona
• “Nivis”, Disney & Metrovisión

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH | 16.15 – 18.00 | Auditorium  1

Pablo Bossi, Pampa Films (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Buscarini, Pampa Films (Argentina)

“La Gallina Turuleca”: A film, a 3D animated TV series, the role of music and a 360 strategy. What are the challenges of producing a film for the contemporary audience with a character already settled in the collective imagination?

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH | 14.00 – 15.00 PM  | Auditorium  2

Roberto Pumar: CEO, Leader Entertainment (Argentina)

The idea that was born in a record label and turned into a global business handling the YouTube channel in Spanish with biggest audience.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH | 15.00 – 16.00 | Auditorium  2

ANIMATION! PITCHING WORKSHOP 

Closed Activity

Working and practice session focused on pitching, aimed at improving their Market presentations for the selected productions at Animation! Pitching Sessions.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD | 9.00 – 13.30 | Auditorium 2 – UCA

* * *

ANIMATION! WORKING SESSION 

Lina Foti: Executive Producer & Managing Director, Kreiworks (Australia)

Closed Activity

Bible workshop and meetings with experts who will give feedback and advice to animated projects’ representatives.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD | 15.00 – 18.00 | Industry Lounge

* * *

ANIMATION! SPEED DATING: MEET THE PROJECTS

Closed Activity

One-to-one meetings with representatives of animation projects.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH | 9.00 – 12.00 | VS Lounge