Almost 250 entries from five continents for ANIMACOR'07 Córdoba, 11th September 2007

ANIMACOR' 07, the Third Córdoba Animation Festival, will take place from 5-10 November 2007. Though only in its third year, the Festival has already achieved international recognition; this year, 249 entries have been received for the Competition Section (10 feature-length films, 17 series and 222 short films), a considerable increase over last year's 188. More countries are represented this year, including Spain, United States Russia, Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Slovakia, South Africa, Israel, Iran and China. image.net Cash prizes for this year's Festival amount to 39,000 euros. Andalusian Radio and Television will also be awarding a 3,000 euro prize for Andalusian Audiovisual Creation. As in previous years, entries will be judged by an International Jury of renowned animators. image.net A new feature in ANIMACOR'07 will be the organization of the "First Children's Story Competition", which will be used to select the five members of the ANIMACOR '07 Children's Jury responsible for awarding the Children's Prize for Best Television Series, consisting of 3,000 euros and a trophy. 

Apart from the Competition, ANIMACOR'07 will be holding morning screenings for schools in the city and province of Córdoba; in earlier Festivals, these have proved very popular with children. There will also be film cycles as part of a series of Information Sessions intended for the adult public. These activities will be held at the Andalusian Film Institute. As in previous years, the Palacio de la Merced - headquarters of the Córdoba Provincial Council - will be the venue for workshops offering training in new animation technologies, run by professionals from Spanish production companies. After the Competition Section, the Andalusian Film Institute will also be screening a special "anime" programme (cutting-edge Japanese animation). 

SECOND MULTILATERAL ANIMATION COPRODUCERS' FORUM ANIMACOR'07 will again be different from other festivals of its kind in holding the Second Multilateral Animation Coproducers' Forum. image.net After its success in previous years - ANIMACOR'04 (Hispano-Portuguese), ANIMACOR'05 (Hispano-German) and ANIMACOR'06 (First Multilateral Animation Coproducers' Forum) - the Forum, to be attended by professionals from all over the world, will again enjoy the backing of AEPA (the Spanish Association of Animation Producers). image.net Last year's Forum went so well that this year's event has been extended to two days, 8 and 9 November, and will be attended by producers from France, Britain, Germany, Italy and Portugal. image.net

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ANDALUSIAN ANIMATION INDUSTRY

Like last year, everyone taking part in the meeting will have a chance to approach leading members of the industry, as well as representatives of various institutions and official regional bodies involved in the audiovisual industry, with a view to exchanging experiences and opinions concerning the sector in general and areas of particular interest in the animation industry.

SPOTLIGHT ON JOANNA QUINN 

Joanna Quinn, the outstanding British cartoonist and animator (1962, Birmingham), has been nominated twice for Academy Awards (for her shorts "Famous Fred", 1998, and "Canterbury Tales", 1999). She has achieved international recognition with a number of highly personal productions, including "Elles", "Britannia", "Famous Fred" and "Dreams and Desires", as well as her advertisements for "Whiskas" and "United Airlines". Joanna will be giving a masterclass on her work, at the Andalusian Film Institute.

EXHIBITION. OSCAR GRILLO 

The work of Oscar Grillo, the world-renowned cartoonist and animator, is as richly varied as it is prolific, and includes advertising spots as well as the famous shorts "Seaside Woman" and "Shadow Cycle". He has illustrated a number of books, and drawn cartoons for magazines, including "The New Yorker", as well as holding countless shows. In 1980, he and Ted Rockley founded Klactoveesedstene Animations, specialising in advertising and short films. The Palacio de la Merced will be the venue for an exhibition specially put together by Oscar Grillo for ANIMACOR´07. "Drawing the Sailor Man" is this artist's view of Popeye, the famous character invented by Max Fleisher.

TRIBUTE

In 2004, a special tribute was paid to the animation genius Robert Balser; in 2005, the CARTOON Association was the subject of a tribute for its outstanding contribution to the animation industry in Europe; in 2006, ANIMACOR celebrated the universally-loved cartoon hero Mickey Mouse. ANIMACOR'07 will also be paying special tribute to a surprise figure.