CLAC PRESENTS: “How to make a living from animation in Lleida” february 20th, 11:30 h, La Llotja - Davall Professional meet-up organised by the Lleidan audiovisual collective CLAC. All ages   ROUND TABLE Participants: Iván Agenjo (producer and president of Proanimats), Sergio Manceñido (animation supervisor), Anna Solanas (director and screenwriter), Roger Teixiner (composer and VFX supervisor).
Animac Campus Fairy Godmother. “Follow your Heart and Not the Rules” with Isabel Herguera february 20th, 17 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) Isabel Herguera (San Sebastián, 1961) is an icon of contemporary animation known for her ability to blend artistic experimentation and poetic narratives. In this lecture, she’ll share how she came to animation and how it has provided her with a language to express her artistic vision and address
“Animating Ecology” with Isaac King february 20th, 18:30 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) Isaac King (White Rock, British Columbia, Canada, 1978) is a singular artist with over 20 years of experience in animation. He’s directed shorts like “Humans Build the Biggest Nests”, which will be premiered at Animac and presented as an installation at the Centre d’Art la Panera in Lleida.
"Animated Painting" with Gianluigi Toccafondo february 21th, 16:30 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) Gianluigi Toccafondo (San Marino, 1965) is an artist, director and animator with a distinctive pictorial style that pushes the conventional limits of animation. The creator of “La Voix des Sirènes” (2024), “Pinocchio” (1999) and “La Pista”, he combines painting, cinema and movement in h
“The Art of Animating Arcane”, with Jordi Solanes february 21th, 18 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) Jordi Solanes (Madrid, 1982), lead animator at Fortiche and one of the industry’s biggest talents, will share details about the impressive animations that have turned Arcane into one of the most prominent animated series of all time and a global Netflix sensation. Based on the videogame League of
Work in progress. Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake february 22th, 16:30 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) Eduard Puertas (1981, Ripoll) is a designer, director and the co-founder of Citoplasmas, a stop-motion animation production company in Barcelona that specialises in making puppets for animation. He also builds and sells articulated skeletons, rigs and other tools internationally through Kinetic Arma
Animation with a Soul. Honorary Award Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis february 22th, 18 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) Wendy Tilby (1960, Edmonton, Alberta) and Amanda Forbis (1963, Calgary, Alberta) are two outstanding Canadian animators and directors. Their work combines traditional animated drawing with experimental techniques to create narratives that are as unpredictable as they are compelling. Their work is ma
Glàfira Smith presents her comic ‘Trufa’. february 23th, 17 h, La Llotja - Martina Castells Animacrea space 17.00 – Glàfira Smith presents her comic strip Trufa, published by Pagès Editors. 17.30 – Book signing 18:00 – Documentary comic workshop Glàfira Smith is a Barcelona-based illustrator and storyteller who works in various media, including illustration, film and
"Live by Drawing" with Mariscal  february 23th, 17:30 h, La Llotja - Leandre Cristòfol (Sala 2) During this lecture, we’ll learn about the multidisciplinary career of one of the great designers of our time, Javier Mariscal (Valencia, 1950), from the artist himself.  Mariscal’s animation work includes the celebrated feature films Chico and Rita (2010) and They Shot the Piano Player (2023),