In recognition of his artistic work, Animac, the International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia organized by the Lleida City Council , awards the Trajectòria 2022 Prize to the illustrator Miguel Gallardo (Lleida, 1955), for his brilliant and fruitful career as an illustrator, narrator of graphic stories and for his genius in express themselves through their […]

One of the most important moments of the show is when we publish the list of selected short films. Before discovering all the programming of Animac 2022, we bring you the list of selected short films in the official sections Shorts and Future Talent for the next edition, which we can enjoy in Lleida from […]

LITTLE ANIMAC 2022, THE PARADISE OF ANIMATION CINEMA FOR CHILDREN The special guest of this year’s Petit Animac will be the Galician producer and director Chelo Loureiro, who will present her feature film Valentina , starring a dreamy and cheerful girl with Down syndrome You will be able to see about thirty short films, including: […]

In a year dedicated to the power of the imagination, Animac, the Mostra Internacional de Cinema d’Animació de Catalunya organized by the City Council of Lleida, awards the 2022 Honorary Prize to one of the great masters of contemporary animation, the Swiss Georges Schwizgebel , for his originality and virtuosity that make him a reference […]

The ANIMAC team wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We will meet again at Animac 2022, in Lleida from March 3 to 6.

Are you a professional in the animation sector or are you studying at an animation and / or design center or school? Well, we have come up with some very interesting new activities for you! Attention! ANIMACREA The space of workshops organized by schools and study centers that this year regains its presence in the […]

ANIMAC PRESENTS THE POSTER OF THE 2022 EDITION WITH THE THEME ‘THE STRENGTH OF THE IMAGINATION’ AS A PROTAGONIST The 26th International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia will be held in Lleida from 3 to 6 March and online from 4 to 13 March 556 open-ended films received from over 50 countries of origin & […]

Ben Locket is an Australian composer based in London with over 10 years of experience creating music for film and TV. His work in animation includes Cartoon Network’s BAFTA and Emmy winning series, “The Amazing World of Gumball”, for he was nominated for ‘Best Music in a TV Production’ at the 2012 Annie Awards in Los Angeles and the […]

During this latest Annecy International Animation Festival, we had the incredible opportunity to interview animation legend Glen Keane, who presented his latest short, “Dear Basketball”! Animac Magazine: You started at Disney in the ’70s. How did it evolve and change during your time there, and what were some of your favorite moments? Glen Keane: When […]

This year, Animac 2018’s Lifetime Award goes to a musical goldsmith, as this is the main theme starring our present edition: the composer Zacarías Martínez de la Riva. His exemplary career busts the myth that an artistic path always comes by vocation or is something innate. If anything, it illustrates that one can always forge […]

Emma de Swaef and Marc James Roels are a stop motion animator duo based in Ghent, Belgium. His brilliant short film Oh Willy… (selected at Animac 2013) traveled the festival circuit around the world, and its animation on wool inspired a new wave of stop motion filmmakers and animators. In celebration of the theme of […]