Javier Mariscal received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the closing ceremony of Animac 2025, in recognition of his multidisciplinary career and his ability to combine art, design and animation in a unique style This afternoon, at the closing ceremony of Animac, Catalonia’s International Animation Film Festival, Javier Mariscal received the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition […]

The director, Carolina López, stresses that “the whole professional part has grown”, referring to the significant increase in the number of projects presented at the incubator The Councillor for Culture, Pilar Bosch, points out that “we have managed to achieve an occupancy rate of almost 90%” and that this figure, together with the number of […]

The Canadian duo, winners of the Honorary Award, shared their career and creative process in an inspiring conference. The Spanish premiere of the Oscar-nominated Memoirs of a Snail and the retrospective of Gianluigi Toccafondo were some of the highlights of the day.   Today, Saturday 22 February, at the halfway point of Animac 2025, the […]

The Lead Animator of Fortiche has revealed the details of the creative process behind one of the most acclaimed animation series of recent years   The Animation Master Prize, Gianluigi Toccafondo, has taught the “animated paint” masterclass that has also filled the Leandre Cristòfol room   The second day of Animac 2025 has had as […]

The day has begun with the First Incubator session, the Profession The two conferences of the day have been starred by the godmother of Animac Campus, Isabel Herguera, and Canadian artist Isaac King The 29th edition of Animac , the International Animation Film Show of Catalonia , organized by the City of Lleida, with the […]

The cartoonist Javier Mariscal will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his singular mark on the world of animation and his magnificent international projection. Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, Honorary Award winners; Gianluigi Toccafondo, Animation Master Award winner; the artist Isaac King, and Jordi Solanes, animator of the ‘Arcane’ series, among many other […]

The side foyer of La Llotja will be open to new workshops and activities, in addition to the usual Animacrea activities. Bookbinding, fanzine, watercolour, print and puppet workshops will fill the new space, offering creative proposals for all kinds of audiences.   Animac, the International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, organised by Lleida City Council […]

Stop motion masterclass with Barry JC Purves The director of Animac, Carolina López, will present the program for the 29th edition of Animac, accompanied by one of the great masters of stop-motion animation, Barry JC Purves.   A Taste of Animac 2025: We Animals The presentation will offer a sneak peek at the highlights of […]

The Centre d’Art la Panera, the MORERA. Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Lleida, the Fundació Sorigué and the Seu Vella join the wide-ranging offer of the Festival with installations and exhibitions that explore the limits of animation. Proposals by artists such as William Kentridge, Carina Pierro, Isaac King and Estampa complete the cultural offer […]

The Official Short Films Section includes the films Hurikán, by Jan Saska, selected by the Sundance Film Festival, Percebes, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, winner of the Cristal de Annecy award, and the multi-award-winning Beautiful Men, by Nicolas Keppens. The Spanish premieres of the short films Pececillo, by directors Andy Martin and Alex Bain, […]

Filmmaker, illustrator, and art director Rocío Álvarez talks about the creative process behind the poster and animated intro for Animac 2025, her collaboration with artist Zaponiak, and the use of AI exclusively based on her own drawings—without prompts—exploring new possibilities and stepping out of her comfort zone.   How does your work connect with this […]