Alberto Vázquez

Invited
Edition · 2022

Biography

Animated film director, illustrator and comic book artist.
His books have been published in countries such as Spain, France, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, China and Korea and his press illustrations have appeared in print media all over the world.
He has written and directed animated short films such as “Birdboy”, “Sangre de Unicornio” “Decorado” and “Homeless Home”.
In 2015 he made his first animated feature film “Psiconautas, los niños olvidados”, based on his graphic novel of the same name and is currently finishing his new feature film “Unicorn Wars”.

His work has won three Goya Awards, winning the Goya for Best Animated Short Film in 2012 for “Birdboy” and in 2017, the Goya for Best Film for “Psiconautas” and Best Animated Short Film for “Decorado”. He has won more than 100 international awards at festivals such as Annecy (Jury Prize 2020) and Best Film at the Stuttgart Festival. His works have been screened at festivals all over the world such as Cannes, Toronto, Annecy, Clermont Ferrand, Animafest Zagreb, etc…