Quirino Awards: Animation Industry Adapts to New Realities

The Quirino Awards director, Silvina Cornillón, emphasizes the event's focus on quality growth and maximizing opportunities for producers. This comes as Ibero-American animation producers face tighter financing conditions and an uncertain market, necessitating new approaches to project creation and funding.

Cornillón notes that producers' adaptability is rooted in experience, particularly in regions accustomed to fluctuating institutional support. Co-productions and collective work are highlighted as crucial strategies for navigating these challenges.

The event has returned to Santa Cruz, its original base, to better engage with the local animation industry it has helped foster. This move aims to capitalize on new possibilities and reinforce connections with the thriving animation studios in the Canary Islands.

Internationally, Quirino is deepening ties with Brazil, a move that has already yielded a larger delegation and a better understanding of the Brazilian animation sector. The focus is shifting towards attracting partners actively seeking collaboration, rather than just high-profile companies.

Quirino aims to be a consistent and trustworthy facilitator for the animation sector, operating a year-round ecosystem that includes the awards, Co-Production Forum, and Futures Lab, extending beyond its ceremony's visibility.