Spain’s Oscar-qualifying Animayo Gran Canaria animation competitors has launched the winners of its twentieth anniversary model, marking 20 years of championing animation, VFX and on-line recreation cinematics.
This 12 months, a worldwide jury composed of enterprise veterans from studios like Disney, Skydance and Rodeo FX evaluated 55 fast motion pictures chosen for rivals all through various official sections, which have been whittled down by Animayo staff from an preliminary batch of over 2,000 entries from 84 worldwide areas.
The competitors’s coveted Grand Jury Award went to “Having fun with God,” a grim stop-motion story by Italian director Matteo Burani. The film captivated the jury with its atmospheric depth, masterful animation and sound design. As Spain’s solely double Oscar-qualifying animation competitors, Animayo’s prime honors operate a launchpad to the Academy Awards. In fact, 2025’s animated fast Oscar winner, “Throughout the Shadow of the Cyprus,” earned its preliminary Oscar qualification lastly 12 months’s Animayo.
Pageant director Damián Perea mirrored on the jury’s “Having fun with God” alternative this 12 months, stating: “The Grand Prize has been awarded to a powerful work, with daring and daring storytelling, one factor not usually seen throughout the animation panorama. Its stop-motion strategy is exceptionally delicate, meticulous and beautifully executed.”
Animayo’s second Oscar-qualifying award comes from the Animación con Ñ class, which celebrates animated works from Hispanic worldwide areas. This 12 months’s winner, the Mexican fast “Nube” by Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada and Christian Arredondo Narváez, tells a poetic story of motherhood by way of the journey of two anthropomorphized clouds.
“Throughout the half Animación con Ñ, I rejoice a quick filled with sensitivity, tenderness and an aesthetic that caresses,” said Perea. “It’s a deeply human work that strikes every inside and outdoors.”
In a 12 months that emphasised daring narratives and ingenious hazard, various standout motion pictures earned reward. “La Rivière des Ourses” by Anaïs Mauzat obtained Best Social Consciousness for its ecological message, whereas “Forevergreen,” directed by Disney alumni Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears, earned Best Paintings Route and Best 3D. “Braveness,” a scholar film from Supinfocom, took dwelling the Critics’ Award for its emotionally resonant story of private perseverance.
The Viewers Award, on a regular basis a telling indicator of evolving viewer tastes, went to the Dutch film “Quota” by Job, Joris & Marieke, which moreover obtained Best Comedy for Adults. The film blends humor with environmental consciousness, a tone that resonated strongly with attendees to this 12 months’s event.
“Because of after twenty years of competitors, you’ll be capable of inform: the Canarian public has grown with us,” Perea said of the increasingly more aggressive Viewers Award. “In the meanwhile, it’s a well informed, demanding public, with its private requirements. Their choices mirror not merely fashion, nevertheless a deep understanding of the paintings we rejoice.”
Specific Level out of the Pageant was awarded to “Like Pal, Like Deer” by Iranian director Malek Eghbali for its excellent ingenious sort, whereas “The Woman with the Occupied Eyes” obtained Best 2D, praised for its inventive critique of current show display screen behavior.
As a result of the in-person portion of this 12 months’s milestone model concludes, Animayo continues to cement its reputation as a world hub for inventive innovation, storytelling, and visual excellence.
Animayo is organized with assist from the Cabildo de Gran Canaria by way of its Presidency Service – La isla de mi vida, the Society for the Promotion of the Metropolis of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Division of Tourism, Commerce and Commerce of the Authorities of the Canary Islands by way of Promotur, Turismo Gran Canaria, the Fundación La Caja de Canarias, the Authorities of the Canary Islands, along with manufacturing companies, studios, schools, universities and loads of private companies that assist the world’s film enterprise and efforts to hold audiovisual and technological custom and coaching to all audiences.
Animayo Gran Canaria 2025 – Official Award Winners
Grand Jury Award
“Having fun with God,” Matteo Burani (Italy)
Best Pupil Fast Film
“Trash,” Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte, MaCéo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis Le Ral, Margaux Lutz, Fanny Vecchie (France)
Best Paintings Route
“Forevergreen,” Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears (USA)
Best Social Consciousness
“La Rivière des Ourses,” Anaïs Mauzat (Belgium)
Best Comedy for All Ages
“Eureka!,” Kris Borghs (Belgium)
Best Comedy for Adults
“Quota,” Studio Job, Joris & Marieke (Netherlands)
Best Stop Motion
“Having fun with God,” Matteo Burani (Italy)
Best Story
“Two Ships,” McKinley Benson (Portugal)
Best 3D
“Forevergreen,” Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears (USA)
Best 2D
“The Woman with the Occupied Eyes,” André Carrilho (Portugal)
Specific Level out of the Pageant
“Like Pal, Like Deer,” Malek Eghbali (Iran)
Best Animación con Ñ
“Nube,” Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada & Christian Arredondo Narváez (Mexico)
Best Cartoon
“Ciao Peskao,” Guillermo González Fidalgo & Andrea García García (Spain)
Best Video Recreation Cinematic
“Secret Diploma – Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen’s Cradle,” Maxime Luère (France)
Best Music Video
“AJR – Probably Man,” Edoardo Ranaboldo (USA)
Best Commissioned
“Hero – June,” Paulo Garcia (Brazil)
Best VFX Supported Storytelling
“The Motive behind the Accident That Started the Fire,” Lope Serrano (Spain)
Critic’s Award
“Braveness,” Margot Jacquet, Nathan Baudry, Marion Choudin, et al. (France)
Viewers Award
“Quota,” Studio Job, Joris & Marieke (Netherlands)
