Anima Mundi: A Decade of Memories
The festival provided me with a driver, Cardoso, and a translator, Fernanda, who drove me to among other places, Prainha, a famous Brazilian surfing beach. Cardoso hung out at the chop hut (beer joint) watching satellite TV and Fernanda kept her cell phone active in case she had to organize rescue operations for me, or Cardoso.
On the Brazilian beaches men wear chop (beer) logos printed directly on the crotch area of their swim suits, and I purchased postage stamps larger than many of the bikinis worn by the women in Rio.
Back in the theatres, the Anima Mundi audiences were enthusiastic and appreciative. In Rio and São Paulo there were requests for autographs and drawings of obscure background characters from a couple of my films. They pay close attention. After the screening of International Rocketship films, the festival directors presented one of the precious dancing-on-the-globe puppet trophies to me. The presented these extraordinary gifts to each festival guest as if being invited to Brazil were not in itself quite enough. Anima Mundi is a top-notch festival in every department. I only wish I could tell you about the most memorable aspects of this animation extravaganza…
1999
There are so many wonderful things about Anima Mundi — so many experiences that I will never forget — but the warm, friendly and talented people that I met and got to know will always shape my fondest memories.
Eric Darnell
A director at PDI/DreamWorks in Redwood City, California, Eric helmed the animated feature Antz, and is currently directing the animated feature film Madagascar, due out in 2005.
Joanna Quinn
My favorite memory was a night out in Rio when we went to an antique shop which turned bar by night. It was great lounging around on splendid furniture, drinking beer and watching people sambaing carefully around the ornate tables and chairs. Here are some sketches I did whilst I was in Brazil. Notice everybody is laughing. It was absolutely brilliant!
A native of Birmingham, England, Joanna's first film Girls Night Out (1987) won three awards at the Annecy Film Festival and Famous Fred (1998) and The Canterbury Tales (1999) received Academy Awards nominations. Joanna is known for her work in commercials, short films, title sequences, book illustrations and teaching.
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
The friends of Anima Mundi are incredible; they're welcoming and truly sincere people. We all, at Folimage, adore them. Their simplicity, friendship and quest for quality are strong values in the animation world. We love you!
Based in Valence, France, Jacques-Rémy Girerd founded and directs for the prestigious Folimage studio. His short film Charlie's Christmas won the Cartoon d'Or in 1998 and was nominated for an Emmy. His full- length animated film, The Prophecy of the Frogs, will be released this year.
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