Latin America's only animation festival, Anima Mundi, was held in Rio Di Janiero from August 8-17. This surprisingly vibrant and international festival was not only a success, but another step toward building Brazil's growing animation community.
The international, non-competitive festival offers audience members the opportunity to pick their favorite films. This year's three awards went to:
Our review of Anima Mundi offers two different looks at the festival. Edmundo Barrieros reports on the festival and its impact on Brazilian animation in Anima Mundi In Brief [2] which is available in both Portuguese [3] and English [2]. Lea Zagury and Aida Queiros' On the Winning Film: Dada [4] offers a detailed political analysis of why they feel Dada was the public's favorite film. This article includes a Quicktime movie of Dada [4] by Piet Kroon.
Links:
[1] http://www.awn.com/imagepicker/image/5455
[2] http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=search&sval=anima mundi in brief&article_no=1460
[3] http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=search&sval=anima mundi in brief&article_no=1461
[4] http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=search&sval=On the Winning Film: Dada &article_no=1462
