Animated works from Spain, Brazil and Uruguay have been featured on the 8th Quirino Awards, the premiere celebration of the Ibero-American Animation.

Spain's David Baute received the best feature with his debut Black Butterflies, a climate drama with immigration-themed that has won praise from Annecy, Goyas and Platino Awards. Brazil's "Brothers of Jolier" won the best series in its fifth season, while Uruguay's Alfredo Soderguit replaced "Capybaras" (Capybaras), a fable of prejudice and friendship.

Famous for documentary backgrounds, Tenerife-born director Baute produced an extensive story of three women from all corners of the world, each of whom was forced to immigrate due to the climate crisis. The feature builds on Baute’s 2020 DOC Climate Exodus and has already won the prize in the Goya and Platino Awards. "Black Butterflies" co-written with Yaiza Berrocal is produced by the Spanish Ikiru movies and Tinglado movies, in collaboration with Anangu Grup in Panama.

Brazil's beloved "Brothers of Jorell" won the Best Series in its fifth season, the second Quirino win with its first nod in 2019. The show, produced by Juliano Enrico, produced by Rio de Janeiro's Copa Studio, worked with Warner Bros. Dockoday, and with Warner Bros. Discovery, tracks a creative young boy who is covered by a creative young boy, and is prosphatof Sorphods prosphatof Sies compocty Sies Isbunt.

Uruguay won the best short film for Alfredo Soderguit's Capybaras, a narrative that deals with prejudice and friendship through the experiences of the displaced family of paprika. Soderguit, known for being shortlisted for the 2022 Quirino Awards, adapted the film from his own illustrated books. The work involves Palermo Estudio in Uruguay, as well as collaborators from France and Chile.

Other winners include José Prats from Spain in the short “Adiós” nominee for student at BAFTA and winners of the same award at Annie's; Jesica Bianchi from Argentina won the best commissioned animation and visual development for the animated music video “My Way”; and Zombie Studio in Brazil (Zombie Studio) film “47”.

Among other categories, Spain's Nomada Studio won the best video game animation for "Neva" and the "Paradise Buffet" co-produced by Franco-Spanish won the best animation design. Spain's "Gilbert" also received honors for sound design and music.

This year's international jury included Ben Calina (Titmouse Studio, USA), López Caballero, Carolina (Spain), Helena Nylander (SVT, Sweden), Daniel Bruson (Brazil) and Leyla Formoso (France Gold Entertainment Group).

During the Vice-Chair of the Tenerife Committee, he sponsored the awards through Tenerife Tourism, announcing the Quirino Lab, a new training and discussion platform, the lab is scheduled to launch in November 2025. Building on the establishment of Futures Lab Iniative, this new Enteavor aims to deepen the cross-ibero-Mamerican-Mamericanimerican Animation.

Some gains:

Business influence or Arthouse credibility?

Quirino attracts big names precisely because it offers something Cannes and Annecy doesn’t have, and it’s the breathing and room to build a quality relationship in a few days. Industry Voice has observed that many of the projects this year have tilted Athens, with some fearing that they lack the commercial muscle to win major distributors or streamers. Others are happy to see the feeling of so many projects pushing boundaries and they may fall into a new audience craving for originality. The trick now is balance. Films like Pablo Berger's Robot Dreams prove that it is possible to engage creative ambitions with audiences but tend to niches, while storytellers risk narrowing their global appeal. While Arthouse Animation may find a professional home, the distribution model does not exist at all and is unlikely to appear soon.

Position, position, position

The Canary Islands now have 10 animation studios and some of the world’s best tax incentives, but as several Quirino executives stress, talent needs more than studios and kickbacks. You can’t live in a studio, and finding housing for long-distance talent remains a potential bottleneck as the island is still working towards short-term tourism in an overwhelming way. On-site infrastructure is crucial to accelerate growth. While many people who try it won’t go back, it’s worth the other hassle to figure out how lifestyles are rising.

Trump 2.0: An uninvited guest

No one wants to live in President Trump, but his jab shows up for foreign production tax breaks before the event begins. As the Canary Islands offer in the richest discounts on Earth, fear is not in immediate policy but more about the ripple effect of uncertainty. Investors are a long timeline and high upfront cost animation that requires predictable reasons to thrive. Even the wandering Trump social media posts, without action, can swing through a fragile co-financing stack.

Find a purpose

The futures lab and women at the animation conference both show that the producers’ desires are obvious, and the filmmakers discuss their challenges. “We ask them to reflect on the things they have to sacrifice in their careers; and on a personal level, connected to their purpose, these things make the butterflies in their stomachs,” Silvina Cornillàn, director of Qurino Awards, told type Women in animated party. The comrades shown are comforted. “Sometimes, when you try to go deeper, some people may pull back, but they stay, they listen, they are moved.” She concluded.

Ibero-America's big party

One of Quirino's biggest quiet wins? Pure geographical communication of guests. Filmmakers, producers and executives come from not only Spain and Portugal, but from every corner of Latin America, giving Ibiro-American weight real weight. And let the Argentina Cornill market take control of the Spanish festivals, conveying a positive message. This is a testament to the ongoing efforts of the organizers and shows that Quirino is not only a regional display cabinet, but also that Quirino is mature. Now, this is one of the key platforms for the Ibiro-American animation world to form ideas. The collaboration has continued to flourish over the past few years, with numerous plans bringing high-quality projects to the pitching tables in the surroundings of the former monastery.

2025 Quirino Award Winner

Best Features
"Black Butterfly" (David Bau, Spain, Panama)

Best Series
"Jorel's Brothers - Season 5" (Gigliano Enrico of Brazil)

Best short film
“Capybas”, (Afredo Soderit, Uruguay, France, Chile)

Best Animated School Short Films
"Goodbye" (Jose Plas, England, Spain)

Best commissioned movie
“47,” (Paulo Garcia & Natalia Gouvea, Brazil)

Best Music Videos
"My Way" (Argentine Jesus

Best Video Game Animation
"Neva", (Spain Nomada Studio)

Best visual development
“47,” (Paulo Garcia & Natalia Gouvea, Brazil)

Best Animation Design
"Paradise Buffet" (Santi Amézqueta & Héctor Zafra, Spain, France)

Best Sound Design and Original Music
"Gilbert,"