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‘Wrinkles,’ ‘Short Man’ Highlight Laguna Fest

October 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Laguna Fest, an animation and multimedia festival running this October 24-28 in Torreón, Mexico, will bring acclaimed animated features from around the world to the country for the first time, including Wrinkles and Fat, Bald, Short Man. Wrinkles (Arrugas), directed by Ignacio Ferreras based on the graphic novel by Paco [...]

‘Wrinkles’ Paco Roca to Direct ‘Man in Pajamas’

June 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Cartoonist Paco Roca, the Goya award-winning artist behind the graphic novel Wrinkles which became an indie animation hit, is set to try his hand at directing a new animated feature, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The announcement of Roca’s intention to adapt his comic Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas [...]

‘Wrinkles’ Takes Home Two Spanish Goya Awards

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Ignacio Ferreras’ acclaimed movie Arrugas (Wrinkles) received the Best Animated Feature and Best Adapted Screenplay honors at the 26th Spanish Academy Goya Awards this past Sunday. Based on the graphic novel by Paco Roca, the charming 2D film was produced by Spain’s Perro Verde Films and Cromosoma (using Toon Boom [...]

Cartoon Movie Picks Announced

January 23, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The organizers of the Cartoon Movie event, set to be held March 7-9 in Lyon, France this year, have revealed their animated feature selections. The 50 selected titles will screen for producers and distributors from 17 countries during the event—among them the well hyped Zarafa (Remi Bezancon & Jean-Christophe Lie, [...]

How to Create a Spanish Gem

December 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Director Ignacio Ferreras discusses the joys and challenges of adapting the graphic novel Arrugas (Wrinkles) into a 2D animated film. First-time reactions of audiences to an animated movie can be very telling. Just ask Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras, who is getting a lot of attention this year because of his [...]

‘Arrugas’ Gets Los Angeles Screening

December 6, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

While Ignacio Ferreras’ acclaimed animation effort Arrugas (Wrinkles) has yet to find a U.S. distributor, lucky SoCal audiences can catch the 2D adaptation of Paco Roca’s graphic novel during a special screening run at the Laemmle Fallbrook 7, starting this Friday, December 9 through December 15. Produced by Spain’s Perro [...]