Power, Discrimination, Difference, Motherhood and Rural Diaspora Brought Into Focus at Women in Animation from Spain

Featured directors include IDFA Audience Award winner Lucija Stojević, ex-Netflix exec Susana Casares and freelance animators such as Romina Marti O’Toole 

By John Hopewell

John Hopewell

Chief International Correspondent

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Six emerging female animation directors in Spain, some with a considerable career in cinema such as IDFA Audience Award winner Lucija Stojević (“La Chana”), will unveil their latest projects at Annecy June 25 at Women in Animation from Spain.

The titles say much about the state of animation – in Spain and beyond.

Three of the five titles are Catalan productions as Catalonia builds as an exciting European animation hub. 

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