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Surely you are already aware: on November 29th, we will celebrate the 10th Forum for the Creation of New 3D Audiovisual Contents and Cinema. One of the main attractions will be the premiere in Barcelona of the highly anticipated new short film by Carlos Baena, La Noria. Do you want to know more about the short film, its author, and the presentation? We'll tell you all about it in this post!
La Noria, a highly anticipated award-winning animated short film
La Noria is the most recent project by the renowned animator Carlos Baena, a work whose origins date back a decade. It is a horror animation short film, with Baena himself as the scriptwriter and director, alongside Sasha Korellis in production.
Carlos Baena's goal was to demonstrate that an animated production of the highest quality could be achieved from scratch without the need for major companies. Leveraging various parallel projects, the collaboration of other artists, and a crowdfunding campaign, he has managed to bring forth this work with surprising results.
In short, without revealing too much, the short film tells the story of a boy fascinated by a ferris wheel who encounters strange creatures. If you watch the teaser, you will see that the textures and animation are impeccable, reaching a level that only such outstanding audiovisual artists as Carlos Baena can achieve.
In fact, La Noria has already been receiving numerous awards since it began touring various festivals last summer. Among the appearances, nominations, and awards, the following stand out:
- Best International ShortFilm, Pixelatl, Mexico
- Audience Award, Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (LIFFF), Lund, Sweden
- National Jury Prize at Animalada, Seville Animation Festival
- Best Animated Short film, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Los Angeles
- Best Short Film, VIEW Award, Turin, Italy
- Jury Prize, animago AWARD, Munich, Germany
- Audience Award for Best Animated Short Film, 29th Week of Fantastic and Horror Cinema, San Sebastian
- Selected for the 8th edition of the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
- Preselected in the Animation category for the 33rd edition of the Goya Awards
Carlos Baena premieres La Noria in Barcelona with us
The premiere of La Noria in Barcelona will take place in the afternoon session of Fórum FX ANIMATION, between 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. In addition to exclusively enjoying the short film, Carlos Baena himself will be live streaming from Los Angeles to present it and explain some details of the project.
It will be a very special moment for FX ANIMATION Barcelona 3D & Film School and for all attendees, as we are talking about a reference figure in animation on an international level. Furthermore, this will take place on the same day that MD 2.0 will be presented, an innovative educational audiovisual project in which Baena is the supervisor of the Animation area.
Carlos Baena was part of the Pixar team for a decade, participating in some of this animation giant's most iconic projects: Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), Wall-E (2008), and Toy Story 3 (2010).
Moreover, Baena joined Pixar after working at ILM, where he had the opportunity to work on Star Wars: Episode II (2003), among other films. Currently, in addition to La Noria, Carlos is involved in a project for Netflix and has created the platforms Animation Mentor and Artella.
To culminate the day and a premiere like that of La Noria, the presentation will lead to the Great 3D Party, a space for networking and sharing ideas gathered throughout the Fórum FX ANIMATION. There will be music, food trucks, and many surprises to create a relaxed atmosphere that encourages collaboration.
Do you want to attend the premiere of La Noria in Barcelona by Carlos Baena? Are you interested in the rest of the day's events? You can come for free by following this link and completing the form, but remember: seating is limited, reserve your ticket now. See you on November 29th at FX ANIMATION!
