Pixelatl Festival activities conclude in Guadalajara

Alex G. (Guadalajara, Jalisco) 09/11/2023

On Saturday, September 9, the last day of the Pixelatl Festival took place, where in 5 days, there were great conferences, activities, panels, workshops, talks, screenings, and much more.

In its second edition in the Perla Tapatía, which took place from September 5 to 9, there were 3 thousand attendees, as well as staff volunteers and more than 120 guests from different countries, who thrilled festival goers at the main venue in Ciudad Creativa Digital, as well as in other venues such as Casa Dolores, Casa del Autor Zapopan, CineForo and Hospicio Cabañas.

The Pixelatl Festival has become an essential platform for the animation, videogame, and comic industry, which has allowed the exploration of new horizons in the industry. The festival attracted an international audience that turned out for a variety of activities and events in line with the industry.

Students and professionals had the opportunity to immerse themselves in a plethora of tournaments, workshops, master classes, and master lectures. In addition, the Festival offered a unique platform for developers and producers, as well as creatives to present their latest projects and make valuable connections.

(By BelosX/ Pilar Flynn, Rafael Chaidez, Sandra Powers, Jose Lopez & Luciano Martín Herrera)

International participation was one of the highlights of El Festival, with renowned companies and influential personalities in the industry sharing their experiences and knowledge with the public. The cultural diversity and global collaboration at El Festival once again contributed to its success and consolidated Guadalajara's position as an important hub for the orange industry.

During the Festival's closing event, awards were presented to the winners of the different calls for entries launched by Pixelatl and other collaborators.

The winners of the day were:

- Mezcal Koch Award: Peter

- Shortway Award: Cuidadoras by Daniela Cuenca.

- Chinelo to the comic 2023: La bruma by Elisa Galván.

- Game of the Year: 9 Years of Shadows by Halberd Studios, Mexico, with the peculiarity that they are natives of Guadalajara.

- VMX Showroom 2023: Game of the Jury, soon to be released: Mexico, 1921 - A Deep Dream by Mácula Interactive.

- Chinelo for Best National Student Short Film:

Honorable mention 1: Repair by Daniel Sada Pita.

Honorable mention 2: Llamada by Carla Isunza Puntos, Itzae Blanco, Karla Cerón and Camila Reyes.

- Chinelo for Best Mexican Student Short Film: Equinox by Elisa Giménez Valdés Fernández Posada.

- Chinelo for Best International Student Short Film:

International Student Honorable Mention: The sun is bad by Sum Yee Rachel Mow.

- Chinelo for Best International Student Short Film: Unscarfed by Anita Bruneburg.

- Chinelo for Best International Short Film: Carne de Dios by Patricio Plaza.

- Warner Bros. Discovery, Pitch Me adult animation: The fantastic adventures of Transformin by Estudio Comala.

(By Pixelatl)

- Secuenciarte Award: Haiku by Daniel Godínez.

La canción del viajero by Ramses Rossainzz Bedolla.

- Chinelo Secuenciarte 2023: Anomalía by Daniel Luna.

- Ánima Studio Pitch Award, Honorable Mention: Ericka Rodríguez.

Winner: Sebastián Jaiovi

- PAAL 2023 Award: Apapacho by Zaira Zambrano.

- Ideatoon 2023 Award:

Special Animation Award! Ventana Sur: Bolla de Calladitos (Mexico)

Chinelo Ideatoon TWIGS: Santiago Santana (Guadalajara).

(Cortesía Pixelatl)

According to José Iñesta, director of El Festival, this edition has been the one with more recruitment and more portfolio reviews by experienced artists. "It was a great edition with panels where the sector was able to talk about the present in order to start outlining the future on topics such as stop motion, independent animation, the role of women in the industry, artificial intelligence and many others."

(Photo by Pixelatl/ Jose Iñesta, Director y Co-fundador del Festival Pixelatl)

This week we will be uploading pictures, videos, interviews, and more notes of everything that happened at the Pixelatl Festival in the blog "El Baúl del Aquelarre" as well as in our social networks so you can stay tuned and don't miss any news.

We thank Pixelatl for the opportunity to cover this great event, as well as the great staff and organizing team who were very kind and attentive, as well as all the people we were able to meet and talk to during the event.

Source: RP Pixelatl