Cine Animadores
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Cine Animadores is a Chile
an animation
film studio. One of the few full-based animation studios in the country and Latin America
, Cine Animadores worked in his first years with TV commercials and later in the final years of the 90's they started to work on music videos, animated TV series
, Flash animation and animated feature films, with the creation of Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
, the first modern feature-length animated movie of Chile in 2002.
for TV commercials exclusively for the Chilean television.
Years later, Cine Animadores released in 1997 his first non-TV commercial work, the music video of La Torre de Babel by the Chilean group Los Tres
. The traditional animated video was praised by critics and Los Tres fans and is considered as one of the most classic music videos created in Chile.
After this work, Cine Animadores make an agreement with Themo Lobos
for the production of Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
. Released in 2002, the film was considered "historic" in Chile because although the film isn't the first featured animated production made in Chile, is the second in the history of Chilean cinema since Alfredo Serey's 1921 film La Trasmisión del Mando Presidencial. (English: The Transmission of Presidential Control) and is considered as the first "modern" feature-length animated film of the country. The film got very good to decent reviews by critics and was submitted as a nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002.
Since then Cine Animadores has continued his production on animated movies and now TV series for the Chilean channel Canal 13
and also animated commercials for Disney, Peanuts
and The Simpsons
.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
film studio. One of the few full-based animation studios in the country and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Cine Animadores worked in his first years with TV commercials and later in the final years of the 90's they started to work on music videos, animated TV series
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
, Flash animation and animated feature films, with the creation of Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui , also known as Mampato: The Movie is a feature-length Chilean animated film, created by Cine Animadores and executive produced by Elastic Studios, released June 27, 2002...
, the first modern feature-length animated movie of Chile in 2002.
History
Founded in 1989, Cine Animadores was originally created as a publicity company specialized in hand-draw animationTraditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
for TV commercials exclusively for the Chilean television.
Years later, Cine Animadores released in 1997 his first non-TV commercial work, the music video of La Torre de Babel by the Chilean group Los Tres
Los Tres
Los Tres is a Chilean rock band composed of four members: a rock/folk singer and three jazzmen. It was one of the noted bands in the Chilean nineties, together with La Ley and Lucybell....
. The traditional animated video was praised by critics and Los Tres fans and is considered as one of the most classic music videos created in Chile.
After this work, Cine Animadores make an agreement with Themo Lobos
Themo Lobos
Themístocles Nazario Lobos Aguirre , better known as Themo Lobos, is a Chilean comic strip, comic book writer and artist. He is the creator of characters such as Máximo Chambónez, Ferrilo, Nick Obre, and Alaraco, but his most famous work is Mampato, a character first developed, briefly, by Eduardo...
for the production of Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui , also known as Mampato: The Movie is a feature-length Chilean animated film, created by Cine Animadores and executive produced by Elastic Studios, released June 27, 2002...
. Released in 2002, the film was considered "historic" in Chile because although the film isn't the first featured animated production made in Chile, is the second in the history of Chilean cinema since Alfredo Serey's 1921 film La Trasmisión del Mando Presidencial. (English: The Transmission of Presidential Control) and is considered as the first "modern" feature-length animated film of the country. The film got very good to decent reviews by critics and was submitted as a nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002.
Since then Cine Animadores has continued his production on animated movies and now TV series for the Chilean channel Canal 13
Canal 13 (Chile)
Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
and also animated commercials for Disney, Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
and The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
.
Films (Theatrical)
| Film | Original release date | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui , also known as Mampato: The Movie is a feature-length Chilean animated film, created by Cine Animadores and executive produced by Elastic Studios, released June 27, 2002... |
2002 June | Alejandro Rojas |
| Papelucho and the Martian Papelucho and the Martian Papelucho and the Martian is a feature-length Chilean animated film, created by Cine Animadores and Canal 13 Films, released in 17 May, 2007.... |
2007 May | Alejandro Rojas |
| Condorito Condorito Condorito is a comic strip that features an anthropomorphic condor living in a fictitious town named Pelotillehue — a typical small Chilean provincial town. He is meant to be a representation of the Latin American people.... |
TBA | not confirmed |
| Club Penguin: The Movie | TBA | not confirmed |
Flash Series
- El Santos y la Tetona Mendoza (2003, based on an original Mexican comic strip, available on Locomotion website)
- Johnny BravoJohnny BravoJohnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
(flash shorts for Cartoon Network Europe)