| Quirino Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Ibero-American animation achievements. | 
| Country | Ibero-America | 
| First awarded | 7 April 2018 | 
| Website | premiosquirino | 
The Quirino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana ("Quinino Awards for Ibero-American animation") are an annual awards ceremony dedicated to reward achievements in Ibero-American animated productions. Its categories recognize feature films, short films and television productions.[1][2]
The awards were established in 2017, with the first awards ceremony taking place on 7 April 2018 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Since then, the ceremony has usually taken place in May of each year during several days in some location within Tenerife.[3] The awards' name is in honour of Italian-Argentinian animation director Quirino Cristiani, known for being responsible of the 1917 film El Apóstol, considered the world's first animated feature film.[4]
Categories
- Best Ibero-American Feature Film
 - Best Ibero-American Series
 - Best Ibero-American Short Film
 - Best Ibero-American School Short Film
 - Best Commissioned Film
 - Best Visual Development
 - Best Animation Design
 - Best Sound Design and Original Music
 - Best Video Game Animation (2020–present)
 - Best Innovative Work (2018–2019)
 
Ceremonies
The following is a listing of all Quirino Awards ceremonies since 2018.
| Ceremony | Date | Best Feature Film winner | Venue | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (2018) | 7 April 2018 | Ana y Bruno (  | 
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | [4] | 
| 2nd (2019) | 6 April 2019 | Virus Tropical (  | 
[5] | |
| 3rd (2020) | 27 May 2020 | Klaus (  | 
Virtual | [6] | 
| 4th (2021) | 29 May 2021 | A Costume for Nicholas (  | 
La Laguna Gran Hotel, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain | [7] | 
| 5th (2022) | 12–14 May 2022 | Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente (  | 
[8] | |
| 6th (2023) | 11–13 May 2023 | Nayola (  | 
[9] | |
Winners and nominees
The winners are listed first and in bold, followed by the nominees.
2018
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 Best Ibero-American Feature Film 
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 Best Ibero-American Series 
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 Best Ibero-American Short Film 
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 Best Ibero-American School Short Film 
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 Best Commissioned Film 
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 Best Innovative Work 
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 Best Visual Development 
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 Best Animation Design 
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 Best Sound Design and Original Music 
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2019
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 Best Ibero-American Feature Film 
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 Best Ibero-American Series 
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 Best Ibero-American Short Film 
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 Best Ibero-American School Short Film 
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 Best Commissioned Film 
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 Best Innovative Work 
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 Best Visual Development 
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 Best Animation Design 
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 Best Sound Design and Original Music 
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2020
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 Best Ibero-American Feature Film 
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 Best Ibero-American Series 
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 Best Ibero-American Short Film 
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 Best Ibero-American School Short Film 
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 Best Commissioned Film 
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 Best Video Game Animation 
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 Best Visual Development 
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 Best Animation Design 
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 Best Sound Design and Original Music 
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2021
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 Best Ibero-American Feature Film 
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 Best Ibero-American Series 
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 Best Ibero-American Short Film 
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 Best Ibero-American School Short Film 
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 Best Commissioned Film 
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 Best Video Game Animation 
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 Best Visual Development 
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 Best Animation Design 
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 Best Sound Design and Original Music 
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2022
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 Best Ibero-American Feature Film 
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 Best Ibero-American Series 
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 Best Ibero-American Short Film 
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 Best Ibero-American School Short Film 
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 Best Commissioned Film 
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 Best Video Game Animation 
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 Best Visual Development 
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 Best Animation Design 
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 Best Sound Design and Original Music 
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2023
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 Best Ibero-American Feature Film 
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 Best Ibero-American Series 
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| 
 Best Ibero-American Short Film 
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 Best Ibero-American School Short Film 
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 Best Commissioned Film 
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 Best Video Game Animation 
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 Best Visual Development 
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 Best Animation Design 
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 Best Sound Design and Original Music 
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See also
References
- ↑ "Nacen los Premios Quirino de la animación iberoamericana". Panorama Audiovisual (in Spanish). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
 - ↑ Mayorga, Emilio (16 June 2017). "Annecy: Pioneering Ibero-American Animated Awards To Launch In Tenerife". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
 - ↑ "Tenerife consolida su apuesta por la industria de animación con los premios Quirino". Europa Press. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
 - 1 2 "Tenerife acogerá en abril los premios de animación 'Quirino'". Europa Press. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
 - ↑ Jiménez, Jesús (19 February 2019). "'Un día más con vida' y 'Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas' finalistas a los II Premios Quirino de animación". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
 - ↑ "Los Premios Quirino reconocen lo mejor de la animación iberoamericana con una gala virtual". RTVE (in Spanish). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
 - ↑ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Quirino 2021 a las mejores animaciones iberoamericanas". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
 - ↑ "Iberoamérica une fuerzas en pro de la animación en la 5ª edición de los Premios Quirino". Panorama Audiovisual (in Spanish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
 - ↑ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Quirino 2023". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.