{"id":41559,"date":"2023-09-13T13:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/?p=41559"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:08:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:08:27","slug":"the-15th-edition-of-weird-market-will-include-28-animation-video-game-comics-and-board-game-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/2023\/09\/13\/the-15th-edition-of-weird-market-will-include-28-animation-video-game-comics-and-board-game-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"THE 15TH EDITION OF WEIRD MARKET WILL INCLUDE 28 PROJECTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-fx7fz-525663a56cb31b39ff91cd4644a5c283 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-41559'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jytujvh3-4dad87cdf5b5201936da2a97e51f167e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jytujvh3-4dad87cdf5b5201936da2a97e51f167e{\nheight:75px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jytujvh3-4dad87cdf5b5201936da2a97e51f167e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jytugb17-bc72c4469c98d914c3961e41a52714e8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>THE 15TH EDITION OF WEIRD MARKET WILL INCLUDE 28\u00a0ANIMATION, VIDEO GAME, COMICS AND BOARD GAME PROJECTS<\/b><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jytugm8c-255eccfaf26a963068bda766f55bd75e\">\n#top .hr.av-jytugm8c-255eccfaf26a963068bda766f55bd75e{\nmargin-top:0;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-jytugm8c-255eccfaf26a963068bda766f55bd75e .hr-inner{\nwidth:150px;\nborder-color:#0a0a0a;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jytugm8c-255eccfaf26a963068bda766f55bd75e hr-custom  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmhl5mn4-9707f57c0b3f8e0d21e48a97a63d9dc4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 15th edition of Weird Market has selected a total of 170 projects for its official catalog. This International Animation, Video Games and New Media Market will include 19 feature films, 43 short films, 18 series, 37 video games, 24 web series, 6 transmedia projects, 9 comics and 14 board games, proving once again this sector\u2019s potential, diversity, and plurality worldwide. A collection of titles of which 28 will be presented during the event, and several special sessions will be held where details, news and previews will be revealed by the authors themselves. \u201cAnimation is experiencing a brilliant moment, both industrially and financially, as well as artistically and creatively. In these 15 years, Weird Market has positioned itself as a showcase for future trends, a place to learn about the works that will be the talk of the town in the coming months and years,\u201d says Jos\u00e9 Luis Farias, director of the event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cultural Center La Benefic\u00e8ncia will host the screening sessions where 5 feature films will be on the table, including productions of such outstanding filmmakers as Alberto V\u00e1zquez, a Galician winner of four Goya Awards and author of other feature films such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unicorn Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psychonauts: The Forgotten Children<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He is now working on his new film, <\/span><b><i>Decorado<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is based on one of his short films of the same name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other titles to be presented in Valencia include <\/span><b><i>The Granny Pirate<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by \u00c1lex Cervantes and Anthony Christov, with screenplay by Josep Gatell (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operation Shrimp, Tadeo Jones 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and Philip LaZebnik (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocahontas, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">); <\/span><b><i>Western Dragons<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jose Manuel Mu\u00f1oz Pardo, and <\/span><b><i>Pinkooland<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Luis Us\u00f3n, who is both a director and a top visual effects specialist, having worked on films such as Dennis Villeneuve\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dune<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or Kenneth Branagh\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death on the Nile<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This section is completed by Nacho La Casa\u2019s <\/span><b><i>Like<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Spanish-Peruvian co-production. Currently, in parallel to the work he will talk about at Weird Market, he is working on the pre-production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norberto<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 3D animation feature film in international co-production with Argentina. He is also producing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superklaus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a co-production with Canada to be released in Christmas 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41494\" src=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Seleccionados_proyetos_COMPLETO_HORIZONTAL_1024x512px_WEIRD23-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Seleccionados_proyetos_COMPLETO_HORIZONTAL_1024x512px_WEIRD23-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Seleccionados_proyetos_COMPLETO_HORIZONTAL_1024x512px_WEIRD23-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Seleccionados_proyetos_COMPLETO_HORIZONTAL_1024x512px_WEIRD23-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Seleccionados_proyetos_COMPLETO_HORIZONTAL_1024x512px_WEIRD23-1-705x353.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Seleccionados_proyetos_COMPLETO_HORIZONTAL_1024x512px_WEIRD23-1-450x225.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TEN SHORT FILMS AND FOUR SERIES<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its inception, the Market has paid special attention to short films. In addition to WFest, its competition festival, it reserves a special section for projects in this format with ten titles including <\/span><b><i>Anaglifo<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Valle Comba, <\/span><b><i>The Locksmith<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Mauro Luis and Juan Torres, <\/span><b><i>A Clearing in the Forest<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Gonzalo Rute, <\/span><b><i>The Body of Christ<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Bea Lema, <\/span><b><i>M.E.O.W. <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by \u00c1lvaro Le\u00f3n and Mar\u00eda Ruis\u00e1nchez, and the Portuguese-Italian co-production <\/span><b><i>The Last Sock<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Carolina Batista.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This section also includes <\/span><b><i>Changelings<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Goya award winner Abraham L\u00f3pez Guerrero (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue &amp; Malone Impossible Cases<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), <\/span><b><i>Cornelius<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Marc Torices and Krish Cembe, <\/span><b><i>Caretakers<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Ecuadorian Daniela Cuenca, based in Spain, and <\/span><b><i>Funnie Fantasies: &#8220;Some Like It Choo-Choo&#8221; <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Pablo R\u00edo, a filmmaker who aims to make it onto the WFest list of winners with his most recent work: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La gran cita de Conej.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with the short films, there will be room for series with four productions and co-productions from countries such as Spain, Portugal, Mozambique, Ireland, and Finland. These are <\/span><b><i>DIBUS<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Adri\u00e1n And\u00fajar and Jos\u00e9 Antonio Vaca, <\/span><b><i>The Informals<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jo\u00e3o Roxo and Jo\u00e3o Gra\u00e7a, <\/span><b><i>Sky Plaza<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jos\u00e9 Garnelo, and <\/span><b><i>Taste Buddies<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Veronica Lassenius.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEB SERIES, TRANSMEDIA AND VIDEO GAMES<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2023 edition includes once again the presentation of web series such as <\/span><b><i>Saturday Sabadete <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Alex Rey, a time-travel to the Spain of the 1980s; and the transmedia project <\/span><b><i>It\u00b4s There a Corpse in the House?\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Miguel Medrano Malo and Luc\u00eda Sampedro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video games continue to shine brightly, with four submissions: <\/span><b><i>Stars in the Trash<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Valhalla Cats, <\/span><b><i>Sushi for Robots<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Ludipe and Friends, <\/span><b><i>DE-EXIT: Eternal Matters<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Sandbloom Studio (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMMA: Lost in Memories<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and <\/span><b><i>American Arcadia<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Out Blue Games, a BAFTA-nominated studio for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call of the Sea<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE PHYSICAL FORMAT STILL THRIVES<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sector respects and cares for all things related to the physical format, which is why Weird Market has decided to include projects such as comics or board games in its catalog. Proof of the strength of this area are two comics like <\/span><b><i>La triste vida del alegre perro Cornelius<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Marc Torices (Splash Award for Best National Comic in 2017 with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cort\u00e1zar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) or <\/span><b><i>Hidden Heritage<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by \u00c1lvaro Serrano Sierra, inspired by Valencian culture and mythology, where its author seeks to raise awareness about the importance of traditions and the need to reach an environmental commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board games will be represented by <\/span><b><i>El Gato va a Casa<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Carlos Viforcos. A physical therapist by trade who has developed more than ten board games in the last five years, Viforcos takes advantage of his work experience in the treatment of people with functional challenges to create this game with a didactic and integrating goal: to make Spanish Sign Language (LSE) accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete catalog of projects <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/catalogue-projects\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project submission <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/presentacion-de-proyectos-2023\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 15th edition of Weird Market is co-organized by the Valencian Institute of Culture, attached to the First Vice-Presidency and Department of Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana. 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