{"id":43616,"date":"2024-07-17T09:51:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T07:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/?p=43616"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:12:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:12:38","slug":"weird-market-expands-its-professional-area-with-a-meeting-focused-on-investment-and-financing-in-animation-and-video-game-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/2024\/07\/17\/weird-market-expands-its-professional-area-with-a-meeting-focused-on-investment-and-financing-in-animation-and-video-game-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"WEIRD MARKET WILL HAVE A MEETING FOCUSED ON INVESTMENT AND FINANCING IN ANIMATION AND VIDEO GAME 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-43616'><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;\">WEIRD MARKET EXPANDS ITS PROFESSIONAL AREA WITH A MEETING FOCUSED ON INVESTMENT AND FINANCING IN ANIMATION AND VIDEO GAME PROJECTS<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lypjnbpi-3eda8eeb7af7c65208685ce1b22a63cb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lypjnbpi-3eda8eeb7af7c65208685ce1b22a63cb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lypjnbpi-3eda8eeb7af7c65208685ce1b22a63cb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lypjnbpi-3eda8eeb7af7c65208685ce1b22a63cb av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-43540 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43540 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px-1030x275.jpg\" alt='' title='WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px'  height=\"275\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px-1030x275.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px-705x188.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px-450x120.jpg 450w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WEB_NP_JURADO_WEIRD24_1500x400px.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-4  el_after_av_image  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-lypjmwya-e5ee5db86832743699d8f6594b162553 '   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;\">Weird Market continues to advance details of its 2024 program, an edition where its professional side is reinforced with the creation of the Weird Invest day; a session focused on investment and financing for animation and video game projects. This initiative, made possible thanks to the support of ICEX, Animation from Spain and Games from Spain, will take place on Thursday, October 3 and will expand the solid and well-tended professional area. The objective is to bring new financing models, examine case studies and go deeper into the use of disruptive technologies. Participation of investors, publishers and institutions has already been confirmed. \u201cWeird Market has always worked by and for the industry and with Weird Invest we expand into a key area in the sector,\u201d says Jos\u00e9 Luis Farias, its director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The animation, video games, new media and board games market returns once again to Valencia between October 1 and 6, combining new venues such as La Harinera and Las Naves with other traditional ones such as the Filmoteca Valenciana; a triangle of cultural infrastructures that make a multidisciplinary program possible. The organization confirms once again the video game and animation showroom to be held on Friday 4 and Saturday 5. All the stands will be located in Las Naves where innovative experiences and new proposals can be tested, a showcase for professionals and the general public that, for the first time in 2024, will have the collaboration of Indie Dev Day (the largest independent video game fair in Spain). Registration for the showroom will be open until August 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the main lines of the program are confirmed with a recruitment day on Wednesday, October 2, where leading companies will seek to complete their work teams with new professionals in all fields. In addition, there will be conferences and project presentations on Friday and Saturday, where <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffet Para\u00edso<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by H\u00e9ctor Zafra (Movistar Plus+ Short Film Project Award in 2022) will be premiered. Other topics that will have their own space are animation and video game prototyping or cinematics and game trailers with The Line and Sunshine Animation Studio, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beerworking session returns on Friday evening, while the screenings of the short film festival (WFest) will be spread over October 1, 2 and 3 at the Filmoteca Valenciana, Rialto Building. The presentation of the domestic works in competition will take place on Thursday, October 3, and the winning films will be screened on Sunday, October 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To complete the program, networking sessions will be held again and a meetings app will be available for companies as well as for creators who have a project in the catalog. The organizers continue working to make this one of the most awaited events for experts and onlookers, while keeping open several calls such as the one for projects that will close on July 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AN INTERNATIONAL \u201cQUARTET\u201d FOR THE WFEST <a href=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JURY<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WFest event, which is part of Weird Market, will have an international jury made up of important industry representatives such as Bruno Caetano, Mar\u00eda Pulido, Vanessa Wheeler and Moe Honan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Portim\u00e3o (Portugal), <strong>Bruno Caetano<\/strong> is a self-taught animator and builder, member of the Hollywood Academy since 2023 and of COLA Animation, an international artist cooperative in constant growth, focused on producing, teaching and promoting animation. His work as a producer stands out with works such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice Merchants<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a short film by Jo\u00e3o Gonz\u00e1lez, winner of the Annie Award and nominated for an Oscar, as well as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O Peculiar Crime do Estranho Sr. Jacinto<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a stop motion short film that he directed himself and for which he received more than 42 awards in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mar\u00eda Pulido<\/strong> from C\u00f3rdoba is a \u201crara avis\u201d in the industry with a multidisciplinary profile and a unique ability to combine frames to achieve perfect harmony. She currently works as Sets and Props supervisor at Lightbox and her latest project is the art direction of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mariposas Negras<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an animated feature film directed by David Baute and produced by Ikiru together with Tinglado Films, a work that has just been premiered at the Annecy International Animation Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vanessa Wheeler<\/strong> is an English producer with a multilingual background in European animation co-productions and book-to-screen adaptations. Much of her professional career has involved the BAFTA and International Emmy\u00a9 award winning studio Lupus Films, where she heads the development department for animated and live action films, as well as programs. In addition, she has also worked with Oscar-nominated SPA Studios (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Klaus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in Madrid as production supervisor for the animated feature <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ember<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Other notable work to her credit includes the film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo\u2019s novel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kensuke\u2019s Kingdom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, starring Sally Hawkins and Oscar winner Cillian Murphy; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tiger Who Came to Tea<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for Channel 4; and Sky One\u2019s RTS award-winning animated special <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ghastly Ghoul<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Most recently, Vanessa was a producer for the short film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three Hares<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by BAFTA-winning writer\/director Paloma Baeza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth member of the quartet is Irish-born <strong>Moe Honan<\/strong>, CEO of Moetion Films, and an independent producer and voice director of animated films and TV series. Among her most notable works is the debut of the studio she directs: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two by Two Ooops! The Ark has Gone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This film was an international success and had a sequel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Ooops! The Adventure Continues&#8230; -Two by Two -Overboard!-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) that topped the box office in major markets such as the United Kingdom. Moe is currently in production on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niko &#8211; Beyond The Northern Lights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the third film in the internationally successful <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niko<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> franchise, scheduled for release in winter 2024. Honan is also the president of Animation Ireland, the country\u2019s association of animation production companies, and sits on the board of Animation In Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 16th edition of Weird Market is co-organized by the Valencian Institute of Culture, attached to the First Vice-Presidency and Department of Culture and Sport of the Generalitat Valenciana. It also has the main sponsorship of Europa Creativa MEDIA, Valencia City Council and Valencia Provincial Council; the participation of the Ministry of Culture, ICEX, Valencia Innovation Capital, Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola through the Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE) and the ICAA; the support of IndieDevDay, AVEPA, Animat, Movistar Plus+ and RTVE, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0rubfrz-bec613e6492cb3fdfb26ae8c3978368f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k0rubfrz-bec613e6492cb3fdfb26ae8c3978368f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k0rubfrz-bec613e6492cb3fdfb26ae8c3978368f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_social_share '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-k0ruciiu-7b51045a87e23f8a496388cbd38d3fa8 av-social-sharing-box-minimal  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