{"id":48157,"date":"2025-09-29T11:26:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/?p=48157"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:26:31","slug":"enrique-gato-to-receive-the-2025-diboos-honorary-award-at-weird-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/2025\/09\/29\/enrique-gato-to-receive-the-2025-diboos-honorary-award-at-weird-market\/","title":{"rendered":"ENRIQUE GATO TO RECEIVE THE 2025 DIBOOS HONORARY AWARD AT WEIRD MARKET"},"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-48157'><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;\">ENRIQUE GATO TO RECEIVE THE 2025 DIBOOS HONORARY AWARD AT WEIRD MARKET<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lypg5ks1-1e638e83a5ddc071ddc9b8126726018d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lypg5ks1-1e638e83a5ddc071ddc9b8126726018d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lypg5ks1-1e638e83a5ddc071ddc9b8126726018d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lypg5ks1-1e638e83a5ddc071ddc9b8126726018d 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-46274 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-46274 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1.jpg\" alt='' title='Slide Web Weird Market (1)'  height=\"400\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1-1030x275.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1-705x188.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slide-Web-Weird-Market-1-450x120.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/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-lypfuo44-64d51042606f5244f95ce7eb7393f272 '   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;\">\u00a0Animator, director, and screenwriter Enrique Gato will receive the \u201cHonorary Diboos Award\u201d in 2025. The distinction, awarded by Diboos (Spanish Federation of Animation and Visual Effects Production Companies) as part of the 17th edition of Weird Market, seeks to highlight an individual or entity that has made a significant contribution to the sector by promoting Spanish animation both within Spain and abroad. On Friday, October 3, the Animation, Video Games and New Media Market held in Valencia will welcome the creator of one of the most successful film franchises in Spanish cinema: Tadeo Jones. \u201cEnrique is one of the best ambassadors for Spanish animation, an indisputable proof of the potential, robustness, and resilience of this sector that continues to bring joy to our film industry,\u201d says Nathalie Martinez, current President of Diboos and the first woman to preside over this Federation in its 19-year history. Gato joins the list of award winners, which last year included Pablo Berger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48154\" src=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-1030x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-1030x685.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-1500x998.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-705x469.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0721_1-450x299.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrique Gato (Valladolid, 1977) is an animator and filmmaker who has managed to position animated cinema in Spain at the center of the industry\u2019s attention. Co-founder of the Lightbox Academy studio and director of its animation department, his filmography includes feature films such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atrapa la Bandera<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the trilogy <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a fourth installment is already in the works). This Valladolid native has managed to fill movie theaters with viewers of all ages, raise millions of euros for the Spanish audiovisual industry, both nationally and internationally, and accumulate eight Goya Awards, multiple Gaud\u00ed Awards, and medals from the Writers\u2019 Circle, the Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Forqu\u00e9 Award for Education in Values, as well as other distinctions at such prominent events as the Annecy Festival and the Platino Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his early days, Enrique worked as a character animator for various video game studios and trained as a computer engineer. His in-depth knowledge of 3D animation software enabled him to develop tools to streamline animation tasks, which are essential for his work on large productions. With the production company \u201cLa Fiesta,\u201d he created his first short film for cinema, whose protagonist is a character clearly influenced by Indiana Jones, the most popular archaeologist and adventurer on the big screen. This work received the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film, as well as 64 other national and international awards. A cultural icon created by Gato himself in 1999, which has traveled to more than 70 countries, breaking all kinds of records in Spanish animation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the global market, his productions have been seen all over the world, rivalling (in terms of number of theaters in the week of release) major Hollywood studios such as Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks. A clear example was Gato\u2019s most recent film: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tadeo Jones 3: La tabla esmeralda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which grossed more than \u20ac20 million outside Spain, being released in 40 territories across five continents. The release came at a time when the impact of Covid-19 was still apparent, and audiences were reluctant to go to the cinema. Its premiere was a boost for both viewers and exhibitors, significantly increasing the share of domestic cinema in the final balance for the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 17th edition of Weird Market is primarily sponsored by Creative Europe MEDIA, the Valencia City Council, Valencia Innovation Capital, with the participation of Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola through the Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE). It also receives support from RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Valencia Game City, HP, Tangram Solutions, the Valencian Institute of Culture attached to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment, BCN Game Fest, DIBOOS, AVEPA, and Animat, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the full program <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/programme-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/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 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