{"id":48400,"date":"2025-10-27T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/?p=48400"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:04:20","slug":"figures-of-the-17th-weird-market-position-it-as-the-referece-market-for-animation-and-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/en\/2025\/10\/27\/figures-of-the-17th-weird-market-position-it-as-the-referece-market-for-animation-and-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"FIGURES OF THE 17th WEIRD MARKET POSITION IT AS THE REFERECE MARKET FOR ANIMATION AND VIDEO GAMES"},"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-48400'><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;\">FIGURES OF THE 17th WEIRD MARKET POSITION IT AS THE REFERECE MARKET FOR ANIMATION AND VIDEO GAMES<\/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;\">\u00a0The 17th edition of Weird Market positioned the event as the leading market for animation, video games and new media in Spain, with impressive figures such as 420 registered participants and a total of 630 requested meetings during its 2025 version in Valencia. These numbers show the relevance of the event, which in addition featured 173\u00a0selected projects and 30 short films in competition at its WFest program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe figures show that we are addressing a need in the industry, and also that it entails a huge effort to put on a new edition of this magnitude every year. An event like Weird involves very high costs, and we have been working for years to ensure that the financial factor is not a limitation and that the Market is accessible to everyone. It is important that the sector continues to have a place to meet and generate synergies,\u201d says Jos\u00e9 Luis Farias, director of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48395\" src=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-1030x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-1030x558.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-1536x833.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-1500x813.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-705x382.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1-450x244.jpg 450w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-17-Weird-Market-fue-el-marco-de-630-reuniones-profeisonales-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between September 30 and October 5, Valencia became the focal point for hundreds of professionals who participated in presentations, talks, B2B meetings, a recruitment day, and screenings. The 2025 edition was marked by a change in focus that has placed emphasis on<\/span><b> intellectual property<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, beyond genres or formats. \u201cWe have a great creative potential that in recent years has been showing its muscle internationally. Talent is there, and that is helping to overcome any barriers or prejudices. What really matters are the ideas and how they are developed,\u201d says Farias.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 17 years of experience, Weird Market is a meeting point, a place for decision-making, and a talent scout where market trends and dynamics are anticipated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the highlights of this edition was the roundtable discussion entitled <\/span><b>\u201cThe Future of Spanish Animation,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a professional meeting organized by DIBOOS that was attended by representatives from the President\u2019s Office, ICEX, CDTi, Spain Audiovisual HUB, SEDIA, the Ministry of Culture, ICAA, and RTVE. The meeting sought to draw up a medium- and long-term plan through connections and strategies with common objectives for the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the Spanish Federation of Animation and Visual Effects Producers (DIBOOS) chose this event to present the \u201cHonorary Diboos Award,\u201d which this year went to director <\/span><b>Enrique Gato<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, creator of one of the highest-grossing film series in Spanish cinema: Tadeo Jones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48397\" src=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weirdmarket.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-mesa-El-Futuro-de-la-Animacion-Espanola-se-celebro-en-el-marco-del-17-Weird-Market-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>34,000 EUROS IN PRIZES AND 13 IPs AWARDED\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event also awarded prizes worth 34,000 euros, with 13 IPs standing out among short films and short film projects, series, and video games. One of the biggest developments in this area was the presentation of the first RTVE-Weird Market Talent Award for Best Animated Short Film Project, valued at 25,000 euros thanks to the support of the public broadcaster. The work that inaugurated this section was <\/span><b><i>Moosika<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by V\u00edctor Monigote and Esther Ya\u00f1ez.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this same category, the Movistar Plus+ Short Project Award went to <\/span><b><i>Only Rats<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Paz del Carre, the Best Young Creator Series Project Award (Annecy-MIFA) went to <\/span><b><i>Kipaut Survival Guide <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Nuria Ma\u00f1osa V\u00e1zquez, and another new addition, the International Talent Jury Award for a debut film or international school short film, went to <\/span><b><i>Balconada<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Bulgarian director Iva Tokmakchieva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the video games category, the RTVE\/Fallo de Sistema Awards went to <\/span><b><i>Numbra<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Best Video Game Project), <\/span><b><i>Parkoff!<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Most Innovative Video Game), and <\/span><b><i>Jordi &amp; Oslo: La Cua Perduda<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Weird Plus Video Game).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the winners of WFest were <\/span><b><i>Shadows<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b><i>Percebes<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><i>When it comes (it will have your eyes)<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which were selected by the jury, and <\/span><b><i>Jervasio<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the audience\u2019s pick.<\/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 and Valencia Innovation Capital, with the participation of Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola through the Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE). It is also supported by 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<\/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  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 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