Introducing New Funding Opportunities

Ibermedia Next offers new grants to the region’s visionary animation producers.

Ibermedia Next is an initiative of the Ibermedia Program aimed at applying new technologies in the field of digital animation and audiovisual content with a high percentage of animation, financed with Next Generation Funds from the European Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, through the “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” component.

For the creation of this new line of grants, Ibermedia has allied with Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana and La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana, which includes Premios Quirino Awards (Spain) together with Animation! of Ventana Sur (Argentina) and the Pixelatl Festival (Mexico), which are the main driving forces of the sector in the region.

This pioneering line of grants from the Ibermedia Next initiative was created to promote talent and the professionalization of the sector and to encourage the incorporation of new technologies in the creation of animated content. “We introduced these grants after carefully listening to the demands of the sector, and seeking the modernization of a field that we consider strategic for the future of the Ibero-American audiovisual industry,” says Víctor Herreruela, coordinator of the Ibermedia’s Technical Unit. “Thanks to this line of funding creative talent will be promoted supporting digital animation projects or those with real images that include a high percentage of animation.”

These grants are available to Spanish, Italian or Portuguese companies dedicated to independent film or audiovisual productions and the creation of interactive and digital content co-developed with Latin American companies or creators from Ibermedia program’s member states. “Any professional or company who wants to apply must be registered prior to the registration of the project in the free online partner search platform Ibermedia Next Plaza that we have also created around this line of grants,” says Herreruela. “For the first time in the history of the Ibermedia program, support is given to formats for demonstration purposes, such as prototypes or teasers, in addition to pilots, short films or video clips that constitute digital animation projects, or live-action projects that include a high percentage of digital animation and/ or vfx content (at least 75% of the footage).

The selected projects will receive a grant that includes a financial contribution of up to 150,000 euros, and a training, consulting, promotion and dissemination program for these audiovisual projects and the companies and professionals that lead them, valued at up to 95,000 euros. Each project will benefit from the networking, communication and promotion actions of the Ibermedia Next and Ibermedia programs, and will be able to participate in promotional actions within the events adhered to La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana (Pixelatl, Premios Quirino, Animation! Ventana Sur), among other events of the sector.

The period for receiving applications is between May 12 (coinciding with the sixth edition of the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards) and August 21, 2023. The registration process will be done through the new Ibermedia Next website: ibermedianext.com

“This is a historic opportunity for the entire Ibero-American region and Italy,” says Herreruela. “Never before has such an ambitious line of grants been promoted with an eye on the future of the animation sector in the region. We are going a step further in the use of technology in digital content of all kinds. We are offering the future leaders of the sector the opportunity to develop their full potential with this program which also includes consulting, communication and promotion. They will also have the opportunity to create their own network of contacts by attending the animation events and through the free Ibermedia Next Plaza platform”.

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