From Doodles to Pixels: Over a Hundred Years of Spanish Animation
September 7–15, 2016
The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters
This major retrospective of the little-known art and industry of Spanish animation comprises eight
programs featuring historic work from 1908 through the end of the dictatorship, in 1975; commercial
animation created in the shadow of Hollywood; Europe’s first animated color feature, Garbancito de la
Mancha (1945); and internationally celebrated 21st-century work inspired by personal cinema, music
videos, and the graphic novel. Taking advantage of new scholarship and restoration initiatives
organized by the Contemporary Culture Centre of Barcelona and Acción Cultual Española, the wideranging work in this series includes classic hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, and innovative digital
works, and ranges from cultural and political themes and literary adaptations to adult fare, children’s
stories, and advertising. Among the distinguished artists, designers, humorists, and studios
represented are K-Hito, Francisco Macián, Robert Balser, José Antonio Sistiaga, Isabel Herguera,
Javier Mariscal, Mercedes Gaspar, Rodrigo Blaas, Anna Solanas, César Díaz Meléndez, Nicolai
Troshinky, Jossie Malis, Laura Ginès, Alberto Vázquez, Estudios Moro, Balet y Blay, and the Headless
Studio.
Carolina López, Director, Xcèntric, Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona (CCCB), and a
number of special guest animators will introduce select programs. All films are from Spain and in
Spanish with English subtitles, unless otherwise noted. Organized by Dave Kehr, Adjunct Curator,
Department of Film, MoMA, and Steve Massa, film historian and author.
Organized by Ron Magliozzi, Associate Curator, Department of Film. From Doodles to Pixels was
originally organized by CCCB – Contemporary Culture Centre of Barcelona, with AC/E – Acción Cultual
Española and Carolina López.
Press Contact:
Meg Montgoris, (212) 708-9757, [email protected]