Thus was born Gora automatikoa (automatic Gora), a satirical no-budget film that was made both in an attempt to win a Goya and to poke fun at the price of the film. I haven’t seen the movie, but there would be a lot of meta-jokes throughout it, like scenes without animation “just because the [Goya] the regulations allow it. (By the way, the Goya did not allow the filmmakers to use the name of the award in the title, hence the similar sounding Gora.)
Of course, winning the animation Goya is not a certainty in 2022 since the Spanish award nominated three other animated feature films in the category alongside Automatic gora. But come awards night, I know which movie I’ll be rooted for.
The Goya Awards will be presented on February 12, 2022 at the Palau de Les Arts in Valencia. Here are the nominees in the feature films and animated short films categories:
Animated functionality
Gora automatikoa
Director: David Galán Galindo, Esaú Dharma, Pablo Vara
Production: 39 Escalones Films SL, David Galán Galindo, Esaú Dharma Vílchez Corredor, Pablo Vara Uzal, The other film production
Mironins
Director: Mikel Mas Bilbao, Txesco Montalt
Production: Low Films AIE, Hampa Studio
Salvar el árbol (Zutik!)
Director: Haizea Pastor, Iker lvarez
Production: Safe The Tree AIE, Tortuga Studio, Polar Studio, Baleuko SL
Valentina
Director: Chelo Loureiro
Production: Valentina La Película AIE, Abano Producións SL
Animated short film
Nacer (Birth)
Director: Roberto Valle
Producer: Carlos Valle Casas, Iván Miñambres, Néstor López
Proceso de selección (Selection process)
Director: Carla Pereira
Producer: Paloma Mora
The monkey
Director: Lorenzo Degl’Innocenti, Xosé Zapata
Producer: Diogo Carvalho, Nicolás Matji, Nuno Beato, Xosé Zapata
Umbrellas
Director: lvaro Robles, José Prats
Producer: Ana María Ferri, Ramón Alòs Sánchez