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Silvina Cornillón Takes the Helm at the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards Amid Record Submissions
Argentine animation vet Silvina Cornillón takes the reins as director of the Quirino Awards as the annual event reaches a record for submissions.
Cornillón, a pivotal figure in the animation industry for over two decades, steps into the role following her tenure as an ambassador in Latin America and coordinator of the Quirino Awards Residency. Works from Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela have also been submitted for consideration this year. An international jury, including American producer Ben Kalina, Spanish researcher and programmer Carolina López Caballero, Swedish public broadcaster SVT’s children’s content acquisitions executive Helena Nylander, Brazilian animation director Daniel Bruson and French distributor and producer Prime Entertainment Group’s executive director Leyla Formoso, will select the three finalists in each category.
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