Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles • Verjim Animation Studio

“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles” is the first feature film we worked on. We joined the Digital Ink & Paint stage.

The film adapts the homonymous comic by Fermín Solís, telling the story of how was the filming in the Extremadura region of Las Hurdes, by maestro Luis Buñuel, of his film “Las Hurdes, tierra sin pan”, in 1933. The story it began in Paris in 1930. Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel are the main figures of the surrealist movement, but Buñuel sees how all the doors are closed to him after the scandalous premiere of “The Golden Age”, his first film. However, his good friend, the sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket with the crazy promise that, if he wins, he will pay for the documentary that his friend wants to shoot about Las Hurdes, one of the poorest regions and forgotten from Spain.

The film is produced by Sygnatia Films, The Glow Animation Studios, Submarine B.V., Hampa Studio, and was released in 2018.

PRODUCED BY Sygnatia Films, The Glow Animation Studios, Submarine B.V., Hampa Studio

DIRECTED BY Salvador Simó

SERVICES Digital Ink & Paint, Rendering

FORMAT 2D HD

RELEASE DATE October 20th, 2018

AWARDS

Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2019
Winner, Best Original Music Award – Best Original Music for a Feature Film
Winner, Jury Award – For a Feature Film
Nominee, Cristal – Best Feature

Annie Awards 2020
Nominee, Annie – Best Animated Independent Feature

European Film Awards 2019
Winner, European Film Award – European Animated Feature Film

Goya Awards 2020
Winner, Goya – Best Animation Film (Mejor Película de Animación)
Nominee, Goya – Best New Director (Mejor Director Novel)
Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado)

Premio Platino del Cine Iberoamericano 2020
Winner, Premio Platino – Mejor Película de Animación

The Quirino Awards 2019
Nominee, Premio Quirino – Mejor Largometraje de Animación Iberoamericano