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LFI SPARK ANIMATION FELLOWSHIP
The second cohort of the LFI Spark Animation Fellowship have been chosen to receive the grant based on the artistic merit of their submissions and the originality of their voice and vision.
The filmmakers are animator Juan M. Abdo (Remember the Rats), storyboard artist Alex Avila (The Apricot), and illustrator Ana Ramírez González (Droplet). Sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, this initiative provides emerging Latino animation filmmakers with financial support, mentorship, and other invaluable resources to support them in the completion of an animated short film.
Each LFI Spark Animation fellow will receive a grant of $25,000, as well as mentorship from industry professionals who will present a series of panels tailored to address each stage of their film’s production.
2024 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
Juan M. Abdo
We’re thrilled to congratulate Juan M. Abdo, a winner of the 2024 LFI Spark Animation Fellowship sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
Abdo’s Remember the Rats is a fun and quirky short film examining an irony in Argentinian culture: Pigeons were brought from Paris to make the city’s scene more European, but they became a plague and displaced the native rats competing for food.
Ana Ramirez González
We’re thrilled to congratulate Ana Ramirez González, a winner of the 2024 LFI Spark Animation Fellowship sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
González’s Droplet follows a tiny droplet as she navigates treacherous and unfamiliar waters. Her journey transcends external perils; becoming an internal odyssey, a battle against fear and self-doubt.
Alex Avila
We’re thrilled to congratulate Alex Avila a winner of the 2024 LFI Spark Animation Fellowship sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
Avila’s Apricot is set amidst a family’s sprawling apricot orchard where a young boy named Alex embarks on his inaugural day of farm work. Struggling to keep pace with his seasoned relatives, Alex grapples with conflicting desires, yearning for the pleasure of playing his favorite video game.
