José García Moreno
2001
Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra
Catrina Posada and the Big Stone
About
Produced in 2001 with the support of a fellowship grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Mexico's National Council for Culture and the Arts, and Canal 22 television, Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra is an animated work by José García Moreno rooted in Mexican visual folklore. Staged within a handcrafted miniature theater proscenium, the piece honors the printmaking legacy of José Guadalupe Posada and the iconic figure of La Catrina through tactile stagecraft and experimental animation.
Awards & Recognition
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2008. Official Selection/ Retrospective. Animadrid 2008, International Animation Film Festival. Mexican Animation Retrospective. (“Open on Sundays, Largo es el Camino al Cielo, Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra”). Madrid, Spain.
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2006. Winner First Prize. Best Stop Motion Animated Film, Creanimax Animation Festival, “Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra”, Guadalajara, Mexico.
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2001. Official Selection in Competition. World Animation Celebration. Los Angeles, CA. "Catrina Posada and the Big Stone (Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra"). USA.
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2001. Official Selection in Competition. Anima Mundi 2001. Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Brasil. "Catrina Posada and the Big Stone (Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra").
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1999. First Prize of the National Endowment for the Production of Cultural TV. Animated short film: "Catrina Posada y la Gran Piedra" ("Catrina Posada and the Big Stone"), John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant, Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, CONACULTA, Instituto Latinoamericano de Comunicación Educativa, Virgin Television and Canal 22 TV. México.
