José Luis Quirós and Paco Sáez win the Goya for best animated short with a futuristic Madrid

The storyboard, the artistic direction and the sound have been three of the elements that have led the short film 'Madrid 2120' to win the Goya.

The Prize Goya for Best Animated Short has fallen into Madrid 2120 thus imposing itself on The tree of lost souls, Homomachy y Muedra. He storyboard, the artistic direction and the sound have been three of the elements that have led academics to opt for the proposal of Madrid 2120.

The short, directed by José Luis Quirós and Paco Sáez, tells how life in the big city has become a class struggle. Nitrogreen, a highly unstable liquid capable of generating instant vegetation, is the most valuable contraband commodity.

It all started in 2016 when the school's Director of Training Lightbox Academy, Juan Nieto, contacted José Luis Quirós to propose making a short film to show the students the workflow of a film production company. Without thinking twice he accepted this challenge and got to work with the help of Paco Sáez.

Both Sáez and Quirós had previous experience in animation productions. Paco Sáez had worked as a storyboard supervisor on Tadeo Jones 2: The Secret of King Midas, catch the flag o Planet 51, while José Luis Quirós, currently modeling supervisor of Set & Props at Lightbox Animation Studios, he has been working on 3D productions for both film and television for more than fifteen years.

"This is a wonderful boost for the school and those who participate in it", the directors have assured. Paco Sáez highlights that this project has been almost three years since its beginnings in the script and finally the Academy has seen how we have put our soul in each plane of this work, to the best of our possibilities so that it connects with the viewer.

About the latest technologies adopted in the short, producer Nicolas Matji commented to Panorama that "technology is a tool for telling stories. Thanks to the advancement of technology we are being able to tell better stories and in a more spectacular way." On the other hand, he highlighted that "we have noticed a tremendous evolution, especially in the incorporation of girls in animation. When we started it was a miracle to find a professional and today they already make up more than 40% of the teams' squads."

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