The Spanish film 'Klaus' looks face to face with the Oscar after winning the BAFTA for best animated film

The production, directed by Sergio Pablos, is closer to winning the Oscar after the prestigious recognition from the British Film Academy. She had previously won seven Annie Awards.

Klaus, by the Spanish animator and screenwriter Sergio Pablos and produced by Atresmedia Cinema y The SPA Studios, has won the BAFTA for best animated film at the 73rd edition of the awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

The film was released on the Netflix platform and has prevailed over heavyweight titles such as Frozen 2, Toy Story 4 y A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.

After obtaining seven Annie Awards awarded by the International Animated Film Association, including best picture and direction, and now a BATFA, Klaus will look face to face with the other nominees to win the Oscar next Sunday: How to train your dragon 3, Where is my body?, Mr. Link. The lost origin y Toy Story 4.

Sergio Pablos, upon collecting the precious golden mask on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall, thanked the BAFTA to those who have "made this possible. Thanks to Netflix for having opted for it. This is an incredible source of pride for us."

More than 300 people of 22 nationalities, with a majority of Spaniards in the supervision part, worked to carry out a project that began to take shape in 2010. Klaus is based on the story of Jesper, a postman who is sent to a frozen city in the Arctic Circle, where he discovers that Santa Claus is hiding. There he will discover Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives isolated in a cabin full of handmade toys.