
Today is the
Quirino Awards day, the awards of the Ibero-American animation industry that celebrate artists on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
The award is dedicated to the author of the first animated Latin-American film:
Quirino Cristiani, director of
"El Apòstol" of 1917, an Argentinean film realized in 35mm with 58 thousand drawings and numerous miniatures.
The official website of the kermesse is
premiosquirino.org.