The awards, which recognize achievements across the Ibero-American animation industry, will hold their 2027 ceremony in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, on April 23.

The competition covers feature films, series, short films, student short films, animated music videos, commissioned works and video game animation. The first six categories, excluding video game animation, will also be automatically considered for three technical awards: visual development, animation design, and sound design and original music.

One of the main changes for the 10th edition is the introduction of a dedicated selection committee for video game animation. Daniel Santigosa and Laura González will oversee the preselection process for this category, working independently from the main selection committee.

The main committee comprises six industry professionals: Paco Rodríguez, María Laura Moure, Loïc Portier, Barry O’Donoghue, Liliana Rincón and Carlos Miranda. Each category will have six preselected works, from which a single international jury will choose the three nominees and determine the winners.

The preselection results are scheduled for February 2, 2027, followed by the announcement of nominees at a press conference in Madrid in March. Nominees will receive invitations for one representative, including accommodation and per diems in Tenerife from April 21 to 23. Travel expenses will also be covered for nominees in the feature film, series, short film and student short film categories.

The competition rules also establish restrictions on the use of generative artificial intelligence. Works whose final versions contain scripts, images, animation, voices, sound or music generated with generative AI will not be eligible. Its use is permitted only for auxiliary processes, such as reference research or translation.

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The 2026 edition received 265 entries from 19 countries, including 103 short films, 60 student short films, 32 series, 20 music videos, 19 feature films, 18 commissioned works and 13 video game animation projects. Spain led submissions with 58 works, followed by Brazil with 52 and Argentina with 42.

Among the winners, Decorado, directed by Alberto Vázquez and produced through a Spain-Portugal collaboration, received the award for Best Feature Film.

Since its launch in 2018, the Quirino ecosystem has developed beyond its annual awards ceremony to include industry initiatives designed to encourage international partnerships and business opportunities. These include the Co-Production and Business Forum, the Future Lab and Quirino Lab.

Entries for the 10th edition must be submitted through Festhome by November 25, 2026, at 23:59 Mexico City time (GMT-6).