ABSTRACT
Manuel Cristobal (born in 1969 in Madrid) is a producer who introduced 3D animation to his country with El bosque animado (The Living Forest). He has won three Goya Awards in the best animation feature category. In 2012, he produced one of the most memorable (but least successful) animated feature films of Europe: Arrugas (Wrinkles). He is a member of the European Film Academy. At the time of this interview, Manuel Cristobal was preparing a Spanish-Chinese co-production Dragonkeeper and an animated arthouse film project about Luis Bunuel. Dragonkeeper is the first of the three novels bought. This story takes place in China and was written by Carole Wilkinson, a wonderful Australian writer. In design concept art with Sergio Pablos is made but early on it was clear to have a Chinese art director to have not only the accuracy but also the Chinese talent.
