GPB 2010 OPENING CEREMONY
MISSING LYNX (EL LINCE PERDIDO)* / Raul Garcia & Manuel Sicilia / Spain / 2008 / 97’
*the director, Raul Garcia, will be attending the screening
Thursday / 28 January 2010 / 20h00 / International Conference Centre “Casino” Sinaia
Aristoteles Workshop Association presents EL LINCE PERDIDO for the very first time in Romania, just a few days before the official announcement of the Oscar nominees, eagerly expected by all those involved in the making of this film. EL LINCE PERDIDO will open the second edition of Green Planet Blues, and director Raul Garcia will be present at the screening.
Felix, an Iberian lynx, and his friends must escape the secret plan of an eccentric millionaire, to capture endangered animals. The animated film is produced by Antonio Banderas and it is an initiative of the Ministry of the Environment of Andalusia (Spain).
THE MISSING LYNX is Spain’s Entry for Best Animated Film Academy Award 2010, Best Animation Film – Goya Awards 2009, Best Film Award – Animadrid 2008, Jury’s Special Mention – Animacor 2008
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RAUL GARCIA was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied filmmaking at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. He has worked professionally in animation since age 19 when, while still in college, he was hired to work as an animator for legendary TV animation studio Hanna-Barbera. After 8 years working in a TV series, Raul left Spain to join the international cast of Asterix and Caesar’s Surprise in Paris, starting his career as an animator in feature films. In 1983 he co-directed the award winning short Woman Waiting in an Hotel as part of the Olympics of Animation at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic games. Raul has worked as an animator in 26 feature films, including 9 years as a Disney animator in films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Aladdin, Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, and Fantasia. He was Sequence Director in Rugrats in Paris, Jimmy Neutron, and The Wild Thornberrys Movie.
THE IBERIAN LYNX (lynx pardinus) resembles the lynx living in the Carpathian Mountains. Its habitat shrinked constantly since the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the Iberian Lynx is on top of the list of endangered mamals in Europe. In the past, it populated the whole Iberian Peninsula, while at present the few lynxes left can be found only in Andalusia. The main cause for the disappearance of the lynx is the destruction of their natural habitat. Also, many have been killed in traps set for rabbits or were run over by cars, as their habitat was invaded by highways.
Tags: Antonio Banderas, endangered animales, Goya Awards 2010, GPB, lynx, ministry of environment, protected animales, Raul Garcia, Sinaia
