{"id":730460,"date":"2026-06-28T04:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/730460\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T04:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:38:11","slug":"annecy-colombian-entry-once-in-a-body-explores-human-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/730460\/","title":{"rendered":"Annecy Colombian Entry ‘Once in a Body’ Explores Human Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFor Colombian rising animation<\/a> talent Mar\u00eda Cristina P\u00e9rez, whose experimental short \u201cOnce in a Body\u201d (\u201cUna vez en un Cuerpo\u201d) competed in the Annecy Animation Festival<\/a>\u2019s Perspectives sidebar, human connection is the overriding theme in her growing body of work.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is her fourth short, which she dedicates to her sister. \u201cThe story portrayed in the short film, about the protagonist as a child and her sister as a teen, is entirely fictional,\u201d she stresses. \u201cIt brings together a number of anecdotes and experiences \u2013 some of my own, others from people close to me who have gone through similar situations \u2013 but the story itself is a work of fiction,\u201d she tells Variety.<\/p>\n

\n\tUsing oil on paper in traditional 2D animation, the 10-minute experimental drama centers on a heavy-set woman who floats and morphs across the screen as her voiceover relates the traumatic experience she shares with her sister. She is also coping with a strange being that lives inside her as she seeks to reconcile with her sibling over the incident in their youth.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe short is not only a love letter to a sister, but above all, to intimacy, loss and feminine fragility as seen through the body, she says.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI kept reflecting on how the body affects us but is also shaped by everything we experience, almost as if it had a life and will of its own that we must learn to accept. Somehow, I connected the idea of the mind and body pulling in opposite directions with the persistence of certain feelings, even in the midst of that dissonance,\u201d she declares in her director\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tP\u00e9rez is now developing her first animated feature film titled \u201cMy Dad the Truck,\u201d which she hopes to premiere in 2028. \u201cIt tells the story of a fractured relationship between a father and his daughter, and how, through a journey they undertake together from the countryside to the city, they gradually rebuild the bond between them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tReflecting on her time at Annecy where \u201cOnce in a Body\u201d also vied for the Audience Award, she says: \u201cMy experience at Annecy is always incredibly rewarding. It\u2019s also an invaluable opportunity to reconnect with the Latin American animation community, as well as colleagues from the global animation industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAbout Colombia<\/a>\u2019s animation industry, she notes that \u201cColombian animation is indeed a young industry, but one that is growing and maturing at a remarkable pace. In recent years, I believe the most exciting developments have taken place in the short film format, allowing for bold explorations of themes through increasingly personal perspectives, alongside aesthetic approaches that reflect a strong desire to experiment with both form and content.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are also seeing a much broader range of academic programs dedicated to animation, as well as the consolidation of more production companies across the country. Together, these developments have fostered a unique and deeply sensitive animation scene that will continue to strengthen Colombia\u2019s presence on the international stage,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, there are still some hurdles to surmount, particularly financing. She points to the fact that Colombia offers a wide range of funding programs that are essential to sustaining the audiovisual ecosystem, but still do not suffice to fully support animated productions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cUnlike live-action filmmaking, animation requires considerably more time and a larger, more specialized team. As a result, filmmakers are often forced to compromise on creative decisions or, in some cases, are unable to complete their projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOnce in a Body\u201d is produced by Pez Dorado Animaciones in co-production with Cartuna.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Annecy Animation Festival took place over June 21-27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Colombian rising animation talent Mar\u00eda Cristina P\u00e9rez, whose experimental short \u201cOnce in a Body\u201d (\u201cUna vez en…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":730461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[12874,309702,27459,88,206],"class_list":["post-730460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-animation","tag-annecy-animation-festival","tag-colombia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}