“We present to you the Grand Jury Award of Animayo 2020 (that will go directly to the Preselection of the Oscar Awards®) – KAPAEMAHU – the work of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson, under the animation direction of Daniel Sousa.

The Jury praised the enormous quality of the work, the originality of the script, the use of the color palette as well as a traditional animation that delighted the professionals in charge of granting such honor.

In addition, it is an atypical work since it uses an old Hawaiian dialect, which increases the magic and the particularity of the work. Congratulations!! Kāleka!”

Animayo is an inspirational event that was born in 2006, directed by the Spanish director and producer Damián Perea, who was one of the first ambassadors of Spain of the European Animation Émile Awards and member of the European Academy of Cinematography (EAA). Nowadays, is the first and only animated Spanish Festival being declared ‘Qualifying Festival’ for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Oscars Academy Awards®. The winners of Animayo will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules..