With President Obama’s historic declaration that the United States and Cuba will resume normal diplomatic relations, as well as animation’s increasing growth and popularity in Central and South America, now is a better time than ever to explore the tiny island nation’s animation situation.
“The biggest challenges facing today’s animation industry in Cuba is the lack of technology, and the obstacles that exist to obtain it,” Cuban-born animator Jerzy Perez told Cartoon Brew. Perez, who now resides in the United States, was the animation supervisor of the country’s first CGI feature, Tom Little and the Magic Mirror (Meñique y el espejo mágico).
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