For those who haven't heard about it, what does 'When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes)' tell us?

It is an animated short film made with the 2D digital drawing technique. It is about the reaction of people in a community during a collapse caused by a climate crisis.

How did the idea of creating this film come about?

The first drawings of what would later become the animation were made during the COVID19 lockdown.

It is already well know both nationally and internationally. How was your participation in the Annecy Festival?

The International Animation Festival is the most important animation festival in the world. We are so excited that our film was shown and was competing with very high-quality short films.

How would you evaluate your participation in such an important festival?

As an author, you want the film you've worked so hard to make to have a long life, and starting the journey at Annecy is a very good start.

How was it received by the public?

For scheduling reasons, we were unable to be there on the day it premiered in the main auditorium in front of hundreds of spectators, but the feedback we received at subsequent events and the screening in another auditorium was very positive.

The short film is part of the KIMUAK 2024 Catalogue, what did this news mean for you?

Being part of KIMUAK is always a source of pride and proof that the film will find its way through the festivals and will be supported along the way.

What benefits has it brought to the project?

A good distribution is essential to be able to complete the film. After so much time spent on the project, it makes no sense for it to be left in a drawer.

The presence of the short film in the Anim't section of the Sitges Film Festival will also be announced soon, how do you feel about this? What do you expect from your presence there?

Being in Sitges is great because it is an important festival and has an audience that is very excited about the films on offer. Our film deals with the dystopian fantasy genre and we will see how it fits in with the other films at the festival.

It is also worth pointing out that the winner will qualify for the Oscars...

Well, that's interesting but it's not really my thing.

Looking ahead to the San Sebastian Festival, what does it mean to you that the Festival has selected you for Zabaltegi?

Being at the Zinemaldia is very good news and we are very excited. I find Zabaltegi's formula of programming a short film alongside a feature-length film and opting for more auteur cinema to be very interesting as a spectator and it's very exciting to be able to be there with one of my own pieces.

What do you expect from your presence there?

We will repeat the experience we had with the previous short film, ‘Lursaguak. Escenas de vida’. On the one hand, it means having the chance to be at one of the few festivals rated as the best in the world, with the showcase that this gives you, and on the other hand, to show the piece at home, in front of friends and family.

Do you think that participating in a festival as important as this one can help to open new doors?

Yes, although I am well aware that ours is an auteur animated short film and can never compete with a fiction feature film in terms of visibility.

Where do you expect it to go from here? Will it be available to the general public?

We will design the trajectory of the short film little by little by firstly trying out the biggest national and international festivals. When it finishes its festival tour, it will be more visible to the general public. In any case, EITB and Movistar have acquired the exhibition rights.

Looking ahead, do you have any other projects in the pipeline? Can you give us a sneak preview?

At the moment I don't have any film projects in mind.