A short animation of Lady of Elche is on display at a festival in Florence.

The Lady of Elche, simply told jointly competed in this festival along with eight other documentaries From countries like Turkey, France, England or Italy and the projection of this was done in one big session. last saturdayIt was announced as “a fun animated short film about the origin and discovery of the bust of the Lady of Elche” and as “a first in Italy”.

A short six-minute Produced by President Pedro Ibarra in 2019, before the pandemicresearch group bodied between Ah Directed and scripted by Alicante animation studio Cabeza Voladora Francis is alive and the dubbing actor’s place Antonio Esquiviaswho lent his voice to Supporting Actor Bob de, among others Simpson.

This documentary was also recently screened as part of the programming of the first Archaeological Film Cycle of the Archaeological Museum of Cacabelos in Leon and has been on display for two years. film festivals about archeologyIn addition to its permanent display at the Elche Archeology and History Museum (MAHE), it “seems to have an audience segment,” says Arly Jones.

The short, transcendent can also be seen on YouTube. 30,000 views. The script is only 800 words, aimed at conveying the importance of the Lady of Elche to schoolchildren in a short and direct message.

“Explaining archeology with animation is rare, but I think it’s a good hook”agrees with Natsheh, says Jones. “extraordinary tool for education”In the history of Spanish animation this is a genre with tradition since the pioneers of the art of film (“They got the idea from Disney”), but from the 80s it was abandoned for more commercial animation, forgetting the pedagogical aspect.

This isn’t the first time Flying Head has participated. educational animated short filmsdue to another study conducted with schoolchildren, First Animafollowed an important festival tour.

Arly Jones and Sami Natsheh are also the directors of the film. ColorsShort animated film nominated for Goya Awards in 2018.