Dani Curbelo and Ian de la Rosa were nominated by Lucas R. Platero for their emerging research, art, and activism related to trans rights in the south of Spain. The Board decided, in consultation with Lucas Platero, to split the award between both nominees, also given that they are both quite early in their more academic endeavors.
Dani Curbelo was born in Tenerife and their way of creating and reflecting is closely linked to the current situation and history of the Canary Islands. Dani Curbelo graduated in Fine Arts in 2017 at the University of La Laguna, Tenerife, and actually is currently combining a master’s degree in Gender Studies and Equality Practices at the same university, with their trans activism and artistic practice. The latter also engages with ‘the archaeology of an identity’ and includes a documentary film collecting memories from canary people who were oppressed under the Francoist regime for their sexuality and gender expression, Isolated Memories (2016) [https://vimeo.com/248336764], as well as performances, zines, collaborations, manifestos, workshops, and short films.
https://ull.academia.edu/DaniCurbelo
https://vimeo.com/user39885456
Ian de la Rosa is the director of the short film Victor XX (2015), which won more than 18 awards (including in the Cinéfondation section at the Cannes Film Festival). The film’s success led them to write a variety of projects. Recently they were part of screenwriter team’s on the major mini-series Veneno, a biopic about Spanish transgender icon La Veneno. With their most recent short (Farrucas) not yet released due to COVID-19, de la Rosa tells the story about four teenagers proud of their roots, a blend of Moroccan and Spanish Cultures. During 2021 they’re going to start his Master’s in Contemporary Cinema and Audiovisual Studies at the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. Currently they are seeking for funding their feature film, Aceitunas (Olives) about a trans man who returns to his village to give birth.
