David Cantolla Explained
David Cantolla |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Works: | Pocoyó, Jelly Jamm, Colección SOLO |
Awards: | 2006 BAFTA Winner |
David Cantolla is a Spanish entrepreneur, co-founder of Colección SOLO. He is known for co-creating and directing the animated series Pocoyó, Jelly Jamm, Pirata et Capitano, and Mola Noguru, among other business initiatives.
Business initiatives
David Cantolla has been a founding partner and non-executive president of the eSports club Movistar Riders, which compete in some of the video games such as Fortnite, League Of Legends or Call Of Duty, among others. Currently, he is a founding partner of the company Koi Movistar/Overactive.[1]
He initiated several companies, including Teknoland in 1996 (sold to Telefónica de España/Terra in 2000[2]), Zinkia Entertainment in 2001, Ilustrae in 2007, Vodka Capital, Sidkap, Wake app - creator of the music app with Jorge Drexler-,[3] and The App Date in 2008,[4] Bitoon Games[5] in 2009, and Elevenyellow in 2011.
Animation and video games
Together with Colman López, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsi, he created the animation series Pocoyó, named following a linguistic play by his daughter Vega. The series, a Spanish-British co-production, has been broadcast in 150 countries [6] and has received awards, including the BAFTA for Best Pre-School Animation Series in 2006.[7] He is also a co-creator of Jelly Jamm[8] and the video game Basketdudes.[9]
Art initiatives
In 2014, alongside Ana Gervás, he co-founded Colección SOLO,[10] which features works by approximately 270 artists from 20 countries. The collection collaborates with museums and galleries, including exhibitions such human product by filip custic[11] at Parco Museum[12] [13] (Tokio), The Garden of Earthly Delights through the works of Colección SOLO at Matadero Madrid,[14] [15] [16] NGV MuseumTriennial [17] [18] [19] l (Australia), or with Mario Klingemann works at AI: More than Human at Barbican Centre (London),[20] among others.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2024-01-25 . OverActive Media ejecuta el acuerdo final de compra con KOI y Movistar Riders . 2024-03-27 . La Razón . es.
- Web site: Jiménez . Marian Palacios / Antonio Ruiz del Árbol / Marimar . 2002-02-11 . Terra pagó 14 millones por el 27% de Teknoland, con 17.429 euros de capital . 2024-03-27 . Cinco Días . es.
- Web site: 2012-11-24 . "N", el nuevo proyecto de Jorge Drexler . 2024-03-27 . Diario ABC . es.
- News: Cano . Rosa Jiménez . 2012-03-05 . The App Fest traerá lo último en aplicaciones . 2024-03-27 . El País . es . 1134-6582.
- Web site: Videojuegos con Ñ: Basket Dudes . 2024-03-27 . es.
- Web site: AV451 . Redacción . 2019-06-05 . 'Pocoyó' amplía su huella internacional . 2024-03-27 . Audiovisual451 . es.
- Web site: 2006 Children's Pre-School Animation BAFTA Awards . 2024-03-27 . awards.bafta.org.
- Web site: 20minutos . 2011-11-18 . 'Jelly Jamm', una serie musical para los más pequeños . 2024-03-27 . www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias . es.
- Web site: 2011-09-03 . Basket Dudes . 2024-03-27 . Zona MMORPG . es.
- Web site: Colección SOLO . 2024-03-27 . BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors . en.
- Web site: Filip Custic explores the intimate dynamic between tech and our bodies . 2024-03-27 . www.itsnicethat.com . en.
- Web site: filip custic exhibition human product PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO . 2024-03-27 . PARCO ART . ja.
- Web site: Dazed . 2023-04-12 . This new show explores society on the verge of transhumanism . 2024-03-27 . Dazed . en.
- Web site: Keeley . Graham . 2021-11-09 . Garden of Earthly Delights reimagined in hit Spanish art exhibition . 2024-03-27 . inews.co.uk . en.
- News: Jones . Sam . 2021-10-18 . Madrid exhibition reimagines Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights for digital age . 2024-03-27 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Web site: The Garden of Earthly Delights through the artworks of Colección SOLO - Announcements - e-flux . 2024-03-27 . www.e-flux.com . en.
- Web site: Grishin . Sasha . 2023-12-04 . The amazing NGV Triennial 2023 makes us question our world and forces us to see it differently . 2024-03-27 . The Conversation . en-US.
- Web site: Bunbury . Stephanie . 2023-12-28 . Inside the lustful reimagining of Bosch's garden at the NGV Triennial . 2024-03-27 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
- Web site: Radbourne . Lucas . 2023-12-04 . From Yoko Ono to painting robot dogs, NGV's massive free triennial opens today . 2024-03-27 . Beat Magazine . en-AU.
- Web site: AI: More than Human | Barbican. May 16, 2019. www.barbican.org.uk.