TAF • Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2026: Frogs everywhere

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19 Oct 00:00
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29 Oct 23:59
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frogs everywhere
Frogs everywhere Carlos Zerpa Beltran Perez Marquez

Apr-2026

6' Spanish Colombia

Natalia struggled to find a job when an old teacher offered her a new possibility to work with former guerrilla members. That new experience confronts her and her prejudices.

Category: Animation

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Director

Carlos Zerpa

Venezuela

Biofilmography

Writer, Director and Producer based in Caracas, Venezuela. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, his creative practice emerges at the intersection of storytelling, innovation, and social justice. Co-founder of MECHA (mecha.pro), and RIMA (rima.network).
Recently, he has participated in renowned artist residencies such as Fine Arts Work Center, Bemis Center and Santa Fe Art Institute.
He’s a Berlinale Talents and Locarno Open Doors Fellow.

Director

Beltran Perez Marquez

Colombia

Biofilmography

Writer, Director and Producer based in Caracas, Venezuela. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, his creative practice emerges at the intersection of storytelling, innovation, and social justice. Co-founder of MECHA (mecha.pro), and RIMA (rima.network).
Recently, he has participated in renowned artist residencies such as Fine Arts Work Center, Bemis Center and Santa Fe Art Institute.
He’s a Berlinale Talents and Locarno Open Doors Fellow.

BA

Producer

Benoit Ayraud

Colombia

Biofilmography

Writer, Director and Producer based in Caracas, Venezuela. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, his creative practice emerges at the intersection of storytelling, innovation, and social justice. Co-founder of MECHA (mecha.pro), and RIMA (rima.network).
Recently, he has participated in renowned artist residencies such as Fine Arts Work Center, Bemis Center and Santa Fe Art Institute.
He’s a Berlinale Talents and Locarno Open Doors Fellow.

JG

Producer

Juan Pablo Gómez Salamanca

Colombia

Biofilmography

Writer, Director and Producer based in Caracas, Venezuela. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, his creative practice emerges at the intersection of storytelling, innovation, and social justice. Co-founder of MECHA (mecha.pro), and RIMA (rima.network).
Recently, he has participated in renowned artist residencies such as Fine Arts Work Center, Bemis Center and Santa Fe Art Institute.
He’s a Berlinale Talents and Locarno Open Doors Fellow.

JA

Producer

Jacobo Alban

Colombia

Biofilmography

Writer, Director and Producer based in Caracas, Venezuela. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, his creative practice emerges at the intersection of storytelling, innovation, and social justice. Co-founder of MECHA (mecha.pro), and RIMA (rima.network).
Recently, he has participated in renowned artist residencies such as Fine Arts Work Center, Bemis Center and Santa Fe Art Institute.
He’s a Berlinale Talents and Locarno Open Doors Fellow.

Cast & Crew

Jacobo Alban

Scriptwriter

Carlos Zerpa

Scriptwriter

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111
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