“Making a movie is eating a m**** sandwich”: Guillermo del Toro torpedoes Hollywood at Annecy 2023

“Making a movie is eating a m**** sandwich”: Guillermo del Toro torpedoes Hollywood at Annecy 2023

Anse is like his second home. And since success never crossed his mind, Guillermo del Toro goes to the International Animation Festival, whose 2023 edition will highlight the cinema of his native country, Mexico, with the same mind as when he started!

Admired for his films as well as for his kind words, the filmmaker was invited to speak for an hour in front of an audience of journalists, fans, but also professionals. So it was enough for Del Toro’s show to begin, which began with a declaration of love for animation, and stop-motion in particular.

“I hate doing animation, but I love doing animationhe said at the beginning of the meeting. But stop-motion, in my opinion, is the most beautiful form of animation. With digital animation, you don’t touch your subject. (…) Stop-motion is the closest thing to playing with your toys.”

Annecy Freak Show

At the age of 58, the filmmaker is considered to be at the pinnacle of his art, as evidenced by the Oscar for Best Animated Feature he received this year for Pinocchio. However, those who describe themselves as “Too big to get your feet off the ground” Not going to make a big head:

I’ve built my life by not giving up and I’m going to keep doing it. (…) I’m weird, actually we’re all weird and our families don’t understand us. So every year we come to Annecy to meet strange people.

If he didn’t directly attack the platforms, of course, because of his numerous collaborations with Netflix, Guillermo del Toro was offended by being called a product of these SVOD services. “content”. “Content is created just so people don’t talk to each other” He strangled her.

Regularly turning to the public, the director repeatedly asked the audience questions such as: Who has already practiced stop-motion animation? (several hands raised) Whose life did the movie save? (all hands up) In addition to being an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, del Toro proves that he is also a great showman!

“Stop-motion is my religion!”

Let fans rest assured, the latter is not going to emulate Quentin Tarantino for retirement. But his career could still take a new turn and now focus exclusively on animated projects, perhaps after “An extra live action movie or two.”

Like many, Guillermo del Toro is surprised by the quality gap between the excellent short films and feature films produced by animation schools around the world. For him, the culprit is beyond doubt: it is the fault of the system.

That’s why his hopes rest on the animators of tomorrow, the attendants in some rooms, who will have the difficult task of protecting those who

When asked what advice he would like to give to the new generation of artists, Guillermo del Toro has only one directive: don’t give up! Failure is part of the creative process, and even a filmmaker of his caliber continues to decline. “In the last two months, five of my projects have been turned down.”

“Making a movie is like eating shit. Even when you’re successful, you’re just getting more bread than dirt.” He summarizes in his characteristically raw language. Before explaining that he had not worked for sixteen or seventeen years of his career.

“In short, I’ve done nothing for half my career” he concludes, until the sound dies down to applause and then a standing ovation from the public in the small hall of the Bonnier Center in Annecy.

Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated film Pinocchio is available on Netflix!

Source: Allocine

You may also like