Pato Escala Pierart

Chilean animator and film producer

Film producer
Film editor
Animator

Years active2014–present

Patricio "Pato" Ignacio Escala Pierart^[1] is a Chilean animator and film producer. He is best known for producing, editing and animating the short animated film Bear Story (2015), which won for Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards; the first Chilean film to do so, and Nahuel and the Magic Book (2020). He shared the win with director Gabriel Osorio Vargas.^[2]^[3] The film also entered various film festivals worldwide, receiving numerous awards and nominations.^[4]

Life and career

Early life

His father, who was a military under Pinochet's ruling, died when Escala was 17. Escala used to listen to revolutionary rock bands such as Los Miserables. He studied to become a veterinarian for two years, and then studied communications.^[1]

Career

Escala founded his studio Punkrobot with his girlfriend, his sister and her boyfriend.^[1]

In August 2017, he launched the production of the animated series' pilot Guitar & Drum.^[5]

Other roles

President of Animachi (Chile's national animation lobby)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mijail Palacios Yábar (2 March 2020). "Patricio Escala, productor del filme 'Historia de un oso': "Se debe usar el cine para enseñar en los colegios"". Peru21.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "Cinta chilena "Historia de un oso" es nominada a un Oscar como Mejor cortometraje animado". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "Bear Story". Short List Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Mercedes Milligan (18 August 2017). "Oscar-Winning Chilean Studio to Debut 'Guitar & Drum' Series at MIP". Animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 29 November 2022.