Catya Plate
CATYA PLATE -Spanish born/German multi-media artist, animator, director, producer, writer - came to New York in 1987 through a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the School of Visual Arts.
Her work has been shown since the mid-1980's at Museums and Galleries like the Whitney Museum at Altria and Adam Baumgold Gallery and is included in collections such as The Brooklyn Museum and New York Library/Print Collection. Reviews have appeared in The New York Times, among others.
In 2009 she created Clothespin Freak Productions to bring her “Clothespin Freaks” characters to life through handcrafted award-winning stop-motion animation films.
In April 2023, she received a prestigious NYC Women's Fund Grant Award by New York Foundation for the Arts for Las Nogas which premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize for Best Environmental Film.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology | Winner Jury Award | Best Environmental Short (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2024 | Queens World Film Festival | Winner Festival Award | Best Animation (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2023 | Fano International Film Festival | Winner First Absolute Prize | Best Animated Film (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2023 | Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival | Winner Grand Prize | Green Planet Award (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2023 | Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival | Winner Grand Prize | Green Planet Award (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2023 | San Francisco Green Film Festival | Winner Jury Prize | Best Short (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2019 | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Winner Grand Prize | Best Animation Script (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival | Nominee Film Award | Best Animation (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2024 | Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology | Nominee Jury Award | Best Stop-Motion Short (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
| 2024 | Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology | Nominee Jury Award | Best Screenplay in a Short Animation (Catya Plate) | Las Nogas |
