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David Cantolla
Born (1967-10-31) 31 October 1967 (age 56)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Creative Director
WorksPocoyó, Jelly Jamm, Colección SOLO
Awards2006 BAFTA Winner

David Cantolla (born 31 October 1967) 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.

He serves on the board of directors of the Spanish Interactive Arts Academy and is co-author, with Juan-Díaz Faes, [1] of the graphic novel Éxito para perdedores (Success for Losers). [2] He is currently a founding partner of the esports company Koi Movistar/Overactive.

Alongside Ana Francisca Gervás, owner of Mahou San Miguel Spanish brewing company, he co-founded SOLO, a contemporary art project support prject based in its museum in Madrid and a contemporary art collection that includes works by Nam June Paik, Neo Rauch, Keichi Tanaami, Miriam Cahn, and Peter Saul, among others. The collection, comprising around 1,000 works, is accessible at the SOLO Independencia space in Madrid. [3]

He studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and holds a master's degree in Computer Design/Desktop Publishing-Computer Solutions Apple ICC. After graduating, he worked as a video artist with La Fura dels Baus, participated in ArtFutura and Sonar festivals, and exhibited at the Museo Nacional Reina Sofía.

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. [4]

He initiated several companies, including Teknoland in 1996 (sold to Telefónica de España/Terra in 2000 [5]), Zinkia Entertainment in 2001, Ilustrae in 2007, Vodka Capital, Sidkap, Wake app - creator of the music app with Jorge Drexler- [6], and The App Date in 2008, [7] Bitoon Games [8] 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 [9]and has received awards, including the BAFTA for Best Pre-School Animation Series in 2006. [10] He is also a co-creator of Jelly Jamm [11] and the video game Basketdudes. [12]

Art initiatives

In 2014, alongside Ana Gervás, he co-founded Colección SOLO, [13] 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 [14] at Parco Museum [15] [16] (Tokio), The Garden of Earthly Delights through the works of Colección SOLO at Matadero Madrid, [17] [18] [19] NGV MuseumTriennial [20] [21] [22]l (Australia), or with Mario Klingemann works at AI: More than Human at Barbican Centre (London), [23] among others.

References

  1. ^ JIMÉNEZ, JESÚS; Jiménez, Jesús (2012-05-30). "David Cantolla (Pocoyó) cuenta en un cómic cómo triunfó, se arruinó y volvió a triunfar". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ^ "Éxito para perdedores". www.astiberri.com.
  3. ^ "Espacio SOLO: Telling a Story of Our Time". Larry's List. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ "OverActive Media ejecuta el acuerdo final de compra con KOI y Movistar Riders". La Razón (in Spanish). 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  5. ^ 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". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ^ "«N», el nuevo proyecto de Jorge Drexler". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  7. ^ Cano, Rosa Jiménez (2012-03-05). "The App Fest traerá lo último en aplicaciones". El País (in Spanish). ISSN  1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  8. ^ "Videojuegos con Ñ: Basket Dudes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  9. ^ AV451, Redacción (2019-06-05). "'Pocoyó' amplía su huella internacional". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  10. ^ "2006 Children's Pre-School Animation | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  11. ^ 20minutos (2011-11-18). "'Jelly Jamm', una serie musical para los más pequeños". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  12. ^ "Basket Dudes". Zona MMORPG (in Spanish). 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  13. ^ "Colección SOLO". BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  14. ^ "Filip Custic explores the intimate dynamic between tech and our bodies". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  15. ^ "filip custic exhibition human product | PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO". PARCO ART (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  16. ^ Dazed (2023-04-12). "This new show explores society on the verge of transhumanism". Dazed. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  17. ^ Keeley, Graham (2021-11-09). "Garden of Earthly Delights reimagined in hit Spanish art exhibition". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  18. ^ Jones, Sam (2021-10-18). "Madrid exhibition reimagines Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights for digital age". The Guardian. ISSN  0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  19. ^ "The Garden of Earthly Delights through the artworks of Colección SOLO - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  20. ^ Grishin, Sasha (2023-12-04). "The amazing NGV Triennial 2023 makes us question our world and forces us to see it differently". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  21. ^ Bunbury, Stephanie (2023-12-28). "Inside the lustful reimagining of Bosch's garden at the NGV Triennial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  22. ^ Radbourne, Lucas (2023-12-04). "From Yoko Ono to painting robot dogs, NGV's massive free triennial opens today". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  23. ^ "AI: More than Human | Barbican". www.barbican.org.uk. May 16, 2019.
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