Olivia and the invisible earthquake

Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake is the story of a 12-year-old girl whose life falls apart when she, her mother, and her younger brother are evicted from their home. To keep up appearances in front of her brother Tim, Olivia tells him that it's all a movie and he's the hero.

Stop motion animated feature film
Genre: family
Length: 70 min.
Directed by: Irene Iborra
Written by: Irene Iborra, Maite Carranza, Júlia Prats
Character design: Morgan Navarro
Technical direction & Head of Puppets: Eduard Puertas
Line producer: Susana Martín
Cinematography: Isabel de la Torre
Head of Sets: Juanfran Jacinto

Adaptation of the book The movie of life, by Maite Carranza.​

Produced by Cornelius Films, Bígaro Films, Citoplasmas Stopmotion, Kinetic Armatures, Vivement Lundi !, Panique! Production, Nadasdy, Pájaro.

With the support of Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana and the Barcelona City Council.

With the participation of Televisión Española, Televisió de Catalunya, À Punt, Movistar Plus+ and RTBF. With the support of the ICEC (Catalan Institute of Cultural Companies), ICAA (Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts), IVC (Valencia Institute of Culture, Generalitat Valenciana – Production Grants from the Valencian Institute of Culture 2022, with a contribution of €400.000), Ibermedia, Bretagne Cinema, CNC (National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image), Cinema and Audio-Visual Center of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Brussels Regional Economic Fund.

Distribution : LITTLE KMBO (France), FILMAX (Espagne), O’BROTHER DISTRIBUTION (Belgique)

International seller: Pyramide International

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS BERLIN 2026 <NOMINATED FOR BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM>

18TH GAUDI AWARDS CATALUNYA 2026 <WINNER FOR BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM>

40TH GOYA AWARDS SPAIN 2026 <NOMINATED FOR BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM>

9TH QUIRINO AWARD FOR THE LATINOAMERICAN ANIMATION 2026 <NOMINATED FOR BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM>

Main Festivals:

Annecy – Compétition officielle long métrage 2025, FRANCE > Prix de la distribution – Fondation GAN 2025

Festival international du film de La Rochelle – La Fema des enfants (Benshi), FRANCE

Melies Grenoble 2025, FRANCE > Prix du public

Locarno Film Festival 2025, SWITZERLAND

Ottawa International Animation Festival - Official Competition 2025, CANADA

48th LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers - Kids Competition 2025, GERMANY > Special mention - Bridging the Borders Award

SCHLiNGEL – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience 2025, GERMANY

Haifa International Film Festival 2025, ISRAEL

ReA - International Animation Film and Comics Art Festival of Yerevan 2025

Seminci Semana Internacional de Cine Valladolid, Punto de encuentro 2025, SPAIN

CineKid 2025, NETHERLANDS Jury Special Mention

Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2025, GERMANY

Just Films Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2025, ESTONIA

International Film Festival of La Roche-sur-Yon 2025, FRANCE

Premiers Plans Angers 2025, FRANCE

Cinémas Art&Essai 2025, FRANCE

Kids Award - Filem’on Film Festival, BELGIUM

Internationales Kinderfilmfestival 2025, AUSTRIA

Doha Film Festival 2025, CATAR

International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! 2025, POLAND

EU Human Rights Film Days Türkiye 2025, TURQUIA

Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival, JAPAN

Mi Primer Festival de Cine 2025, SPAIN > Jury Prize &Audience Award

Animac Lleida 2026, SPAIN

IndieJúnior Porto 2026, PORTUGAL

Animatex 2026, EGIPT

FIFEM International Children's Film Festival of Montréal 2026, CANADA

BUFF Malmö2026, SWEDEN > BUFF City of Malmö Children’s Film Award

Lux Film Fest 2026, LUXEMBOURG > Kids Jury Award

Festival Nationale du Film d’Animation Rennes 2026, FRANCE

AWARDS:

Prix de la distribution – Fondation GAN 2025 Annecy Film Festival, FRANCE

Prix du public- Melies Grenoble, FRANCE

Special mention - Bridging the Borders Award 48th LUCAS Film Festival 2025, GERMANY

Special Mention Best Children’s Film 2025, CineKid 2025, NETHERLANDS

Kids Award - Filem’on Film Festival, BELGIUM

Best Feature Film Jury Award and Audience Award - El meu primer festival SPAIN

18TH GAUDI AWARDS CATALUNYA 2026, SPAIN

BUFF City of Malmö Children’s Film Award 2026, SWEDEN

Kids Jury Award, Lux Film Fest 2026, LUXEMBOURG