20,000 Species of Bees
is the debut film with the most nominations in the history of the Goya Awards.
It competes in the main categories, such as best film or new direction, but it has also managed to convince academics to opt for the best special effects, something that could come as a surprise due to the type of feature film.
However, the film has what specialists call “invisible effects”, a post-production work that can go unnoticed by the general public, although in many cases it can play a key role in favoring the director's style or even in the direction. artistic quality of the actors, according to Gontzal Aurrekoetxea, VFX producer on Estíbaliz Urresola's film.
That the work goes unnoticed and accompanies the story was also one of the objectives of those responsible for the makeup of
The Snow Society
,
candidate for the Goya and the Oscars in the category.
Ana López-Puigcerver, nominated along with her sister Belén, and Montse Ribè, part of the DDTFX team, which also includes David Martí, with whom she won the Oscar in 2007 for
Pan's Labyrinth
, tells how they managed to recreate the effects in the film that the extreme conditions of the mountains and snow caused the survivors.