Dante Ginevra

BIO
Dante Ginevra was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1976.
Active since 1999, Dante Ginevra is an artist, illustrator, and animator who co-founded the independent collective La Productora in 2000. He gained international recognition by publishing early graphic novels like Entreactos and El Muertero Zabaleta in Spain, as well as various series for Italy’s Lanciostory. Through the Historietas Reales blog, he developed El Asco (Le dégoût), which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2014 Lyon BD Festival. Between 2010 and 2012, his series Malandras and Tacuara achieved wide success in Argentina, France, and Brazil, followed by La Malédiction de l'immortel (2018) and a dozen graphic novels for the US imprint Capstone Press. His recent Canadian releases with Glénat Québec include La Malédiction Des Bernier (2023) and Morgentaler (2025), the latter a finalist for the Grand Prix Québec BD. As a commercial illustrator, he collaborates with major global educational publishers like Oxford University Press, Pearson, and Macmillan. Parallelly, since 2000, he has worked in the audiovisual industry as a storyboard artist and animator for leading studios worldwide, including Disney, Patagonik, and Mundoloco. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Finalist, Grand Prix Québec BD at the 39th Prix Bédéis Causa (Québec BD Festival, 2025) for Morgentaler. Winner, Pixelatl Prize at the Ventana Sur Festival (2018) for the feature film Boris Cloud and the Cloud Factory. Official Selection, MIP Jr. Festival in Cannes (2017) for the 3D animated series Catcha!. Winner, WADADA News for Kids Award (2017) and ATVC Award in the Children's Category (2017) for the youth TV news show Alta Noticia. Winner, CLAP Platinum Award for Best Illustration Work (2016) for the illustrated and animated opening titles sequence of the documentary film Chaco. Winner, Special Jury Prize "Les BD qui font la différence" and Nominee, "Prix du Truc d'or" at the Lyon BD Festival (2014) for Le dégoût (Éditions Insula). Grant Recipient, Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay (2012) for his work Cardal.
