Kote Camacho (born 1980) is a Basque filmmaker, animatorKote Camacho. Swiss Films. Retrieved 13 January 2026, Swiss Films profile and comic and storyboard artist.Kote Camacho, entre la ilustración y la animación 'EITB Kultura. 24.05.2025. Retrieved 27.08.2025 Best known for directing La Gran Carrera (2010),La Gran Carrera, Txintxua Films web. Retrieved 16.09.2023 a piece of dark humor with un unusual unfolding of a horse race, skillfully blending historical reconstructions and archival footage,Revisitando el cine documental: de Flaherty al webdoc Editor: Vanesa Fernández Guerra. Prologue: J.M. Català Domènech. CAC, Cuadernos Artesanos de Comunicación / 83. (Page 169, «En 'La gran carrera' Kote Camacho combina las imágenes documentales de las carreras del hipódromo de Lasarte de principios del siglo XX...») Zabbal, chronique de chiffonniers Canada, Québec 2011. Élie Castiel, Séquences. Le Revue De Cinéma. Número 274. Sept-oct 2011. (Page 31) ISSN: 0037-2412 (imprimé); 1923-5100 (numérique). 2011Tesis Doctoral: El Modelo Productivo Del Cortometraje De Animación Independiente En España. Financiación, Márquetin Y Distribución En 2008-2018 Presented by: Mrs. Adriana Navarro Álvarez. Directed by: Dr. Mrs. María Lorenzo Hernández. València, december 2019. (Page 1135, «un corto donde la animación jugaba un papel importantísimo: La gran carrera, de Kote Camacho». Retrieved 10.07.2025) nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards.'La gran carrera', de Kote Camacho, primer premio de CortoMieres El corto, 'La gran carrera' de Kote Camacho, finalista a los Premios del Cine Europeo. El Mundo. EFE / Bilbao. Published 20.06.2011. Retrieved 27.08.2025
Biography Kote was born in Oiartzun, Basque Country, in 1980. He drew comics for fanzine Napartheid and cartoons for local press while he studied Fine Arts at the University of the Basque Country.Kote Camacho: Ilustrador, animador, productor y director Cineclub FAS Bilbao. Retrieved 28.08.2025Kote Camacho, historietista Tebeosfera/autores. Retrieved 28.08.2025
He worked as a storyboard artist in DNA Films and other companies, for Julio Medem, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Max Lemcke and Alex Garland.
He wrote, directed, edited, animated and sound designed La Gran Carrera, what would be his first internationally acclaimed production.Kote Camacho logra el premio nacional Heraldo, Diario de Soria. Published 28.11.2010. Retrieved 27.08.2025'La gran carrera', de Kote Camacho, triunfa en el festival Begibistan Deia, diario de Bizkaia. Retrieved 27.08.2025'La gran carrera', de Kote Camacho, primer premio de CortoMieres El Comercio, Diario de Asturias. Retrieved 27.08.2025 The film was nominated for the 24th European Film Awards and gathered 72 international awards.'La gran carrera', de Kote Camacho, Listado de Festivales y Premios Txintxua Films Site. Retrieved 27.08.2025La distribución internacional de cortometrajes a través de catálogos autonómicos: el caso Kimuak Nekane E. Zubiaur, Iñaki Lazkano, Ainhoa Fernández de Arroyabe. University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (page 36, "La gran carrera, de Kote Camacho, 66") Included 29.04.2013Premios / Cortometraje La Gran Carrera Archivo del cortometraje. Included 09.07.2025Kote Camacho, Zasta Films Short Film Wire. Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Network. Included 09.07.2025Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay : La grande messe Élène Dallaire, Séquences, La Revue De Cinema. Numéro 272, mai-juin 2011. ISSN: 0037-2412 (imprimé); 1923-5100 (numérique) His second known film Elkartea went on to become the first Basque-language film ever selected at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival.https://www.etxepare.eus/en/basque-short--films-at-clermont-ferrand Basque Short Films at Clermont Ferrand Etxepare Euskal Institutua / News. Included 09.07.2025] In 2020, he created the Basque independent news outlet Independentea.eus.Indepententea.eus editors, Editors Page, Independentea.eus. Retrieved 08.07.2025Interview with Kote Camacho, Bixi-Bixi Segura Radio. Retrieved 16.09.2023
Kote put together Komiki Films, a film and animation production company.Komiki Films Web Web of the production company. Retrieved 01.07.2025Komiki Films Basque Audiovisual. Retrieved 01.01.2025 He published his own comic: Txillardegi eta Monzon Bergaran,Txillardegi eta Monzon Bergaran komikipedia.eus, 2025. 136. MKpod. Aurkezpena: Txillardegi eta Monzon Bergaran, 2025-03-11 Marruma Kulturalak youtube kanala. Retrieved: 30.06.2025 related to his documentary film Txillardegiren KlikaKorrikaren bidelagun eitb.eus, Euskal Irrati Telebista. Retrieved 01.06.2025 about the Basque linguist Txillardegi, released in the 21st edition of Korrika, a major Basque cultural event.
Puzzleak, The Rape PalacePuzzleak: The Rape Palace Basque Audiovisual. Retrieved 05.06.2025 is a short film he wrote and directed together with the woman behind its real story.
Filmography Written, Directed & Produced films La Gran Carrera ('The Great Race') (Txintxua Films, 2010) Elkartea ('The Society') (2013) Don Miguel (2014) Beti Bezperako Koplak (only co-directed, 2016) Areka ('The Ditch') (only co-directed, 2017) Txillardegiren Klika ('Txillardegi's click') (2019) Puzzleak, Bortxaketaren Jauregia (2024)
Animation
Chaotic Ana (Julio Medem, 2007) Urzekzo Eraztuna (Jon Garaño, 2011) Nuestro viejo y el mar (Lander Camarero, 2017) Margolaria (Oier Aranzabal, 2018) Return of the Wolves (Thomas Horat, 2019) Priest Prison (Oier Aranzabal, Ritxi Lizartza, 2021) Matxitxako (Jesús Lacorte, 2022) Diciassette (Thomas Horat, 2023) Popel (Oier Plaza, 2025)
Storyboard
Caótica Ana (Julio Medem, 2007) Casual Day (Max Lemcke, 2007) 28 weeks later (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 2008) The Green Man (Alex Garland) Gartxot (Asisko Urmeneta, Juanjo Elordi, 2011) A Escondidas (Mikel Rueda, 2014) Popel (Oier Plaza, 2025)
Comic Written & drawn
Txillardegi eta Monzon Bergaran (Komiki Films, 2025) Hona Bostekoa! / Txillardegi Bergaran (Udalbiltza, 2023) Zitroi Ur Komikiak - Gaueko Encontrua / Joseba Sarrionandia Komikitan (Txalaparta / 2002)
References
External links
Komiki Films La Gran Carrera – FilmAffinity