Rafael Motamayor
Location
Stavanger, Norway
School
University Of Stavanger
Expertise
Shonen Anime, Star Wars Animated Projects, Kids' Animation
- Rafael was part of a team of writers that selected the 100 best animated sequences in history that won an award from the New York Press Club.
- He interviewed Hideaki Anno about making the last Evangelion movie.
- Rafael has covered every major international festival, from Cannes to Venice.
Experience
Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival.
Education
Rafael has bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and documentary production from the University of Stavanger, where he combined his passion for both filmmaking and journalism.
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Stories By Rafael Motamayor
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It's a lot harder for picket lines to stop productions that are shooting overseas.
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Hide your cheese graters.
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Groot's all grown up (again) and saving the galaxy once more.
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'Even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.'
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Katherine ('Kat' to her friends) is one of the longest-serving Power Rangers.
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'We'll all fly away together ... into the forever and beautiful sky.'
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'People know I'm a guy who's willing to go there...'
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Yes, I think it's about time we got some Muppet-theme Star Wars stories again.
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Star Wars: Visions feels like the most revolutionary thing Star Wars has ever done.
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The fate of the Arrakis is on the line in the Dune: Part Two trailer.
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Maybe it's time superhero movies started giving us villains who don't have superpowers or super suits, because William Stryker was a top notch bad guy.