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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Cartoon Network had a mandate against weirdness, but the show Flapjack still managed to be plenty weird.
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Christopher Nolan needed more time to develop as a filmmaker before he was ready to make Inception, one of his all-time best movies.
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Before debuting the first Pacific Rim trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, director Guillermo del Toro was a nervous wreck. Here's why.
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The First Omen star Nell Tiger Free says a scene in the upcoming horror prequel caused a few people to walk off set due to discomfort.
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The Apothecary Diaries is a thrilling, mysterious, and fun anime series, mixing House M.D. and Sherlock Holmes (only set in medieval China).
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Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland is determined to take a break from directing for the foreseeable future, although he does intend to continue writing movies.
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Frank Herbert's Dune and its sequels have now been turned into movies and TV mini-series multiple times. Here's our ranking of every adaptation.
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Explaining what the M-Count is in Star Wars requires an education on some fans' least favorite part of the franchise: midi-chlorians.
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Hayden Christensen had a wardrobe malfunction while shooting Star Wars: Episode 2.
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Godzilla x Kong gave us the world Jurassic World Dominion promised and failed to deliver.
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What are the Cosmic Force and the Living Force, and how do they differ in the Star Wars universe? Allow us to explain.
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What does the 'x' in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire actually refer to? Turns out, it's secretly a huge spoiler for the MonsterVerse film.
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In the previous MonsterVerse movie, the villain could be ripped to shreds because it was robotic. But that isn't the case in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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The big boys are headed back to the big screen! Here's what you need to remember before you see Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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The winter 2024 anime season had tons to offer, like legendary ongoing shows, the gayest sci-fi anime in years, a John Wick-esque anime about ninjas, and more.
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'Leviathan Wakes' is not just one of the best episodes of DC's animated Young Justice series, but it was also written by Kaldur voice actor Khary Payton.
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The Spanish-language dub and localization of X-Men '97 is muy decepcionante.
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Wondering what happened to Hondo Ohnaka after the events of Star wars: Rebels? Here are some answers.
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Inside Man, Wild Things, You've Got Mail, and many more films and TV shows are coming to Netflix in April 2024. Here's the full list and some we're excited for.
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Colin Farrell's scene-stealing gangster is back in the trailer for The Batman spin-off The Penguin.
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The newest trailer for Dev Patel's Monkey Man is here to punch you through the screen.
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Star Wars: The Acolyte will feature at least one Jedi acting like a noir private investigator, harkening back to a major storyline from Attack of the Clones.
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Anya Taylor-Joy fights the entire world in the new trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
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Civil War is set at the tail end of a conflict between the former US government, the Florida Alliance, and the Western Forces of Texas and California.
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Following in the footsteps of Harry Potter and Jurassic Park, Reebok is releasing a collection of sneakers inspired by the beloved anime Hunter x Hunter.
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Matt Reeves' The Batman: Part II now has a new release date, and it's a year later than expected.
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Unlike other projects set in the DC Universe, Young Justice's creatives decided there was more story potential in keeping society on Mars alive and thriving.