Making the leap from Caracas to New York a few months later, Igor’s been settled in the Big Apple ever since. At the time, the Venezuelan animator’s friends had been shouting about its brilliance and so, “New York looked like the perfect fit for us, in terms of a creative and cultural approach,” he explains, noting how it was an equal fit for his wife, a creative director. Back in 2017, Igor Bastidas was contemplating moving to New York.