F.A.N. European Animation Survey – Program #1: Portugal

MIAF has partnered with five different European animation festivals from the Festivals Animation Network (FAN). Together we have crafted five programs of new animation that delivers a comprehensive overview of what’s happening in the European animation scene.

Candido
Jose Pedro Cavalheiro
Portugal, 11’20, 2007
“Candide never loved her. And manipulation is his favourite game.”

Cold Soup
Marta Monteiro
Portugal, 9’50, 2023
A colourful and abstracted recollection looking back on a challenging life that was harder than it needed to be.

The Outlaws
Abi Feijo
Portugal, 14’00, 1993
On a long dark road one night in Portugal, as the miles tick by, three different perspectives on a Spanish Civil War moment emerge to fill the silence.

Uncle Thomas: Accounting For The Days
Regina Pessoa
Portugal, 13’05, 2019
Regina Pessoa creates a loving visual memoir to her uncle Thomas, who lived an anonymous life but who taught her that one does not have to be influential to be exceptional.

Drop By Drop
Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves
Portugal, 9’44, 2017
The last inhabitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion.

My Life In Your Hands
Nuno Beato
Portugal, 8’30, 2009
Pedro dreams of following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a bullfighter until one day, behind the scenes, when he meets the bull his father is about to face.

This session is classified: Unclassified (M) Mature, not recommended for viewers under 15 years.