Animation Day16:15 - 18:00 Film Show "Portuguese Animation"
A compilation of 8 titles of the latest Portuguese animation shorts, made during 2010 - 2011.
Presented by Casa da Animação - Associação Cultural.
(1) INDEPENDENCE OF MND
Director：Marta Monteiro / Portugal / 2011 / 10:00
Clélia is a woman who is comfortable with her solitude. With it, she fills her Lisbon house, patio and garden. She attends to her plants and one day, almost without noticing, she begins talking to them… What am I doing?
Now I’m talking to flowers?! Questions Clélia. The reply comes from her neighbour who talks to her pots and pans…
(2) MY MUSIC
Director：Tiago Albuquerque e João Braz / Portugal / 2011 / 9:24
MY MUSIC is a small comedy starring a young man whose nickname is steve16. Steve16 looks everywhere for a quiet place where he can listen to music on on his mp3. The narrative is structured on a division between the character's inner world and the outside, which he always considers to be invasive and aggressive.
(3) THE MILLIONAIRES
Director：Mário Gajo de Carvalho / Portugal / 2011 / 14:38
Five characters and the deadly sin of greed. A vicious cycle. A animation short film noir about avarice, with a texture that gives another dimension to the story. Five times greed. If anyone tells you that money brings happiness, distrust.
(4) HE EYES OF THE LIGHT HOUSE
Director：Pedro Serrazina / Portugal / 2010 / 15:00
In a rocky island exposed to the elements, a lighthouse keeper lives alone with his daughter. From the top of his tower, the father keeps vigil to the horizon line and for the safety of the passing sails. With no other company, the girl develops a unique complicity with the sea, which brings her toys in the shape of debris on the shore. Following the rhythm of the waves, these objects will unveil previous events, memories that the tide cannot erase…
(5) WHO IS THIS HAT?
Director：Joana Toste / Portugal / 2011 / 5:00
A hat reveals the different personalities we assume in different situations.
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(6) INADVERTENTLY
Director：João Fazenda e João Paulo Cotrim / Portugal / 2011 / 7:00
若い女性に一枚の絵ハガキが届く。そこには彼女が子供の頃に、父が人生訓としてよく見せてくれた絵と同じものがあった。そこで彼女は、絵が展示されている美術館に行くことにした。何時間も、そして何度も何度も見た。そのためか、ある日絵はどこかに消えてしまった。誰かが盗んだのだろうか、あるいは彼女の絵に対する強い気持ちが何かしたのだろうか。
(7) THE SHOEMAKER
Director：David Doutel Vasco Sá / Portugal / 2011 / 12:00
A shoemaker wrapped up in memories of his life and the demands of his job, experiences a crucial moment in his existence. We accompany him through an enormous day in his life which will determine his future.
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(8) JOURNEY TO CAPE VERT
Director：José Miguel Ribeiro / Portugal / 2010 / 17:00
This is the story of a sixty day long walk in Cape Verde. No mobile phone, no watch, no plans for what to do next – only the bare essentials in the backpack. Out traveller explores the mountains, the villages, the sea, a talking tortoise, the goats, the music, the dry haze, the people of Cape Verde and an essential part of himself.
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