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26 March | CINEMA SÃO JORGE | 21:45 |
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Intrusive thoughts
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Country: ARGENTINA Year: 2024 Duration: 3 mins. |
Synopsis: ‘Intrusive thoughts’ (2024) is an animated music video for the argentinian band Alan Sutton y las criaturitas de la ansiedad. It has a collage stop motion vibe, inspired by 1980s videos such as ‘And she was’ (1985) by The Talking Heads and ‘Sledgehammer’ (1986) by Peter Gabriel. It was animated entirely in After Effects, with digital and analogic resources. |
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Direction: Vanina Balza | Writers: Vanina Balza | Production: Vanina Balza | Animation: Vanina Balza | Music: Alan Sutton y las criaturitas de la ansiedad | Sound: Alan Sutton y las criaturitas de la ansiedad | Distribution: Vanina Balza | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Massive Beauty
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Country: GERMANY Year: 2023 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: Triggered by beats and sounds, minimalistic drawn body parts and shapes build up an evolutionary “dessin dansant” – connecting, dividing, expanding, collapsing, freaking out, disappearing. Animation for the track ‘Massive Beauty’ (2023) by experimental music project Darienski. |
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Direction: Karen Eckert | Writers: Karen Eckert | Production: Karen Eckert | Animation: Karen Eckert | Music: Darienski | Sound: Darienski | Distribution: Karen Eckert | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Where Blue Meets Red
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Country: HUNGARY Year: 2024 Duration: 5 mins. |
Synopsis: The film consists of countless original risograph prints, captured frame by frame under a camera. It’s a straight-ahead animation, improvised to the rhythm of the scores of Hungarian Barabás L?rinc, a jazz trumpeter. It is a consistent conceptual work that avoids post-digital manipulation and is composed solely of a series of risograph prints |
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Direction: Tamás Patrovits | Writers: Tamás Patrovits | Production: Tamás Patrovits (Reanimation Studio) | Animation: Tamás Patrovits | Music: L?rinc Barabás | Sound: L?rinc Barabás | Distribution: Tamás Patrovits (Reanimation Studio) | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Richie Campbell - Run Gimme ft. Bella Shmurda
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Country: PORTUGAL Year: 2023 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: ‘Run Gimme’ (2023) explores the constant pursuit of an obsession that disconnects us from the essential matters that surround us, causing us to lose ourselves in chaos and distance ourselves from our true essence, unable to be fully present, body and soul. |
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Direction: Bruno Teixeira aka Sepher AWK | Writers: Bruno Teixeira, Sepher AWK | Production: Bruno Teixeira aka Sepher AWK | Animation: Bruno Teixeira, Sepher AWK / Tomas Richter / Madalena Pais / Eva Sequeira / João Silva | Music: Richie Campbell | Sound: Richie Campbell | Distribution: Bruno Teixeira aka Sepher AWK | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Itajubá
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Country: ITALY , BRAZIL Year: 2024 Duration: 6 mins. |
Synopsis: The awakening that moves us towards ourselves. What is the Itajubá of each of us? “The golden stone” or ‘Itajubá’ — derived from the words Ita (stone) and Yubá (yellow) in Tupi-Guarani, the original language of the indigenous people of Brazil — is the starting point of this narrative where something has to be recovered and taken as strength, energy, and enlightenment, while having the Sun as its main metaphor. |
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Direction: André Martins Cardoso, Leonardo Martins Cardoso | Writers: André Martins Cardoso, Leonardo Martins Cardoso, Matteo Giuliano, Massimo Zanusso. | Production: Independent | Animation: André Martins Cardoso, Leonardo Martins Cardoso | Music: Mentenova, Martinscardoso | Sound: Martinscardoso | Distribution: Independent | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Mother Tongue
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Country: UNITED KINGDOM Year: 2024 Duration: 3 mins. |
Synopsis: In a loving portrait of Uganda, Duncan Senkumba’s ‘Mother Tongue’ (2024) leads the viewer on an animated journey through city streets and wild landscapes to explore the fine balance between urban life and the natural world, from the bustle of Kampala’s markets to the rolling hills of the country’s national parks. |
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Direction: Duncan Senkumba | Writers: / | Production: Film London | Animation: Duncan Senkumba | Music: Daniel Lwanga | Sound: Daniel Lwanga | Distribution: Independent | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Maaimä
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Country: ESTONIA , CROATIA Year: 2024 Duration: 5 mins. |
Synopsis: A music video about the conflicting bond between man and nature, ‘Maaimä’ (2024) was made in collaboration with the famous Estonian musician Mari Kalkun. As the world population grows, Mother Nature struggles to support us. Climate change, overpopulation, and biodiversity loss affect all of us, regardless of geographical location. Musically, the song is a multi-layered piece that blends traditional and electronic music. It is sung in Võro, a dialect from south-east Estonia. |
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Direction: Lucija Mrzljak | Writers: Lucija Mrzljak | Production: Lucija Mrzljak | Animation: Lucija Mrzljak | Music: Mari Kalkun | Sound: Mari Kalkun | Distribution: Lucija Mrzljak | Age Classification: M/12 |
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A Blueberry sings a song about Blue
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Country: PORTUGAL Year: 2024 Duration: 1 mins. |
Synopsis: A Blueberry sings a Song about Blue. |
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Direction: Ana Marta Mendes, Laura Conde, Ricardo Adrêgo | Writers: Ana Marta Mendes, Laura Conde, Ricardo Adrêgo | Production: Os Filmes do Pinguim | Animation: Ana Marta Mendes, Laura Conde, Ricardo Adrêgo, Jorge Ribeiro | Music: Jorge Ribeiro | Sound: Jorge Ribeiro | Distribution: Os Filmes do Pinguim | Age Classification: Para todos |
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Mother Mother "nobody escapes"
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Country: ITALY Year: 2024 Duration: 3 mins. |
Synopsis: We all have the same destiny. |
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Direction: Stefano Bertelli | Writers: stefano bertelli | Production: Seenfilm | Animation: stefano bertelli | Music: mother mother | Sound: mother mother | Distribution: Seenfilm | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Laguna Plena
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Country: BRAZIL Year: 2024 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: In a setting of natural plenitude, a mystical figure — the embodiment of the feminine origin — encounters a wild horse with which she embarks on an ancestral journey of union with nature. An ode to purity, to harmony with the wild, to the pursuit of unbridled freedom, celebrating love in its most natural and raw form. |
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Direction: Carlon Hardt, Rimon Guimarães | Writers: Carlon Hardt, Rimon Guimarães | Production: Rimon Guimarães | Animation: Carlon Hardt, Rimon Guimarães | Music: Rimon Guimarães feat Tuyo | Sound: Rimon Guimarães feat Tuyo | Distribution: Carlon Hardt | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Between the Legs
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Country: GEORGIA Year: 2023 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: A woman getting ready for a date is unexpectedly transported into a surreal realm that symbolizes the struggles and challenges of womanhood. In this fantastical world, she confronts societal pressures and personal insecurities. Through a series of surreal encounters and visual metaphors, she learns to embrace her femininity and overcome the obstacles that stand in her way. This music video serves as a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, highlighting the beauty of womanhood. |
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Direction: Frederick Venet | Writers: Frederick Venet | Production: CRUX | Animation: Eyco, Krishna Kothari, Pari Tawale , Emalie Tison, Matteo Yermia, Louai Ben Adda, Sali Samadbegishvili, Jan Henrik Hansen, Pola Lucas, Dani Bassi and Rodrigo Yao, Thomas Delord, Fanny Deplus, Julie Turpin FX animation: Guillaume Degroote, Avto Gvaramia C | Music: Elsa y Elmar | Sound: Elmar Presents and E13 Records | Distribution: / | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Kawawenz
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Country: FRANCE Year: 2024 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: Two boatwomen journey down the river to meet each other. |
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Direction: Antoine Presles | Writers: Samuel Guibout, Yasuyo Iso, Antoine Presles | Production: Samuel Guibout, VL Prod | Animation: Antoine Presles | Music: Days in Orbit, Haleluya Tekletsadik | Sound: Samuel Guibout | Distribution: Antoine Presles | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Croak Show
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Country: INDIA Year: 2024 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: As night fell, the marsh came alive with the much-awaited concert of nocturnal creatures, attended by the denizens of the wetland. All was well until an ardent fan could no longer contain their excitement. |
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Direction: Suresh Eriyat | Writers: Suresh Eriyat | Production: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd. | Animation: Toonz Animation India | Music: Rajat Dholakia, Sameer Uddin | Sound: Resul Pookutty (CAS, MPSE), Vijay Kumar (MPSE) | Distribution: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd. | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Como el Caracol
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Country: HUNGARY , ARGENTINA Year: 2024 Duration: 5 mins. |
Synopsis: A watercolor animated music video, about the importance of knowing when to slow down like a snail and when to speed up like an ostrich, respecting our own timings. |
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Direction: Kati Egely | Writers: Kati Egely | Production: Kati Egely | Animation: Kati Egely | Music: Canticuénticos | Sound: Ruth Hillar | Distribution: Kati Egely | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Rien Faire - Toute seule dans son pull
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Country: FRANCE Year: 2023 Duration: 6 mins. |
Synopsis: In this music video Rémi Richarme illustrates the song ‘Toute seule dans son pull’ (2023), by the French group Rien Faire. Singing mountains, swirling maps and crazy dancing haircuts surround a mysterious motorcycle girl. Inspired by Norman McLaren's painting on film, Richarme developed a technique of drawing on rolls of sales slip (7cm wide). This entirely hand-drawn film is a tribute to McLaren, the Canadian pioneer of animation. |
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Direction: Rémi Richarme | Writers: Rémi Richarme | Production: Rémi Richarme | Animation: Rémi Richarme | Music: Rien Faire | Sound: Rien Faire | Distribution: Rémi Richarme | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Reason and Impulse - Disappear
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Country: PORTUGAL , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Year: 2024 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: One person's futile struggle to turn back time, and some silly little creatures. |
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Direction: Ala Nunu | Writers: Ala Nunu, James Asturias | Production: COLA Animation | Animation: Ala Nunu, Ana Iutes, Tanaka Triboyi, Alicja Liss | Music: REASON AND IMPULSE - James Asturias | Sound: REASON AND IMPULSE - James Asturias | Distribution: Ala Nunu | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Departures
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Country: ISRAEL Year: 2024 Duration: 4 mins. |
Synopsis: Green Parrot goes abroad. The train rhythms, anxieties of flight... Be it for distraction or experience, escape or adventure, the journey is under way. This is a collage music video and experiment with narration and pixels. |
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Direction: Natalia Ryss | Writers: Natalia Ryss | Production: Natalia Ryss | Animation: Natalia Ryss | Music: Olshansky Fusion Duo | Sound: Philipp Barsky | Distribution: Natalia Ryss | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Time Settles
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Country: ITALY Year: 2024 Duration: 3 mins. |
Synopsis: This animation explores the cyclical nature of life, dealing with themes of growth, change and the passage of time, as well as family, connection and nostalgia. The images that accompany and blend with ‘Time Settles’, a song by Conil, enhance the mood and atmosphere of it, adding depth to the narrative. |
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Direction: Julia Gromskaya | Writers: Julia Gromskaya | Production: Julia Gromskaya | Animation: Julia Gromskaya | Music: Conil | Sound: / | Distribution: Julia Gromskaya | Age Classification: M/12 |
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Paulinha
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Country: PORTUGAL Year: 2024 Duration: 3 mins. |
Synopsis: A music video about a man's fantasy romance with his neighbour, Paulinha. |
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Direction: Ana Marta Mendes | Writers: Os Filmes do Pinguim | Production: Os Filmes do Pinguim | Animation: Ana Marta Mendes, Jorge Ribeiro, Laura Conde | Music: Raul Manarte | Sound: Raul Manarte | Distribution: Raul Manarte | Age Classification: M/12 |
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