Frames Kids
Session 1 (+4 years old)
Session 2 (+6 Years Old)
JOSÉ MIGUEL RIBEIRO
Papel de Natal
Christmas wrapping paper
It tells the adventure of Dodu, a fearless little cardboard boy, Camilla, an enchanting 8-year-old girl and Sana (a Father Christmas for every day) who rescue Camilla’s father from the claws of the Waste Monster, recycling the wrapping paper of Christmas presents and helping to preserve all the forests.
Duration: 30 min
Year: 2015
Country: Portugal
JOANA TOSTE
Dama da Lapa
The Lady of Lapa
A story about love, good and evil.
Duration: 4 min
Year: 2004
Country: Portugal
BETH DAVID, ESTEBAN BRAVO
In a Heartbeat
A boy has a crush on another boy and he is too shy to confess, but his heart is not so reticent.
Duration: 4 min
Year: 2017
Country: USA
JOSEPH WALLACE
O Homem que tinha Medo de Cair
The Man who was Afraid of Falling
Ivor's life was turned inside out after the fall of one of his flower pots, which aroused a series of fears …
Duration: 5 min
Year: 2011
Country: United Kingdom
PATRÍCIA FIGUEIREDO
Foi o Fio
Once upon a Thread
A yarn ball woman, an old woman who spends her days looking out the window, and a seller of clothes that fall from the clotheslines, are connected by a thread. The three women lead the actions of other characters and the inevitable fate of a woman with her husband at her back.
Duration: 5 min
Year: 2014
Country: Portugal
JACOB FREY
O Presente
The Present
The short tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing video games instead of discovering what is waiting outside the door. One day his Mum decides to get a little surprise for his son, which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his video game.
Duration: 4 min
Year: 2014
Country: United Kingdom
BRUNO CAETANO, RUI TELMO ROMÃO
Cinegirasol
It is inspired by the true story of António Feliciano, the last of the itinerant cinema projectionists in Europe, who went around Alentejo to show films in the central squares of towns and cities. The story recalls some classics and characters from the big screen, from Chuck Norris to Indiana Jones, passing through “King Kong”, “Jurassic Park” and “Vertigo”, by Hitchcock. Nowadays, most people choose instead to sit and see it on the tv or on the computer.
Duration: 6 min
Year: 2016
Country: Portugal
Session 3 (+13 Years Old)
DAVID DOUTEL & VASCO SÁ
Fuligem
Soot
It's like soot that rests on the walls of our head. We can't see it. It belongs there already. After all the time that it was left behind, one question remains: “Why didn’t the trains stop there?”.
Duration: 14 min
Year: 2014
Country: Portugal
JUAN PABLO ZARAMELLA
Luminaris
In a world controlled and timed by light, an ordinary man has a plan that could change the natural order of things.
Duration: 6 min
Year: 2011
Country: Argentina
PAULO PATRÍCIO
Surpresa
Surprise
An award-winning animated documentary, made using a recorded conversation (that is, not acted, not rehearsed, not scripted) between a mother, Joana, and her three-year-old daughter, Alice, who is recovering from kidney cancer. They both talk – openly and frankly – about the illness, their present circumstances, struggles and successes. The little girl’s speech served as an inspiration for very diversified visual styles, giving a precise feeling to the child’s interpretation of what that period was. “Surpresa” received several Awards & Distinctions and was played at many film festivals.
Duration: 9 min
Year: 2017
Country: Portugal
LAURA GONÇALVES
Três Semanas em Dezembro
Three weeks in December
It is a personal story that enhances the family bonds, using the director´s sketchbook drawings as a reference and as the directors family as the subject.
Duration: 6 min
Year: 2013
Country: Portugal
REGINA PESSOA
Tio Tomás, a Contabilidade dos Dias
Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the days
From Regina's personal and visual memories, a tribute to her uncle Thomas, a humble man with a simple and anonymous life. This is her acknowledgement how one does not have to be somebody to become exceptional in our life. The acclaimed film won a Jury Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2019) and won the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject (2020).
Duration: 13 min
Year: 2019
Country: Portugal, Canada, France
SARA BARBA
Última Chamada
Final call
Final Call is a love story about Catarina (who is a cat) who bumps into her old flame and might-have-been lover Diogo (who is a dog) at airport security. During a very awkward conversation, and constantly interrupted by airport security staff and procedures, Catarina and Diogo realise they made a big mistake due to a misunderstanding.
Duration: 12 min
Year: 2016
Country: Portugal