Portuguese Short Animated Films by CINE CLUBE DE AVANCA


In collaboration with the CINE CLUBE DE AVANCA
and AVANCA FILM FESTIVAL: International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia.

With more than two decades, the Cine-Clube de Avanca produces, distributes and screens cinema and audiovisual works.
With nearly 50 works produced and more than 47 national and international prizes, the CCA has been producing animation, fiction and documentaries works, constantly screened in festivals from the five continents.
The animation movies production studio existing in Avanca is one of the best of the country from a technical point of view and it has got a highly qualified technical team.
The Cine-Clube de Avanca owns complete equipment for production and post-production in 35mm, 16mm and video broadcast (cameras, sound, light, machinery, editing, studio).
As it is responsible for an important work of cinema screenings and several training actions in this field, in addition to the organization of the “International Meeting of Cinema, Television, Video and Multimedia” since 1997, the CCA is now building a new space with almost 1200 m2 especially for training and audiovisual production.

The Credits

01. MTV BIRTH, 1' 08''
Portugal 2007
Direction: Xavier Almeida
Script: Xavier Almeida
Animation: Xavier Almeida
Technique: 2D computer
Music: “End of the road” por/by Quantic Soul Orchestra
Production: António C. Valente and João Paulo Dias
Dialogues: No

The MTV birth is derived between the passion of two persons: the television-man and the trompet-woman.



02. DISASTER BROTHERS 50 %, 1'
Portugal 2007
Direction: Vitor Lopes
Script: Vitor Lopes
Animation: António Osório
Technique: 2D computer
Music: Neu Felgar
Production: Antonio C. Valente
Dialogues: No

Disaster Brothers propose us a 50% cow meat diet.



03. LIVING IN THE TREES, 2'
Portugal 2007
Direction: Vitor Lopes
Script: Vitor Lopes
Animation: Vitor Lopes
Technique: 2D computer
Music: Jack Jaques
Production: Vitor Lopes
Dialogues: No

When there’s no patience to listen to others, everything can happen.



04. ESPERÂNSIA, 7'
Portugal 2006
Direction: Cláudio Jordão
Script: Cláudio Jordão
Animation: Cláudio Jordão
Technique: 3D computer
Music: João Paulo Nunes
Production: António C. Valente
Dialogues: No

“Esperânsia” relates to the history of the Portuguese soul, eternally waiting at the dock of Saudade... if not of life, then of death...



05. A RELIGIOSA II, 2'
Portugal 2006
Direction: Clidio Nóbio
Script: Clídio Nóbio
Animation: Clidio Nobio
Technique: Draw and painting on paper
Music: Neu Felgar
Production: António C. Valente
Dialogues: No

Erotic adventures of a nun.



06. HISTÓRIAS A PASSO DE CÁ GADO, 2'
Portugal 2006
Direction: Artur Correia
Script: Artur Correia
Animation: Carlos Cruz, João Dias, Nuno Sarabando, Nuno Fragata e Vítor Hugo
Technique: draw on paper
Music: Neu Felgar
Production: António C. Valente
Dialogues: No

Our little tortoise is a gentle and nice creature that moves in a human environment but away from our vertiginous life. Where everything is so hard he always arrives with a smile, taking advantage of every situation before the 30 seconds of each film are over...