Percebes is a 2024 Portuguese-French animated documentary short film written and directed by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves[1]. The 11-minutes animated film about the weird looking barnacle known as percebes in Portugal has been awarded[2] with the Cristal for Best Short Movie[3] at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It also has been awarded at various international film festivals, including Ottawa International Animation Festival[4] and Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival[5].
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| Music by | Nicolas Tricot |
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| Distributed by | Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Language | Portuguese |
Plot
editSet in the Algarve coast, Percebes explores through a documental and poetic narrative the life cycle of the resilient percebes = goose barnacle. As the film unfolds the surrounding of this animal, voices of the Algarve native people are heard, revealing their testimony to their region, their customs and their complex relationship with tourism, shedding light on the delicate balance between tradition, nature and survival.
Release
edit| Year | Festivals | Award/Category | Status |
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| 2024 | Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Cristal for Best short[6] | Won |
| Ottawa International Animation Film Festival | Best Design[7] | Won | |
| Toronto International Film Festival | Short Cuts[8] | Nominated | |
| Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival | National Competition (Public Prize)[9] | Won | |
| Animafest Zagreb | Grand Competition - Short Film Program[10] | Nominated | |
| 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival | Rigo Mora Award - Special Mention[11] | Won |
References
edit- ^ Lang, Jamie (2024-06-09). "11 Portuguese Animation Talents to Track". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (2024-06-15). "'Memoir of a Snail,' 'Flow' Split Feature Honors at Annecy, 'Percebes' Wins Best Short". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Festival d'Annecy : le Cristal décerné à "Memoir of a Snail", découvrez le palmarès complet". France 24 (in French). 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Screenings | Ottawa International Animation Festival". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Radix. "Curtas Vila do Conde 2024: Percebes conquista al público en su estreno nacional". Radix (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Palmarès | Annecy Festival". www.annecyfestival.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (2024-09-28). "'Flow' and 'La Voix des Sirènes' Swim Home with Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival's Top Prizes". Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "Short Cuts 2024 Programme 02". TIFF. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Percebes". www.festival.curtas.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "animafest.hr". www.animafest.hr. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ FICG, Prensa (2024-06-16). "SORPRESAS Y APLAUSOS TOMAN LA CLAUSURA DE LA EDICIÓN 39 DEL FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE EN GUADALAJARA". El Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara. Retrieved 2024-09-11.