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Água Mole

Drop by Drop

Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves

Short Film

2017 . ANI.DOC . 9’15''

Portugal

SYNOPSIS

The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion.
In a world where the idea of progress appears to be above all, this home floats.

PRODUCTION Bando à Parte, BAP

DISTRIBUTION Agência da Curta-Metragem CRL

ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 2D digital drawing animation, Engraving, Digital painting


DIRECTION Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves

SCRIPT Alexandra Ramires, Carolina Freitas, Laura Gonçalves

EDITING Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves

MUSIC Nico Tricot, Ricardo Santos Rocha

ANIMATION | PAINTING | ETCHING Cátia Vidinhas, Inês Teixeira, Pedro de Almeida, Laura Gonçalves, Alexandra Ramires

COMPOSITING Alessandro Novelli

VOICES Conceição Esteves, Horácia Alves, Fernando Escaleira, Diamantino

SOUND DESIGN Pedro Ribeiro, Pedro Marinho

PRODUCER Rodrigo Areias

FESTIVALS SELECTIONS AND AWARDS

19 awards and 189 selections, including:

Best Film — Strano Film Festival, Italy
Honorable Mention — Frames Festival de Cinema Português, Sweden
Best Short Film, Official Jury of the International Competition — PANORAMA Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil
Special Mention — Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Cyprus
Best Portuguese Short — FEST Festival Internacional de Cinema Jovem, Portugal Grande Prémio Nacional
Special Mention — Porto Femme, Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal
Audience Award for the Best Animation Short Film — Festival Primavera do Cine, Spain
Audience Award — Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Best Portuguese Short Film of the International Competition | Honorable Mention of the National Competition — Monstra Festival de Animação de Lisboa, Portugal
Grand Prize, PORTUGAL SOU EU — Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
António Gaio Award | Honorable Mention — Cinanima, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação de Espinho, Portugal
Honorable Mention, Category of Best Documentary — FIKE Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens, Portugal
Best Rural Short Film — Curt'Arruda, Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal
2nd Place of the Short Animation Films Competition, Gold Plate — Chicago International Film Festival, USA
Honorable Mention DOCANIM — Animatou, International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
Best Film of the National Competition — VISTACURTA, Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal
Special Jury's Award — Animanima International Animation Festival, Serbia