We are delighted to announce that “TERMINAL”, a film by Alexandre Siqueira, has been selected for the Short Cuts Competition at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, where it will celebrate its world premiere.

On June 19, we will be presenting “BAP backbone: the anatomy of an animation collective”, a masterclass about our origins and collaborative production process, at Encontros da Imagem Animada do Algarve. Don’t miss the Industry Session dedicated to BAP Studios, with a selection of our films, on June 18, at 22h!

The world premiere of Voideden, by Alan Holly, is in Animafest Zagreb, 2026!

With a natural connection disconnected, a ceaseless desire to fill the void left in the wake of progress consumes all.

Produced by And Maps And Plans, co-produced by BAP Animation Studios.

Marta Reis Andrade, director of “DOG ALONE”, spoke to Radix about her film, an exploration of the feeling of loneliness. Check the full interview in the link below (+).

We are delighted to share that Marta Reis Andrade’s short film “Dog Alone” was awarded the Quirino Award for Best Ibero-American Animation Short Film. A big congratulations to the whole team behind the film, and a warm thank you to Quirino and the jury for this recognition.

“Dog Alone” by Marta Reis Andrade, was awarded with Best Portuguese Short Film and Vasco Granja Awards in Monstra. Many thanks to the festival and both the international and national jury for this recognition. Congratulations to Marta and her team!

The directors Marta Reis Andrade, Laura Gonçalves and Alexandra Ramires were a part of ANIMAR 21, in Vila do Conde. The collective exhibition is dedicated to animated cinema and includes several interactive installations inspired by each author’s animated films, including “Percebes” and “Dog Alone”, as well as original material that shows the creative process behind them. Thank you to SOLAR for this invitation and for all their help building the installations. ANIMAR 21 has free admission and will be at Solar until June 13th, 2026.

In the masterclass “A força do fazer a várias mãos nos filmes de Alexandra Ramires e Laura Gonçalves”, we open the door to the technical and creative process of the directors, showing how animated films transform when several hands build the same world. A celebration of the power of the colective and the strength of creating together, it will take place on the 18 of march at 10h, at the Lisbon Cinemateca.

We are so glad to be among many beautiful and talented artists selected for the Quirino Awards for Best Visual Development, Best Animation Design, and Best Short Film!

The festival awarded “Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade, with Best Original Score. A big congratulations to everyone who worked on the film, especially to Grilo, who composed the score. Thank you so much to the festival and jury.

We are thrilled to announce that “Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade, will be in competition at Clermond-Ferrand Festival, happening at the start of 2026!

We are so happy to announce the recent prizes and mentions of “Dog Alone”: Animasyros (Special Mention for International Competition); Taichung International Animation Festival (Jury Distinction Award); CineEco (Best Portuguese Language Short Film); KuanDu International Animation Festival (Honorable Mention); Seminci Festival de Cine (Silver Spike Short Film Awards); Festa Mundial da Animação  (Best Professional National Film). Thank you so much for these amazing recognitions, and congratulations to Marta and her team!

We are so happy to announce the Special Jury Award to “DE IMPERIO”, by Alessandro Novelli! Thank you so much for the selection in this amazing festival and to the Jury for this award and congratulations to Alessandro and his team!

“Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade, was awarded Best Animation at Caminhos do Cinema Português. A big thank you to the festival and the jury. Congratulations to Marta and her team!

We are delighted to share that Marta Reis Andrade was awarded the Grand Prize at Cinanima Festival, with her short film “Dog Alone”. This award makes her eligible to compete for the pre-selection of the Oscars.

“Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, is one of the short film nominees for the 2025 Emile Awards, competing in the category for Best Character Design and Backgrounds. The award ceremony will take place on November 16th, at the Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.

“DOG ALONE” won Best Professional Film in Turku Animated Film Festival in Finland.

We are extremely touched for this recognition. Thank you so much TAFF and the juries Pavel Horáček, Michaela Müller and Petrit Gora.

“Percebes” has been selected for the 2026 César Awards.
A big thank you to the members of the Académie des César committee, to our partners who supported and believed in this film, and to the entire team.

“Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade, was awarded Best Animated Short Film at Flipbook Film Festival in Macedonia.

Congratulations Marta and team! Thank you so much to the festival and the jury for this recognition!

Another award for “Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade! Congratulation to the entire team and a big thank you to Supertoon International Animation Festival and the jury!

“Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade, was the International Competition Winner at Anibar Animation Festival, in Kosovo.

Congratulations to Marta and her team! Thank you to the festival and the jury!

“Dog Alone”, by Marta Reis Andrade, had it’s national premiere at Curtas Vila do Conde this week. We are so grateful for the oportunity to gather all our friends and family and watch the film on the big screen together!

Vasco Sá will be presenting “BAP backbone: the anatomy of an animation collective”, a talk about the origins and history of the collective, how we keep our collaborative spirit alive, and the production processes of the studio, at Anibar International Animation Festival.

We’re thrilled to share that “DOG ALONE”, by Marta Reis Andrade, had its premiere at Animafest Zagreb. The film was honoured with a Jury’s Special Award at the festival. Congratulations to Marta and the entire “DOG ALONE” team! Thank you to Animafest and the jury Sarina Nihei for this recognition.

“Almost Forgotten”, an animation short film directed by Miguel Lima and Dimitri Mihajlovic, was awarded Best Film for the International Animation Competition of Aigio International Short Film Festival. Congratulations to Miguel, Dimitri and their awesome team! Thank you to the festival and the jury for this recognition!

In the ANIMAR 20 exhibition, the film installation reflects on the fragility of memory and the impact of time on the reconstruction of memories. Through a sensory and participatory experience, the audience is invited to enter a universe of personal and intergenerational memories marked by silences and uncertainties. Using video feedback, the installation transforms the viewer into an active part of the work, integrating them into a world of constantly changing memories.

“Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded Best Animation Short Film at the Sophia Awards of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema. Congratulations to the directors and the team!

“PERCEBES” by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves was awarded Best Animation Short and Best Soundtrack at Prémios Curtas

We are very glad to announce that “Percebes” by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, is a finalist for Best Ibero-American Animation Short Film at the Quirino Awards this year!

It was truly an honour receiving this award at Festival Internacional de Animación de Bilbao, delivered by lovely Nancy Phelps and received by some of our awesome studio members. The Award recognizes our role in current independent animated cinema and the way we integrate all genders equally in our team.

Thank you so much to all the team from Animakom and congrats to the BAP team!

We are honoured to announce the short film “PERCEBES”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, has been selected as a finalist for the Academy Award Best Animated Short Film category. It is among the final group of 15 films vying for recognition in the 47th edition of the Academy Awards.

A big thank you to everyone that has helped us get to where we are, and congratulations to all the 15 films.

The behind-the-scenes of the film “Percebes”, anidoc directed by Laura Gonçalves and Alexandra Ramires, is finally released!
The Making Of, divided in two chapters, is available on our YouTube Channel. Click the link below to watch the first chapter.

In October, we were honoured to have a special retrospective celebrating our work over the years at Batalha Centro de Cinema, where some of our most cherished projects were screened and we reflected on our collaborative approach as a team. Thank you to Batalha and to everyone who joined us at the event. Thank you Renato Cruz for the photograph above.

This weekend, the short film “Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded at Vista Curta with the award for National Production.

Thank you so much to Viseu Cineclube and to the jury! We are very happy.

We would also like to congratulate as always the talented directors and team!

“Percebes” was awarded with Portuguese Language Short an Medium Film Award, from the festival CineEco Seia.

We are delighted with this news and would like to thank the festival and the jury.

Also the team and directors deserve a big congratulations for this award!

“Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded with the Best Anidoc in the Animaest festival competition.

We would like to leave a strong thank you to the elements of the jury, and a big congratulations to the directors and the amazing team.

“Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded at Ottawa in the Best Design category!

We are very grateful to the festival and the jury.

Congrats to the directors and the team!

This week, “ALMOST FORGOTTEN” was awarded Best Music Score Award at Orvieto Cinema Fest.

A big congratulations to the directors and the team, in particular to Hainbach for this beautiful music score, and Bernardo Bento, as well as Vasco Carvalho, for the sound design and mixing.

Thank you to the festival and the jury!

This week, “Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded a Special Mention for the Jean-Loup Passek Award, for Best International Short or Medium Length Film, at MDOC Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival.

We would like to thank the festival for the selection and invitation, and the jury Angelos Rallis, Irina Trocan, Mohammadreza Farzad, Raquel Schefer and Truls Lie for this recognition.

Congratulations to Alexandra, Laura and all the team that worked on the film!

“Percebes” by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded with the Audience Award at Curtas Vila do Conde last weekend.

We are very happy for this award, and we thank the festival for the selection, and awesome people of the audience for the recognition.

Congratulations to the directors and the team!

“Garrano”, by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, was awarded Best Animation Short Film at Shortcutz Ovar!

Thank you very much to Shortcutz Ovar, and to the jury Laura Rui, Leandro Ribeiro and Ana Castro for this recognition.

Congratulations to the Vasco, David and the fine team who made the film!

“Almost Forgotten”, a short film directed by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, has won the Grand Prix on the 22nd Tabor Film Festival!

We would like to thank the festival for the selection and the jury for the award.

Congratulations to the directors and the talented team!

Last week, “Percebes” by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded the Cristal for a Short Film at Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

We are delighted with this news!

Congratulations to the directors and the team.

A big thank you to the festival and the jury Christian Bermejo, Flóra Anna Buda and Jérémy Clapin.

Director Alberto Rodriguez Collía and the producer Alexandra Ramires
were present at Prémios Quirino this year to present their film Tierra
Milagrosa, as one of the benefitiary projects of Ibermedia Next!
Financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

This weekend, “Almost Forgotten”, by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, was awarded the SPA – Vasco Granja Award at Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival.

A big thank you to Monstra and to the jury Chelo Loureiro, Teresa Nicolau and Adriano Smaldone.

Congratulations to the directors and the team!

We are honoured to announce that “Percebes”, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, has been selected for the Short Film Competition at Annecy Festival. In addition, Portugal is the country of honour this year, so the short will feel right at home! The festival takes place from 9 to 15 June.

We are extremely happy to announce that “Percebes”, the latest short by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, will be part of the Grand Competition – Short Film Program of Animafest Zagreb 2024, taking place between 3 to 8 of June.

“Almost Forgotten”, by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, is a finalist for the 7th edition of the Quirino Awards for Ibero-american Animation, in Tenerife!

Today, the short film “Tie”, by Alexandra Ramires, is finally online!

Synopsis: Under a gloomy sun, two characters look for adaptation.

Click the link below to watch this dark but sweet movie.

We are honoured to annouce that “Amost Forgotten”, by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, has been selected for the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

The festival takes place from the 2nd to the 10th of Febuary.

This week, the short film Garrano, by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, won the International Grand Prix at International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis, in Lithuania.

We thank the festival and the jury for this recognition.

Congratulations to the directors and all the team!

We are very happy to announce that “Tierra Milagrosa” has been selected as one of the beneficiary projects of Ibermedia Next.

A co-production between Portugal and Guatemala, directed by Alberto Rodriguez Collía, this project delves into how, through the exploitation of the land and those who work it, a violent and discriminatory society creates its own monsters.

Financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

This weekend, the movie De Imperio, by Alessandro Novelli,  was awarded with Best Original Soundtrack at the Caminhos do Cinema Português Festival.

Thank you very much to the festival and to the jury Cláudia Marques Santos, Daniel Ribas, João Vintém, Mónica Santos and Roberto Faustino.

Congratulations to Simon Smith and Jonathan Darch for the recognition of their contribution as musician and sound designers of the film.

Congrats also to Alessandro and to all the team that worked on the film!

This weekend, “Almost Forgotten” by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, was prized with two awards on the same day!

At Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, it won Best Portuguese Film in the António Gaio Competition. Thank you to Cinanima festival and to the jury Anders Narverud Moen, João Levezinho and Regina Machado.

At Caminhos do Cinema Português, it was awarded for Best Animation. Thank you to the festival and the jury Cláudia Marques Santos, Daniel Ribas, João Vintém, Mónica Santos and Roberto Faustino for this recognition.

Congratulations to Miguel and Dimitri and to all the team of “Almost Forgotten”!

This week, the short film Garrano, by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, won the Jury Award for Best Style at IRAF Festival of Independent Animation, in Canada.

We thank the festival and the jury for this recognition.

Congratulations to the directors and all the team!

This week, The Garbage Man, by Laura Gonçalves, has won Feinaki Jury’s Special Nomination for the Short Film Competition.

Congratulations to Laura and all the team that worked on the film! Thank you very much to the jury!

We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming World Premiere of “A Tiny Number” at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival on November 9.

The short film is directed by Luc Lavault, co-written by Léa Pernollet and based on the novel “41204 – Un Tout Petit Numéro”, written by Sabrina Vainberg.

De Imperio, by Alessandro Novelli, was awarded last saturday with the National Animation Award in the Professional Category, in a ceremony in Vila Velha de Ródão, during the Festa Mundial da Animação, organized by Casa da Animação.

Congratulations to Alessandro and all the team!

Thank you to Casa da Animação and to the jury Bea Bartolomé, Will Anderson and Charlotte Sanchez.

“Almost Forgotten”, by the duo Dimitrije Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, was awarded one of the jury’s special mentions at Balkanima European Animation Film Festival, in Belgrade, city where one of its directors, Dimitrije, was born and lived the first years of his life.

Thank you to everyone in the festival and to the jury Regina Pessoa, Greg De Kjur and Daniel Suljic.

Congratulations to the directors and the team.

De Imperio, by Alessandro Novelli, was awarded as Best Portuguese Horror Short Film at MOTELX Lisbon International Horror Film Festival!

Congratulations to Alessandro and the awesome team behind the film!

Thank you to Motelx and to the jury Ingmar Koch, Rita Blanco and Juan de Castro Garcia for this recognition!

“Garrano”, by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, has galloped to Bracciano International Film Exhibition and brought home the Best Animation Prize!

Congrats to David and Vasco, and also to the awesome team!

Thank you very much to the festival and the jury Stefania Parigi, Silvia Moras, Edgardo Pistone and Roberto Baldassarre!

The International Premiere of The Long Legged Man by Vitor Hugo Rocha, will be at the World Festival of Animated Film Varna, in Bulgaria.

The film is part of the 4th Competition Program SHORT FILMS on September 8th, 8:30 P.M.

A big thank you to all behind the making of the film!

We are very happy to announce that “Garrano,” by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, has been awarded Best animation short film “EcoFilm” at the Rural FilmFest!

Congratulations to the directors and the team!

Thank you to the jury Nohelia Rodrigues, Olga Poliektova and Tatiana Poliektova, and also to the festival for this recognition.

The animated short film ‘De Imperio’ by Alessandro Novelli, will premiere nationally in the 17th edition of MOTELX – Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, within the competition for the Best Portuguese Horror Short Film. The festival takes place from 12 to 18 September.

We are very happy to share that “Garrano,” by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, has won Best Script at the Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz!

Congratulations to the directors and team!

Thank you to the jury Lara Vilanova, Marina Seresesky, Laura de Pedro, Fernando Centeio and Natalia Mateo, and to the festival for this recognition.

In a Gerador interview, Laura Gonçalves spoke with Analú Bailosa about The Garbage Man and the most recent highlight of animation cinema in Portugal.

You can read the interview on the link below:

This year “Almost Forgotten”, the first film by the director duo Dimitri Mihajlovic & Miguel Lima, is having it’s National Premiere at the Festival Curtas Vila do Conde.
Taking part on the National Competition 5 ( 15 JUL 16:30 / Teatro Municipal Sala 2 ) and the Internacional Competition 10 ( 13 JUL 20:00 / Teatro Municipal Sala 1 )

While “The Long Legged Man” by Vitor Hugo Rocha, which had it’s Nacional Premiere at Monstra Festival, will be screening in the National Panorama Selection (13 JUL 22:45h / Teatro Municipal Sala 2)

We are extremely pleased to announce the World Premiere of Alessandro Novelli’s latest film – DE IMPERIO – Produced by BAP Animation Studio and Co-produced by Studio Kimchi, at Locarno Film Festival!
The Festival takes place from 2 to 12 August 2023.
Congratulations to the director and all the Team!

Tecnica Mista, in collaboration with the Future Film Festival, presents a special double event on contemporary portuguese animation, kicking off with Laura Gonçalves as a guest.

On June 22nd, at Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita, Bologna, there will be a drink and draw at 18h, after which Laura will share insights into her work and the BAP Studio collective around 21.30h. Following the talk, there will be a screening of a selection of BAP films. Admission is free.

“All Those Sensations In My Belly”, by Marko Dješka is a VIMEO STAFF PICK!
This animated short is a co-production between Adriatic Animation and Bap Animation Studios.

Congratulations to all the Team!

Available to watch in the cozyness of your home.

The animated documentary short “Percebes”, co-directed by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Goncalves was selected as one of the projects to pitch at Focus WiP | SFC Rendez-vous Industry at Festival de Cannes 2023!
The project in WIP, is a co-production between BAP Studio and IKKI FILMS.
Thank you team, Cinéma de Demain, Florian Fernandez, Camille Hebert Benazet and Benoit Berthe Siward.

Carolina Bonzinho will be presenting her project in development “CREATURAS” in the second edition of Rise & Shine – at Animafest Zagreb – an animation development & pitching Lab for young talents and their short films.

“Creaturas” brings a narrative of harmony and adjustment. In contrast to the current imbalance caused by humans, it reveals a world of creatures seeking equilibrium with their environment.

Mentors will be Michael Dudok de Wit, Pedro Rivero and Anna Vasova.

The Garbage Man, by Laura Gonçalves, was awarded the Jury Prize at Imaxinaria Festival Internacional de Animación.
Thank you to the festival and the jury Nuno Beato, Khris Cembe and Isabel Herguera!
Congratulations to the director and the team!

The Garbage Man by Laura Gonçalves wins Best Short at the Quirino Awards! Congrats to the team and Bando à Parte!

Thank you to the jury ANDREA FERNÁNDEZ, JULIO BONET, RISA COHEN, ROBERT JASZCZUROWSKI and SIMÓN WILCHES-CASTRO.

Garrano by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, has won the award for Best Sound Design and Original Music at the Quirino Awards!
Congratulations to Jonas Jurkunas for the Music, Bernardo Bourbon e Pedro Marinho for the Sound Design!

Garrano, by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, has been awarded the Grand Prix at Animocje International Animated Film Festival!

Congratulations to the directors and the team!

Thank you to the festival and the jury!

Animocje International Animated Film Festival, in Poland, is exhibiting “BAP backbone – the anatomy of an animation collective”. This exhibition showcases the creative process behind our animated films, in Bydgoszcz City Culture Centre, until May 10th.

Alexandra Ramires will be presenting “BAP backbone – the anatomy of an animation collective”, a masterclass about the origins and history of the collective and the production processes of “Elo” and “Drop by Drop”, at Animocje International Animated Film Festival, on April 21, 2 PM local time.

This weekend Garrano, directed by David Doutel and Vasco Sá, was awarded the Nancy Award at Kaboom Animation Festival.

Thank you to the Festival, to Aneta Raketa and organizing team, and to Nancy Denney-Phelps.

Congratulations to David and Vasco and the team!

Garrano just won the Special prize at  IFF ZOOM ZBLIZENI, thank you to the Festival and the Jury: ANNA GŁOWIŃSKA, WIOLA SOWA and PIOTR DUMAŁA. Congratulations David Doutel,Vasco Sá and the Team at BAP and ArtShot!

We are very pleased to announce the International Premiere of “Almost Forgotten”, a movie by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima, at Animafest Zagreb, a festival very dear to our hearts!
Animafest is taking place from 5 to 10 of June.

The new edition of Monstra presents this year an exhibition dedicated to stopmotion cinema, invinting the famous drawers from Vítor Hugo Rocha’s film “The Sounds from the Drawers”. This colective and interactive musical instrument was used as inspiration for the author and as animated object in the film.

Come play the drawers at the Puppet Museum, and visit an exhibition of drawings from the movie at the Portuguese Cinematheque, in Lisbon, until the 23rd of April.

BAP will be presenting 5 films in this year’s edition of Monstra Animation Film Festival:

Deep Breath by Leonor Pacheco

Troada by Vitor Hugo Rocha

The Hours by Marta Reis Andrade and Marta Ribeiro

Garrano by David Doutel and Vasco Sá

and the National premiere of The Long Legged Man, by Vítor Hugo Rocha!

From 15 to 26 of March, at the São Jorge Cinema in Lisbon.

And we’ve never had so many portuguese films nominated for the Quirino Awards!

Congratulations to all films!

Garrano and The Garbage Man nominated in the categories:

Quirino Award for Best Animated Short Film

Quirino Award for the Ibero-American Animation Work with Best Visual Development

Quirino Award for Best Animation Design

Quirino Award for Best Sound Design and Original Music

Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves will be in Luas Novas at Batalha Centro de Cinema.

The screening will show four of their films: Three Weeks in December, Drop by Drop, Tie and The Garbage Man.

It will be followed by a conversation with the directors.

The Garbage Man, directed by Laura Goncalves has received the Prize of Best Animation at Clermont Ferrand Festival. Thank you so much to the Jury Cristèle Alves Meira, Julie Bertuccelli, Lionel Baier, Ho Wi-Ding and Stacey Rozich.

Thank you to the Festival, to Tim Redford and to the people of Clermont Ferrand for being such an amazing public.

Congrats to the Team, Bando a Parte, BAP Animation Studios and Agência.

Garrano was the first portuguese animation short to be selected at Sundance Film Festival.

Congratulations, David Doutel and Vasco Sá, we are so proud!

Congratulations, team BAP Animation Studio, Artshot and Square Eyes!

We are thrilled to announce that The Garbage Man is in the Shortlist of The Oscars 2023, alongside João Gonzalez’s Ice Merchants! An amazing conquest for portuguese animation!

A super congratulations to the team and to the other beautiful 14 films!

As part of O Dia Mais Curto 2022 | A Grande Festa da Curta-Metragem, Cinema Trindade is doing a screening of David Doutel and Vasco Sá’s work, including The Shoemaker, Soot, Augur and Garrano!

Garrano has won the Special Mention of the Jury Clémence Bragard at Animateka!

A big thank you to the jury and to our amazing team!

The Garbage Man brought home the António Gaio Award (National Competition) and the Award for Best Animation Documentary Film (International Competition).

And Garrano was awarded with the Special Mention António Gaio (National Competition).

Thank you very much to the jury and to the wonderful teams that made these films happen!

Garrano receives the National Animation Award. The Garbage Man receives the Special Mention from the jury.

Congratulations to the BAP team, Bando à Parte, Art Shot and Square Eyes, and Agência!

Thank you to the jury and to Casa da Animação!

GARRANO receives Special Mention from the Jury at Animario – International Contemporary Animation Festival of Madrid. Congratulations BAP – Animation Studio and Art Shot team!

Portugal is the invited country of the Animest in Bucarest from 7th to the 16th of October. GARRANO and THE GARBAGE MAN will be in the international competition. BAP – Animation Studio will be presenting the cooperative and our way of working!

HOMEM DO LIXO swipes up another price! This time in the Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), in Greece. The film was presented in the International Animation Competition, with Sperer Sebastien, Maria Anestopoulou and Panayiotis Kyriakoulakos as jury.

This week, HOMEM DO LIXO will be screened at two of the biggest cinema festivals in North America! TIFF, the world known festival, in Toronto and the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

This week GARRANO will be in four international competitions: – Animasyros International Animation Festival in Syros, Greece; – Orvieto Cinema Fest in Orvieto, Italy; – Visioni Corte Film Festival in Gaeta, Italy; – TIAF 臺中國際動畫影展 (Taichung International Animation Festival) in Taichung, Taiwan.

It’s already tomorrow, at Hotelier, that BAP presents 3 of the studio’s most recent projects! These, with a slightly different nature than usual! The challenge was launched to four directors and four musicians, with different experiences and work, to join in the creation of three cinematic musical works, where, more than a pairing, there was a shared creative work between music and animation. The result will be presented tomorrow, at the Hotelier, at 7 pm, followed by a conversation with the musicians and the directors. Admission is free.

Another session of Boris Nights, this time with 3 films made at BAP Animation Studios: “Alento” by Leonor Pacheco, “Garrano” by David Doutel and Vasco Sá and “O Homem do Lixo” by Laura Goncalves. Along with the films “Casaco Rosa” by Mónica Santos, “Ice Merchants” by João Gonzalez and “Scale” by Joseph Pierce.

“Garrano” and “Homem do Lixo” in the list of the best shorts of Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy 2022, according to Animación para adultos!

David and Vasco had their work highlighted in an interview at Ípsilon. Jorge Mourinha writes: “They have just won the Audience Award in Vila do Conde with their fourth short film, Garrano. A film that confirms the personal and untransferable universe of the David Doutel/Vasco Sá duo, one of the most consistent universes in cinema (of any kind) made in Portugal.” Read the whole interview here!

David Doutel and Vasco Sá´s GARRANO wins the National Audience Award at Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival. And so does Leonor Pacheco, who won the BEST Music Video Award, with her film ALENTO, with music by Pedro Pestana and Nils Meisel!

GARRANO by David Doutel and Vasco Sá in this wonderful article of Animación para adultos. Ray Laguna writes: “One goes to the best animation festivals, among other reasons, to discover works like GARRANO. The film written and directed by David Doutel and Vasco Sá is such an adventurous, tough and artistically risky proposal that it has a hard time in commercial channels.”

We are happy to annouce the Official Selection of two of our own homemade Music Videos: “Troada” by Vitor Hugo Rocha with music by Angélica Salvi and “Alento” by Leonor Pacheco with music by Pedro Pestana & Nils Meisel. Alongside the National Premiere of GARRANO, competing in the festival’s National Competition.

In the context of the Casa em Movimento event, organized by Casa da Animação, “Agouro”, “Das Gavetas Nascem Sons”, “Água Mole” and “Sonolenta” will be screened on the 16th July at 21h in the Associação Era Uma Voz in Casa Branca, Portalegre!

The Garbage Man doubly awarded at Animafest Zagreb! The most recent film by Laura Gonçalves has just won the Grand Prize and the Audience Award in one of the biggest animation festivals in the world. Still incredulous, but very happy, we leave here the Juri statement that gathers the voices of Igor Grubic , Alex Dudok de Wit, Les Mills , Ana Nedeljkovic and Paul Driessen: “Many things impressed us in this film. The naturalism of the dialogue. The warmth and intimacy of the family setting. But most of all, the tenderness with which it tells its story of generosity in the midst of political and economic hardship in Portugal. And also, the monkey.”

And that’s the premiere of Garrano! At the 50th anniversary Animafest Zagreb Festival, where we met one of the warmest and most knowledgeable audiences of animation cinema. Now, head to Annecy! The biggest animation festival in the world, in the sweet company of the award-winning The Garbage Man!

The third session of Casa em Movimento is curated by Jorge Ribeiro and Sara Franco, who chose the films Agouro and Elo to belong to the list of incredible films in this section.

June 3 at 3:30 pm!

Luís Soares Auditorium, at @pporto.esmad, Vila do Conde

The second session of Casa em Movimento: “ANIMAÇÃO DE VOLUMES” is curated by Joana Nogueira and Sandra Santos, who chose Das Gavetas Nascem Sons, by Vitor Hugo Rocha, as one of the films to be screened.

May 24th at 6pm!

Coimbra Cinema House

The first session of Casa em Movimento (an initiative that will take Portuguese animated films touring the country) features two films made at BAP – Das Gavetas Nascem Sons by Vitor Hugo Rocha and ELO by Alexandra Ramires. The first films by Laura Goncalves – Three Weeks in December – and by David Doutel & Vasco Sá – The Shoemaker – are also included in this session!

“Words for what”

This time at UBI-Univesidade da Beira interior

Thank you Casa da Animaçao

Thank you Daniela Duarte and Zepe for including these films

It makes us very happy to see the films prolong their life beyond the cinemas.

On the 26th of May, the exhibition “Elos Poéticos” opens at ESA, Amarante . Here we find the work developed by secondary school students from Amarante based on the film ELO (TIE) and the texts of the homonymous book.

Here is a strong thank you to Professor Elsa Cerqueira.

Director Laura Gonçalves spoke with Carina Jorge and João Bacalhau about her latest film, The Garbage Man. The conversation also covered her creative process and her professional journey, here on the RTP Internacional Holofote podcast. You can listen here.

Nancy Denney-Phelps has written some very kind words about BAP’s work in an article about MONSTRA 2022, on AWN (Animation World Network).

Read here!

We have Garrano Trailer! This Friday, May 13th, the trailer for the latest BAP movie premiered on Zippy Frames!

Here’s a little light on what you can expect to see in the dark of the big screen. Congratulations to the directors David Doutel and Vasco Sá and to the entire team involved! 

International premiere at Animafest – Zagreb on June 10th!

As part of the MIRAGEM project – an artistic and pedagogical project that take part in the school life of the Odemira’s municipality – the films ELO (Tie) and ÁGUA MOLE (Drop by Drop) will be shown to students in the 10th, 11th, 12th grades and professional Schools, on the 17th and 18th of May, followed by debates between the students and Miguel Clara Vasconcelos.

An initiative of the Municipality of Odemira in partnership with the Cultural Cooperative LAVRAR O MAR.

Elo, the book, has been released !

To the author of the drawings Alexandra Ramires, joins the mother of the words Regina Guimarães, Amarante Abramovici who brilliantly undid the knot in the translation into English and João Pedro Azul, the editor of Flan de Tal who embodied this book, and also the book designer Carolina Bonzinho !

Thank you to Solar Galeria de Arte for the invitation, thank you Pedro Dourado for the moderation.

Alexandra Ramires’ ELO film was recognized with the Grand Prix at the Animocje Festival, in ex-aequo with Reka Anna Szakaly’s film Reduction. In the words of Juris Aneta Ozorek, Jarosław ‘Bisz’ Jaruszewski, Olga Bobrowska “The award goes to the filmmaker who touched basic human emotions using a master-level animation language, tenderly balancing myth and intimacy.”

ShortCutz is an International Movement dedicated to short films that, more than a festival, or an exhibition, ends up being a meeting point where films are talked about in several European cities. In Portugal cities such as: Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Covilhã, Faro, Guimarães, Viseu, Vila Real, Porto, Lisbon have already hosted this initiative.

This turns out to be one of the ways in which BAP films can be seen all over the country. Here are the next dates:

April 27th – ELO – Shortcutz Guimarães

May 10th – AGOURO – Shortcutz Lisbon

May 18 – ELO – Shortcutz Aveiro

A good plan for Easter! for the 25th of April, or any day until the 6th of June!

We were invited by Solar to think of an exhibition space beyond the films.

We thought, and the Solar team made it happen!

Et voi lá!

Now is the time to be visited!

An exhibition which invites us to look at this filmic journey beyond the projection, that can be seen in the coming months.

Regarding the premiere of Homem do Lixo by Laura Gonçalves Here, by the hand of the magazine C7nema, is an interview in the form of a conversation that walks through the various films of the director.

See here!

The Garbage Man, the most recent short film by filmmaker Laura Gonçalves, won three awards at Monstra – Lisbon Animation Festival, which took place between 16 and 27 March.

The film won the Best Portuguese Short Film Award, the SPA/Vasco Granja Award, and the SPA/Vasco Granja Audience Award. The jury awarded the SPA/Vasco Granja Prize to The Garbage Man for its “graphic and poetic characteristics, but also for its ability to transform the simple and familiar of our daily lives into a universal feeling”.

I Almost Remember is one of the films currently in production at BAP Animation Studio, scheduled for release in 2023. Dimitrije Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima make their debut in directing this film, after having made a strong contribution to our collective by being part of the team of several BAP films.

With a sensorial aspect, this film deserved the attention of the Filma Porto-Film Commission, (one of the funders of this project) who paid us a visit. Check out the interview with Dimitrije and Miguel here!

Two BAP films at the two biggest animation festivals!

The Garbage Man by Laura Gonçalves and Garrano by David Doutel & Vasco Sá, will make a presence at the international competition of Annecy and Zagreb!