CÃO SOZINHO
Dog Alone
Marta Reis Andrade
SYNOPSIS
After the death of its owner and companions, a dog is left alone in its house. He howls day and night disturbing all the neighborhood. In the house next door, a man’s age distanced him from everyone around. His grand-daughter, Marta, returns from London, where she felt the most lonely.
PRODUCTION BAP Animation Studio; IKKI Films
DISTRIBUTION Agência da Curta-Metragem CRL
ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 2D animation; analog painting
DIRECTION Marta Reis Andrade
SCRIPT Marta Reis Andrade
MUSIC Grilo
ANIMATION Leonor Pacheco, Diana Peixoto, Vitor Hugo Rocha, Marta Reis Andrade, Milly Yencken, Beatriz Maia, Inês Teixeira
PAINTING Milly Yencken, Florence D’hauwers, Ines Munhoz, Adriana Matos, Telma Pereira, Anita Cisi, Ethan Barreto, Luca Soós, Nim Longley, Maria Francisca Moura
SOUND DESIGN Bernardo Bento
SOUND MIXING Vasco Carvalho
COMPOSITING Inês Munhoz, Alberto Remelhe
PRODUCERS David Doutel, Vasco Sá, Olivier Catherin, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago
FESTIVALS SELECTIONS AND AWARDS
27 awards and 113 selections, including:
Special Award by Juri Member Sarina Nihei — Animafest World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Croatia, 2025
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal, 2025
International Competition Winner — Anibar Animation Festival, Peja, Kosovo, 2025
Special Mention — Supertoon International Animation Festival, Šibenik, Croatia, 2025
Flipbook Film Festival, Republic of Macedonia, 2025
Imaginaria International Animation Film Festival, Italy, 2025
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland, 2025
Best Animated Short Film — Flipbook Film Festival, Macedonia, 2025
Imaginaria International Animation Film Festival, Italy, 2025
Best Professional Film — Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland, 2025
International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece, 2025
MOTELx Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Portugal, 2025
Special Mention — Animasyros International Animation Festival, Greece, 2025
Animatou International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland, 2025
Anim'est International Animation Festival, Romania, 2025
Prémio Curta e Média-Metragem em Língua Portuguesa — CineEco Festival Internacional de Cinema Ecológico da Serra da Estrela, Portugal, 2025
Jury Special Award — Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan, 2025
VISTACURTA Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal, 2025
PRIMANIMA World Festival of First Animations, Hungary, 2025
Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2025
TAF Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece, 2025
ReAnimania Yerevan International Animation Film Festival, Armenia, 2025
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden, 2025
AFI Fest Los Angeles, USA, 2025
Best Short Film — Casa da Animação Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal, 2025
Silver Spikes — Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, 2025
Honorable Mention — KuanDu International Animation Festival, Taiwan, 2025
El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt, 2025
Interfilm, Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin, Germany, 2025
Grand Prix CINANIMA — Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal, 2025
POFF Shorts International Short Film and Animation Festival, Estonia, 2025
Award “União de Freguesias de Coimbra” Best Animation, Best Soundtrack — Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal, 2025
Piccolo Festival of Animazione, Italy, 2025
REX Animation Film Festival, Sweden, 2025
Xociviga - International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2025
Premio AA Best Sound — FICA Aguilar del Campo, Spain, 2025
Best Original Score Award — LIAF London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom, 2025
AnimaPIX, Portugal, 2025
Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia, 2025
ANIMARIO International Animated Film Festival of Madrid, Spain, 2025
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia, 2025
Premiers Plans, Festival d'Angers, France, 2025
IndieJúnior Allianz Porto, Portugal, 2025
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2025
ANIMA Brussels Internacional Animation Film Festival, Belgium, 2025
Mejor Cortometraje Juvenil, Menciónes cortometraje — Petronila Burgos Film Festival, Spain, 2025
Vilnius Film Festival, Lithuania, 2025
Special Mention in the International Competition — Tricky Women International Animation Festival, Austria, 2025
Jury Award winner — IMAXINARIA Afundación International Animation Film Festival, Spain, 2025
Vasco Granja Grand Prize — Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal, 2025
KLIKxHAFF (Kaboom Animation Festival), Netherlands, 2025
Special Distinction International Jury — International Animation Short Film Festival of Roanne, France, 2025
REANIMACIJA European Animated Film and Illustration Festival, Montenegro, 2025
Jury Special Award — Anilogue - International Animation Film Festival, Hungary, 2025
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2025
International Film Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico, 2025
Porto Femme Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal, 2025
IndieLisboa Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente, Portugal, 2025
Leiria Film Fest, Portugal, 2025
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films Trebon, Czech Republic, 2025
Seattle International Film Festival, USA, 2025
MIAF Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia, 2025
Mecal International Short Film Festival of Barcelona, Spain, 2025
Vienna Short Festival, Austria, 2025
International Animated Shorts Competition (Second place) — International Animation Festival Chilemonos, Chile, 2025
Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2025
Rebentos Young directors film screening, Portugal, 2025
Santiago del Estero Film Fest, Argentina, 2025
Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA, 2025
La Rochelle Film Festival, France, 2025
Best Animation — In The Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2025
Special Mention Best Animated Short — Fest Anca International Animation Festival, Slovakia, 2025
Animator International Animated Film Festival, Poland, 2025
Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz, Spain, 2025
Triste Para Sempre, Portugal, 2025
Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Italy, 2025
Toko Film Fest, Italy, 2025
Bengaluru International Film Festival, India, 2025
Caribetoons Festival Internacional de Animación, Colombia, 2025
MAC MARÍN Atlantic Films & New Media, Spain, 2025
São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil, 2025
Marrakech Short Fest, Morocco, 2025
World Festival of Animated Film - Varna, Bulgaria, 2025
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Romania, 2025
Orvieto Cinema Fest, Italy, 2025
Encounters Bristol International Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2025
Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland, 2025
