PERCEBES
Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves
SYNOPSIS
With the sea and the urban Algarve as a background, we follow a complete cycle of the life of a special shellfish called PERCEBES, goose barnacle. From their formation, to the dish, in this journey, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live there.
PRODUCTION BAP Animation Studio; IKKI Films
DISTRIBUTION Agência da Curta-Metragem CRL
ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 2D animation, digital and watercolor painting
DIRECTION Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves
SCRIPT Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves and Regina Guimarães
MUSIC Nico Tricot
ANIMATION Leonor Pacheco, Inês Teixeira, Joana Teixeira, Laura Equi, Carolina Bonzinho, Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves
PAINTING Aspasia Kazeli, Beatriz Ferreira, Chloé Mollard, Cris Taveira, Filipa Afonseca, Matilde Feitor, Patrícia Guimarães, Pilar Lupión, Rita Terra, Sara Pinto, Serge Huguenin, Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves
SOUND DESIGN Bernardo Bento
FOLEY ARTIST Ricardo Salazar
SOUND MIXING Vasco Carvalho
COMPOSITING Inês Munhoz
ADITIONAL COMPOSITING Alberto Remelhe, Alessandro Novelli, Dimitri Mihajlovic
PRODUCERS David Doutel, Vasco Sá, Edwina Liard and Nidia Santiago
FESTIVALS SELECTIONS AND AWARDS
32 awards and 179 selections, including:
Animafest World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Croatia, 2024
Special Mention Short Films — Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico, 2024
Cristal du court métrage — Annecy Festival International du Film d' Animation, France, 2024
Special Mention Supertoon Competition — Supertoon International Animation Festival, Croatia
Prémio do Público [SPA Autores] — Curtas Vila do Conde Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal, 2024
Jean-Loup Passek Award / Special Mention for Best Short or Medium Length Film — MDOC Festival de Documentário Internacional de Melgaço, Portugal, 2024
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2024
Best Design — Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2024
Best Anidoc — Anim'est International Animation Festival, Romania, 2024
Prémio de Melhor Curta e Média Metragem em Língua Portuguesa — CineEco Festival Internacional de Cinema Ecológico da Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Prémio de Melhor Filme da Competição Nacional — VISTACURTA Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal
Best Animation Short Film — KuanDu International Animation Festival, Taiwan, 2024
Menção Honrosa Categoria de Profissionais — Casa da Animação Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal, 2024
Special Mention — Mostra Internacional de Cinema Documental ‘Mares da Fin do Mundo, Spain, 2024
Prémio do Público, Prémio António Gaio — Cinanima - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação de Espinho, Portugal, 2024
Green Award — Piccolo Festival of Animazione, Italy, 2024
"União de Freguesias de Coimbra" Melhor Animação — Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal, 2024
Shortlisted for Best Animation Short Film — Oscars | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2025
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2025
Special Mention — FIPADOC International Documentary Festival, France, 2025
Best Short Film — The Portland EcoFilm Festival, USA, 2025
Special Mention AQCC Award — REGARD Saguenay International short film festival, Canada, 2025
Vasco Granja SPA Award, Audience Award (Vasco Granja Competition), Best Portuguese Short Film, Audience Award (Short Film Competition) — Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival, Portugal, 2025
Best Animation Short, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound/ Sound Effects — Prémios Curtas, Portugal, 2025
Woman to Watch — Underexposed Film Festival yc, USA, 2025
Sophia Award for Best Animation Short — Sophia Awards Portuguese Film Academy, 2025
3rd place in the Animated Shorts International Competition — International Animation Festival Chilemonos, Chile, 2025
Nominated for Quirino Awards for Best Animation Short Film, Best Visual Development, and Best Animation Design — Quirino Awards, Tenerife, Spain, 2025
Best Animation Short — DeadCenter Film Festival, USA, 2025
