Annecy Festival: Gobelins celebrates Portugal through animation

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This year, the Annecy Festival paid tribute to Portuguese animation. Students from French animation school Gobelins created short animations to celebrate the country. These short films invite us to explore Portuguese traditions and to discover short slices of life.

Maresia :

The ocean has many faces: it offers food and work, is sometimes a playmate, sometimes a killer. In the fishing village of Nazaré, at the end of the 50s, the ocean assumes these different forms for each member of a modest family.

Ouve, Meo Filho:

On a cork oak farm deep in the village of Aldeia Velha, the warm Portuguese sun shines on the white walls of a family home. Life is sweet here for the members of the family, who cherish the moments they spend together. On this special day, the youngest daughter plants a cork oak shoot in their garden. She places in the ground symbolic objects inherited from each of her relatives.

Saudade:

In the heart of the Douro Valley, the sun is still shining on the last gestures of the grape-pickers. Playful children wander through the abundant countryside, the landscape changes with the passing hours, but already a light breeze hints at the end of the vacation…

Almagre:

In the rolling hills of Portugal, a fire breaks out. Soon after the blaze came the ashes, and with the ashes, the forest began its rebirth.

Lencos Dos Namorados:

What’s life without friendship? The threads of our Lover’s Scarf revive the Portuguese tradition and forge the bond between two best friends. Dive in with us as we explore the bond between two little girls.

Embruns:

It’s dark and cold. Between the surreal waves and the morning mist, glimmers of light emerge. The breeze rustles, tangles and stirs, enveloping the shore beneath its constant roar. And on the sand, a young man gazes deep into the waves…

Glorieux Eden:

Lisbon, 1980, the city, the intensity, the chaos, the noise, the world. A young woman overwhelmed by the tumult seeks calm in the palace gardens of Sintra. Her red umbrella moves slowly under the pearly whiteness of the rising mist.

A Sweet Tale:

A young woman opens an old recipe book and illustrations of nuns pop out of the pages. They come to life and help the young woman prepare convent pastries for her bakery.

Afterparty:

The sun rises over the city of Lisbon the day after its biggest festival, Santo Antonio. As citizens wake up and begin their day, the festival decorations come to life as they leave the city.

Silencio, Que se vai Cantar O Fado:

A beautiful summer day, bread and wine on the table, it’s a Portuguese house.