In 1977, Abi Feijó was a Fine Arts student in Porto when he discovered animation through CINANIMA’s first editions. During that time he came across alternative, poetic and experimental animation films that still constitute some of his biggest references today. … Continue reading →

“O Pesadelo de António Maria” documents in many ways the socio-political reality of the early 1920’s in Portugal. It’s about a caricature of António Maria da Silva, who was the prime-minister multiple times during the 1920’s, and his paranoia of … Continue reading →

When I was first given the brief for the “World Animation” presentation, I automatically thought of a show that I grew up watching called “Amigos do Gaspar” from João Paulo Seara Cardoso. He was a prominent Portuguese puppeteer who started … Continue reading →