The animated film "Percebes", by Alexandra Ramires, a teacher at the School of Arts, and Laura Gonçalves, was awarded best short film at the prestigious Annecy Internacional Animation Film Festival.
The short film was produced by two animation professors from the School of Arts, David Doutel and Vasco Sá, with sound editing by Bernardo Bento, a Sound Design professor at EA, and sound mixing by José Vasco Carvalho, coordinator of EA's Sound and Image Master's programme.
The film is produced by Bando à Parte (BAP - Animation Studio), a production company whose founders include several EA alumni.
PERCEBES
Portugal, France, 2024, ANI, DOC, 11'30'"
Directors: Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves
Production: David Doutel, Vasco Sá, BAP – ANIMATION STUDIOS
Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago, IKKI FILMS
Script: Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves, Regina Guimarães
Music: Nicolas Tricot
Sound: Bernardo Bento
Animation: Inês Teixeira, Joana Teixeira, Leonor Pacheco, Laura Equi, Carolina Bonzinho
Synopsis: With the sea and an urban Algarve as a backdrop, we follow the complete life cycle of a special mollusc called PERCEBES. On the way from its formation to the plate, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who inhabit it.