JULY
JULY
1 July
Cinemateca Júnior, Lisbon
Centenary of Portuguese Animation: History of Portuguese Animation for Children and Youth
Another family Saturday with MONSTRA at the home of Portuguese cinema! In this very special programme, we bring together some of the most iconic animated short films in our history, such as “The Peculiar Crime of Oddball Mr. Jay” by Bruno Caetano and “A Suspeita” by José Miguel Ribeiro.
O Zé dos Pássaros, Sílvio Fernandes and Paulo Sousa, 2003, 15′
Ginjas – Sólidos, Humberto Santana, Zepe, 2011, 3′
O Canto dos 4 Caminhos, Nuno Amorim, 2014, 12′
Ginjas – Burocracia, Humberto Santana, Zepe, 2011, 3′
Independência de Espírito, Marta Monteiro, 2011, 11′
Ginjas – Loop, Humberto Santana, Zepe, 2011, 3′
O Peculiar Crime do Estranho Sr. Jacinto, 2019, 10′
Ginjas – Rectângulos, Humberto Santana, Zepe, 2011, 3′
A Suspeita, José Miguel Ribeiro, 1999, 25′
13 July
Cinema City Alvalade, Lisbon
7:50 pm
Summer MONSTRA at Cinema City Alvalade: Tribute to Raoul Servais – Short films 1
On the 95th anniversary of Raoul Servais’ birth, we prepare a tribute to one of the greatest masters of Belgian animation. The programme is composed of two sessions of short films that chronologically go through his work and also a session with films from the main Belgian animation school, KASK Gent, where Raoul Servais studied and later founded the Animation Cinema department.
Harbour Lights, 1960, 10′
November Diversion, 1962, 12′
The False Note, 1963, 10′
Chromophobia, 1965, 10′
Sirene, 1968, 9′
Goldframe, 1969, 4′
To speak or not to speak, 1970, 11′
Tickets: 4,50€
Discounts: 3,50€ for students and seniors +65 years
14 July
Cinema City Alvalade, Lisbon
7:50 pm
Summer MONSTRA at Cinema City Alvalade: Tribute to Raoul Servais – Short films 2
On the 95th anniversary of Raoul Servais’ birth, we prepare a tribute to one of the greatest masters of Belgian animation. The programme is composed of two sessions of short films that chronologically go through his work and also a session with films from the main Belgian animation school, KASK Gent, where Raoul Servais studied and later founded the Animation Cinema department.
Operation X-70, 1971, 10′
Pegasus, 1973, 8′
Halewyn’s Song, 1976, 12′
Harpya, 1979, 9′
Nocturnal Butterflies, 1998, 8′
Atraksion, 2001, 10′
Tank, 2015, 6′
Tickets: 4,50€
Discounts: 3,50€ for students and seniors +65 years
15 July
Cinema City Alvalade, Lisbon
7:50 pm
Summer MONSTRA at Cinema City Alvalade: Tribute to Raoul Servais – Belgium Animation Schools
On the 95th anniversary of Raoul Servais’ birth, we prepare a tribute to one of the greatest masters of Belgian animation. The programme is composed of two sessions of short films that chronologically go through his work and also a session with films from the main Belgian animation school, KASK Gent, where Raoul Servais studied and later founded the Animation Cinema department.
Bugg’s Club, Frank Poncelet, 5′
Touched, Bart Vermandere, 1′
Blümlei, Dora Seaux, 1′
Missen, Fien Van Braeckel, 2′
Momentum, Tine Kieckens, 1′
Proust, Julie Martin, 1′
Umuzungu, Tinne Kieckens, 2′
Tango Eugy, Van Gool, 2′
Feminam, Marijke De Belie, 1′
White Noise, Stijn Goosens, 1′
Spaghetti Perturbata, Brecht Ameije, 2′
Dutchgaria, Capucine Muller, 12′
Ontbinding, Dries Bogaert, 8′
Niebla, Julian Arias, 4′
Démêlés, Guionne Leroy, 4′
Telerific Voodoo, Paul Jadoul, 4′
Le Voyageur…, Johan Pollefoort, 6′
Seq 01 – Plan 2, Rémi Durin, 8′
Tickets: 4,50€
Discounts: 3,50€ for students and seniors +65 years
15 July
Casa da Cerca, Almada
3 pm
MONSTRA on the Loose at Casa da Cerca: Family workshop – The essence of illusion: moving image through optical games
How do you bring a dot, a line or a blob to life? With MONSTRA on the loose at Casa da Cerca, let’s discover the essence of animation by creating optical toys and animated shadows – all inspired by a selection of works in the exhibitions currently on show at the institution!
Free activity upon registration through marcar.cac@cm-almada.pt.
16 July
Cinema City Alvalade, Lisbon
11 am
Summer MONSTRA at Cinema City Alvalade: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Student Animation Shorts for Children
A retrospective of films made by students of the animation course of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, an important scientific and cultural institution and an essential reference point for Italian and world cinema.
Monster Mom, Cristian Guerreschi, Gaia Satya Matteucci, Alessandra Rosso, Giorgio Siravo, Saul Chedid Toresan, 2012, 7’
Dream ‘n Bass, Galileo Disperati, Marta Romani, Giorgia L. Velluso, 2011, 6’
One at a time, Gabriele Barrocu, Alessia Cordini, Valeria Ghignone, Valentina Ventimiglia, 2005, 6’
Eidos, Alberto Comerci e Elena Ortolan, 2016, 5’
Shadow, Loredana Erbetta, Manuela Gualtieri, Irene Piccinato, 2011, 3’
Tora Chan, Davide Como, Claudia Cutrì, Stefano Echise, Valerio Gori, 2010, 5’
Oblò, Amazing Laudrette, Martina Carosso, Ilaria Giacometti, Mathieu Narduzzi, Eura Pancaldi, 2014, 7’
46 cm, Teresa Bandini, Claudia Casapieri, Paolo de Murtas, Giada Strinati, 2011, 7’
Mestre Pasteleiro, Alberto Antinori, Adolfo di Molfetta, Giulia Landi, Eugenio Laviola, 2010, 7’
Babau, Giuliano Poretti, Valerio Terranova, Silvia Zappalà, Omar Bianco, 2008, 4’
Ampere, Francesco Alliaud, Pietro Ciccotti, Michele Monti, Harald Pizzinini, Francesca Taurino, 2005, 7’
Tickets: 4,50€
Discounts: 3,50€ for students and seniors +65 years
17 July
Cinema City Alvalade, Lisbon
7:50 pm
Summer MONSTRA at Cinema City Alvalade: NAFTA 75 years
The National Academy of Theatre and Film “Kr. Sarafov” (NATFA) is the first Higher School of Theatre in Bulgaria. Since its establishment in 1948, it has been one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Europe in the field of stage and film. NATFA’s animation programme was founded in 1980 by Todor Dinov, the doyen of Bulgarian animation cinema, and the films produced there are highly recognised at various national and international festivals, such as “Cucoo” by Velislav Kazakov, and “Canfilm” by Zlatin Radev, films exhibited in this session.
5 Time, Simeon Okerov, 2007, 10′
The Long Walk, Svilen Dimitrov, 2002, 4′
Foggy, Anelia Tarpomanova, 2015, 8′
From Tip to End, Nikolina Tsonova, 2015, 7′
The Woman, Diana Monova, 2017, 5′
Canfilm, Zlatin Radec, 1990, 17′
The Piano Player, Veselino Dochev, 2006, 4′
The Chicken, Sotir Gelev, 1982, 2′
Loneliness Tale, Kiril Ivanov, 2005, 5′
Cuckoo, Velislav Kazakov, 1984, 3′
Tickets: 4,50€
Discounts: 3,50€ for students and seniors +65 years
18 July
Cinema City Alvalade, Lisbon
7:50 pm
Summer MONSTRA at Cinema City Alvalade: Punto y Raya – Spanish Abstract Films
Curated by Punto y Raya Festival (Ana Santos / Noel Palazzo)
This selection spans across the 15 year-trajectory of the Punto y Raya Festival, featuring abstract, non-representational short films produced between 2007-2021 in Spain. The works explore very diverse techniques: traditional hand-drawn animation, oil painted animation, video composition, cameraless (direct on film), creative coding, audio-reactive, CG, and stop motion. Many of these works were created especially for the Festival.
Snowflakes, Aitor Oñederra Aguirre, 2018, 3’
An Autonomous Agent Choreo, Toni Mitjanit, 2016, 7’
Azala Ez Da Azala, Begoña Vicario 2019, 2′
Animation Quartet # 1, AHomeInProgressFilm, 2015, 2’
Film Experience N+60 (Tribute to Equipo 57), Equipo MORAL, 2017, 7’
Lunar & Solar Beams, Zaloa Ipiña, 2′
Spherikal, Ion Lucin, 2012, 3′
Wind’s Praise, Chuso Ordi, 2016, 5’
Fire Heat Sonatas, Aurora Gasull Altisent / J.M. Mestres Quadreny, 2010, 4′
Chemtrails Non Stop, Jordi Biendicho Vidal, 2016, 2′
Once Upon a Point, Aleix Fernández Curell, 2009, 4’
Abstracción, Blas Payri, 2018, 3’
ATPC, Javier Viera, 2018, 2’
Animation Test, Álvaro Posadas, 2013, 4′
– . . . _ -. . ., Dedo Ciegoo, 2018, 1’
Velocity, Nicolás Juárez, 2007, 6’
Studio N. 6, First Lockdown, Laura Ginès, 2020, 1’
RGB Colour Model, Blanca Rego, 2016, 5’ (aviso: contém imagens estroboscópicas, que podem estimular crises de epilepsia fotossensível)
Tickets: 4,50€
Discounts: 3,50€ for students and seniors +65 years
22 July
Casa da Cerca, Almada
9:30 pm
MONSTRA on the Loose at Casa da Cerca: Awarded 2023 – Session 2
Queen of the Foxes, Marina Rosset, 2022, 9’ (CH)
Diplomatie de l’Éclipse, Cesar Luton; Achille Pasquier; Selim Lallaoui; Clemence Bailly; Axel Mechin, 2022, 8’ (FR)
PLSTC, Laen Sanches, 2022, 2’ (FR)
Shadow of Butterflies, Sofia El Khyari, 2022, 9’ (FR)
Ana Morphose, Joāo Rodrigues, 2023, 10’ (PT)
Human Resources, Isaac Wenzek, Titouan Tillier, Trindad Plass Caussade, 2022, 4’ (FR)
Roots, Maddalena Brozzi, Sara Moschini, Laura Cagnoni, 2022, 6’ (IT)
Laika & Nemo, Jan Gadermann, Sebastian Gadow, 2022, 15’ (DE)