11h00 | Centro Multimeios - Sala Polivalente
“Our intention was to identify and share what defines our collection, presenting a selection of pieces that form part of it. From among the hundreds of figures, puppets, objects and props, 83 pieces were chosen which, in summary, represent the creations produced between 2002 and 2024 — key works of Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora, encompassing a variety of techniques, materials, scales, and the creative minds behind them”.
Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora is a professional puppet theatre company founded on 2 April 2002. Through a symbiosis of symbolic language that intertwines heritage and traditional legacy with the thought and dynamics of contemporary society — in a dialogue that is not always peaceful — a fundamental element emerges: the puppet.
10h30 | Centro Multimeios - Sala PolivalenteThis seminar will provide a space for joint reflection, based on practical examples, with a view to establishing 360º accessibility criteria in any cultural context, taking into account audiences with specific needs.
The seminar will be led by a team of experts in accessibility, who will share their experiences and best practices in this field.
The seminar will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Portuguese.
This session will be held in Portuguese only.
Free seminar with pre-registration at: [email protected]
Josélia Neves has a PhD in Audiovisual Translation and a Post-Doc in Accessible Communication in Cultural Context. She has international experience in mediation for television,
cinema, tourism, museums and cultural spaces, visual and performing arts, and education, with the aim of creating conditions of access for people with (and without) disabilities.
15h00 | Centro Multimeios - Sala Polivalente
Ars Pro is an online course from Ars Animation School, offered simultaneously in several countries and languages. Its focus is on short film production. Teams participate in a series of masterclasses and interactive activities to foster exchange and communication.
A 2D animator, Spaniard of Mexican origin, he has dedicated his professional life to teaching animation in Spain and Mexico, training animators for over 30 years. He is the creator and founder of Ars Animation School and a loyal follower and collaborator of several animation festivals, especially CINANIMA in Portugal.
16h00 | Centro Multimeios - Sala Polivalente
O Crepitar da Terracota is a Fantasy and Sci-Fi trilogy that merges literature, digital art, and animation. Set in a dystopian future of hardship and deprivation, it weaves together diverse cultures, genders, and beliefs, highlighting the urgency of empathy, compassion, and humanity’s reconnection with nature and spirituality.
The first volume, Fire, brought the story to life with digital illustrations and an award-winning animated book teaser created in collaboration with Portuguese studios. Breath, the second volume, expanded this vision with in-chapter animations by the author, traditional careto costume design, and a soundtrack featuring acclaimed musicians.
The forthcoming third volume seeks to deepen these artistic collaborations, especially in animation, unlocking the full potential of this extraordinary story.
Inês Rebanda Coelho holds a PhD in Communication Sciences (University of Minho), a Master’s in Film and Audiovisual Studies, and a degree in Sound and Image (Catholic University of Portugal). She is co-founder of the AIM Working Group on Economy and Management in Moving Image, co-director of the journal Cinema & Territory, ICA jury member, lecturer, researcher (CECC-UCP), and executive producer.
O Crepitar da Terracota is her first traditionally published Fantasy and Sci-Fi project, a long-time dream imagined through animation.
10h30 | Centro Multimeios - Sala Polivalente– What are the types of support offered by the ICA in the field of animation?
– Who can apply?
– What are the types of projects admitted?
– What is the maximum amount of support to be awarded per project?
– Basic steps for writing an application.
– Q&A
Graduate in Law and postgraduate in Administrative Litigation. She has been working as a
senior technician at the Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, I.P. (Portuguese Film and Audiovisual Institute) since 2020, in the Competitions Team of the Film and Audiovisual Department.
With a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of Lisbon, from 1994 to 1999, she currently works
at ICA, I.P., where she has been Director of the Cinema and Audiovisual Department since April
2019. With a career always linked to Public Administration, where she began working in 1999 and
joined in 2004, she was also involved in the area of Public Procurement, where she held a
management position in another entity.
18h30 | Praça Progresso
This special edition celebrates the 30th anniversary of The Story of the Cat and the Moon, an award-winning short film that premiered at Cinanima ’95, winning the awards for Best First Film and Young Portuguese Filmmaker, and was later selected for its international premiere and competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996. Having subsequently received numerous other awards and distinctions, it is still screened in retrospectives worldwide and is part of the Portuguese National Film Plan.
Now adapted into book format from Pedro Serrazina’s beautiful poem-text, voiced in the 1995 film by Joaquim de Almeida, this narrative portrays the passionate obsession of a cat who relentlessly pursues the shining spectre of his beloved Moon and, for her, faces countless challenges and storms, in a black-and-white work featuring a subtle and delicate play of light and shadow.
The “story of the story” – with a text by José-Manuel Xavier, a filmmaker with a long career in animation, and another by the author himself, in which he returns to the origins of his Cat and the making of this short – concludes this book. Additionally, the book includes a reproduction of the original film poster, as well as two interpretive illustrations of the Cat and the Moon by illustrator Alex Gozblau and director Regina Pessoa.
Award-winning filmmaker, full professor, and researcher in animation. His work has been exhibited and published internationally, including films, site-specific installations, music videos, and academic projects. His first short film, The Story of the Cat and the Moon, premiered internationally at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 and, as part of the Portuguese National Film Plan, continues to be regularly screened in retrospectives and international festivals. A member of the editorial board of Animation Practice, Process and Production, he was also editor of the IJFMA special issues Animated Space: engaged animation for the space(s) we live in and Truth of Matter: process and perception in expanded animation practice. He is a member of the Society for Animation Studies and co-director of Ecstatic Truth (a symposium dedicated to animation and documentary practices), and served as artistic director of the 45th edition of the Cinanima Festival. He is currently preparing his next film, What Remains of Us.
Since 2008, Margarida has been the Editorial Director of Kalandraka Portugal. She has been a guest lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in “Illustration and Digital Animation” at ESAD, Matosinhos, and an invited specialist in the Postgraduate Programme in “Children’s Books” at the Catholic University of Lisbon. She served as a jury member for the 1st and 2nd editions of the National Prize of the Guimarães Illustration Biennial and for the Onomatopeia Festival of Children’s and Young Adult Literature in Valongo, in 2025. In addition to working as an editorial assistant at Edições Afrontamento, she was part of FNAC’s Book Department during its establishment in Portugal, in the Art and Literature import section. As a translator and proofreader, she has collaborated with several magazines and publishing houses. She studied Modern Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra.
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