The 2024 films by the young directors of Children F1rst are shining out there ⭐
Over the course of 2024, directors and trainers Ema Lavrador and Leonor Faria Henriques directed the stop motion short films ‘Hello Granpa, Hello Grandma’ (Argoncilhe – EB do Souto de Nogueira da Regedoura), ‘The Girl from the Sea and the Boy from the Land’ (Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Manuel Laranjeira), ‘The Populator’ (Externato Nossa Senhora de Fátima) and ‘The Flower of Freedom’ (Agrupamento de Escolas Ovar Sul). These works were developed as part of the ‘Children F1rst’ training programme, part of the FRAME Project – Watching and Making Animated Cinema.
The films are now taking their first steps by being selected for various Festivals.
The films are now taking their first steps by being selected for various Festivals. In addition, the films for the 2023 edition of Children F1rst – ‘Patolino’, ‘Soup Holiday’, ‘Our Relvinha’s Life’ and ‘How was School Then and Now’ – are still being selected.
Get to know the selections:
⭐ Selected at Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Volume 3
“The Girl from the Sea and the Boy from the Land”, “The Flower of Freedom”, “The Populator”, “Hello Granpa, Hello Grandma”, “Our Relvinha’s Life”, “Patolino” “How was School Then and Now”
⭐ Selected at Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards
“Our Relvinha’s Life”, “Patolino”, How was School Then and Now”
⭐ Selected for the AÇÃO11! – Festival Luso-Galaico de Vídeo Escolar (part of ENCONTROS/ 25º Festival de Cinema Viana)
‘The Girl from the Sea and the Boy from the Land’ and ’Hello Grandpa, Hello Grandma’
⭐Selected for Bragi Film Festival
“How was School Then and Now”
The trailer of the 48th edition of CINANIMA is also shining abroad, having been selected for the Lift-Off Global Network Team, the MoCo Youth Media Festival and SE PA Teen Filmmakers Showcase.
