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'Bestia', 'Demons', 'Garbage Man' in the Cinanima Festival 2022 Winners

'Bestia', 'Demons', 'Garbage Man' in the Cinanima Festival 2022 Winners

'Bestia' by Hugo Covarrubias won another award in an esteemed festival; this time it was the 46th edition of Cinanima Festival (Espinho, Portugal, 7-13 November 2022). The jurors for the international shorts competition (Alice Guimarães, Chris Robinson, Emma de Swaef, Tomm Moore, Waltraud Grausgruber) gave the big prize to the stop-motion Chilean film.

Portuguese Laura Gonçalves with her 'Garbage Man' grabbed the Animation Documentary Award, but also the best Portuguese film in the National Competition. Honorable mention went to the horse drama ' Garrano' by Vasco Sá and David Doutel.

In the feature film category (jurors: Birgitta Hosea, Paulo Patrício, Sam Ortí), the Portuguese stop-motion sensitive story of 'My Grandfather's Demons by Nuno Beato won the Grand Prize, with the runner-up (Honorable Mention) being 'No Dogs Or Italians Allowed' by Alain Ughetto.

The audience award was given to another Portuguese animation feature, the spectacular-looking 'Nayola' by Jose Miguel Ribeiro.

All Cinanima 2022 Winners

International Competition - Short Films:
Jury: Alice Guimarães, Chris Robinson, Emma de Swaef, Tomm Moore, Waltraud Grausgruber

THE GRAND CINANIMA 2022 AWARD - Short Film - City of Espinho Award:
'Bestia' by Hugo Covarrubias, Chile

THE JURY'S SPECIAL PRIZE:
' Tiny Man' by Aude David and Mikaël Gaudin, France

ALVES COSTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM UP TO 8 MINUTES:
'Dont Die on Me' , by Ori Goldberg, Israel

AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM OVER 8 TO 24 MINUTES:
'Steakhouse' , Špela Čadež, Slovenia, Germany, France

Steakhouse

AWARD FOR BEST ADVERTISING AND/OR INFORMATION FILM:
#BinaryGenderNorm: Girls by Bernardita Ojeda Salas, Cristián Freire Azzarelli, Chile

BEST ANIMATION DOCUMENTARY AWARD:
'O Homem do Lixo' , Laura Gonçalves, Portugal

Artistic Direction Commendation:
'Slow Light', Kijek (Katarzyna Kijek), Adamski (Przemysław Adamski), Poland, Portugal

Screenplay Commendation:
'House of loss', Jinkyu Jeon, Japan

Sound Design Commendation :
'Ice Merchants', João Gonzalez, Portugal

Student Films
Jury: Cheng-Hsu Chung, Chintis Lundgren, Mauro Carraro

CINANIMA GRAND PRIZE - STUDENT FILMS | GASTON ROCH AWARD:
'Curiosa', Tessa Moult-Milewska, United Kingdom



Honorable Mention"
'An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It', Lachlan Pendragon, Australia

Feature Films
Jury: Birgitta Hosea, Paulo Patrício, Sam Ortí

CINANIMA GRAND PRIZE - FEATURE FILMS:
'My Grandfather's Demons' Nuno Beato, Portugal Honorable Mention:
'No Dogs or Italians Allowed', Alain Ughetto, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal

National Portuguese Competition
Jury: Carlos de Carvalho, Cátia Peres, Paulo Bérnard Guedes

ANTÓNIO GAIO AWARD - Best Film in National Competition:
'Garbage Man', Laura Gonçalves

Honorable Mention:
'Garrano',  Vasco Sá, David Doutel

Garrano

The Young Portuguese Filmmaker Award, in the category up to 18 years old:
'The Magical Cherry', Graça Gomes, Schools Participating in the Small Cinema Project

Honorable Mention:
'As Pequenaas Memorias', Ana Emília Valente, Carina Silva, Elisabete Pereira, Filipe Oliveira, Firmino Matos, Isabel Matos, Joana Sousa, Margarida Beirão, Manuel Sousa, Maria Adelaide, Teixeira, Paulo Brito, Pedro Rebelo, Sandra Almeida, Sofia Anjos, Vera Santos, Vitor Marques, Zelinda Moutela

The Young Portuguese Filmmaker Award (over 18 years old):
' Duo', João Levezinho

Honorable Mention:
'Fire Embrace', Augusto Rocha

Audience Award: 'Nayola', José Miguel Ribeiro, Portugal

Watch The Cinanima 2022 trailer

The 46th edition of Cinanima Festival took place in Espinho, Portugal (7-13 November 2022).

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