Polvo

 Octopus 
8’
2022




A foreigner comes to a new city. He doesn't speak the language of the locals or look like them: instead of two, he has several arms, like an octopus. He seems to approach others and even offers them his arms. Whenever he wants, the foreigner can rip off one of his arms, and it grows back. Over time, the octopus man becomes part of the city, until the day he learns the new language.




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KEY CREDITS

Direction, Screenplay and Art Direction
Catarina Sobral

Original Music
Kent Queener

Production
Humberto Santana

Co-production
Frederico Serra

Animation Direction
João Miguel Real 
Jerónimo Rocha

Voices
Gordon Fudge 
Zelino Modesto

Sound Design
João Penedo


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SCREENED AT(SELECTION)
Monstra
Portugal, 2022

Cinanima
Portugal, 2022

Portofemme
Portugal, 2022

Caminhos do Cinema Português
Portugal, 2022

Anny – Animation Nights New York
USA, 2022

CineSol Film Festival
USA, 2022

Athens Animfest
Greece, 2022

Festival de Cine Cuenca del Salado
Argentina, 2022

Faten Hamama Film Festival
UK, 2022

Vista Curta
Portugal, 2022

Macau International Short Film Festival
Macao, 2022

Montevideo World Film Festival
Uruguay, 2022

Curtas em Flagrante
Portugal, 2022

Manifest
Portugal, 2022

Supertoons
Croatia, 2023

Imagens no Tejo
Portugal, 2023

Entre Olhares
Portugal, 2023

Shorty Week International Film Festival
Spain, 2023

Shortcutz
Portugal, 2023

Annecy – Programmes Spéciaux
France, 2024

Dublin Independent Film Festival
Ireland, 2024

Festival Cinemistica
Spain, 2024


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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Portuguese National Animation Award
Nominated, 2022

Greece Indie Film Festival
Jury Award, 2022

3in1 Film Fest
2nd Place – Best Animation, 2022

Barcelona Indie Awards
Nominated, 2024

Make Art Not Fear
Best Animation, 2024



Razão entre dois volumes

 Ratio between two volumes 
8’
2018





Everything in which Mr. Full engages himself daily remains within him. 
He never forgets a memory, a thought or an emotion. On the other hand, regardless of his constant efforts, nothing fulfills Mr. Empty. Until the day Mr. Full decides to confront his fears and Mr. Empty resolves to take a journey.




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KEY CREDITS

Direction, Screenplay
and Art Direction
Catarina Sobral

Original Music
Kent Queener

Production

Humberto Santana

Voices
Miguel Fragata
Kent Queener

Sound Design

Paulo Curado


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SCREENED AT(SELECTION)
Monstra
Portugal, 2018

Krok
Russia, 2018

Cinanima
Portugal, 2018

Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest
France, 2018

Sound & Image Challenge International Festival
Macao, 2018

Olhares do Mediterrâneo
Portugal, 2018

Schlingel
Germany, 2018

Thessaloniki Animation Festival
Greece, 2018

Caminhos do Cinema Português
Portugal, 2018

Animaevka
Belarus, 2018

Bogotá Short Film Festival
Colombia, 2018

Siffcy
India, 2018

ASFF Film Festival
Italy, 2018

Curtas em Flagrante
Portugal, 2018

Sopó Film Festival
Colombia, 2018

Indie Júnior
Portugal, 2019

Shortcutz
Portugal, 2019

GazteFilm Fest
Spain, 2019

Mostra de Cinema Português
Portugal, 2019

London International Animation Festival 
UK, 2019

Festival VideoBabel
Peru, 2019

Festival Primavera del Cine
Spain, 2019

Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
USA, 2020

Canlandiranlar Festival
Turkey, 2020

CMS – International Children’s Film Festival 
India, 2020

Cidade Consuegra Festival Internacional de Cortos
Spain, 2020

Animocje – International Animated Film Festival 
Poland, 2020



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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Portuguese National Animation Award 
Nominated, 2018

Prémios Sophia
Nominated – Best Animated Short, 2018

Short of the Year
2018

Shortcutz Viseu
Best Animation, 2019

12 Months Film Festival
2nd Place – Director of the Month, 2019

Festival de Cinema de Animação OLHO
Honourable Mention – Best Children's Short Film, 2020

BangAwards Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação
Best Original Score, 2020

MinIndie Film Festival
Special Mention, 2021




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2012








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2011







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2010





IFFR XL: Not Kidding – International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Minimotion Animation Competition

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2010





© Catarina Sobral 2024