a film directed by Alexandra Ramires (Xá) and Laura Gonçalves The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion. In a world where the idea of progress appears to be above all, this home floats. “Drop by Drop” is Staff Pick Premiere! More info about it: https://bit.ly/3q6fEvk FESTIVALS & AWARDS *Quinzaine des Realisateurs Cannes, 2017 *Curtas Vila do Conde IFF 2017, Portugal *Melbourne IFF 2017, Australia *Animanima IAF 2017, Serbia (Special Jury Award) *Toronto IFF 2017, Canada *Quebec City Film Festival 2017, Canada * Encounters Bristol IFF 2017, United Kingdom *VISTACURTA – Short Film Festival of Viseu 2017, Portugal (Best Short Film) *Animatou – IAFF 2017, Switzerland (Special Mention DOCANIM) *Chicago IFF 2017, USA (Second Place – Gold Plaque) *Cinanima – IAFF of Espinho 2017, Portugal (António Gaio Award, Honour mention) *Caminhos do Cinema Português 2017, Portugal (Grand Prize) *London International Animation Festival 2017, United Kingdom *Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2017, Slovenia *Premiers Plans, Festival d’Angers 2018, France *Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival 2018, Portugal (International Competition: Best Portuguese Short Film, Portuguese Competition: Honour Mention) *International Film Festival in Guadalajara 2018, Mexico *San Francisco International Film Festival 2018, USA *Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2018, Netherlands *Filmfest Dresden – International Short Film Festival 2018, Germany *Internationales Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart 2018, Germany *Festival Primavera do Cine 2018, Spain (Public Award for the best animation short film) *FEST Festival Santa Maria da Feira 2018, Portugal (Grand Prize – Best Portuguese Short Film) *Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Cyprus (Special Mention) *SeSIFF – Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival 2018, Korea *IndieCork Film Festival 2018, Ireland *KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2018, Netherlands *Animage International Film Animation Festival of Pernambuco 2018, Brazil *PANORAMA Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2018, Brazil (Best Short From The Jury Of The International Competition) *Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS 2018, Latvia … and many others “Água Mole (Drop By Drop)” directed by Alexandra Ramires (Xá) e Laura Gonçalves 2017, Portugal, ANI, DOC, 9′15″ Directors: Xá and Laura Gonçalves Producer: Rodrigo Areias, Bando à Parte Script: Xá, Carolina Freitas, Laura Gonçalves Editing: Xá, Laura Gonçalves Compositing: Alessandro Novelli Music: Nico Tricot, Ricardo Santos Rocha Sound: Pedro Marinho, Pedro Ribeiro Animation: Xá, Cátia Vidinhas, Inês Teixeira, Laura Gonçalves, Pedro de Almeida Animation Technique: Computer animation 2D, Engraving, Digital Paiting Voice Over: Conceição Esteves, Diamantino, Fernando Escaleira, Horácia Alves More info about Drop by Drop: https://bit.ly/3q6fEvk “Elo” is the newest work from the director Alexandra Ramires. Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/3vEMGnm The film is distributed by Agência – Portuguese Short Film Agency. If you need more information please contact agencia@curtas.pt