Surpresa (Surprise)

Synopsis

A short experimental/documental animation based on a real conversation between a mother and her 3 years old daughter that recovers from a cancer. While the daugter draws memories from the treatment, the conversation wanders into shadows and light, following the unsettled thread of affections, of disease, of love bonding mother and daughter, of life.

Original Title
SURPRESA
Director
Paulo Patrício
Producer
Nuno Amorim, Vanessa Ventura, Animais AVPL
Script
Paulo Patrício
Editing
Nuno Amorim, Joana Amorim
Photography
Paulo Patrício
Sound
Duarte Ferreira
Music
Yasuaki Shimizu & Saxophonettes
Animation
Daniela Duarte, Carina Beringuilho, Joana Amorim, Ana Sofia Gueifão, Inês Almendra

Film Statistics

  • 16993 Spectators
  • 149 Festival Selections
  • 189 Exhibitions
  • 14 Awards

Awards and Selections

07.2017
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
Public Award SPA
10.2017
Warsaw Film Festival, Poland
10.2017
Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea
10.2017
Extensão Anima Mundi - Fortaleza, Brazil
10.2017
Casa da Animação - Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal
Public Award
10.2017
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany
11.2017
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
Honour Mention - National Competition, Prize for the Best Film More than 5 up to 24 minutes - Honour Mention
11.2017
International Festival of Documentary and Short Films of Bilbao, Spain
SILVER MIKELDI ANIMATION
11.2017
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
Honour Mention for the Best Original Script
12.2017
London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom
12.2017
Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia
12.2017
Sound & Image Challenge International Film Festival, Macau
03.2018
Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal
Portuguese Competition: Public Award
03.2018
REGARD - Saguenay International short film festival, Canada
04.2018
Córtex - Festival de Curtas Metragens de Sintra, Portugal
Public Award
04.2018
Festibérico Festival de Cinema Português e Espanhol, Netherlands
04.2018
Tribeca Film Festival, USA
04.2018
Internationales Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Germany
05.2018
European Union Short Film Festival, Canada
05.2018
Festival Primavera do Cine, Spain
05.2018
Fastnet Film Festival, Ireland
05.2018
Shortcutz Guimarães - Maio, Portugal
06.2018
Parnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival, Estonia
08.2018
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
09.2018
SeSIFF - Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Korea
10.2018
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival, Netherlands
10.2018
REX Animation Film Festival, Sweden
10.2018
Animage International Film Animation Festival of Pernambuco, Brazil
10.2018
Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal
10.2018
Bang Awards - Concurso Internacional de Animação, Portugal
Best Script
10.2018
Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival, United Arab Emirates
Best Documentary
10.2018
Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, USA
10.2018
Les Enfants Terrible - European First Film Festival, Belgium
10.2018
SPARK Animation Festival, Canada
11.2018
Arras Film Festival, France
11.2018
Brixton Reel Film Festival, United Kingdom
11.2018
Alcine - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares/Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
11.2018
FIKE International Short Film Festival, Portugal
Best Animation Award
11.2018
Villeurbanne Short Film Festival, France
12.2018
Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People, Greece
Kids & Docs Jury Awards - Best Short & Medium Length Documentary
12.2018
BogoShorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia
12.2018
Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth, India
12.2018
Rising of Lusitana - Animadoc Film Festival, United Kingdom
01.2019
Olympia Children & Young People - Greek Film Archive, Greece
02.2019
JEF festival, Belgium
03.2019
ShortCutz Ovar - Premiados, Portugal
Best Animation
03.2019
NonStop Barcelona Animation Film Festival, Spain
08.2019
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland
11.2019
El Meu Primer Festival, Spain
11.2019
Lanterna Mágica - International Animation Festival, Brazil
11.2019
International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland
11.2019
Anilogue - International Animation Film Festival, Hungary
12.2020
Frames Portuguese Film Festival, Sweden
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Other Screenings

08.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Fila K Cineclube
08.2017
Extensão Anima Mundi - Porto Alegre
08.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Casa da Animação
08.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Vila Real
08.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Um Coletivo
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Leiria
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC Guimarães
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC Almada
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC AlgarveShopping
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC Faro
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC Braga
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC Leiria
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - FNAC Viseu
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Caldas da Rainha
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Castelo Branco
09.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Casa da Cultura Setúbal
10.2017
Extensão Anima Mundi - Brasília
10.2017
Extensão Anima Mundi - Salvador
10.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Castro Verde
10.2017
Extensão Anima Mundi - Belo Horizonte
10.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Almada
10.2017
Creative Macau
11.2017
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - ZOOM Barcelos
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Cineclube Espalhafitas em Abrantes
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Cineclube Aurélio da Paz dos Reis
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Setúbal
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Almada
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - MiratecArts
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Trancoso
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Viseu
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Vasco da Gama
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Oeiras
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Madeira
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - FNAC Guimarães
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Fórum Algarve
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - FNAC Faro
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - FNAC Coimbra
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Chiado
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - FNAC Cascais
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Amadora
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Faro
12.2017
SHORT FILM DAY - Fnac Leiria
04.2018
Monstra à Solta - Tavira
04.2018
Monstra à Solta - Alcobaça
04.2018
Monstra à Solta - Tomar
04.2018
Monstra à Solta - Almada
05.2018
Monstra à Solta - Portalegre
05.2018
Mostra - Município de Lagoa
05.2018
Monstra à Solta - Santarém
05.2018
Monstra à Solta - Marinha Grande
05.2018
Monstra à Solta - Bragança
05.2018
Monstra à Solta - Caldas da Rainha
06.2018
Extensão de Premiados MONSTRA - Lisboa
06.2018
Monstra - Vigo
07.2018
Cinema Inatel
10.2018
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Vigo
11.2018
Ciclo Cinema Nuno Amorim
12.2018
SHORT FILM DAY - Selina Hostel Porto
01.2019
Monstra à Solta - Mafra ( Animus)
01.2019
Extensão Monstra - Arras
06.2019
Animafest - World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb - Agência 20 years
06.2019
Society for Animation Studies
08.2019
Turku Animated Film Festival
08.2019
Shortcutz Guimarães - Taipas
08.2019
Winners - Shortcutz Guimarães
Audience Award
09.2019
Viborg Animation Festival
11.2019
Aniversário Monstra - Club Royale
01.2020
ShortCutz Alcochete
02.2020
Imagem por Imagem ( Cinema de Animação) - Cinemateca
03.2020
KLIKxHAFF (Kaboom Animation Festival) - Utrecht Special Program
10.2020
Cineclube de Faro - Curtas Metragens sobre diversidade funcional
11.2020
Programa Especial Monstra em Etiuda & Anima
11.2020
Programa Especial - Anilogue
12.2020
Programa Especial Monstra em Kinoproba Film Festival
12.2020
Frames Portuguese Film Festival
05.2021
ANIMAR 16
07.2021
Programa Shortcutz Leiria - Festival A Porta
07.2021
MONSTRA - Anima Doc Portuguesa
08.2021
A gosto de Verão
09.2021
Exibição Teatro Lu.Ca (Luís de Camões)
10.2021
Festa Mundial da Animação
01.2022
Um Giro Pelo Mundo - Navegando No Cinema
09.2022
Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde iFF - Colina das Artes
10.2022
Anim'est International Animation Festival - Programa Monstra
10.2022
Anim'est International Animation Festival - Programa Monstra
10.2022
Cineclube do Porto - 8mm Outubro
10.2022
Seminário Freeze Frame
02.2023
Cineclube do Porto - 8mm Fevereiro
09.2023
Tocati international festival of traditional games
10.2023
Cineclube de Viseu - Sessão Outubro
10.2023
ANIMARIO - Programa Animação Portuguesa
10.2023
Exibição MONSTRA - Casa da Cerca de Almada
04.2024
Exibição Celebração 25 de Abril - Cooperativa Mula
06.2024
Cineclube de Pombal - Junho
06.2024
Annecy - Portuguese Focus
10.2024
Animage - Monstra "Retrospetiva 100 Anos Animação Portuguesa"
11.2024
Abloom Awareness Week
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TV Screenings

12.2017
RTP - Cinemax Dezembro

Alto Patrocínio

Apoio

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