Smolik

Cristiano Mourato
2009
Portugal
ANI, EXP
8′

Synopsis

Far from being a prosaic narrative, one is leaded through the story of two characters in confrontation where one can gaze at their movement as a personal expression of feelings. Working upon an idea of a human performance/contemporary dance and abstraction of emotions, and how to congregate this subjects with animation. Here, the expression goes beyond simple gestures, building psychological relations through the poetry of movement.

Cristiano Mourato

SMOLIK

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Original Title: SMOLIK
Director: Cristiano Mourato
Producer: Cristiano Mourato, ESAD - Escola Superior de Artes e Design
Script: Cristiano Mourato
Editing: Cristiano Mourato
Sound: Fernando Mota
Music: Fernando Mota
Animation: Cristiano Mourato, Quest Animation
Animation Technique: Computer animation 2D

Film Statistics

13117 Spectators
68 Festival Selections
68 Exhibitions
11 Awards

Awards and Selections

03.2009: Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal; Best Portuguese Student Film
05.2009: FIRST International Student Meeting for Animation Arts, Portugal
10.2009: Animatu Festival International Digital Animation Festival, Portugal; Schools - IPJ Youth Great Prize
10.2009: TOFUZI Batumi International Festival of Animation Films, Georgia; Best Experimental Film
10.2009: International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany
11.2009: Ovarvídeo - Festival de Vídeo de Ovar, Portugal; Prize Young Director
11.2009: I Castelli Animati International Animated Film Festival, Italy
02.2010: Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival, Portugal
05.2010: International Festival of Visual Art Wiz-Art, Ukraine
06.2010: Animafest - World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Croatia
06.2010: Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia
07.2010: Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal; Prize Take One!
07.2010: Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil, Brazil
07.2010: SICAF - Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, Korea; Special Distinction Short Films_School and Graduation Category
08.2010: London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom
09.2010: Milano Film Festival, Italy
09.2010: AniMadrid International Festival of Animation of Pozuelo de Alarcón - Madrid Community, Spain
10.2010: anim'est International Animation Festival, Romania
10.2010: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Canada
10.2010: Azores Short Film Festival, Portugal; Special Mention Prize RTP2 - Onda Curta
11.2010: Holland Animation Film Festival, Netherlands
11.2010: Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
02.2011: Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan
02.2011: Bang Awards - International Animation Awards, Portugal
03.2011: Alcimé - Aubagne Internacional Film Festival, France
03.2011: International Animation short film festival of Roanne, France; Honour Mention
03.2011: Market - Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico
03.2011: Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia
04.2011: Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival, Germany
04.2011: ANIRMAU - Festival Didáctico de Cine de Animación do Ies Ramón Mª Aller Ulloa, Spain
04.2011: International Festival of Animated Films AniFest, Czech Republic
06.2011: New York Portuguese Short Film Festival, USA
07.2011: Faîtes de L'Image, France
09.2011: BUSTER - Copenhagen International Children's Film Festival, Denmark
10.2011: International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius Tindirindis, Lithuania; Special Mention
11.2011: Istanbul Animation Festival, Turkey
03.2012: INDEX - Festival de Cinema e Experimentação, Portugal; Best Short Animation
10.2012: FILEM'ON - Brussels Children's FF, Belgium
11.2013: Frames Portuguese Film Fetsival, Sweden
12.2013: Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia
04.2014: CINEPORT - Festival de Cinema de Países de Língua Portuguesa, Brazil
03.2016: Alcimé - Aubagne Internacional Film Festival, France
02.2017: ANIMA, Brussels Internacional Animation Film Festival, Belgium
01.2025: Animalusa Mostra de Cinema de Animação Português, Spain

Other Screenings

10.2009: International Animation Day - Casa da Animação
03.2010: Concurso de Vídeo do Barreiro
08.2010: Star of Students | Best of the World
10.2010: International Meeting of Animation, 3D and Video Games in Segovia
12.2010: Mostra em Vizela
02.2011: Retrospectiva em Arras - Monstra
04.2011: Concurso Jovens Criadores
08.2011: Fitas Na Rua
10.2011: UBI Cinema - Universidade da Beira Interior
12.2011: XV Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de L'Europe et de la Méditerranée
02.2012: Ciclo de Animação - Guimarães
10.2014: MONSTRA - Buenos Aires
10.2016: Retrospectiva Cinema de Animação Português - Rio de Janeiro
04.2017: Primavera do Cinema Português - Marrocos
11.2017: Monstra - Animage
12.2017: Monstra - Cubanima
10.2019: Agência 20 anos - VistaCurta
03.2021: Agência 20 anos - Monstra Festival
05.2022: Programa Casa da Animação - Casa em Movimento
06.2022: Programa Casa da Animação - Casa em Movimento (Casa das Artes)
09.2023: Extensão de Premiados MONSTRA - Nikozi
09.2023: Centenário da Animação Portuguesa - Monstra Festival (Setembro)
06.2024: Route Annecy - Anima VAM

Awards

01.2011: ZON Criatividade em Multimédia