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Laura Gonçalves

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Laura Gonçalves

Born April 13, 1988 · Belmonte, Castelo Branco (age 38)

In 2009 finishes her course at Fine Arts in Lisbon. After working in several animation films as inbetweener and art finalist, applies to the Animation MA at Arts University Bournemouth where she directs her first animation short "Three Weeks in December". In 2013 moves to Porto, where she works as an animator and painter for several productions of BAP - Bando à Parte. She is one of the founding me…

Known For

Drop by DropDrop by Drop · 2017
Drop by Drop
★ 7.62017
MovieAnimation
The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion.
Moon MoleMoon Mole · 2022
Moon Mole
2022
MovieAnimation
A curious mole explores the world around it.
PercebesPercebes · 2024
Percebes
★ 6.62024
MovieAnimationDocumentary
With the sea and urban Algarve as the backdrop, we follow a complete life cycle of a special shellfish called percebes, the goose barnacle.
A Journey to Cape VerdeA Journey to Cape Verde · 2010
A Journey to Cape Verde
★ 7.72010
MovieAnimation
This is the story of a sixty day long walk in Cape Verde. No mobile phone, no watch, no plans for what to do next – only the bare essentials in the backpack. Out traveller explores the mountains, the villages, the sea, a talking tortoise, the goats, the music, the dry haze, the people of Cape Verde and an essential part of himself.
Our Lady of the ApresentationOur Lady of the Apresentation · 2016
Our Lady of the Apresentation
2016
MovieAnimation
A rescued poem, written by the neorealist Álvaro Feijó in 1940, brings it back to the days that imitate it. Slowly settling in the hearts of men and women who become hostage to her grace, there she is revealing all her nature, at the same time as she utters his name unmercifully.
The Garbage ManThe Garbage Man · 2022
The Garbage Man
★ 6.02022
MovieAnimationDocumentary
On a hot August afternoon, the family gather at the table and remember Uncle Botão: the Colonial War, and emigration to France where he lived and worked for thirty years as a garbage man.
BoudoirBoudoir · 2011
Boudoir
2011
Movie
Inspired by the mythology of "Boco do Inferno" and the magical practices of Crowley and his followers in "Boudoir", a closed woman in your room performs a ritual, like all rituals, will have its consequences.
Três Semanas em DezembroTrês Semanas em Dezembro · 2013
Três Semanas em Dezembro
★ 7.52013
MovieAnimationFamily
It is a personal story that enhances the family bonds, using my sketchbook drawings as a reference and my family as the subject.

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