O VOO DAS MANTAS (THE FLIGHT OF THE MANTA RAYS)
Animation, 2D digital, 7’00”, 2021

It all began as all stories begin, at the start. When I was younger, my mother would sit me on her lap, and tell me that, every day the manta rays would come out of the sea flying, by the hundreds!

Tudo começou como começam todas as histórias, pelo início. Quando eu era mais pequena, a minha mãe sentava-me ao colo, e contava-me que todos os dias as mantas saíam do mar a voar, às centenas!

Director Bruno Carnide Writer Álvaro Romão, Bruno Carnide, Cátia Biscaia Production Bruno Carnide, Cátia Biscaia, Eduardo M Escribano Solera Illustration, Animation, Editing, VFX, Sound Bruno Carnide Original Music Miguel Samarão

AWARDS & SELECTIONS
– SOPHIA AWARD NOMINEE – PORTUGUESE FILM ACADEMY 2022
– Winner Best Portuguese Animation Film – Cineuphoria, Portugal 2022
– Winner Best Portuguese Animation Short – Golden Geeks, Portugal 2022
– Winner Best Portuguese Animation Film of the Sea – MANIFEST, Portugal 2022
– Winner Best Portuguese Screenplay – Cineuphoria, Portugal 2022
– Winner Best Short Film of the Session – ShortCutz Aveiro, Portugal 2022
– Winner Top of the Year by Public Vote – Cineuphoria, Portugal 2022
– Winner Top of the Year Portuguese Films – Cineuphoria, Portugal 2022
– Winner Top Best Portuguese Short Films – Cineuphoria, Portugal 2022
– Nominated for Best Animation Short Film – Premios Oriana, Spain 2022
– Nominated for Best Animation Short Film – Flagler Film Festival – Florida, United States 2023
– Nominated for Best Portuguese Film & Best Portuguese Short Film & Best Director in Short Film & Best Original Music & Best Visual/Sound Effects & Best Poster – CinEuphoria, Portugal 2022
– CINANIMA, Portugal 2021
– FEST – New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal 2021
– Caminhos Cinema Português, Portugal 2021
– Prémio Nacional de Animação, Portugal 2021
– Festival Internacional de Cine Villa de Leyva, Colombia 2021
– Red Rock Film Festival, United States 2021
– Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau 2021
– Ymotion, Portugal 2021
– Shorts México, Mexico 2021
– MONSTRA, Portugal 2022
– Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium 2022
– Festival Kinoarte de Cinema, Brazil 2022
– Overmountain Animation Festival – Tennessee, United States 2022
– Portuguese Speaking Countries Short Film Festival, Portugal 2022
– Cinema on the Bayou – Louisiana, United States 2022
– Atlantidoc Festival de Cine Documental, Uruguay 2022
– Corti di Mare Festival, Italy 2022
– São Tomé FestFilm, Saint Thomas and Prince 2022
– FesOhCurt – Festival de curtmetratges de Nules, Spain 2022
– Cine Eco – Seia, Portugal 2022
– Santander Festival Internacional de Cine, Colombia 2022
– Roots of Europe International Film Festival, Spain 2022
– Festival Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain 2022
– Marató de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror de Sants, Spain 2022
– Festival de Cine y Artes Visuales Bugarte, Colombia 2022
– Entre Olhares, Portugal 2022
– MANIFEST – Mafra Animation Film Festival, Portugal 2022
– Curtas em Flagrante, Portugal 2022
– Cinema na Cave – Vila Real, Portugal 2022
– Imagens do Tejo – Mostra de Cinema Português, Portugal 2022
– ICONA Animation Festival, Greece 2022
– ShortCutz Lisboa, Portugal 2022
– ShortCutz Ovar, Portugal 2022
– ShortCutz Aveiro, Portugal 2022
– ShortCutz Guimarães, Portugal 2022
– ShortCutz Funchal, Portugal 2022
– Short/Age, Portugal 2022
– Mar Film Festival, Portugal 2022
– Mov’ilha, Portugal 2022
– Leiria Film Fest, Portugal 2022
– Museu da Imagem em Movimento, Portugal 2022
– CineMar – Mostra de Cinema Português de Relação com o Mar, Portugal 2022
– Piélagos en Corto, Spain 2023
– Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico de Brasília, Brazil 2023
– Festival Internacional Cine en la Isla, Colombia 2023
– Flagler Film Festival – Florida, United States 2023
– Borrego Springs Film Festival – California, United States 2023
– Moinho Cine Fest, Portugal 2023