‘La Saison Pourpre’ and ‘It’s Just a Whole’ also take home awards at the Lisbon Animation Festival’s 23rd edition that wrapped up last week.
The 23rd edition of MONSTRA – The Lisbon Animation Festival wrapped up last week, revealing a roundup of the event’s best films and dates for next year’s 25th-anniversary event slated for March 20-30, 2025.
Out of nearly 400 films in competition, here are the winners:
Portuguese Competition (11 films presented):
The SPA - Vasco Granja Award:
- Almost Forgotten by Dimitri Mihajlovic and Miguel Lima.
Jury Special Award - HBO Max and the Audience Award (two awards)
- Cold Soup by Marta Monteiro
Jury Special Award - HBO Max
- Alma's Condition by Sara Naves
Special Mention:
- Easter by André Ruivo
Short Film Competition
MONSTRA Grand-Prix for Best Short by RTP:
- La Saison Pourpre by Clémence Boucherea
The Best Portuguese Short - international competitive section, supported by Ageas Seguros:
- Cold Soup by Marta Monteiro
Jury Special Award:
- Drijf by Levi Stoops
The Audience Award
- Madeleine by Raquel Sancinetti
Feature Film Competition
MONSTRA Grand-Prix for Best Feature Film by RTP and Audience Award (two awards)
- Chicken For Linda! by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach
Best Youth Feature Film
- Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light by Filip Pošivač
The Jury Special Award
- The Concierge by Yoshima Itazue Concierge
MONSTRINHA Competition:
MONSTRINHA Grand-Prix, presented by INATEL
- Nube by Diego Estrada and Christian Arrendondo Narváez
Audience Awards (two awards)
The Schools’ Award:
Pufferfish by Julia Ocker
Family Programme Audience Award:
- The Mystery of Missing Socks by Oskar Lehemaa
Special Mention:
- Due Battiti by Marino Guarnieri
Student Short Film Competition:
Best Student Film
- It’s Just a Whole by Bianca Scali
Special Mentions (two):
- Your Dad by Anita Kühnel Szabó
- See You Champion! by Alexis Mouron
Junior Jury Team Awards:
Best Student Short Film
- Are You There Mr. Wolf? by Louise Laurent, Alizée Van de Valle, Emma Fessart, Jeanne Galland, Célina Lebon, and Annouck François
Special Mentions (two)
- On the 8th Day by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, and Théo Duhautois
- Dandelion by Ling Zhao and Zhengwu Gu
The Audience Award
- Ride on the Wind by Jiahang Li
Super Short Film Competition:
Winner
- Cats Are Liquid by Natálie Durchánková
Best Portuguese Short Short
- Aromas by Tiago Silva, Eyshila Gondim, and Sofia Ceia
Jury Special Awards (two)
- The Blue Boy by Rickie Cai
- Knowing How to Fall is a Science by Katalin Elege
Perspectives Competition (audience only awards):
The Audience Award for Feature Films
- Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger.
Audience Award for Short Films
- Mee and Burd by Greg McLeod
Career Awards - Directors/animators honored for their contributions and achievements in the animation industry:
- José-Manuel Xavier: his new short Saudade, talvez... preimiered during the festival.
- Georges Schwizgebel: A legend of Swiss animation who presented a MONSTRA masterclass.
Visit the event website for more information and updates.
Source: MONSTRA 2024
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
