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Heritales @ Convento dos Remedios – Évora – Portugal (17th of July 2025)

Heritales in the Covento Dos Remedios,  “Cinema no Convento”

The initiative “Cinema no Convento” this year with Technology and Humnity
a proposal of the Resource Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage – PCI, started in 2019 by the Resource Center of the PCI with the collaboration of the International Heritage Film Festival – “HERITALES” with the aim of raising awareness the space and work of the Resource Center as well as its content developed in cinema.

This year’s theme is “Technology and Humanity,” inviting us to reflect on the complex relationship between technology and the human condition.
In this film series, we propose a journey through works that discuss topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, digital ethics, and, in particular, the intersection between technology and intangible cultural heritage. How are technological innovations shaping the transmission, preservation, and reinvention of traditions? We invite you to reflect.

This film portrays the contrast between natural life forms, cultural constructions, and the ways of scientifically recovering, with new technologies, the identities of communities that lack written historical records. A scientific expedition from the University of Zurich travels to southern Chile, uncovering the history of the Mapuche community and their life records, searching in virtually unconnected places where technology has not yet reached. The film raises several questions about ethics, the information obtained through new technologies, and their potential political and malicious use. At the same time, it reveals the possibilities of innovation in finding identity groups that struggle for survival by learning small, still-living pieces of culture, such as the language of their ancestors, Mapudungun.
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  • Target Audience: General public, youth, adults, seniors, researchers, cultural programmers.
  • Day: 17th of July 2025
  • Time: 21.30
  • Duration: 65min
  • Location : Conventos dos Remédios Évora
  • Registration: free entry
  • Notes: Film projection followed by debate with festival organizers Maria Zozaya , Fernando Mendes.
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Heritales Awards – Almada-Portugal (5th, 6th,7th and 8th of June 2025)

Awards Ceremony 2024-25, Films Screening and music

Heritales celebrates the awards ceremony of the 2024 competition. We would like to invite you all to a four nights celebration of films about “The Role Peace for Sustainable Communities”. The event will take place in various locations in the municipality of Almada-Portugal  (please see below)

This year we are going to explore amazing work from all over the world that present peace and the effect of conflict and war on sustainable communities, inline with the UNESCO Chair of Education for Global Peace and Sustainability.

We are also trilled to announce that we have partnership with the APCAlmada, which will give us the opportunity to celebrate local traditions trough dance and music. Please come and enjoy these free documentary cinema and other incredible activities with us!

Event financed by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology, within the scope of project UIDB/00057

Official Poster & Program Download in PDF

 

 

 

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Heritales @ Scoil Ide Limerick – Ireland (4th of June 2025)

Animation Showcse Scoil Ide

We invite you to come and join us in the halla in Scoil Ide for a fantastic evening of animation, as we showcase the works of local and international animators.

Our own past pupils, Mikey Mahon and Fiadh Browne, will return for the screening of some of their animations, and stay for a chat about their craft and projects.

As well as this, a wonderful collection of movies from the Heritales International Heritage Film Festival have been selected for screening..

Download Event Poster 1: Here

Download Event Poster 2: Here

Screened films:

  • Target Audience: General public, adults, seniors, family, children
  • Day: 4th  of June 2025
  • Time: 19.00
  • Duration: 45-60min
  • Location: Scoil Ide, Corbally, Limerick (halla)
  • Presence of the director: Yes (local animators will be present)
  • Registration: coconnor@scoilide.ie to book a place
  • Extra Activities: Q and A with animators.

 

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Heritales @ Centro Cultural Fernão Mendes Pinto – Almada – Portugal (21st of September 2024)

Almada em Cena

Double date at The European Heritage Days 2024, in one of the most beautiful areas of Of the South Bay of Lisbon (Portugal)
The first will be with: “Memory, Itinerancy and Freedom” – a theme and a dramaturgy; of life and work. These were the topics that led to the documentary film workshop, an initiative by Almada Mundo – International Association of Education, Training and Innovation and which had the support of Almada City Council. The exhibition of short films produced will have the participation of the following authors/directors: Agostinho José, Bruna Canilhas, Eduardo Pereira, Fernando Chainço, Joaquina Soares da Silva, Juliana Sousa, Márcio Paca Chitula, Marco Rocca, Mercedes Goacuto.
The second moment will present the screening of the Heritales International Heritage Film Festival’s animated shorts. An event that started in 2016 and has never  missed the JEP since then. This year we will show a selection of the 2024 competition. The rest will be projected in the coming months in various places in the country and in other international partner entities. Part of the selection can also be watched and evaluated online at this webpage:

https://www.heritales.org/wp/stageintro2024/

Screened films:

70%, the movie

Addhumare (The Bright Light On The Sea)

  • Target Audience: General public, families, children, adults, seniors,
  • Day: 21st of September
  • Time: 15.00 am
  • Duration: 180min
  • Location: Centro Cultural Fernades Mendes Pinto
  • Presence of the director: no
  • Registration: No registration required but limited space available
  • Extra Activities: Presentation and debate with Nicola Schiavottiello co-director Heritales.

 

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On the other side (beyond) the window

Synopsis: Based on the fantastical worlds described by girls and boys close to Imagiro Company; three dancers resemble lonely children on the routine of their home. They dance and play with the idea of those imaginary journeys. Upon escaping the “confinement” imposed by the adult world, encounter new characters, situations, and fantastical atmospheres: dancing among the clouds, capturing stars, escaping flying cars, or twirling at the center of the sun. These magical encounters bring them fresh perspectives, hopes and joys as they return home.

Submitter Statement:  In this project, we delve into the fusion of dance language with animated audiovisuals, specifically targeting young girls and boys. We aim to explore themes related to the everyday experiences of childhood, their fears and dreams within a world often dominated by adult-centric perspectives.
The inspiration for this animated short film emerged from the shared confinement experiences of children during the pandemic. These were the very children closely associated with the children’s dance company, Imagiro. Guided by the concept of going “beyond the window,” we choreographed dance scenes that we then translated into the language of animated visuals.

Director: Carmen Violeta Pérez, Víctor Hugo Rivera

Writer: Carmen Violeta Pérez, Louisiana Ojeda, Juliana Briceño, Yerlin Tovar, María Moreno

Producer: María Moreno

Key Cast: Louisiana Ojeda, Yerlin Tovar, Juliana Briceño

Country of Origin: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Language: Spanish

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:24:51

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063558394532

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Imagirodanza

Student’s Project: No

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Carmen Violeta Pérez, Víctor Hugo Rivera

Bio: Carmen Violeta Pérez, born on July 17th, 1968, is a creator and body researcher. She graduated from the SNDO in the Netherlands and the IUDANZA. She is the director of the dance company for children, Imagiro. In 2021 she ventures into the audiovisual world with the animated dance film for children titled “On the other side (beyond) the Window”.
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Traumfänger

Synopsis: The story of a dreamer, an unexpected conversation and the aftermath of being heard. It’s a story that gently offers the moment to stop fighting against an already rolling stone, a long-awaited desire.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Tristan Aramis Neuberger

Writer: Tristan Aramis Neuberger, Benjamin Typplt

Producer: Alica Eying

Key Cast: Karla Rörster, Franziska Beck

Country of Origin: Austria

Language: German

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Runtime: 00:26:24

Student’s Project: Yes

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Tristan Neuberger

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Ever-Changing Clouds, Like My Ever-Changing Life

Synopsis: Beside the clouds, a city like an abyss, detached from the ground but not from time and impermanence. After graduation, four children set off on their own paths, each branching into their unique journeys and each experiencing their own profound changes. Life hangs by a thread, rising and falling like dust, where to seek those beautiful bygone days? Meetings are fleeting, with no promise of a next time, where then to seek the beauty of endurance? From the oil painting series “Concrete Heaven” by Pu Yuemei, featuring a unique worldview, whimsical plots, and intricate metaphors, it’s an ode to the song of life.

Submitter Statement:  ，I kept this story for ten years, intermittently drawing it into a cartoon, and then made up my mind to finish it during the lockdown in 2022. This is more like the moral of me and my living environment. Everyone in the story is like my old friends, and maybe my own thoughts diverged. I will try my best to finish it and tie a knot in our life together with Pu Yuemei’s series of works.
这个故事被我放了十年，中间断断续续的在把它画成动画片，2022年被封城期间我又下定决心去完成它，这更像是我和我的生活环境的寓意，故事里的每个人就像是我的老朋友，也可能就是我自己的那些思想分岔道，于是在这个需要做一个阶段总结的时候，我去努力的把它完成了，合作蒲粤梅的系列作品一起在我们的人生中打上一个绳结。

Director: Qiang Chen

Writer: Qiang Chen

Producer: Qiang Chen

Key Cast: Yi Lang Chen

Country of Origin: United States

Language: Chinese – Min Nan

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Runtime: 00:34:00

Project Website: https://www.chenqiangart.top/index/works/index.html?id=6

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chenqiangpuyuemeiart/

Student’s Project: No

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Qiang Chen

Bio: Experimental artist based in New York and Beijing. The main creative forms include performance art, installation art, painting, experimental film, experimental music and animation. In 2005, he began to use video works to express his thoughts on the current society. Among them, he made three animations and participated in exhibitions, launching his animation creation career. In 2023, “Ever-Changing Clouds, Like My Ever-Changing Life” was shortlisted for the Golden Horse Award in Taiwan. In 2013, “Hanging City” was shortlisted for the ifva Asian New Power Group in Hong Kong. His works include “Stinky Meat” and “Insomnia”, which have been selected for many times in Beijing Independent Video Exhibition.
實驗藝術家，現居紐約和北京。主要創作形式包括行為藝術、裝置藝術、繪畫、實驗電影、實驗音樂以及動畫。2005 年開始運用影像作品，表達對當下社會的想法，其中做了三部動畫，並參加了展覽，展開其動畫創作生涯。藝術創作曾多次參與國際藝術展，2013 年動畫短片《懸城》入圍香港 ifva 亞洲新力量組，作品尚有《臭肉》、《多夢症》等，多次入選北京獨立影像展
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The Forest Of The Honey Bees

Synopsis: Isabelle is a violinist-beekeeper in the Ouessant island. She protect her bees and she inspire her daughter with stories and legend about honey bees….

Submitter Statement:  Director of short animated film: The drunken boat (3mn30 / 1994).
Tears of the little prince ( 8mn / 1996 ). Flowers and Butterflies (35MM. 6mn . 1998). The Poem of the sea ( 2004 . 35MM and HD . 16MN ). A Musical Lifetime Allegro ( 3mn / 2014 / HD / NB). The Forest of the Honey Bees ( Director’s cut : 20MN . HD . Janv 2024. the Forest of the Honey bees ( Short version / 14MN55 / May 2024). -Please contact me by mail to have this short version for festival only… –

Director: Erwan Le Gal

Writer: Erwan Le Gal

Producer: Erwan Le Gal

Key Cast: Marie-Josée Croze, Rebeka Vuillemin

Country of Origin: France

Language: French

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Runtime: 00:20:00

Project Website: https://youtu.be/0DRh4mKL0iU?si=TAztf001Z7u09SqI

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ERWANLEGALcineastedessinateur

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erwan.legal/reel/Cz9z1CzOUk0

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ERWANLEGAL

Student’s Project: No

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Erwan Le Gal

Bio: Born 12 October at Orleans / France.
Audiovisual Studies at ETPA (Rennes).
Self made man in ANIMATION.
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Up to the sea, she weaves a dream

Synopsis: In any war, there is always a soldier who has lost and the women who are waiting for him to return. The dreams these women weave carry them to the farthest seas. Knowing there is no return, they weave and weave to treat the wounds of war.

Submitter Statement:  I am passionate about telling stories through animation. With this medium, I discover the details of the world as well as the magical interrelationships between people, nature, and objects.

Director: Maryam Khalilzadeh

Writer: Maryam Khalilzadeh

Producer: Maryam Khalilzadeh

Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of

Language: English

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Runtime: 00:08:00

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryam.khalilzade/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimaryamkhalilzade/

Student’s Project: No

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Maryam Khalilzade

Bio: Maryam Khalilzadeh is an Iranian filmmaker and illustrator. She holds a BA in Graphic Design and an MA in Animation from the University of Art, Tehran, Iran. On six short films, she has worked as a director, screenwriter, animator, concept artist, layout artist, storyboard designer, and background designer. These films have been shown in different film festivals around the world, and have received awards. In each of her films, Maryam incorporates poetic concepts and stories with her unique and personal graphic style. She is currently studying in Re: Anima, an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Animation and Creative Arts taking place in Genk, Helsinki, and Lisbon.

Filmography:
Up to the sea, she weaves a dream (2021)
Butterfly (2017)
White Pigeon Next to the Mirror (2012)
The woman sings under the ice (2010)
photo (2009)
Approximately (2006)

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The Silent Route

Synopsis: During the war years when women were kidnapped and tortured in concentration camps, a young woman was struggling to cross the border with her newborn baby and three elderly relatives. However, their ox-cart got stuck on a muddy road near the security post. While their minds were obsessed with the possibility of being apprehended by the enemy, the magic of humanity brought out something unexpected.

Submitter Statement:  Encouraging viewers to avoid quick judgments and premature conclusions, the animation’s central message urges them to step into others’ shoes, fostering empathy even in challenging situations. This empathetic act often reveals the enchanting essence of our shared humanity. Deep within each of us lies an inherent goodness that, given time or the benefit of doubt, can emerge, promoting mutual understanding. By recognizing ourselves as interconnected threads in the same social fabric, bound by common concerns, joys, and happiness, we unveil the magic that defines our collective existence.

Director: Merve Cirisoglu

Writer: Merve Cirisoglu

Producer: Merve Cirisoglu

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: No Dialogue

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Runtime: 00:08:30

Project Website: https://www.animatick.com/the-silent-route

Student’s Project: No

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