Andaz Tokyo ProgramLove Romance Program
Amelia & Duarte
In this story we are guided through the relationship of Amélia and Duarte, two people that felt out of love and are trying to cope with the feelings that come after a relationship has ended.
Zagreb International Animation Film Festival 2015 (Croatia)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2015 (France)
Director : Alice Guimaraes & Mónica Santos
"ALICE GUIMARÃES
In 2003, Alice Eça Guimarães specialized in Digital Arts in the Sound and Image Department, at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University. Since then she has worked in various techniques, by various means, not only in advertising with companies such as Sonae, Intermarché and Leya, as well as animated film, gathering some awards along the way. She finished her first short film in pixilation, ""Amelia & Duarte"" in partnership
with Mónica Santos. Currently she is working on her second short film in pixilation co-directed with Mónica Santos.
MÓNICA SANTOS
Mónica Santos studied at the Royal College of Art, Communication Art & Design, in London, where she had a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Versatile in both theoretical and practical approaches to cinema, Monica has not only presented her films internationally, but is currently doing a PhD in Film Studies. In addition to working in real and animated moving images, she creates illustrations for various periodicals. She completed the animated film ""Amélia & Duarte"" with Alice Guimarães and they are preparing to embark on a new short film in pixilation. "