A grain in a strange land

The Earth is our home, mysterious and fascinating home. Four elements live there: water, air, earth and fire. The life has textures and beautiful animals, but the Man destroys the nature, like a grain planted in a strange intangible land.

  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 3rd year students of EB Corujeira school
    Director
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 3rd year students of EB Corujeira school
    Writer
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa
    Producer
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 3rd year students of EB Corujeira school
    Key Cast
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa
    Sound and editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Um grão em terra estranha
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 3, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • International Festival of Animated Films ANIMANIE

    Czech Republic
    screened in category MINI (up to 13 years old)
Director Biography - Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 3rd year students of EB Corujeira school

The young filmmakers who had no previous experience were the protagonist of all main processes of making this film - from script writing to making the storyboard, construction of the puppets and the scenery as well as animation using stop motion technique and voice-over. Sound and video editing were done by Animation centre ANILUPA, educational and cultural centre that develops a wide variety of activities in the field of animation. Anilupa aims to encourage active participation of all members of the public by giving the possibility to get involved in film production, to learn about the emergence of cinema in interactive way and to participate in other educational and creative activities. The filmography of ANILUPA at the moment contains more than 200 films, made by children, young people and adults from various organizations.

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