Bela the Deer

One day, a deer called Bela, the famous singer of Deerland, has lost her voice. Despite all the efforts to recover, nothing seemed to help. All people of Deerland got very worried. When Artur Maldisposto heard what happened to Bela, he remembered of an ancient recipe that cured all diseases.

  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 2nd B form students of EB Covelo School.
    Director
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 2nd B form students of EB Covelo School.
    Writer
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto | Anilupa
    Producer
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 2nd B form students of EB Covelo School.
    Sound
  • Associação de Ludotecas do Porto | Anilupa
    Video and sound editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    A rena Bela
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 6, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • International film festival for the children and the youth of the Mediterranean countries DUFF

    Croatia
    The best animation film Award (age group 0-15)
  • Animánie International Festival of Animated Films

    Czech Republic
    Animanicka Award in the category MINI (6-13)
  • Prémio Nacional da Animação

    Portugal
    honorable mention in the category “Workshops”
  • VAFI & RAFI - International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Varaždin/Rijeka

    Croatia
    2nd prize in category MINI (up to 10 years old)
  • 7th International Children and Youth Animated Film Festival HALO ECHO

    Poland
    Diploma for taking up important topics, appreciation for the amazing set design and beautiful visual arts.
  • International animation film festival CINANIMA

    Portugal
    Screened at section Young Portuguese director
  • KidzFlicks - The Sydney International Festival of Films by Children

    Australia
    Screened in category Best Animation by a Child
  • Anima Mundi Festival

    Brazil
    Screened at category Future animator
  • Enimation Festival

    Slovenia
    /Screened at category MINI - under 10 years of age
Director Biography - Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 2nd B form students of EB Covelo School.

The film was directed by Associação de Ludotecas do Porto /Anilupa´s workshop participants: 2nd B form students of EB Covelo School, who had no previous filmmaking experience.

Animation centre ANILUPA (CLIA_Anilupa) of Associação de Ludotecas do Porto is an educational and cultural centre that develops a wide variety of activities in the field of animation, targeting educational, social and cultural organizations as well as the general public.
The interactive exhibition space of CLIA_Anilupa provides the possibility to experiment and explore the pre-cinema devices, to watch the films made by the participants of animation workshops and to learn about the research and educational processes behind the scenes. CLIA_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.
CLIA_Anilupa was founded following the success of Animation studio Anilupa, which was created at ALP in 1990 and provided workshops of animation for non-professional public.
The filmography of the centre at the moment contains about 200 films, made by children, young people and adults from various organisations.

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