Percebes is a 2024 Portuguese-French animated documentary short film written and directed by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves. The 11-minutes animated film about the weird looking barnacle known as percebes in Portugal has been awarded with the Cristal for Best Short Movie at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It also has been awarded at various international film festivals, including Ottawa International Animation Festival and Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival.
Plot Set in the Algarve coast, Percebes explores through a documental and poetic narrative the life cycle of the resilient percebes = goose barnacle. As the film unfolds the surrounding of this animal, voices of the Algarve native people are heard, revealing their testimony to their region, their customs and their complex relationship with tourism, shedding light on the delicate balance between tradition, nature and survival.
Release +YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus2024Annecy International Animation Film FestivalCristal for Best short Ottawa International Animation Film FestivalBest DesignToronto International Film FestivalShort CutsCurtas Vila do Conde - International Film FestivalNational Competition (Public Prize)Animafest ZagrebGrand Competition - Short Film Program39th Guadalajara International Film FestivalRigo Mora Award - Special Mention
References
External links Official Trailer on YouTube. Percebes on IMDb Percebes on Unifrance.