The Animar for Schools film sessions offer a tailored cinematic experience for school audiences across different age groups. These sessions aim to combine entertainment with educational objectives, utilizing the moving image to introduce innovative cinematographic languages and stimulate thoughtful discussions.

Schools can either host the sessions on their premises or visit the Municipal Theatre for an immersive cinema experience. Scheduling is flexible and can be arranged based on availability.

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HOW TO GROW UP

Elementary School · 64’

— R-XYZ

Joana Toste · 2010 · Portugal · ANI · 5′

Searching the real origins of life's pathologies.

— WILD HAGGIS

João Nicolau · 2013 · Portugal, França · FIC · 20′

A ten year-old boy faces up to the struggles of life in a summer camp. It’s not easy to be ignored by the girl of his heart or seeing his dormitory vandalised by adolescent thugs. Fortunately, in the forest, the Wild Haggis insists on remaining out of sight.

— ENTRECAMPOS

João Rosas · 2012 · Portugal · FIC · 32′

Mariana is an 11 years old girl coming from Serpa who just moved to Lisbon with her father. The first days are spent in the city cleaning the house and knowing the new neighborhood, Entrecampos. After the first day of school, Mariana gets lost coming home and has to call her father for help. The next day, she becomes friends with a boy in her class, Nicholau, and his older brother, Simão. The two brothers invite Mariana for lunch and help her to get home.

— KALI, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE

Regina Pessoa · 2012 · Canada, Portugal, France, Swiitzerland · ANI · 9′

This is the story about a boy not like the others that dreams about finding his place in the world. As the moon passes trough different phases, also Kali should face his inner demons, pass trough his fears to, at last, come across his passage to light. One day he will disappear… or maybe it’s just another phase of a cycle.