Percebes (film)

Percebes is a 2024 Portuguese-French animated documentary short film written and directed by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves.^[1] The 11-minutes animated film about the weird looking barnacle known as percebes in Portugal has been awarded^[2] with the Cristal for Best Short Movie^[3] at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It also has been awarded at various international film festivals, including Ottawa International Animation Festival^[4] and Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival.^[5]

Percebes
Directed by	Alexandra Ramires Laura Gonçalves
Written by	Alexandra Ramires Laura Gonçalves Regina Guimarães
Produced by	David Doutel Vasco Sá Edwina Liard Nidia Santiago
Music by	Nicolas Tricot
Production companies	BAP – Animation Studios Ikki Films
Distributed by	Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency
Release date	2024 (2024)
Running time	11 minutes
Countries	Portugal France
Language	Portuguese

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

Year	Festivals	Award/Category	Status
2024	Annecy International Animation Film Festival	Cristal for Best short[6]	Won
	Ottawa International Animation Film Festival	Best Design[7]	Won
	Toronto International Film Festival	Short Cuts[8]	Nominated
	Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival	National Competition (Public Prize)[9]	Won
	Animafest Zagreb	Grand Competition - Short Film Program[10]	Nominated
	39th Guadalajara International Film Festival	Rigo Mora Award - Special Mention[11]	Won