Dodu - O Rapaz De Cartão (Dodu - The Cardboard Boy)

Synopsis

Dodu is a very sensitive boy. He lives on a hostile city for children and he is forced to spend many hours indoors. Therefore he makes believe inside an empty cardboard box. Each time Dodu scratches the cardboard's surface, he creates extraordinary worlds inhabited by singular creatures that help him to cope with his emotions and to grow.

Original Title
DODU - O RAPAZ DE CARTÃO
Director
José Miguel Ribeiro
Producer
Eva Yébenes, José Miguel Ribeiro, Nuno Beato, Sardinha em Lata, Lda, FILMES DA PRAÇA
Script
Virgilio Almeida, Alexandre Honrado
Editing
José Miguel Ribeiro
Photography
Carlos B. Cunha
Sound
Fernando Mota
Music
Fernando Mota
Animation
Luis Soares, João Gargaté, José Miguel Ribeiro
Graphic Concept
Adriana Castro
Animation Technique
Plaster and puppet animation

Film Statistics

  • 44233 Spectators
  • 126 Festival Selections
  • 331 Exhibitions
  • 7 Awards

Awards and Selections

11.2010
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
04.2011
International Festival on Television Animation "Cartoons on the Bay", Italy
05.2011
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany
05.2011
Formentera International Festival, Spain
06.2011
Annecy Festival International du Film d' Animation, France
06.2011
Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Germany
06.2011
Festival Plein la Bobine, France
07.2011
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
07.2011
Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil, Brazil
07.2011
Animator International Animated Film Festival, Poland
07.2011
SICAF - Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, Korea
07.2011
Lago Film Fest, Italy
08.2011
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany
09.2011
Nueva Mirada International Film Festival For Children and Youth, Argentina
?GOLDEN KITE? to the Best TV Show in Animation
09.2011
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
09.2011
BUSTER - Copenhagen International Children's Film Festival, Denmark
09.2011
CINEPORT - Festival de Cinema de Países de Língua Portuguesa, Brazil
09.2011
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
09.2011
Se-ma-for Film Foudation, Poland
09.2011
Krok International Animated Film Festival, Ukraine
10.2011
Hamedan International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
10.2011
CineEco - Festival Internacional de Cinema Ecológico da Serra da Estrela, Portugal
10.2011
BFI London Film Festival, United Kingdom
10.2011
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany
10.2011
FIKE International Short Film Festival, Portugal
Special Mention
10.2011
Montreal Stop-Motion Film Festival, Canada
Film professional
10.2011
International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius Tindirindis, Lithuania
The Best Animation Film for Children
10.2011
Sichuan Television Festival International Gold Panda Awards For Animation, China
10.2011
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival - Curta Cinema, Brazil
10.2011
Azores Short Film Festival, Portugal
Best Short Film
11.2011
Corona Cork Film Festival, Ireland
11.2011
Bradford Animation Festival, United Kingdom
11.2011
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
11.2011
International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Switzerland
11.2011
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage, Germany
11.2011
Alcine - Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid International Film Festival, Spain
11.2011
The Golden Elephant - International Children's Film Festival, India
11.2011
Animated Dreams Animation Film Festival, Estonia
12.2011
Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia
01.2012
Children's Film Festival Seattle, USA
02.2012
Providence Children's Film Festival, USA
02.2012
ANIMA, Brussels Internacional Animation Film Festival, Belgium
Best Children's Short Film Award
03.2012
New York International Children's Film Festival, USA
03.2012
Market - Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico
03.2012
Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal
03.2012
Taiwan International Children's Film Festival, Taiwan
04.2012
ANIRMAU - Animation Film Festival, Spain
04.2012
Best of the Fest - Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico
04.2012
Ciné-Jeune de L'Aisne - International Film Festival, France
04.2012
Mecal - International Short Film Festival of Barcelona, Spain
04.2012
International Festival of Animated Films AniFest, Czech Republic
Award TV Films and Series category
05.2012
Internationales Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Germany
05.2012
Animafest - World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Croatia
07.2012
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
11.2012
El Meu Primer Festival, Spain
11.2012
Academia Portuguesa de Cinema - Gala de Prémios Sophia, Portugal
11.2012
Animpact Animation Festival, Korea
04.2013
VAFI - International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Vara?din, Croatia
04.2013
New York International Children's Film Festival, USA
11.2013
Saugatuck Children?s Film Festival, USA
11.2013
Traces de Vies ? Documentary Film Festival, France
10.2015
Animatou - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
10.2015
anim'est International Animation Festival, Romania
10.2015
Priit Parna Animated Film Festival, Poland
03.2018
Frames Portuguese Film Festival, Sweden
11.2019
Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival, Portugal
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Other Screenings

04.2011
Theatro Circo
09.2011
WRO Art Center
10.2011
Festa Mundial da Animação
03.2012
Nienburger Kulturwerk
03.2012
Best of the Fest - Vashon Island Washington
04.2012
Best of the Fest - Pickford Theatre
06.2012
Best of the Fest - Salt Lake City Film Society
07.2012
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
08.2012
Best of the Fest - Indiana University Cinema
03.2013
Moxie Cinema
06.2013
Programa Escolas - Amadora
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - UCI Arrábida
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - UCI El Corte Inglés
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - Figueira da Foz
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - Fábrica Santo Thyrso
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - Centro Cultural Redondo
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - Constância
12.2013
SHORT FILM DAY - Vila do Conde
02.2014
Spanish National Reina Sofia Museum
03.2014
Filmoteca Catalunya
10.2014
MONSTRA - Buenos Aires
11.2014
UBICinema - Mostra de Cinema de Animação Português
01.2015
Programa Itinerante "Pas a Pas"
02.2015
Mostra - Teatro Vila Real
04.2015
Cinema para Escolas - Setúbal
01.2016
Monstra - Renovar a Mouraria
02.2016
Monstra - Cine Vila em Cascais
05.2016
Monstra - Student Fest Romania
06.2016
Monstra - Teatro Gil Vicente
06.2016
Monstra - Parque Urbano em Almada
06.2016
City Gallery Wellington - New Zealand
06.2016
KinoEulen - Shortfilm for Kids
07.2016
Monstra - Cinema Ideal
07.2016
Monstra - Cubanima
11.2016
KIDSCAM
03.2017
Autores Portugueses em Coimbra
05.2017
Festival Primavera do Cine
12.2017
Monstra - Cubanima
03.2018
Little KMBO
09.2018
Cinema Insuflável - Matosinhos
09.2018
Cinema Insuflável - Vila Nova de Gaia
11.2019
Monstra - Cabo Verde
12.2019
Medeia Monumental - José Miguel Ribeiro
09.2020
MONSTRA à solta - Avante! Festa, Seixal
09.2020
MONSTRA à solta - Casa do Capitão
10.2020
MONSTRA à solta - Moçambique, CCFM
11.2020
MONSTRA à solta - m|i|mo, Leiria
03.2021
Biblioteca Infantil Roterdão
06.2021
Programa Juvenil - Casa da Arquitetura
10.2021
FILEM'ON - Brussels Children's Film Festival - Portuguese Program
12.2021
Programa Juvenil Agencia Curta Metragem
12.2022
Programa Especial Monstra em Kinoproba Film Festival
12.2022
Cineclube do Porto - 8mm Dezembro
02.2023
Cineclube do Porto - 8mm Fevereiro
04.2023
Cinemax Penafiel - Exib.Comercial Maio-Junho
05.2023
(A)mostra de cinema português - Estremoz
07.2023
Cinema ao Ar Livre nas Cardosas
06.2024
Il cinema ritrovato festival in Bologna
07.2024
1.ª Bienal de Artes de Mourão (BAM BAM)
07.2024
Sessão MONSTRA X Projecto BDPALOP
01.2025
Animalusa Mostra de Cinema de Animação Português
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