Mi Vida En Tus Manos (My Life In Your Hands)

Synopsis

A very well known Portuguese bullfighter arrives in Spain. El Matador will execute a long awaited "faena". His son, Pedrito, accompanied him in this trip. He dreams to one day become just like his father. However, just before the bullfight starts, between the backstage hustle and bustle Pedrito meets the bull that will be fought by his father. This moment will forever change the fate of all three characters.

Original Title
MI VIDA EN TUS MANOS
Director
Nuno Beato
Producer
Xosé Zapata, Ignacio Benedeti, IB Cinema
Nuno Beato, Lampadacesa - Cinema de Animação
Eva Yébenes, José Miguel Ribeiro, Sardinha em Lata, Lda
Script
José Dias
Editing
Diogo Carvalho
Sound
Paulo Almeida
Animation
Catarina Romano, Filipa Gomes da Costa, Diogo Carvalho
Voz Off
Eva Yébenes, Paulo Almeida, Tiago Pereira
Animation Technique
Oil painting on glass

Film Statistics

  • 14429 Spectators
  • 114 Festival Selections
  • 89 Exhibitions
  • 8 Awards

Awards and Selections

07.2009
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
07.2009
Festival de Creación Audiovisual de Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
07.2009
Filminho - Festa do Cinema Galego e Português, Portugal
Grande Prémio Filminho Curta-Metragem
07.2009
FIBCortos Festival Internacional de Cortos de Benicàssim, Spain
07.2009
Expresión en Corto International Film Festival, Mexico
08.2009
Certamen de Cortometrajes Silescinema, Spain
08.2009
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany
09.2009
Festival de Curtmetratges Baumann, Spain
09.2009
Milano Film Festival, Italy
09.2009
Animadrid International Festival of Animation of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
09.2009
I've Seen Films International Short Film Festival, Italy
09.2009
IMAGO – International Young Film Festival, Portugal
09.2009
FESTICURTS Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Figueres, Spain
Prize Best Animation Short
10.2009
Cinespaña Festival du Cinema Espagnol de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France
10.2009
La Boca del Lobo Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes, Spain
10.2009
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany
10.2009
Certamen de Cortometrajes Pata Negra de Guijuelo, Spain
10.2009
Roshd International Film Festival, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
11.2009
International Animation Festival, Animacor, Spain
11.2009
Azores Short Film Fest, Portugal
Best Animation, Special Mention Prize RTP2 - Onda Curta
11.2009
Interfilm, International Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany
11.2009
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
Prize António Gaio
11.2009
L'Alternativa - Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Spain
11.2009
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
11.2009
Ovarvídeo - Festival de Vídeo de Ovar, Portugal
11.2009
Animated Dreams Animation Film Festival, Estonia
11.2009
Certamen Internacional de Cortos "Ciudad de Soria", Spain
11.2009
Anilogue International Animation Festival in Budapest & Vienna, Hungary
11.2009
FIKE Évora International Short Film Festival, Portugal
Best Portuguese Short Film
11.2009
International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland
12.2009
Les Nuits Magiques, International Animated Film Festival, France
03.2010
Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal
03.2010
ARTIfice de Vídeo-Cortometraje de Loja, Spain
04.2010
Mecal - International Short Film Festival of Barcelona, Spain
05.2010
Cans Film Festival, Spain
Special Mention of Jury Animation Short
06.2010
Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia
07.2010
Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil, Brazil
07.2010
SICAF - Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, Korea
08.2010
London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom
09.2010
International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece
09.2010
Golden Boll International Short Film Competition for Mediterranean Countries, Turkey
10.2010
Shnit International Short Film Festival, Switzerland
10.2010
Hamedan International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
11.2010
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
11.2010
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
12.2010
Festival on Wheels, Turkey
03.2011
Market - Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico
03.2011
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia
04.2011
ANIRMAU - Festival Didáctico de Cine de Animación do Ies Ramón Mª Aller Ulloa, Spain
05.2011
Curtas Sadinas, Portugal
Honour Mention
07.2011
Faîtes de L'Image, France
09.2011
Voyages du Geste, Portugal
10.2011
Animatou - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
10.2011
Sichuan Television Festival International Gold Panda Awards For Animation, China
10.2011
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival - Curta Cinema, Brazil
03.2012
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival, Greece
09.2012
International Animation Festival + Forum, Greece
01.2013
Black Movie Geneva International Independent Film Festival, Switzerland
06.2013
Animação Portuguesa Ruma ao Sul, Portugal
11.2013
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
04.2014
CINEPORT - Festival de Cinema de Países de Língua Portuguesa, Brazil
11.2014
Festival Internacional de Cinema da Fronteira, Brazil
10.2015
Animatou - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
10.2015
anim'est International Animation Festival, Romania
10.2015
Priit Parna Animated Film Festival, Poland
09.2016
Mostra Cinanima - World Festival of Animated Film of Varna, Bulgaria
11.2016
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
02.2017
ANIMA, Brussels Internacional Animation Film Festival, Belgium
06.2017
Monstra - Bogotá, Colombia
08.2019
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland
10.2021
Festival of Animation Berlin, Germany
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Other Screenings

05.2009
Degree in Cinema, Video and Multimedia Communication, Lusófona University
06.2009
Mostra de Cinema Português - Departamento de Português da Universidade de Estudos Estrangeiros de Pequim, Embaixada de Portugal em Pequim
10.2009
International Animation Day - Casa da Animação
02.2010
Short Film Market - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
05.2010
Semana do Audiovisual - Universidade Lusófona
10.2010
Rendez-vous mensuel de Cinéma Lusophone - Olho: Aberto
11.2010
CCP Maputo
12.2010
Torun Short Film Festival
02.2011
Retrospectiva em Arras - Monstra
02.2011
Centro Cultural Português de Luanda
09.2011
Encart - Encontro de Arte e Tecnologia
10.2011
UBI Cinema - Universidade da Beira Interior
02.2012
Ciclo de Animação - Guimarães
02.2013
Mostra no Instituto Cervantes
03.2013
Co Productions Portugal - Galiza
10.2014
MONSTRA - Buenos Aires
12.2014
Ciclo de Cinema - BICHOS
10.2015
Halloween na Reitoria da Universidade do Porto
05.2016
Mostra Cinemateca - Universidade Lusófona
08.2016
Mostra Cinanima - Agosto
10.2016
Retrospectiva Cinema de Animação Português - Rio de Janeiro
04.2017
Primavera do Cinema Português - Marrocos
06.2017
Monstra - Buenos Aires
07.2017
Monstra - Madrid
11.2017
Monstra - Barcelona
12.2017
Monstra - Sevilha
12.2017
Monstra - Cubanima
09.2018
Sardinha em Lata na cinemateca
06.2019
Animafest - World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb - Agência 20 years
08.2019
Turku Animated Film Festival
11.2020
Programa Especial - Anilogue
12.2020
Ciclo de Cinema Português no ARCUB
03.2021
Agência 20 anos - Monstra Festival
10.2021
Festival of Animation Berlin
02.2022
MONSTRA à Solta - Programa Cinema Lua
02.2022
MONSTRA à solta - Maus Hábitos
10.2022
Anim'est International Animation Festival - Programa Monstra
10.2022
Anim'est International Animation Festival - Programa Monstra
10.2023
Maputo - 7ª edição do mês de Animação
10.2023
Exibição MONSTRA - Casa da Cerca de Almada
11.2023
FEINAKI Beijing animation week - 100 Anos da Animação Portuguesa
11.2023
Cinanima - Exposição "100 Anos de Cinema Português de Animação
06.2024
Annecy - Portuguese Focus
09.2025
Galician Freaky Film Festival - Motelx Program
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