O Homem Do Lixo (The Garbage Man)

Synopsis

On a hot August afternoon, the family gathered at the table remembers uncle Botão: the Colonial War, emigration to France, where he lived and worked thirty years as a garbage man. Memories of each are crossed to tell the story of a man who lived a hard life through humor and fantasy, like when he returned to Belmonte, in a van full of trash, turned into a real treasure.

Original Title
O HOMEM DO LIXO
Director
Laura Gonçalves
Producer
Rodrigo Areias, BANDO À PARTE
Script
Laura Gonçalves
Music
Ricardo Santos Rocha
Sound
Pedro Marinho, Bernardo Bento
Animation
Inês Teixeira, Marta Reis Andrade, Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Vitor Hugo Rocha, Maria Francisca Moura, Dimitrije Mihajlovic, Laura Gonçalves
Animation Technique
Computer animation 2D
Original Language
French, Portuguese
Subtitles
Spanish, French, Galician, English

Film Statistics

  • 11243 Spectators
  • 114 Festival Selections
  • 151 Exhibitions
  • 25 Awards

Festivals Selections (in competition)

06.2023
Psarokokalo - Athens International Short Film Festival, Greece
05.2023
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Romania
05.2023
Maia BD - Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada, Portugal
05.2023
Animatricks International Animation Festival , Finland
05.2023
Prémios Quirino de Animação Iberoamericana, Spain
05.2023
Seattle International Film Festival, USA
05.2023
IMAXINARIA - Afundación International Animation Film Festival, Spain
05.2023
Leiria Film Fest, Portugal
05.2023
Tricky Women - International Animation Festival, Austria
05.2023
Golden Harvest Film Festival, Taiwan
05.2023
Anifilm - International Festival of Animated Films Trebon, Czech Republic
04.2023
Close-Up International Film Festival, Canada
04.2023
Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium
04.2023
ICOFF - Internacional Short Film Festival from Euskadi Capital, Spain
04.2023
Animocje - International Animated Film Festival Bydgoszcz, Poland
04.2023
International Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay
Honourable Mention by the Jury of the International Competition
04.2023
Batalha Centro de Cinema - Abril, Portugal
03.2023
In The Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria
03.2023
Animation Dingle, Ireland
03.2023
Underexposed Film Festival yc, USA
03.2023
La Boite Carrée, France
03.2023
International Animation Short Film Festival of Roanne, France
Grand Prix international du Jury
03.2023
SACO - Semana del Audiovisual Contemporáneo de Oviedo, Spain
03.2023
Prémios Curtas, Portugal
Best Short Documentary, Best Animation Short Film
03.2023
Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico de Brasília, Brazil
03.2023
Academia Portuguesa de Cinema - Gala de Prémios Sophia, Portugal
03.2023
KLIKxHAFF (Kaboom Animation Festival), Netherlands
02.2023
Play - Lisbon's International Kids Film Festival, Portugal
Audience Award - 10 to 13 years old
02.2023
ShortCutz Ovar - Fevereiro, Portugal
02.2023
International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, ANIMAC, Spain
02.2023
ANIMA, Brussels Internacional Animation Film Festival, Belgium
02.2023
Ciné Junior - International Children and Teenagers Film Festival, France
01.2023
IndieJúnior Allianz Porto, Portugal
01.2023
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
Award for Best Animation
01.2023
Flickerfest - international Short Film Festival, Australia
12.2022
Afrodite Shorts, Italy
12.2022
Bilbao International Animation Community Animation Festival - ANIMAKOM FEST, Spain
12.2022
Les Arcs European Film Festival, France
12.2022
Passaggi d’Autore - Mediterranean Short Film Festiva, Italy
12.2022
Festival on Wheels, Turkey
11.2022
LIAF - London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom
11.2022
Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia
11.2022
GIRAF Animation Festival, Canada
11.2022
Anilogue - International Animation Film Festival, Hungary
11.2022
Frames Portuguese Film Festival, Sweden
Special Mention
11.2022
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival, Portugal
11.2022
POFF Shorts - International Short Film and Animation Festival, Estonia
11.2022
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
11.2022
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal
António Gaio Award, Award for Best Animated Documentary
11.2022
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
11.2022
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA
11.2022
Animanima International Animation Festival, Serbia
10.2022
Casa da Animação - Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal
10.2022
Big Cartoon Festival, Russia
10.2022
SPARK Animation Festival, Canada
10.2022
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
Meeting Point Prize to the Best Foreign Short
10.2022
Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea
10.2022
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Norway
10.2022
RIGA International Film Festival, Latvia
10.2022
Animaphix - International Festival of Animated Film, Italy
Anidoc Award
10.2022
Anim'est International Animation Festival, Romania
Special Mention for a short film
10.2022
Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal
Honourable Mention, Audience Award
10.2022
Animatou - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
10.2022
PRIMANIMA World Festival of First Animations, Hungary
10.2022
European Animated Film Festival Balkanima, Serbia
09.2022
MANIFEST - Mafra Animation Film Festival, Portugal
Special Mention for Portuguese Film
09.2022
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
09.2022
Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal
Special Mention Best Animation Short Film - Nacional Competition
09.2022
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
09.2022
World Festival of Animated Film - Varna, Bulgaria
Special Mention, Film Critics Prize
09.2022
Rising of Lusitana - Animadoc Film Festival, Poland
09.2022
International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece
Best Animation Film
08.2022
imaginaria International Animation Film Festival, Italy
08.2022
Flipbook Film Festival, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Special Mention in Anidoc Competition
08.2022
Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Cyprus
07.2022
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
06.2022
Annecy - International Animation Film Festival, France
06.2022
Anibar Animation Festival, Kosovo
06.2022
Animafest - World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Croatia
Best Short Film in competition, Audience Award
03.2022
Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal
Best Portuguese Short Film, PRÉMIO SPA/VASCO GRANJA patrocinado por SPA – Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, Audience Award
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Other Screenings

11.2023
European Film Festival - Fenêtres sur Court
05.2023
International Workshop on the Sharing Economy
05.2023
Doc Cevennes
05.2023
GIRAF - Best of Giraf
05.2023
Cinécran association
05.2023
Encontros de Cinema de Viana - Olhares Frontais
05.2023
Batalha Centro de Cinema - Maio
03.2023
Festival D'Un Jour
03.2023
Mostra Ampla
03.2023
"Acrescenta Um Ponto" por Maria Zimbro
03.2023
Batalha Centro de Cinema - Março
02.2023
Programa LER CINEMA - Fevereiro - Paredes de Coura
02.2023
Cineclube do Porto - 8mm Fevereiro
02.2023
Batalha Centro de Cinema - February
01.2023
MONSTRA à solta - Arras
12.2022
AnimaPIX
11.2022
XXIV Madrid Short Film Festival
11.2022
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival
11.2022
Programa Uma Ponte Com a Lusofonia
11.2022
Portuguese Cinema Days in Berlin
10.2022
Extensão de Premiados MONSTRA - CAEP, Portalegre
10.2022
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
10.2022
Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos
Honourable Mention, Audience Award
10.2022
Anim'est International Animation Festival
Special Mention for a short film
10.2022
MANIFESTUM: Arte de Dizer - Programa Casa da Animação
09.2022
CineAvante'22
09.2022
Extensão de Premiados MONSTRA - Nikozi
08.2022
Animafest Zagreb - Award program in Zadar
08.2022
As Noites de Boris - Casa da Animação
08.2022
Extensão de Premiados MONSTRA - m|i|mo, Leiria
08.2022
SantaCurtas - Screenings Funchal
07.2022
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
06.2022
Animafest - World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb
Best Short Film in competition, Audience Award
05.2022
Curtas Vila do Conde - 1º Turma Curtas
05.2022
MONSTRA à Solta - Noite dos Museus, Casa das Imagens, Setúbal
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