Porque Hoje É Sábado (Because Today Is Saturday)

Original Title

Porque Hoje É Sábado

Director

Alice Eça Guimarães

Producer

Vanessa Ventura, Nuno Amorim, Animais AVPL

Co-Producer

Carlota Pou, Bruno Simões, STUDIO KIMCHI

Claire Beffa, Sidonie Garnier, La Clairière Ouest

Editing

Alice Eça Guimarães

Sound

Gisela Fullà Silvestre

Music

Gisela Fullà Silvestre

Animation

Daniela Duarte, Ambre Gualtier, Ronni Shalev, Aurore Weickert, Carmen Gómez, Bea Moreno Poveda, Raquel Cruz Hevia, Uriel Valle Sánchez, Matilde Machado

Associate Producer

Jorge Ribeiro, OS FILMES DO PINGUIM

Animation Technique

Animation 2D

Original Language

No dialogue

Subtitles

No dialogue

Film Statistics

• 6012 Spectators
• 145 Festival Selections
• 169 Exhibitions
• 37 Awards

Awards and Selections

07.2025

Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal

Audience Award [SPA - Portuguese Society of Authors]

07.2025

Carrefour du cinéma d'animation, France

09.2025

International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece

09.2025

SPARK Animation Festival, Canada

09.2025

Tirana International Film Festival, Albania

10.2025

Animatou - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland

Mention from Dominique Ziegler

10.2025

Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan

10.2025

International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus

10.2025

VISTACURTA - Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal

National Competition Award

10.2025

TAF Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece

Silver Octopus

10.2025

ReAnimania Yerevan International Animation Film Festival, Armenia

Special Mention

10.2025

Casa da Animação - Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal

Audience Award, Honorable Mention Category Professionals

11.2025

Alcine - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares/Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

European Audience Award, Special mention of the Equality Department

11.2025

Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, Portugal

Award for the Best Screenwriting, Audience Award

11.2025

POFF Shorts - International Short Film and Animation Festival, Estonia

Jury prize for Best Film in the PÖFF Shorts International Animation Competition

11.2025

Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal

11.2025

Cinemamed - Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, Belgium

11.2025

LIAF - London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom

12.2025

AnimaPIX, Portugal

AnimaPix Award

12.2025

Afrodite Shorts, Italy

New Vision Award

12.2025

La Mirada Tabú / The Taboo Look, Spain

Taboo Gender Award

12.2025

Whistler Film Festival, Canada

12.2025

Festival Séquence Court-Métrage, France

Audience Award of the International Competition

12.2025

Les Nuits Magiques - International Animated Film Festival, France

High School Students' Award

01.2026

Premiers Plans, Festival d'Angers, France

01.2026

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France

02.2026

International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, ANIMAC, Spain

02.2026

ANIMA, Brussels Internacional Animation Film Festival, Belgium

02.2026

Ibiza Cinefest, Spain

02.2026

ANIMED Mediterranean Animation Film Festival, Spain

Grand Prize Best Animated Film

03.2026

Athena Film Festival Short Film, USA

03.2026

Regensburg Short Film Week, Germany

Audience Award

03.2026

Certamen Cinematográfico Igualgaba, Spain

03.2026

Tricky Women - International Animation Festival, Austria

03.2026

IMAXINARIA - Afundación International Animation Film Festival, Spain

03.2026

Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Portugal

Audience Award - National Competition

03.2026

Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan

Grand Prize - Short Animation

03.2026

International Animation Short Film Festival of Roanne, France

International Audience Award

03.2026

REANIMACIJA European Animated Film and Illustration Festival, Montenegro

Audience Award

03.2026

PANORAMA Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil

Best Short Film

04.2026

Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Netherlands

Special Mention - Senion Juri

04.2026

Prémios Curtas, Portugal

Best Animation Award

04.2026

Athens International Film and Video Festival, USA

04.2026

Prémios Quirino de Animação Iberoamericana, Spain

04.2026

RiverRun International Film Festival, USA

04.2026

Skyline Benidorm Film Festival, Spain

04.2026

Animocje - International Animated Film Festival Bydgoszcz, Poland

Special Mention granted by the Junior Jury

04.2026

Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal

Best Film - Animation

04.2026

Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium

04.2026

San Francisco International Film Festival, USA

04.2026

West Chester International Short Film Festival , USA

05.2026

Leiria Film Fest, Portugal

Best Portuguese Animation Short Film

05.2026

Anifilm - International Festival of Animated Films Trebon, Czech Republic

05.2026

ANIMAYO, Spain

ANIMACIÓN CON Ñ Award

05.2026

Framed Animation Festival, Netherlands

Best International Short competition

05.2026

Entre Curtas, Portugal

Best Short Film In The National Competition

05.2026

ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival, Azerbaijan

Best Short Animated Film - GRAND PRIX

05.2026

FUA! Festival Uruguayo de Animación , Uruguay

05.2026

Tirana Mediterannean Film Festival, Albania

Best Film Award

06.2026

Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de San Roque, Spain

06.2026

Tribeca Film Festival, USA

06.2026

Festival Côté Court - Pantin, France

06.2026

Festival International Détours en Cinécourt, France

06.2026

ABIFF Animation Bucharest International Festival , Romania

Special Jury Mention (Honorary Mention)

06.2026

The Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad, Norway

06.2026

Santiago del Estero Film Fest, Argentina

06.2026

Figari Film Fest, Italy

06.2026

Art Film Fest - International Film Festival, Slovakia

06.2026

Annecy - International Animation Film Festival, France

City of Annecy Award

06.2026

Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA

06.2026

Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble, France

06.2026

La Rochelle Film Festival, France

06.2026

In The Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria

07.2026

Sevil International Women’s Documentary Film Festival, Azerbaijan

Jury Mention Award

07.2026

Animator International Animated Film Festival, Poland

07.2026

Triste Para Sempre , Portugal

07.2026

Elche International Independent Film Festival, Spain

07.2026

Anibar Animation Festival, Kosovo

07.2026

Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Italy

07.2026

Indy Shorts International Film Festival, USA

07.2026

San Giò – Verona Vídeo Festival, Italy

08.2026

Cerdanya Film Festival, Spain

08.2026

Bengaluru International Film Festival, India

08.2026

MAC MARÍN - Atlantic Films & New Media, Spain

08.2026

Hiroshima Animation Season, Japan

08.2026

São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil

08.2026

Shnit Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Georgia

08.2026

Shnit Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Costa Rica

09.2026

Shorts Mexico - International Short Film Festival, Mexico

09.2026

World Festival of Animated Film - Varna, Bulgaria

09.2026

Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival, Lebanon

09.2026

FICBUEU - Festival International de Cortometrajes de Bueu, Spain

09.2026

Navarra International Film Festival, Spain

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Other Screenings

08.2025

Curtas Vila do Conde - Cinema ao Ar Livre

09.2025

Animagoria - Mostra de Filmes de Animação

12.2025

Cineclube Tavira - Dezembro

01.2026

Animalusa Mostra de Cinema de Animação Português

02.2026

ShortCutz Ovar - Fevereiro

02.2026

Batalha Centro de Cinema - Fevereiro

03.2026

Go Short - Dolle Minas Program

04.2026

Festival national du film d'animation de Rennes Métropole

04.2026

Filmfest Dresden - Open air

04.2026

JUNA Festival - Event about Mental Health

04.2026

Sociedade Musical e Recreativa União Setubalense (Programa Casa da Animação)

05.2026

VAIVEM - Semana de Cine Portugués

05.2026

Cineclube de Pombal - Maio

05.2026

Programa Casa da Animação em Stuttgart Trickfilm

05.2026

Cinema no Estendal - Maio

05.2026

Kinocaravan

05.2026

Festival de Cinema em Língua Portuguesa (Camões)

05.2026

Film Festival Zlín - International Festival for Children and Youth

05.2026

MONSTRA à solta - Cineclube de Pombal

06.2026

VAIVEM - Semana de Cine Portugués

06.2026

Cabaret Vert festival - Cinema Screening

06.2026

Cinema no Estendal - Junho

07.2026

Crocosmos - Open-Air screening

07.2026

CFPA Screening Event - International Short Film Festival of Cyprus

07.2026

PANORAMA I Coisa de Cinema - Premiados CCBB Rio de Janeiro

07.2026

VAIVEM - Semana de Cine Portugués

08.2026

SantaCurtas - Screenings Funchal

09.2026

CineAvante'26

10.2026

Festival de Saint Paul trois châteaux

10.2026

MONSTRA à solta - Silves

10.2026

Doki Doki – 4th Spanish-Language Animation Showcase in Tokyo

10.2026

MONSTRA à solta - Centro de Artes do Espetáculo de Portalegre

11.2026

Shortcutz Guimarães - Novembro

12.2026

PANORAMA I Coisa de Cinema - Premiados CCBB Brasília

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