Vasco Granja and studio that created ‘Ovelha Choné’ highlighted in MONSTRA’s programming

In this edition that marks 25 years of MONSTRA, the festival will mark 50 years of the British animation studio Aardman. “The program aims to celebrate the humour, technical innovation and lasting influence of this English studio, and includes several emblematic works, such as Wallace & Gromit e Shaun the Sheep (Choné sheep), as well as some episodes of Morphthe first series produced in 1976 by Aardman, a creation by Peter Lord”, highlights MONSTRA, which this Wednesday presented some highlights from this year’s programming.

Within the scope of Industry Programthere will be masterclasses on Michèle Lemieux (Stormy Night, Here and the Great Elsewhere, The Painting)Vladimir Leschiov (Granddad’s Honey, Insomnia, Lost in Snow, Waiting for the New Year, Comeback e Wings and Oars) e Pierre Yves Flag, and of Quay Brothers (Street of Crocodiles, In Absentia e Maska), whose works the festival will provide a retrospective.

Within the scope of MONSTER PROhighlights the organization, there will be two moments to strengthen professional networks in the area of ​​animation. “O Meeting of Ibero-American and Baltic Animation Producers will bring together producers for presentation sessions, networking and development of strategic partnerships from Latvia, this year’s guest country at the festival, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Spain and Latin America; and the MONSTER Summit – Ibero-American and Baltic Animation Producerswhich takes place at the Instituto Cervantes in Lisbon and which aims to be a moment of reflection at the Producers’ Meeting”.

In terms of exhibitions, Vasco Granja will not be the only one taking place as part of the entertainment festival. 60 Years of Latvian Puppet Animation – Studio Animācijas Brigāde opens on February 13th at the Marionette Museum in Lisbon“and follows the great retrospective that the Festival will dedicate to Latvian cinematography”, explains MONSTRA.

Supported by MONSTRA and this Saturday the installation can be seen at the National Music Museum Invisible Places | MUSEUMwritten by Portuguese composer Carlos Caires and Italian artist Andrea Tamburrino (TAMBOO). “The visitor is invited to listen to the sounds of the forest, look for birds and other animals, move the sound through the movement of the arms, play musical instruments hidden in the space or, by joining hands, transport themselves to a new environment, an office, where a soundscape composed of machines and electrical devices appears.”