Regina Pessoa

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Regina Pessoa is a Portuguese animator and director who was born on the 16th of December, 1969. She was born in Coimbra, Portugal, but lived in a village near the city until she was seventeen years old. Without a TV, she spent her time reading, listening to the older ones telling stories and also painting her grandmother's house doors and walls using charcoal, encouraged by her uncle. She graduated in painting from University of Porto in 1998 and during her time as a student she took part in different animation workshops, having participated in Espace Projets (Annecy, 1995) with the short "A Noite", which she would finish in 1999. In 1992 she started working in Filmógrafo - Estúdio de Cinema de Animação do Porto, where she collaborated as animator in various films. Her short "Tragic Story with Happy Ending" is the most awarded Portuguese film ever. Her short animated film, "Kali, the Little Vampire" was awarded the Hiroshima prize at the 2012 Hiroshima international animation festival, the "1st Prize Animated Short Film – CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2013", "The Golden Gate Award for Best Animation Short - 56th SAN FRANCISCO INT. FILM FESTIVAL 2013", "40TH Annie Awards Nomination in the Best Animated Short Subject Category 2013", Nomination for the Cartoon d’Or 2013.

Most Popular Regina Pessoa Trailers

Total trailers found: 13

Kali, the Little Vampire Trailer (2012)

01 November 2012

This is the story about a boy not like the others that dreams about finding his place in the world.

Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas Trailer (2017)

25 May 2017

All the lives of Cora Coralina in a poetic narrative in the voices, feelings and interpretations of six generations of great Brazilian actresses.

Altötting Trailer (2021)

24 June 2021

"You know, when I was a boy, I fell in love with the Virgin Mary. It happened in a little Bavarian town called Altötting.

Odyssey in Images Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

The opening credits of the festival "Odyssey mas imagens" in Porto in 2001. (25 Sec. )

The Outlaws Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

In the 40's, after the Spanish Civil War, many republicans defeated by the nationalist forces of Franco found refuge on the bordering mountains in the north of Portugal.

Vicious Cycle Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Glaxo Wellcome Anti-Tobacco Commissioned Film. (23 Sec. )

Chantelouve Trailer (2024)

09 June 2024

An animated logo from the Chantelouve production company symbolising the power of transformation and freedom, inspired by the Greco-Roman mythical she-wolf.

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days Trailer (2019)

04 June 2019

From Regina's personal and visual memories, a tribute to her uncle Thomas, who was an artistic inspiration and played a key role in her becoming a filmmaker.

Tragic Story with Happy Ending Trailer (2005)

13 November 2005

A girl whose heart beats faster than normal and so loudly that it bothers the neighbors seeks both acceptance and escape.

The Night Trailer (1999)

08 November 1999

It's the story of a child and her mother, two lives that don't communicate with each other. Is that loneliness that sometimes reaches the size of the night.

Christmas Stars Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

A Christmas Song!

Some Thing Trailer (2015)

24 April 2015

Oil, gold and fire are the treasures inside the proud giant mountains. For the little mountain it's impossible to keep up with that.

This Christmas I Wish For... Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

X’mas wish-list that two brothers are writing is leading to them not wanting to share their desired toys once they get them for Christmas, so Santa Claus gives them one new toy, for both, for them two to share and play together with, so as to teach them a lesson in fellowship.