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Regina Pessoa

Regina Pessoa

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-12-16

Place of Birth

Coimbra, Portugal

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This Christmas I Wish For...

This Christmas I Wish For...

19980.0 / 10

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

20196.7 / 10

The Night

The Night

19996.3 / 10

Kali, the Little Vampire

Kali, the Little Vampire

20126.3 / 10

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

20196.7 / 10

Tragic Story with Happy Ending

Tragic Story with Happy Ending

20056.8 / 10

Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas

Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas

20178.3 / 10

Chantelouve

Chantelouve

20240.0 / 10

Vicious Cycle

Vicious Cycle

19967.0 / 10

Christmas Stars

Christmas Stars

19987.0 / 10

Odyssey in Images

Odyssey in Images

20017.0 / 10

Altötting

Altötting

20211.0 / 10

The Outlaws

The Outlaws

19946.7 / 10

Some Thing

Some Thing

20157.0 / 10

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