Film "Virgem Fandango" with double distinction at the National Animation Award

The animated film "Virgem Fandango" by Marcy Page won two awards at the National Animation Prize in Porto, including the Audience Award. This film, a Portuguese-Canadian co-production, features 12,000 hand-painted Portuguese tiles animated in stop motion and addresses women's historical struggles for equality. Other winners included "Terminal" by Alexandre Siqueira for Best Professional Film and "Greenhouse" by Ana Miranda for Best School Film. The National Animation Prize, organized by Casa da Animação, aims to recognize achievements in animation and has been active since 2001.