COMPETITION PROGRAM -
ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
It was a night of São João
Это была ночь Святого Иоанна
Year of production: 2022
Production country: Brazil
Director: Bruna Velden
Producer: Bruna Velden
Screenwriter: Bruna Velden
Composer: CH Malves
DOP: Victor Eloi, Bianca Silva
Editor: Bruna Velden
Sound Director: Ester Rosendo
Film category: Animation
Rating: 0+
Length: 11 min.
Dona Dorinha, an elderly widow in quarantine in the interior of the Sertão, recalls her life story from the window of her little house through the city's June festivities over the years.
Selected festival history
2024
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (Best Animation)
2023
  • Curta Taquary (Best Sound and Best Art Direction)
  • Vassouras Film Festival (Best Brazilian Animated Short)
  • SACI - Florianópolis International Children's Film Festival (Best Short)
  • Pangeia Festival (Honorable Mention)
  • 1st Flávio Migliaccio Festival (2023).
2022
  • Fest Aruanda by the Popular Jury, Official Jury and Critics, (Best Short, Best Script, Best Soundtrack)
Bruna Velden
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
Bruna Veldenis an actress, graphic designer, illustrator and animator. A budding animation director and screenwriter, she recently started in the industry with the short film "It was a night of São João"

DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2022 – It was a night of São João