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A boneca de Kafka na Biblioteca de Alcântara - José Dias Coelho
Kafka's doll in the Alcântara Library - José Dias Coelho
Event by: Goethe-Institut Portugal, Bibliotecas de Lisboa
Location: Biblioteca de Alcântara, Rua José Dias Coelho 27 - 29, Lisboa
About event
On December 7th, at 5pm, the Alcântara Library - José Dias Coelho in Lisbon will host a screening of the short animated film "Kafka's Doll", by Bruno Simões, followed by a conversation with the director.< br />
Kafka's doll (2022, 10 min.)
After finding a girl crying in the park because she lost her doll, Kafka decides to write a letter a day to tell her everything about his fictional daughter's travels. doll. Despite being sick and weak, Kafka visits the park every day to read a letter to the girl, and it is in this obsession with helping her deal with the loss of her doll that she ends up finding herself again.
An event within the scope of the Goethe-Institut's Being Kafka project, dedicated to the centenary of Franz Kafka's death, in 2024. Organized with the support of the Association of Saint Bartholomew of the Germans in Lisbon.
Bruno Simões is a Portuguese director trained in Graphic Design and Multimedia at ETIC and ESAD.CR, and specialized in animation with a master's degree at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Bruno began his professional career in Lisbon in the advertising area, in 2006 he moved to London to join the animation team at MPC (Moving Picture Company), where he was part of the creative teams for films such as Prometheus, Skyfall, World War Z or the last four Harry Potter films. In 2011 Bruno moved to New York to join the animation studio Blue Sky Studios, participating in the films Epic, Rio 2, The Peanuts Movie and Ice Age 5. In 2016 Bruno returned to Europe to found the animation studio Studio Kimchi, where He works as a director, having directed and produced dozens of original and commissioned films, selected and awarded at film festivals around the world. In 2022 Bruno received the Sophia Award for best animated short for his film The Doctor's Wife, his next short, Kafka's Doll, played at over 130 festivals around the world, and his film Pip is currently the short film most viewed animation of all time on YouTube.
Kafka's doll (2022, 10 min.)
After finding a girl crying in the park because she lost her doll, Kafka decides to write a letter a day to tell her everything about his fictional daughter's travels. doll. Despite being sick and weak, Kafka visits the park every day to read a letter to the girl, and it is in this obsession with helping her deal with the loss of her doll that she ends up finding herself again.
An event within the scope of the Goethe-Institut's Being Kafka project, dedicated to the centenary of Franz Kafka's death, in 2024. Organized with the support of the Association of Saint Bartholomew of the Germans in Lisbon.
Bruno Simões is a Portuguese director trained in Graphic Design and Multimedia at ETIC and ESAD.CR, and specialized in animation with a master's degree at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Bruno began his professional career in Lisbon in the advertising area, in 2006 he moved to London to join the animation team at MPC (Moving Picture Company), where he was part of the creative teams for films such as Prometheus, Skyfall, World War Z or the last four Harry Potter films. In 2011 Bruno moved to New York to join the animation studio Blue Sky Studios, participating in the films Epic, Rio 2, The Peanuts Movie and Ice Age 5. In 2016 Bruno returned to Europe to found the animation studio Studio Kimchi, where He works as a director, having directed and produced dozens of original and commissioned films, selected and awarded at film festivals around the world. In 2022 Bruno received the Sophia Award for best animated short for his film The Doctor's Wife, his next short, Kafka's Doll, played at over 130 festivals around the world, and his film Pip is currently the short film most viewed animation of all time on YouTube.