The art of animation may be endangered in our country due to lack of financial support.
The animated film began timidly in the early days of silent film and was gaining a greater projection over time. Today, they occupy a prominent place in the juvenile entertainment, although there are projects that go beyond to a more adult audience. In our country there are two producers companies of animated film that has gained international projection. One such example comes from the sardine can, with the short film "suspected" by José Miguel Ribeiro, who in 2000 won the Cartoon D'Or and the famous "ducks" form the producer animanostra that enchanted generations of Portuguese children. After 11 years, the national production lives moments of great uncertainty, the result of an ineffective policy in cultural terms. The deadlock is due to an institutional inertia that prevents the financing of animation projects already approved by the investment fund for audiovisual film. Despite the difficulties inherent in any artistic activity in our country, the Portuguese animated film has been growing and gain recognition. A job that much is due to the support of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual, the festivals of its kind to promote the work of these professionals and the young filmmakers who want to break thru into the audiovisual market. The future, however, seems uncertain. The focus on the domestic market is clearly defined and foreign markets are highly competitive sector, due to the near-monopoly of the American animated films.
http://www.sardinhaemlata.com/
http://animanostra-outros.blogspot.com/
http://www.monstrafestival.com/
