Because Today is Saturday
It is Saturday, a day of rest. A woman wakes up early so that she can give herself a birthday present: some time to write. But whenever an inspirational moment occurs, it is interrupted by domestic situations that claim her attention: the children, laundry, the meals. The mental load of those tasks ends up being unbearable and she reaches a breaking point.
Public screenings, Festivals & Awards
2025 Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal (Official Selection) Audience Award
2025 48th Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece (Official Selection)
2025 Spark Animation Festival, Canada (Official Selection)
2025 Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (Official Selection)
2025 Animagoria, Portugal (Invited Film)
2025 Animatou Festival, Switzerland (Official Selection) Special Jury Mention
2025 Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (Official Selection)
2025 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (Official Selection)
2025 Vistacurta, Portugal (Official Selection) Melhor Filme Português
2025 TAF Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece (Official Selection) Silver Octopus Award
2025 ReAnimania, Armenia (Official Selection) Special Jury Mention
2025 Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal (Official Selection) Prémio do Público, Special Jury Mention
2025 Cinanima, Portugal (Official Selection – National & International) Prémio do Público, Melhor Guião
2025 Alcine, Spain (Official Selection) Premio del Público, Special Jury Mention
2025 PÖFF Shorts, Estonia (Official Selection) Best Animation Short
2025 Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens XOCIVIGA, Spain (Official Selection)
2025 Carrefour du cinéma d’animation, France (Official Selection)
2025 London International Animation Festival, UK (Official Selection)
2025 Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Belgium (Panorama)
2025 Afrodite Shorts, Italy (Official Selection) New Vision Award
2025 Whistler Film Festival, Canada (Official Selection)
2025 AnimaPIX, Portugal (Official Selection) Prémio AnimaPIX 2025
2025 La Mirada Tabú, Spain (Official Selection) Taboo Gender Award
2025 Les Nuits Magiques, France (Official Selection) High School Students’ Award
2025 Sequence Short Film Festival, France (Official Selection) Audience Award
2025 O Dia Mais Curto, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Cinemamed, Belgium (Official Selection)
2026 Animalusa, Spain (Official Selection)
2026 Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, France (Official Selection)
2026 Anima, Belgium (Official Selection)
2026 Athena Film Festival, USA (Official Selection)
2026 Monstra – Lisbon International Animation Film Festival, Portugal (Official Selection)
2026 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan (Official Selection)
2026 Roanne – Ciné Court Animé, France (Official Selection)
2026 XXI Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil (Official Selection)
Format: 4k Flat, DCP/Prores
Color/BW: Color
Sound: Stereo
Duration: 12’24″
Technique: 2D
Genre: Drama
Language: No Dialogues
Country of Origin: Portugal / France / Spain
Year: 2025
Written and directed by
ALICE GUIMARÃES
Production
ANIMAIS AVPL
LA CLAIRIÈRE OUEST
STUDIO KIMCHI
Producers
VANESSA VENTURA
NUNO AMORIM
ALICE GUIMARÃES
JORGE RIBEIRO
CLAIRE BEFFA
SIDONIE GARNIER
CARLOTA POU
BRUNO SIMÕES
Executive Producer
CARLOTA POU
Production Coordinator
INÊS PERES MESQUITA
Storyboard & Art Direction
ALICE GUIMARÃES
Animation Director
ALICE EÇA GUIMARÃES
Animation
GAËL ANTONELLI
DANIELA DUARTE
CARMEN GÓMEZ
ALICE EÇA GUIMARÃES
AMBRE GAULTIER
BEA MORENO POVEDA
JORGE RIBEIRO
RONNI SHALEV
RAQUEL CRUZ HEVIA
NUNO MACHADO
AURORE WEICKERT
URIEL VALLE SÁNCHEZ
Compositing
ALICE GUIMARÃES
Color Grading
EMILIO SACCO
Painting Supervisor
MILTON PACHECO
Painting
MARTIM MOREIRA
MILTON PACHECO
ANA MARGARIDA LEMOS
LEONARDO GERÓNIMO
JOANA AMORIM
DANIELA COSTA
FÁBIO LEITE
ISABEL CARTAXO
MIGUEL FARIA
NUNO MACHADO
CATARINA NICOLE
LARA SOUSA
MARC ANGUERA
ALICE EÇA GUIMARÃES
LUANA FERNANDES
Sound Design & Music
GISELA FULLÀ SILVESTRE
Sound Mixing
VASCO CARVALHO
© 2025 Animais AVPL / La Clairière Ouest / Studio Kimchi