REGINA PESSOA

Exhibition of original drawings for the film Tragic Stories With a Happy Ending by Portuguese artist Regina Pessoa.
Tragic Story with Happy Ending is Regina Pessoa's second short animation film that won numerous prizes at various festivals around the world.

Regina Pessoa was born in Coimbra in 1969. She graduated at the Oporto University of Fine Arts. In 1992 she begins working in Filmógrafo, where she collaborated as an animator. In 1999 animates and directs her first author film The Night (A Noite), engraving in plaster plates and won 9 awards. In 2005 animates and directs her second short animation film Tragic Story with Happy Ending (História trágica com final feliz) whose project received 26 awards including: 3 awards in Annecy, Special Jury Award Cinanima ‘05, the CNC ‘06 Quality Award, the Best Animation Award at Granada’06, the Special Jury Award at Anifest Trebon ‘06, nominee for the Cartoon d’Or 2006 – Europe.