IA: A Revolução no Cinema Digital- João Moreira- 60’ (Port) WORLD PREMIERE
March 1 • 9:00pm • Room 2
This set of short films is entirely shot in Artificial Intelligence, the result of the director’s exploration of the possibilities as avant-garde tool. It features various genres and lengths.
‘Prometheus’ is based on the legend of the myth of fire and the god who created it, giving humans its knowledge. “1500” explores the environments and difficulties of navigation at the time of the Discoveries ‘Elaia’, filmed in the “Animé” style, is set on a planet similar to Earth, emphasizing the deterioration due to the carelessness of the inhabitants. ‘Gone’ portrays the Mayan Civilisation whose disappearance remains a mystery and the film shows how it could have happened. ‘Sheia’ takes place on a planet affected by human atrocities and negligence, as well as the collapse of that civilization when those who are no longer needed, are abandoned. ‘Hat’ is a short film based on the story of a hat left at a train station and its journey until it is placed on a woman’s head.
João Moreira
In this group of short films, the director makes his first 2D animated film. Since 2021 he has been creating exclusively in Artificial Intelligence, enhancing the potential of this instrument in various cinematographic contexts. As a designer, he has been a teacher for over 30 years in the textile sector, working both nationally and internationally in the field of technology, 3D design programming, which he uses professionally and in filmmaking.
