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João Gonzalez

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João Gonzalez
Born (1996-02-11) February 11, 1996 (age 28)
Porto
CitizenshipPortuguese
Occupation(s)Director, animator, illustrator
Known forIce Merchants

João Gonzalez (born February 11, 1996) is a Portuguese film director and animator based in Porto. He is mostly known for writing and directing the multi-award-winning short film Ice Merchants[1], which premiered and was awarded at Cannes Film Festival the same year.[2][3] On January 24, 2023, "Ice Merchants" became the first Portuguese production to ever receive an Academy Award nomination.[4][5][6]

Career

Gonzalez did a Multimedia Arts BA at ESMAD in Porto, where he graduated in 2017, specialising in the field of animation.[7] Recipient of a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, he did a Masters of Arts at the Royal College of Art (UK), from which he graduated in 2020.[8] As of January 2023, he works as a director and animator in Porto, at the COLA animation collective.[9] He is also a composer, working on the original scores of his films.[10]

Filmography

Recognition

His first film and final BA project The Voyager received the International New Talent Award at the BFI Future Film Festival[13] and Best Student Film awards at CINANIMA.[14] His Master's film "Nestor" received the António Gaio Award at Cinanima and Best Student Film Award at the Quirino Awards.[15][16][17] His latest film, Ice Merchants, was shortlisted[18] and nominated[19] for the 95th Academy Awards and received a nomination for Best European Short Film at the 2022 European Film Awards.[20]

Gonzalez is the first Portuguese animation filmmaker to be awarded at Festival de Cannes, where his film Ice Merchants won the Jury Prize for Best Short film, in competition at the Critics Week.[2] The film has received 9 Oscar Qualifying Awards, including the Golden Hugo for Best Animation Short Film at the Chicago International Film Festival[21] and the Best Animation Short Film Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.[22]

References

  1. ^ Vitorino, Manuel (2022-07-17). "Uma história poética e visual de João Gonzalez venceu o Curtas". Sete Margens (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. ^ a b "João Gonzalez | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ Lopes, Ricardo (2022-05-20). ""Ice Merchants" de João Gonzalez vence em Cannes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  4. ^ "2023 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  5. ^ "First ever Portuguese production up for an Oscar". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  6. ^ "João Gonzalez's animated short is a frosty tale of love, loss and fatherly affection". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  7. ^ "João Gonzalez". agencia.curtas.pt. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  8. ^ "João Gonzalez". 2020.rca.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  9. ^ "About". Cola Animation. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. ^ Team, Z. F. (2022-12-06). "(EXCLUSIVE): Ice Merchants by João Gonzalez: Making Of Part 2 - Music and Sound". Zippy Frames. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  11. ^ "ANIMATED FEED: VOYAGER - João Gonzalez". THE ANIMATED DAILY: Featured Animation Of The Day. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  12. ^ "Watch Nestor". BFI Player. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  13. ^ "The 11th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  14. ^ "Cinanima – International Animation Film Festival". Culturgest. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  15. ^ Lusa. "Filme de João Gonzalez vence prémio de melhor "curta" de animação no festival de Melbourne". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  16. ^ Wit, Alex Dudok de (2020-06-29). "'Klaus,' 'Tainá And The Amazon's Guardians' Triumph At 2020 Quirino Awards (Full List Of Winners)". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  17. ^ Team, Z. F. (2020-06-28). "Klaus, Nestor, The Cubicbird in the Quirino Awards 2020 Winners". Zippy Frames. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  18. ^ "95TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". press.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  19. ^ "2023 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  20. ^ "Nominations". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  21. ^ "58th Chicago International Film Festival announces award winners – Reel Chicago News". 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  22. ^ I.Faleye (2022-08-11). "Melbourne International Film Festival Announces Winners of 2022 MIFF Shorts Awards". VIMooZ. Retrieved 2022-11-25.

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