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Aliases: レジーナ・ペソア , Rejīna pesoa , Реджина Пессоа , Ryedjina Pyessoa , 蕾吉娜·佩索阿 , Lěi jí nà·pèi suǒ ā

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Coimbra, Portugal

Homepage: http://www.ciclopefilmes.com/regina-pessoa

Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Regina Pessoa is a Portuguese animator and director who was born on the 16th of December, 1969. She was born in Coimbra, Portugal, but lived in a village near the city until she was seventeen years old. Without a TV, she spent her time reading, listening to the older ones telling stories and also painting her grandmother's house doors and walls using charcoal, encouraged by her uncle. She graduated in painting from University of Porto in 1998 and during her time as a student she took part in different animation workshops, having participated in Espace Projets (Annecy, 1995) with the short "A Noite", which she would finish in 1999. In 1992 she started working in Filmógrafo - Estúdio de Cinema de Animação do Porto, where she collaborated as animator in various films. Her short "Tragic Story with Happy Ending" is the most awarded Portuguese film ever. Her short animated film, "Kali, the Little Vampire" was awarded the Hiroshima prize at the 2012 Hiroshima international animation festival, the "1st Prize Animated Short Film – CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2013", "The Golden Gate Award for Best Animation Short - 56th SAN FRANCISCO INT. FILM FESTIVAL 2013", "40TH Annie Awards Nomination in the Best Animated Short Subject Category 2013", Nomination for the Cartoon d’Or 2013.

Most Famous Work

Re-Cycling
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8

Re-Cycling

(2014) Writer
The Night
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6

The Night

(1999) Screenplay
Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days
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7
Tragic Story with Happy Ending
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7
Altötting
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1

Altötting

(2021) Art Direction
Some Thing
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7

Some Thing

(2015) Thanks
Kali, the Little Vampire
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6

Kali, the Little Vampire

(2012) Writer
Vicious Cycle
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7

Vicious Cycle

(1996) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 (voice)
1998 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Art Direction
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Visual Effects

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Animation
1999 Animation
1993 Animation
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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