Collaborations
Grey Area (2020)
Thomaz de Mello Breyner Diaries (in production)
Now and then (2020)
Poise (2020)
The boy and the owl (2018)
Telhados de Vidro No. 23 (2018)
Breathe (2018)
Grey Area (2020)
Thomaz de Mello Breyner Diaries (in production)
Now and then (2020)
Poise (2020)
The boy and the owl (2018)
Telhados de Vidro No. 23 (2018)
Breathe (2018)
About
Daniela Fortuna was born in Sesimbra, south of Lisbon, in 1993. In 2015 concluded the studies in Traditional Animation at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon.
Her work has been exhibited in several festivals, screenings and exhibitions such as Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival (Cinema São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019), Videoformes International Festival (Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2019), FUSO Anual de Video Arte Internacional (MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018), Fest Anča International Animation Festival, (Stanica Cultural Centre, Žilina, Slovakia, 2018), Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro (Municipal Library, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 2018), I stood up and... never sat down again (Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016).
For projects, collaborations and other inquires
danielacfortuna@gmail.com.
Instagram: @danielafortuna_
Education
2012 - 2015
BA in Multimedia Art (Traditional Animation)
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon
Workshops, Masterclasses and Conferences
2019
Drawing negative spaces workshop with João Catarino, Lisbon.
2018
Stories behind the films masterclass with Paul Driessen, Monstra Festival, Lisbon.
Music and animation masterclass with Koji Yamamura, Catherine Verhelst e Hervé Tougeron, Monstra Festival, Lisbon.
2016
Italian independent animation conference with Paola Bristot, Lisbon.
Animation film and series collaborations
Pelas sombras medeia a luz/ The light through the shadows (in production) animation short film by Mário Gajo de Carvalho produded by Filmes do Gajo.
Diários de Thomaz de Mello Breyner/ Thomaz de Mello Breyner Diaries (in production) documentary series by Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho, directed by Manuel Mozos and produced by LX Filmes.
Supensão/ Poise (2020) animation short film by Luís Soares produced by Filmes do Gajo.
O rapaz e a coruja/ The boy and the owl (2018) animation short film by Mário Gajo de Carvalho produded by Filmes do Gajo.
Awards
Honorable mention from the jury at Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira, 2018.
Screenings, Film festivals selections and Exhibitions
2020
Grey Area, Fábrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon.
2019
Sobre o fruto da máquina, Espaço Egeu, Lisbon.
FIVA Festival Internacional de Video arte Cultivamos Cultura, Beja. Curator: Inês T. Alves.
Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival, Lisbon.
Shortcutz Lisbon.
Videoformes International Festival, Clermont-Ferrand.
2018
Avanca Film Festival, Aveiro.
Ymotion Festival de Cinema Jovem de Famalicão, Braga.
Cutout Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Querétaro.
Festival It’s Happening, Lisbon.
Strasburg Film Festival, Virginia.
Chorta Festival de curtas do Faial, Azores.
Locomoción Festival de Animación, Mexico City.
Alexandre Trauner Art/ Film Festival, Szolnok.
Cinema no Estendal, Lisbon.
FUSO Anual de Video arte Internacional de Lisboa. Curator: Jean-François Chougnet.
Olhares do Mediterrâneo, Lisbon.
FEST Nem Directors New Films Festival, Espinho.
Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Žilina.
Festival Internacional de Animación La Truca, Cali.
Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro, Santa Maria da Feira. Curator: Karen Black.
Moving Image Arts International Short Film Festival, Toronto.
Breathe, Malapata Gallery, Lisbon.
MUSA Sintra Arts Museum, Sintra.
2017
Dia das Belas-Artes 181 Anos: Mostra de filmes, FBAUL, Lisbon.
Condomínio Festival 8th Edition, Lisbon.
2016
Cinema Português em Movimento.
12x12, Atelier da Travessa, Lisbon.
100 anos do Museu Bordalo Pinheiro (1916-2016), Museu Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisbon.
Ensaio para uma exposição II, Galeria Associação 25 de Abril, Lisbon.
GAB-A 10th Edition: Galerias Abertas das Belas-Artes, FBAUL, Lisbon.
I stood up... and never sat down again, Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon. Curators: Pedro Cabral Santo, Vitor Pinto da Fonseca.
2015
GAB-A 9th Edition: Galerias Abertas das Belas-Artes, FBAUL, Lisbon.
Collections
MUSA Sintra Arts Museum
Work published in
Telhados de Vidro No. 23 (Cover) - Averno Editions, November 2018.
O Cão Celeste, No. 7 to No. 13 (Illustrations) - Averno Editions, August 2015 to July 2019.
Press articles
Curtas Metragens de Animação dos alunos da FBAUL na 4ª Edição do Cinema Português em Movimento. ARTECAPITAL, July 2016.
I stoop up and... never sat down again. ARTECAPITAL, November 2015.
Her work has been exhibited in several festivals, screenings and exhibitions such as Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival (Cinema São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019), Videoformes International Festival (Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2019), FUSO Anual de Video Arte Internacional (MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018), Fest Anča International Animation Festival, (Stanica Cultural Centre, Žilina, Slovakia, 2018), Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro (Municipal Library, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 2018), I stood up and... never sat down again (Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016).
For projects, collaborations and other inquires
danielacfortuna@gmail.com.
Instagram: @danielafortuna_
Education
2012 - 2015
BA in Multimedia Art (Traditional Animation)
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon
Workshops, Masterclasses and Conferences
2019
Drawing negative spaces workshop with João Catarino, Lisbon.
2018
Stories behind the films masterclass with Paul Driessen, Monstra Festival, Lisbon.
Music and animation masterclass with Koji Yamamura, Catherine Verhelst e Hervé Tougeron, Monstra Festival, Lisbon.
2016
Italian independent animation conference with Paola Bristot, Lisbon.
Animation film and series collaborations
Pelas sombras medeia a luz/ The light through the shadows (in production) animation short film by Mário Gajo de Carvalho produded by Filmes do Gajo.
Diários de Thomaz de Mello Breyner/ Thomaz de Mello Breyner Diaries (in production) documentary series by Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho, directed by Manuel Mozos and produced by LX Filmes.
Supensão/ Poise (2020) animation short film by Luís Soares produced by Filmes do Gajo.
O rapaz e a coruja/ The boy and the owl (2018) animation short film by Mário Gajo de Carvalho produded by Filmes do Gajo.
Awards
Honorable mention from the jury at Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira, 2018.
Screenings, Film festivals selections and Exhibitions
2020
Grey Area, Fábrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon.
2019
Sobre o fruto da máquina, Espaço Egeu, Lisbon.
FIVA Festival Internacional de Video arte Cultivamos Cultura, Beja. Curator: Inês T. Alves.
Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival, Lisbon.
Shortcutz Lisbon.
Videoformes International Festival, Clermont-Ferrand.
2018
Avanca Film Festival, Aveiro.
Ymotion Festival de Cinema Jovem de Famalicão, Braga.
Cutout Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Querétaro.
Festival It’s Happening, Lisbon.
Strasburg Film Festival, Virginia.
Chorta Festival de curtas do Faial, Azores.
Locomoción Festival de Animación, Mexico City.
Alexandre Trauner Art/ Film Festival, Szolnok.
Cinema no Estendal, Lisbon.
FUSO Anual de Video arte Internacional de Lisboa. Curator: Jean-François Chougnet.
Olhares do Mediterrâneo, Lisbon.
FEST Nem Directors New Films Festival, Espinho.
Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Žilina.
Festival Internacional de Animación La Truca, Cali.
Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro, Santa Maria da Feira. Curator: Karen Black.
Moving Image Arts International Short Film Festival, Toronto.
Breathe, Malapata Gallery, Lisbon.
MUSA Sintra Arts Museum, Sintra.
2017
Dia das Belas-Artes 181 Anos: Mostra de filmes, FBAUL, Lisbon.
Condomínio Festival 8th Edition, Lisbon.
2016
Cinema Português em Movimento.
12x12, Atelier da Travessa, Lisbon.
100 anos do Museu Bordalo Pinheiro (1916-2016), Museu Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisbon.
Ensaio para uma exposição II, Galeria Associação 25 de Abril, Lisbon.
GAB-A 10th Edition: Galerias Abertas das Belas-Artes, FBAUL, Lisbon.
I stood up... and never sat down again, Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon. Curators: Pedro Cabral Santo, Vitor Pinto da Fonseca.
2015
GAB-A 9th Edition: Galerias Abertas das Belas-Artes, FBAUL, Lisbon.
Collections
MUSA Sintra Arts Museum
Work published in
Telhados de Vidro No. 23 (Cover) - Averno Editions, November 2018.
O Cão Celeste, No. 7 to No. 13 (Illustrations) - Averno Editions, August 2015 to July 2019.
Press articles
Curtas Metragens de Animação dos alunos da FBAUL na 4ª Edição do Cinema Português em Movimento. ARTECAPITAL, July 2016.
I stoop up and... never sat down again. ARTECAPITAL, November 2015.