CINANIMA (Espinho International Animation Film Festival) takes place annually, since 41 years now, in the second week of November. CINANIMA has a long and valuable history in the context of world animated cinema, being the pioneer festival in Portugal. It is the oldest in the country and the third oldest in the world. It has a varied, attractive and unmissable program, with an international competition for works of excellence, whose Grand Prize winner goes on to the short list of the Oscars© and another national festival. People may also see thematic retrospectives of invited countries and schools, master classes, workshops and exhibitions!
