MONSTRA 2024

This year, MONSTRA celebrates 23 years, with a special focus on the animation scene in Ireland – a country known for its creativity, resilience, and innovation.

The spotlight falls on Tomm Moore, the creative mind behind the MONSTRA and MONSTRINHA 2024 posters. The director will host a masterclass during the festival and will be part of the jury for the feature film competition.

The festival includes retrospectives dedicated to Aidan Hickey, Don Bluth, and the works of Jimmy T. Murakami, an American of Japanese descent considered the pioneer of Ireland’s animation industry. His acclaimed film, When the Wind Blows, will be screened during the festival.

There will be a showcase of feature films from studio Cartoon Sallon – nearly all of them Oscar-nominated – as part of the grand tribute to the invited country, and also special sessions dedicated to Brown Bag Films, Boulder Media, and other contemporary Irish animation studios.

The programme ties in with a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the April 25 Carnation Revolution through the production of A Revolução. The film is a collaborative effort by students from national and international schools.

As always, the MONSTRA 2024 programme includes competitions, workshops, masterclasses, retrospectives, and the presence of distinguished figures from the global realms of thought, creation, and animation filmmaking.

MONSTRA takes place on march 7-17, in Cinema São Jorge and other venues in Lisbon.

Full programme here.

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