Nayola | |
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Directed by | José Miguel Ribeiro |
Screenplay by |
José Eduardo Agualusa Virgílio Almeida Mia Couto |
Based on | A Caixa Preta by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia Couto |
Produced by | Ana Carina Arnoud Rijken Michiel Snijders Linda Sterckx Geert Van Goethem Serge Kestmont Tomás Oom Martins |
Starring | Elisângela Rita Feliciana Délcia Guia Vitória Adelino Dias Soares |
Cinematography | Alex Debicki |
Production companies | Praça Filmes S.O.I.L. Productions JPL Films il Luster Luna Blue Film |
Distributed by | Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais |
Release dates | June 13, 2022 (
Annecy) November 21, 2022 (Bucheon) March 8, 2023 (France) March 31, 2023 (Angola) April 2, 2023 ( CIFF) April 13, 2023 (Portugal) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Countries | Portugal Netherlands Belgium France |
Language | Portuguese |
Budget | €3.2 million [1] |
Nayola is a 2022 adult animated drama film directed by José Miguel Ribeiro in his directorial debut. [2] It is based on the play A Caixa Preta by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia Couto who co-wrote the script with Virgilio Almeida. [3] [4] It tells the story of 3 women from 3 generations who lived through the tragic period of the Angolan civil war. [5] It is a co-production between Portugal, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. [6]
Three generations of Angolan women in a 25-year civil war (1975-2002). Nayola goes to the interior of Angola during the Civil War, in search of her husband who was reported missing in action. Somehow, three people inadvertently connect to this quest. [7]
The actors participating in this film are: [8] [9] [10]
Nayola had its world premiere on June 13, 2022, at the 46th Annecy International Animation Film Festival, [11] then screened on October 2, 2022, at the Hamburg Film Festival, [12] on November 21, 2022, at the Bucheon International Animation Festival, [13] on November 27, 2022, at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival, [14] on February 17, 2023, at the 42nd Brussels International Animated Film Festival, Anima [15] and April 2, 2023, at the 47th Cleveland International Film Festival. [16]
It was released commercially on March 8, 2023, in French theaters [17] to then expanded to the Angolan market on March 31, 2023 [18] and Portuguese market on April 13, 2023. [19]
Wendy Ide from Screen International wrote: "Nayola is bold and thrilling storytelling which combines its forceful message about the legacy of living through war with an almost mythic quality." [20] Rob Alan from Backseat Mafia wrote: "Nayola is a moving animation which tracks three generations of women and the impact the war has on their lives [...] is impeccably made, featuring some inventive and beautiful animation." [21]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Cristal for a Feature Film | Nayola | Nominated | [22] [23] |
Guadalajara International Film Festival | Best International Animated Film | Won | [24] | ||
São Paulo International Film Festival | New Directors Competition - Best Film | Nominated | [25] | ||
Best International Fiction Film - Audience Award | Won | ||||
Silk Road International Film Festival | Best Animated Film | Nominated | [26] | ||
Bucheon International Animation Film Festival | COCOMICS Music Prize | Won | [27] | ||
DHL Diversity Prize | Won | ||||
2023 | Brussels International Animated Film Festival, Anima | Best Feature Film | Won | [28] | |
2023 | Quirino Awards | Best Ibero-American Animated Feature Film | Won | [29] [30] | |
Best Visual Development | Nominated | ||||
Stuttgart Intl. Festival of Animated Film | Best Animated Feature | Won | [31] | ||
2024 | Platino Awards | Best Animated Film | Pending | [32] |