CineMagia

CineMagia – Cinema and Philosophy at the Library is a program for children of all ages that combines fun and learning. With a schedule that intersperses short film screenings with animation workshops and poster creation activities, CineMagia aims to stimulate creativity and help children think about important values.

On September 14, CineMagia presents, in collaboration with animation artist Ana Dias, the interactive book workshop with windows titled “Hello, Neighborhood!”

Behind each window, there’s a story to tell. In this workshop, we will explore the not-so-secret lives of our neighbours — from the café lady to the cat that spends its life at the window, they all have something to show us! Shall we find out?

The workshop will be conducted in Portuguese. The theme of the workshop was chosen as part of the festival UMA REVOLUÇÃO ASSIM — Luta e Ficção: A Questão da Habitação, which runs from September 25 to October 6, to encourage children and families to participate in reflecting on housing and new possible ways of living and inhabiting society.

This program is developed by Marta Fiolić and Maria Irene Aparício, from the Cinema & Politics: Philosophical Approaches working group, and by illustrators and animators Catarina Gil and Ana Dias, as part of the activities of the Laboratory of Cinema & Philosophy (CineLab) and with the support of the Laboratory of Dissemination (OutLab) in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut.

Event supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science under the projects UIDB/00183/2020 and UIDP/00183/2020.