How and when did the name Camara de Lobos come about, and on which island is it located? In a short animated film, Portuguese sailors rediscover the archipelago around Madeira known as the place of fishermen and sailors.

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• Name of the movie: The Name of Our Land
• Movie block: 9. Roots, Myths and Traditions
• Competition category: animated (3A)
• Year of origin: 2021
• Country of origin: Portugal
• Duration : 2.34 min
• Authors / staff:

  Luana Ferraz, Francisco Nascimento, Santiago Abreu, João Matias Sousa, M. Leonor Gomes, Petra Santos, Luana Lucas, Isa Fernandes

• Reason for making the movie:

  The reason for making this film was the intention for a group of alternative education students to process the topic of the creation of their country in a more playful way. With this intention in mind, we (in cooperation with the EDUCAmedia program, with 3 teachers and a group of students) proceeded to create a scenario and materials and then to take pictures.

• Other information:

  The film was created by a team of children between the ages of 6 and 8, who were both animating and writing the screenplay of the film.
  
  This project also had 3 teachers collaborating: Rui Duque, Natália Mendonça and Cristina Perestrelo. Their roles consisted of orientating the script, explaining the technique of the animation to the children and the final editing.

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