Abi Feijo

Graduated in Graphic Arts and Design at Oporto's Fine Arts School in 1980.

Animation Director and Producer of Filmografo; Teacher at Universidade Catolica of Porto; Organization and technical and pedagogical orientation, of several Animation Workshops; President of ASIFA International; President of CASA DA ANIMACAO - Associacao Cultural; Member of CARTOON PORTUGAL.

Below are some of Filmografo's most prolific works, Os Salteadores and Fado Lusitano by Abi Feijo and Estoria do gato e da Lua by Pedro Serrazina. Or view some of his studio's other work on the Filmografo page.

Clandestino (2000). In the morning of December 24th, an old and rusty cargo enters tha harbor. On board it carries a stowaway, who tried, during the night, to reach firm land.
Along the rope, the journey towards freedom is long and painful. Catastrophic images fill his head. Desperate and at the limits of his strengths he is saved by an officer, who touched by his situation, let him go free. Confused he runs blind thinking the policeman will shoot him in the back... He listens to his cry from a distance: "Merry Christmas!"

Fado Lusitano (1995), was done by cut-out paper on 35mm and envisions Feijo's homeland embodied with the life of a human spirit. "Portugal feels himself as a small country in the tip of Europe. He has a roving heart, an adventurer's spirit, a grieved soul and an obedient body."

Estoria do Gato e da Lua (1995), a traditional animation piece, appears more poetic and subtle in it's nature, although equally entertaining and expressive. "A tale made of silence and complexity. Light and shadows, the charm of the night, the moon as a passion. This is a tale about someone who tried to make the dream come true, the tale about the cat and the moon."

Os Salteadores (1993), a short animation film of graphite drawing on paper that Feijo considers his most important work. "After the Spanish Civil War, many republicans defeated by the nationalist forces of Franco found refuge on the bordering mountains north of Portugal. Some saw them as brigands, others gave them shelter and helped them on the sly from the police forces of Salazar. They were..the Outlaws."

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Clandestino (2000). In the morning of December 24th, an old and rusty cargo enters tha harbor. On board it carries a stowaway, who tried, during the night, to reach firm land. Along the rope, the journey towards freedom is long and painful. Catastrophic images fill his head. Desperate and at the limits of his strengths he is saved by an officer, who touched by his situation, let him go free. Confused he runs blind thinking the policeman will shoot him in the back... He listens to his cry from a distance: "Merry Christmas!"
Fado Lusitano (1995), was done by cut-out paper on 35mm and envisions Feijo's homeland embodied with the life of a human spirit. "Portugal feels himself as a small country in the tip of Europe. He has a roving heart, an adventurer's spirit, a grieved soul and an obedient body."
Estoria do Gato e da Lua (1995), a traditional animation piece, appears more poetic and subtle in it's nature, although equally entertaining and expressive. "A tale made of silence and complexity. Light and shadows, the charm of the night, the moon as a passion. This is a tale about someone who tried to make the dream come true, the tale about the cat and the moon."
Os Salteadores (1993), a short animation film of graphite drawing on paper that Feijo considers his most important work. "After the Spanish Civil War, many republicans defeated by the nationalist forces of Franco found refuge on the bordering mountains north of Portugal. Some saw them as brigands, others gave them shelter and helped them on the sly from the police forces of Salazar. They were..the Outlaws."