“Sweet Spot” is a performance of expanded live cinema where two animation filmmakers – Jorge Ribeiro and Paulo Patrício – in alter-ego mode and in a playful way, establish a dialogue between different languages, media, and techniques, crossing live electronic music, video projection, animation, live and real-time painting and drawing. It is, at the same time, a work in progress between literally two big heads.
“Sweet Spot” had its premiere at the World Animation Festival, Amarante, 2021, followed by presentations at other festivals such as: Monstra – Lisbon Animation Festival, 2021 (where it was considered as one of the best moments of the festival); Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival (Stereo Section), and Cinanima – International Animation Film Festival, 2022.
The performance is often accompanied by masterclasses in schools and conferences.
Teve estreia na Festa Mundial de Animação, Amarante, 2021, seguindo-se apresentações noutros festivais, tais como: Monstra – Festival de Animação de Lisboa, no Cinema São Jorge, Lisboa, 2021 (onde foi considerada como um dos melhores momentos do festival); Curtas – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Vila do Conde, 2022 (Secção Stereo), e Cinanima – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação de Espinho, 2022.
A performance é muitas vezes acompanhada de masterclasses em escolas e conferências, entre as quais Ink And Motion – Conferência Internacional de Animação e Banda Desenhada, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, 2022, ou no IPCA – Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e Ave, inserido no programa do festival Cinanima, 2022.