Solar - Cinematic Art Gallery is hosting the 19th edition of ANIMAR, the annual project that starts with a core exhibition and unfolds into various parallel activities that move around the same theme, from film screenings to workshops and even guided tours.

ANIMar 19 escapes the usual tendency to focus on Animated Cinema, in order to put the history of Portuguese Cinema on stage. In partnership with Cinemateca Portuguesa's FILMar film heritage digitisation project, this edition navigates through documentary, ethnofiction and even advertising productions, all of which are closely linked to the sea.

Alongside the exhibition in the Solar Gallery, ANIMar 19 also has a Film Cycle taking place at the Vila do Conde Municipal Theatre. Remaining faithful to its main mission, ANIMar is also cultivating educational dynamics with the educational community in the northern region through different initiatives. In addition to guided tours tailored to different audiences, schools are offered sessions of short films about the sea, designed for different age groups, and short and long workshops that promote the teaching and practice of filmmaking by the artists themselves.

With the 50th anniversary of the April 25 Revolution in mind, ANIMar is also promoting two new initiatives to celebrate one of the most important dates in Portugal. This is how the Conversas de Abril (April Conversations) were born, which will take place in the Loja das Curtas (Short Film Shop) adjacent to the Gallery. Open to the public, these gatherings will create a space for sharing stories and anecdotes about the Carnation Revolution. There will also be a series of April Shorts sessions, bringing images and narratives reminiscent of the dictatorship, resistance and freedom to schools.