Dog Alone
Marta returns to her family home and finds her quiet, newly-widowed grandfather as well as a lonely dog howling in the distance.
- Original Language Title: Cao Sozinho
- Director: Marta Reis Andrade
- Principal Cast: Olivier Catherin
- Country: Portugal, France
- Year: 2025
- Running Time: 13 min.
- Producer: David Doutel, Vasco Sa, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago, Olivier Catherin
- Screenplay: Marta Reis Andrade
- Editors: Ines Munhoz, Alberto Remelhe
- Music: Grilo
- Website: Official Film Website
- Awards: Animafest Zagreb 2025 (Sarina Nihei Special Jury Award), Anibar Animation Festival 2025 (International Competition Winner), Supertoon International Animation Festival 2025 (Special Mention), Flipbook Film Festival 2025 (Best Animated Short Film), Turku Animated Film Festival 2025 (Best Professional Film), Animasyros International Animation Festival 2025 (Special Mention), CineEco 2025 (Best Short & Medium in Portuguese Language), Taichung International Animation Festival 2025 (Jury Special Award), Casa da Animacao National Animation Award 2025 (Best Short Film), Valladolid International Film Festival 2025 (Silver Spikes), KuanDu International Animation Festival 2025 (Honorable Mention), Cinanima 2025 (Grand Prix), Caminhos do Cinema Portugues 2025 (Best Animation, Best Soundtrack), FICA Aguilar del Campo 2025 (Best Sound), LIAF London, International Animation Festival 2025 (Best Original Score), Petronila Burgos Film Festival 2026 (Mejor Cortometraje Juvenil), Tricky Women International Animation Festival 2026 (Special Mention), IMAXINARIA Afundacion International Animation Film Festival 2026 (Jury Award)
- Language: Portuguese, English
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- US Distributor: AGENCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency
- International Sales: AGENCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency
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