Lexi witnesses a case of police brutality. Tired of always looking the other way, she decides to intervene. That gesture, seemingly insignificant, will trigger a series of events that will change her life forever.

Because Today is Saturday

12' Short Film, 2026, Portugal, Spain & France

It is Saturday, a day of rest. A woman wakes up early so that she can give herself a birthday present: some time to write. But whenever an inspirational moment occurs, it is interrupted by domestic situations that claim her attention: the children, laundry, the meals. The mental load of those tasks ends up being unbearable and she reaches a breaking point.

Public screenings, Festivals & Awards

2025 Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal (Official Selection) - Audience Award
2025 48th Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece (Official Selection)
2025 Spark Animation Festival, Canada (Official Selection)
2025 Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (Official Selection)
2025 Animagoria, Portugal (Invited Film)
2025 Animatou Festival, Switzerland (Official Selection) - Special Jury Mention
2025 Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (Official Selection)
2025 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (Official Selection)
2025 Vistacurta, Portugal (Official Selection) - Best Portuguese Movie
2025 TAF Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece (Official Selection) - Silver Octopus Award
2025 ReAnimania, Armenia (Official Selection) - Special Jury Mention
2025 Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal (Official Selection) - Audience Award, Special Jury Mention
2025 Cinanima, Portugal (Official Selection – National & International) - Audience Award, Best Screenwriting
2025 Alcine, Spain (Official Selection) - Audience Award, Special Jury Mention
2025 PÖFF Shorts, Estonia (Official Selection) - Best Animation Short
2025 Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens XOCIVIGA, Spain (Official Selection)
2025 Carrefour du cinéma d’animation, France (Official Selection)
2025 London International Animation Festival, UK (Official Selection)
2025 Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Belgium (Panorama)
2025 Afrodite Shorts, Italy (Official Selection) - New Vision Award
2025 Whistler Film Festival, Canada (Official Selection)
2025 AnimaPIX, Portugal (Official Selection) - Prémio AnimaPIX 2025
2025 La Mirada Tabú, Spain (Official Selection) - Taboo Gender Award
2025 Les Nuits Magiques, France (Official Selection) - High School Students’ Award
2025 Sequence Short Film Festival, France (Official Selection) - Audience Award
2025 O Dia Mais Curto, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Cinemamed, Belgium (Official Selection)
2026 Animalusa, Spain (Official Selection)
2026 Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, France (Official Selection)
2026 Anima, Belgium (Official Selection)
2026 Athena Film Festival, USA (Official Selection)
2026 Monstra – Lisbon International Animation Film Festival, Portugal (Official Selection) - Audience Award
2026 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan (Official Selection) - Grand Prize
2026 Roanne – Ciné Court Animé, France (Official Selection)
2026 XXI Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil (Official Selection) - Premio Auwe

2026 Premios Curtas, Portugal (Official Selection) - Best Animation Short

2026 Premios Quirino (Nominated for Best Short Film, Best Animation Design, Best Visual Development, Best Music and Sound Design)

2026 Regensburg Kurzfilm Festival, Germany (Official Selection)

2026 Certamen Cinematografico Igualgaba, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Porto Femme, Portugal (Official Selection) - Best Film

2026 Imaxinaria Animation Festival, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Tricky Women Tricky Realities, Austria (Official Selection)

2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival, France (Perspectives) - City of Annecy Special Prize

2026 Tribeca Festival, USA (Official Selection)

2026 Leiria Film Fest, Portugal (Official Selection) - Best National Short

2026 Animayo, Spain (Official Selection) - Mejor Cortometraje de Animación con Ñ

2026 Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México, México (Official Selection)

2026 World Festival of Animated Films Varna, Bulgaria (Official Selection)

2026 Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival, Lebanon (Official Selection)

2026 CineAvante, Portugal (Official Selection)

2026 Navarra International Film Festival, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Victory Intl Film Fest, USA (Official Selection)

2026 Generamma, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Shorts México, México (Official Selection) - Mejor Cortometraje de Animación

2026 CinamArt, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (Official Selection)

2026 Orvieto Cinema Fest, Italy (Official Selection)

2026 Calgary International Film Festival, Canada (Official Selection)

2026 Ávilacine, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Filmfest Sundsvall, Sweden (Official Selection)

2026 K-Lidoscopi, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Animatou Festival, Switzerland (Official Selection)

2026 Certamen de Cortometrajes Avilés Acción, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 FAB Festival of Animation Berlin, Germany (Official Selection)

2026 Festival du Primer Court-Métrage, France (Official Selection)

2026 Anima Córdoba, Argentina (Official Selection)

2026 Love & Hope International Film Festival, Spain (Official Selection)

2026 Saint Paul Trois Châteaux Festival, France (Official Selection)

2026 Animation is Film, USA (Official Selection)

...and many more!

Written and directed by
ALICE GUIMARÃES

Production
ANIMAIS AVPL
LA CLAIRIÈRE OUEST
STUDIO KIMCHI

Producers
VANESSA VENTURA
NUNO AMORIM
ALICE GUIMARÃES
JORGE RIBEIRO
CLAIRE BEFFA
SIDONIE GARNIER
CARLOTA POU
BRUNO SIMÕES

Executive Producer
CARLOTA POU

Production Coordinator
INÊS PERES MESQUITA

Storyboard & Art Direction
ALICE GUIMARÃES

Animation Director
ALICE EÇA GUIMARÃES

Animation
GAËL ANTONELLI
DANIELA DUARTE
CARMEN GÓMEZ
ALICE EÇA GUIMARÃES
AMBRE GAULTIER
BEA MORENO POVEDA
JORGE RIBEIRO
RONNI SHALEV
RAQUEL CRUZ HEVIA
NUNO MACHADO
AURORE WEICKERT
URIEL VALLE SÁNCHEZ

Compositing
ALICE GUIMARÃES

Color Grading
EMILIO SACCO

Painting Supervisor
MILTON PACHECO

Painting
MARTIM MOREIRA
MILTON PACHECO
ANA MARGARIDA LEMOS
LEONARDO GERÓNIMO
JOANA AMORIM
DANIELA COSTA
FÁBIO LEITE
ISABEL CARTAXO
MIGUEL FARIA
NUNO MACHADO
CATARINA NICOLE
LARA SOUSA
MARC ANGUERA
ALICE EÇA GUIMARÃES
LUANA FERNANDES

Sound Design & Music
GISELA FULLÀ SILVESTRE

Sound Mixing
VASCO CARVALHO