Feature Film Competition 18+

TITO AND THE BIRDS
Brazil, 2018, 73’

Director: Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto, Gustavo Steinberg / Screenwriter: Eduardo Benaim, Gustavo Steinberg / Producer: Gustavo Steinberg, Daniel Greco, Felipe Sabino, Brenda Woodling / Music: Gustavo Kurlat, Ruben Feffler / Animation: Gabriel Bitar, Paulo Torinno, Vini Wolf / Cast: Denise Fraga, Otàvio Augusto, Mateus Nachtergaele, Mateus Solano, Pedro Henrique

Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. Tito’s search for the antidote becomes a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.

I registi: Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto Dias, Gustavo Steinberg

Gabriel Bitar works as an animator for several brazilian TV series and movies, such as Tropicàlia. His projects are characterized by the use of different techniques, like painting, etching and photography. He directed come experimental short films and an animated short film called “The City and Desire N.5”.
André Catoto Dias (1979) was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is a journalist and animator. He directed the animated short films “Segredo” and “Say I Am Only Seventeen”. He founded the animation studio DnA.tv.br, where he works from 2011.
Gustavo Steinberg (1973) was born in Brazil. He studies in Sao Paulo and in London. He starts working in the cinema world as a producer and screenwriter. His first movie as a director, “End of the Line” (2008), was supported by Hubert Bals Fund from the Rotterdam Festival.