Raquel Sancinetti

Raquel Sancinetti is a Brazilian-Canadian animator. She is most noted for her 2023 film Madeleine, which won the Prix Iris for Best Animated Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023[1] and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[2]

She worked in visual effects on Brazilian films before moving to Canada to study animation at Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.[3]

Madeleine was also named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Delanie Khan-Dobson, "School of Cinema alumni and students shine at REGARD short-film festival". Concordia University, June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.