Euro Connection 2018
Applications for Euro Connection 2018, the co-production forum for short films that takes place every year during the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival are open until October 20. In Portugal, the associated festivals are Curtas Vila do Conde and IndieLisboa.
3 New Portuguese Short Films in the Theaters
The short films "Small Town" by Diogo Costa Amarante, "Bad Bunny" by Carlos Conceição and "Farpões Baldios" by Marta Mateus, awarded and screened in several film festivals, will premiere on September 14 in the portuguese theaters with distribution by Midas Filmes.
"Small Town", by Diogo Costa Amarante, a co-production by Curtas Metragens CRL, won this year's Golden Bear for best short film at the Berlin Film Festival. This programme also includes two films that premiered this year in Cannes: "Bad Bunny", a fiction by Carlos Conceição on the relationship between two brothers, and "Farpões Baldios", the first film of Marta Mateus, which reflects on rurality and work.
The three films were presented at Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, where Marta Mateus received the Grand Prize of the International Competition.
25th Curtas Vila do Conde Screening Tour
The 25th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival ended last July 16th with the award ceremony. As usual, the screening tour of the festival will screen, in different parts of Portugal, some of the short films awarded at the festival.
These sessions, which started on July 17th and will continue until October, will present a selection of national and international films for adults and children in different cities: Braga, Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, Vila Real, Leiria, Caldas da Rainha, Setúbal, Castro Verde, Matosinhos and Vila Nova de Gaia.
Highlights of the day : July 16th
25th Curtas Vila do Conde ends today, with the announcement of the winning films. The awards ceremony takes place at 5pm, where we will also feature two shortcuts:
After knowing the awarded films, they will be, once again, exhibited, with sessions at 5pm, for the Curtinhas Competition, and at 6.30pm, 9.15pm and 10.30pm for the International, National and Experimental Competition.
Before that, at 3pm, we repeat Saturday's National Competition session and, at 4pm, we hold the last Meeting Wiht Directors.
The day ends at Cacau Café-Bar, with the Staff Night.
The tickets are being sold at Teatro Municipal, Auditório Municipala and at the Online Ticket Office.
Highlights of the day : July 15th
This Saturday, Curtas Vila do Conde promotes the debate "Portuguese Cinema: doubts, certainties and expectations", a conversation about the current political context of the national cinema and the consequences of the change made on the Cinema Law, at 6pm at the Auditório Municipal.
The In Focus retrospective on F. J. Ossang continues today with a double session. At 3pm we will show every short-cut by the director, followed by a debate with F. J. Ossang himself and the investigator Nicole Brenez. At 11.30pm, and closing this year's In Focus section, we exhibit the film "Dr. Chance", starring the portuguese actor Pedro Hestnes. In this story, Angstel switches forged portraits, under the orientation of his mother, Milady. His connections include other obscure subjects, causing he rage of a rival gang. Angstel falls in love with Ancetta, a prostitute, e runs away with her to the north of Chile.
The National Competition, continues today. At 9.15pm we will show three more movies of this year's selection: "Cedrim", by Diogo Vale, "Longe da Amazónia", by Francisco Carvalho and "Farpões Baldios", by Marta Mateus. At 8pm we repeat yesterday's session. Still within the competitions, highlight to the two International Competition sessions, at 5pm and at 10.30pm, and to the Experimental Competition, 6.30pm.
The Carte Blanche continues today, featuring the choices by João Faria, Paulo Furtado and Sabrina D. Marques: "Coffee and Cigarettes", by Jim Jarmusch; "Kaleidoscope", by Len Lye; "Visa de Censure No.X", by Pierre Clémenti.
The Meetings with Directors continue today, with sessions that promote the dialogue with directors from the International and Experimental Competition, at 2pm, and from the National Competition at 4pm.
Today's Stereo section presents a concert by the portuguese band Mão Morta. This year, their mythical album "Mutantes S21" turns 25, and so, 9 years later, they return to Curtas Vila do Conde, to celebrate the work that put them in the spolight of portuguese music.
The day ends at Café do Parque, with a DJ Set by The Legendary Tigerman.
The tickets for the festival are being sold at Teatro Municipal, at Auditório Municipal and at the Online Ticket Office.
Highlights of the day : July 14th
The In Focus retrospective continues today, with another movie by te French filmmaker F. J. Ossang. "Le Tresor Des Iles Chiennes" tells the story of a world after the atomic era. An engineer disappears, together with his consortium (Kyro'Corp) and his discovery: a new energy source, fueled by the fusion of two primary substances. Ulysses, Kyro'Corp's heir, organizes an expedition to the only place where these substances exist.
The National Competition, one of the most awaited moments of the festival, continues today. At 9.15pm we will show three more movies of this year's selection: "Das Gavetas Nascem Sons", by Vítor Hugo, "Oú En Êtes-Vous, João Pedro Rodrigues", by João Pedro Rodrigues and "Coelho Mau", by Carlos Conceição. At 8pm we repeat yesterday's session. Still within the competitions, highlight to the two International Competition sessions, at 5pm and at 10.30pm, and to the Experimental Competition, 6.30pm.
The Carte Blanche continues today, featuring the choices by Pedro Marta Santos and Cláudia Marques Santos: "La Jetée", by Chris Marker and "Toby Dammit", by Frederico Fellini.
The Meetings with Directors continue today, with sessions that promote the dialogue with directors from the International and Experimental Competition, at 2pm, and from the National Competition at 4pm.
The Cinema Expandido sessions continue today, with a talk between Filipa César and Louis Henderson about capitalism and colonialism and how is to possible to deconstruct institutionalized speeches.
Today's European Panorama will feature films from the United Kingdom, at 6pm at Auditório Municipal. Before that, at 2pm at the same place, the free cinema sessions will keep on going, with a selection of fun movies to all the family.
Today's Stereo section presents a concert by the portuguese band Capitão Fausto, a usual presence at the festival. The portuguese band preforms at the 25th Curtas Vila do Conde to play, live, their most recent album, "Capitão Fausto Têm Os Dias Contados". In this show, the rock band introduces itself in a different format, playing songs like "Corazón", "Amanhã Tou Melhor" and "Morro na Praia", while revisiting moments of the making of these songs, through the documentary "Pontas Soltas" (Loose Ends). To see at midnight, at Sala 1 in Teatro Municipal.
The day ends at Barcearia, with Sérgio Gomes and BREAKS lda..
The tickets for the festival are being sold at Teatro Municipal, at Auditório Municipal and at the Online Ticket Office.
