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As Melusinas à Margem do Rio was selected for the Doc Alliance Feature Film Award, which will be officially announced at the Marché du Film du Festival de Cannes in May and will then have its international premier at DocuDays in Ukraine in June.

As Melusinas à Margem do Rio was distinguished at the Porto Femme - International Film Festival with the award for Best Documentary in the National Competition.

Time takes a Cigarette, directed by Aya Koretzky and produced by Red Desert, will have its International Premiere at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival.

Lucefece: where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite, was reviewed in Cineuropa, by Teresa Vieira.

We are very happy to announce that Lucefece - where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and produced by Red Desert, was the Best Film in the Cinema Falado Competition at the Porto Post Doc 2023 Festival.

Lucefece: where there is no vision, the people will perish, was reviewed in Business Doc Europe by Geoffrey Macnab.

The films As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, by Melanie Pereira, Lucefece - Where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and Time Takes a Cigarette, by Aya Koretzky, all produced by Red Desert, will be at Porto Post Doc 2023. Aya Koretzky's new film, which will have its world premiere, will be the festival's closing film.

Dreams of a Revolution, by Pedro Neves co-produced by Red Desert (PT), JBA Production (FR) and Incomati Films (MZ) will be in Cinema Batalha.

 As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, by Melanie Pereira, produced by Red Desert, in the Luxembourgish newspaper Contacto, by Tiago Rodrigues.

Lucefece: Where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite, and Dreams of a Revolution, by Pedro Neves, have been selected for the Caminhos Selection at the Caminhos do Cinema Português Festival.

As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, directed by Melanie Pereira and produced by Red Desert, won three awards at DocLisboa: The Fernando Lopes Award for Best Portuguese First Film, the School Award for Best Film, and the HBO Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film.

Aleksandra Biernacka, from Modern Times Review, the European Documentary Magazine, wrote about The Melusinas at the Edge of the River, By Melanie Pereira and produced by Red Desert.

Jorge Mourinha, from newspaper Público, wrote a review about the Melusinas at the Edge of the River. 

"A labyrinth of stories", says Stéphane Pires in "A Vaga de Rhomer", where he wrote the review for Lucefece: where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and produced by Red Desert.

This is great news: Lucefece - Where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, by Melanie Pereira, will be in the Portuguese Competition of Doclisboa. There are two Red Desert productions.

Time takes a Cigarette, by Aya Koretzky, produced by Red Desert, in production in the city of Porto. The film will be presented at the Porto Post Doc Festival, as part of the Working Class Heroes program, in the 2023 edition.

Dreams of the Revolution, by Pedro Neves, will be screened at Cineavante during the Festa do Avante 2023.

Dreams of a Revolution, by Pedro Neves, has been selected for the National and International competitions at the 2023 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival.

Set Hares Running, directed by Rui Pinheiro and produced by Red Desert, was selected for the international competition at the 2023 edition of Docluanda in Angola.