Tarrafal in "Público" newspaper, by Jorge Mourinha
Jorge Mourinha, film critic from Público newspaper, writes about the World Premiere of the filme Tarrafal, by Pedro Neves and produced by Red Desert
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São João de Deus, a story to tell
It’s curious to notice how the Portuguese selections for the third Porto/Post/Doc festival revolve around the idea of community. This is a central theme to the festival's own ambition, which aims to reactivate and renew a community of film lovers in downtown Porto; but it’s also a common thread among the three national feature films, each very different from one another, produced independently and filmed in various locations around the world. This idea of community is, in fact, the thread that connects Ama-San by Cláudia Varejão (Tuesday, the 29th, at 7 PM; Friday, the 2nd, at 9:30 PM), Eldorado XXI by Salomé Lamas (Thursday, the 1st, at 10 PM), and Tarrafal by Pedro Neves (Tuesday, the 29th, at 10 PM; Friday, the 2nd, at 6:30 PM; always at Rivoli): all of these films offer insights into threatened or precarious communities, whose existence stems from the stubbornness of resistance and the simple necessity to survive. It is, in every sense, an excellent selection. (by Jorge Mourinha)
Inn won the award for Best Documentary at the 9th International Film Festival Prvi Kadar
The Inn / Hospedaria has won another international award. This time, it was at the International Film Festival Prvi Kadar in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as the winner of the GRAND PRIX "Tombstone Prince Pavle" for the best documentary film in the international selection "In Focus".
Two documentaries from Red Desert at the Caminhos do Cinema Português Festival
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.
Hands Cut new documentary
We have a new film. Hands Cut, directed by Ricardo Leite, was presented at Desobedoc in Porto over the weekend. It offers a director's perspective on the closed borders and desperate refugees in Hungary and Serbia.
The Melusina at the edge of the river in Cinemas!
MELUSINAS À MARGEM DO RIO Now in Cinemas – Special Screenings with Director Melanie Pereira.