The Land of the Widows of the Living won three prizes in Arché - Doclisboa
"The Land of the Widows of the Living" a documentary project by Melanie Pereira produced by Red Desert, won three prestigious awards at Arché during the 2024 Doclisboa festival.
Still in development, the project was honored with the School of Arts Award from the Portuguese Catholic University – Special Jury Prize for Best Arché Project in Writing or Development Phase.
Additionally, the film received the #LINK Encuentro Iberoamericano de Cine Documental Award for Best Portuguese Arché Project in Writing or Development Phase and the Impronta Award for Best Arché or Guest Country Project in Writing or Development Phase.
The jury for Arché included renowned figures Catarina Mourão, Clémentine Mourão-Ferreira, and Juan Pablo Bastarrachea.
Three documentaries from Red Desert at Porto Post Doc this year
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.
The Melusinas in Público Newspaper
Jorge Mourinha, from newspaper Público, wrote a review about the Melusinas at the Edge of the River.
Tarrafal will have International premiere in CPH:DOX
Decades of conflict, gang dominance and violent clashes with the police have taken their toll on bodies, faces and buildings in S. João de Deus – a neighbourhood on the wrong side of the train tracks in the part of Porto where tourists never go.
Cold Water was selected for International Short Film Festival of São Paulo in Brazil
More great news: Cold Water / Água Fria was selected for the International Short Film Festival of São Paulo, Brazil. Kinoforum is one of the most important short film festivals in Brazil.