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.
by Bruno Simões Castanheira
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 the writing or development phase.
Additionally, the film received the #LINK Encuentro Iberoamericano de Cine Documental Award for Best Portuguese Arché Project in the writing or development phase and the Impronta Award for Best Arché or Guest Country Project in the writing or development phase.
The jury for Arché included renowned figures Catarina Mourão, Clémentine Mourão-Ferreira, and Juan Pablo Bastarrachea.
Cold Water selected by Rui Tendinha for the Grant’s True Tales Festival in Lisboa
Our short film Cold Water / Água Fria will be shown in Grant's True Tales Festival at Cinema São Jorge, Room 3, Lisbon, April 12th. We will share screen with Um Documentary Bestial by Nuno Costa and Fado Celeste by Diogo Varela Silva.
Dreams of a Revolution in Micar, Porto
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.
Cold Water was selected for the Festival International du Court Métrage Lille
Cold Water / Água Fria was selected for the documentary competition at the International Festival de Court Métrage de Lille, in France.
Cold Water wins Special Mention at Mecal Short Film Festival in Barcelona
The documentary Cold Water / Água Fria, won a Special Mention of Onda Curta Prize at Mecal Film Festival, in Barcelona, Spain. Cold Water was selected for the Documentary Competition.