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 wins a Special Mention of the Jury at the Martil Film Festival in Morocco
The short documentary Cold Water / Água Fria, directed by Pedro Neves and produced by the Red Desert won Special Mention of the Jury at Festival de Cine de Martil, in Morocco. Cold Water was selected for the Documentary Competition.
Cold Water wins the Special Mention of the Jury in Documenta Madrid 2012
Cold Water / Água Fria wins the Special Mention of the Júri in Documenta Madrid - Festival Internacional de Documentales de Madrid, the Spanish most important Documentary Film Festival. Cold Water was selected for the Oficial Competition.
Dreams of a Revolution in Festival Internacional de Cinema da Fronteira
It will be the Brazilian premiere of the film directed by Pedro Neves
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.