“Among the more than 40 films of various genres and nationalities that can be seen on the 13th, 14th and 15th of May, with tickets priced at 3.5 euros, the Cinema Festival also celebrates national production”, reads a statement today released by the Portuguese Association of Cinematographic Companies (APEC).
Among the national films currently showing in cinemas are “Cândido – The spy who came from football”, by Jorge Paixão da Costa, the compilation “Entre Muros — 3 Curtas Portuguesas”, by Basil da Cunha, Inês Teixeira and Mónica Lima , “Revolucion (without) blood”, by Rui Pedro Sousa, “A flor do Buriti”, by Renée Nader Messora and João Salaviza, and “Mãe”, by João Brás.
In addition, the four films nominated for the Best Film category at the 2024 Sophia Awards, the Portuguese ‘Oscars’, will be rerun on those days – “Great Yarmouth — Provisional Figures”, by Marco Martins, “Mal Viver”, by João Canijo, “ Nação Valente”, by Carlos Conceição, and “The Nothingness Club – Não Sou Nada”, by Edgar Pera.
The return of these films to cinemas takes place within the scope of a partnership between APEC and the Portuguese Cinema Academy.
The Cinema Festival took place for the first time in 2015, having been interrupted in 2020 and 2021, due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative is supported by the Cinema and Audiovisual Institute (ICA), the Portuguese Association for the Defense of Audiovisual Works (FEVIP), the Association for the Collective Management of Copyright and Cinematographic and Audiovisual Producers (GEDIPE) and the Inspection- General Cultural Activities (IGAC).
JRS // MAG
By Impala News / Lusa
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