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The exhibition, on display until May 2027 at the Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira, gathers scripts, photographs, notebooks and notes from the director of “Grand Tour” and “Tabu”.
The film “Beyond the Horizon - The Crossing” focuses on the two Portuguese naval aviators Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho, who in 1922 performed the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
The true story of Jan Bojarski, a Polish engineer living in France during the Second World War who became one of the most talented forgers, surprised director Jean-Paul Salomé, who wanted to tell this story.
My Imaginary Country is a Chilean documentary about a protest movement with many parallels to the current Portuguese and European climate.
Nuno Beato has spent much of his time “playing with dolls” since he was young. He directed the first Portuguese stop-motion feature film, “My Grandfather's Demons”. How is an animated film created? And is there still room for hand-crafted dreams in an era conquered by technology?
The Cinema House at Serralves opens an exhibition this Friday dedicated to the working methods of the director of Grand Tour. A journey behind the scenes of completed works and films to come.
The director of Our Beloved Month of August says he is “very honoured” by the invitation to hold an exhibition at Casa Manoel de Oliveira, an author to whom he feels his cinema is also connected.
The film “Paper Tiger” by director James Gray opens the 20th edition of LEFFEST, and director David Cronenberg returns to the festival.
“Cão Sozinho” (Dog Alone) is the third film by Marta Reis Andrade and is part of a biographical story from the author.
The film “Karl Marx, Luanda”, by Angolan artist Kiluanji Kia Henda, will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands this January, the organisation revealed today.
Portugal has the capacity to attract foreign film and television productions, but suffers from a scale issue compared to other markets, producer Sofia Noronha from Sagesse Productions told the Lusa agency.
Thursday has arrived, which means it's time for the DN Brasil cultural agenda for Lisbon and its surroundings. With the tension of the second round behind us, the weekend in the Portuguese capital is set for cinema, music, and good food. Highlights this week include the premiere of “Nosso Segredo”, the first feature film directed by Grace Passô; Alceu Valença celebrating his 80th birthday with his “80 Girassóis” tour; the Portuguese debut of singer Rô Rosa; and the final days of Oktoberfest at the Delirium Café and Gulden Draak breweries.
Eligible for the 2027 Oscars, the 13-minute short film addresses loneliness and abandonment, based on a true and biographical story by director Marta Reis Andrade.
There is also space for the conclusion of the diptych about Charles de Gaulle, for the aerial epic of Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, and for the latest adaptation of one of Jane Austen's classics.
Between the frantic search for the new James Bond and the discovery of the true date of Van Gogh's sky, the great mysteries unveiled in cinema and art arrive.
Film premieres this week in Portugal
Portugal showcases its film industry and co-production opportunities at an event held in São Paulo.
Markos Timoleon, a wealthy Greek businessman, hosts his daughter’s 25th birthday party on his private island. Unforeseen events unfold, jeopardizing his power and challenging his life’s foundations. Director: Miguel Ángel The post Cinema: The Birthday Party appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The German documentarian was a lone voice defending Palestine during the 1970s and 1980s. She attended Doclisboa with Aude Fourel, who dedicated a portrait film to her, and spoke about her quest for justice.
Luís Galvão Teles' feature film, starring Maria de Medeiros and José Condessa, is part of the international competition at the Argentine festival, running from November 5th to 15th.
We are all excited by space missions, and children dream of becoming astronauts. When NASA's Artemis II completed a 10-day trip around the Moon in April, it took humans back into the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in 50 years and demonstrated the reliability of a navigation system. The roots of this success date back to a historic 1922 voyage by Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. This trip marked a turning point in transatlantic aviation and laid the technological foundations for future sophisticated air navigation systems. The two Portuguese pilots covered 8,383 kilometres from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a seaplane over 62 flight hours. The historic crossing took 79 days and required three seaplanes, with stops in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and several locations in Brazil. Veteran director Fernando Vendrell tells the 'epic' story of these aviators in his film 'Beyond the Horizon – The Crossing,' which premieres in cinemas on 29 October. The film highlights the invention of the 'artificial horizon sextant' by Coutinho, a naval officer and cartographer, which revolutionised aviation. Featuring compelling performances by Miguel Damião and Gonçalo Waddington, the film is a story of courage and determination that celebrates the legacy of these pioneers.
One of the week's major film premieres, 'The Unknown Woman', is now in Portuguese cinemas. The premise is intriguing: the story of a man who inexplicably wakes up in a woman's body.
The starting point is intriguing: the story of a man who wakes up, inexplicably, in a woman's body.
Portuguese-Brazilian co-production reaches theatres after being presented at Doclisboa and winning three awards at the Gramado Festival.
The Brazilian playwright, actress, and director is in Portugal with the play Festa and her first feature film, Nosso Segredo.
The short film, considered lost since its premiere, was found by chance at the Feira da Ladra flea market. Restored by the Cinemateca, it is being screened this Tuesday for the first time since 1931.
Terminal, by Alexandre Siqueira, won in the Professional Films category, while Virgem Fandango, by Marcy Page, took home the audience award and the Best Portuguese Co-Production Film award.
In Lisbon at the invitation of TRAÇA, the American couple has been running the Prelinger Archives for half a century, a home movie archive open to the public 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The film “Virgem Fandango,” by American director Marcy Page, won two awards, one of which was the audience award, on Saturday in Porto, as part of the National Animation Awards.
