ALDINA DUARTE – PROMISED PRINCESS, the documentary by Manuel Mozos about one of Portugal’s greatest fado singers of today, will have its international premiere in the competition of FIPA – 23rd International Festival of Audiovisual Programs – Performing Arts section, undeniably the most exciting event devoted to the finest of television fare in the world, taking place in Biarritz, from the 26th until the 31st of January.

For those who love Fado and the charming city of Lisbon this is a must-see gem about a unique a girlish lady, who sings “fado” out of conviction and love, taking us with her across the city of Lisbon, visiting the places she most loves and knows, exposing herself as a generous, lively and unique person...

In Portugal, the film premiered at the last edition of the indepedent film festival –INDIELISBOA,
and is now out in a sucessful special dvd edition, that includes her latest music cd entitled
“Mulheres ao Espelho”.

 

The documentary NUNO TEOTÓNIO PEREIRA – A MAN IN THE CITY, directed by Joana da Cunha Ferreira, will be presented at the Horizons section of the 28th Internacional Festival of Films on Art, taking place in Montreal from March 18 to 28.

Nuno Teotónio Pereira is above all known for his work as an architect. Yet throughout his life, although he never stopped being an architect, he was much more than that... The film is a captivating voyage to the heart of his artistic creation...

After having also its national premiere at INDIELISBOA, the film is now honoured with this international selection for the most important annual event celebrating creativity, innovation and the performance of artists on the big screen.

If you do not have the chance to view the film at these festivals, do not hesitate to
contact us and we will send you a DVD.

As the first decade of the 21st century ends, director PEDRO COSTA’s and several of his features are named and praised in reviews of the best of the decade or of the past year, by critics, programmers, academics, filmmakers or ordinary film lovers from all around the world…

Peter Bradshaw, from THE GUARDIAN, places him as a follower of the soul-searching practiced by masters Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni (both deceased in the past decade) and among the few directors with “equivalent moral and artistic seriousness” to those…
VARIETY’s Robert Koehler names him first in a list of the essential director’s of the decade. 
Director Jia Zhang-ke, in the special edition of CAHIERS DU CINEMA, identifies
COLOSSAL YOUTH as the best film of the decade!

SIGHT AND SOUND magazine places COLOSSAL YOUTH at the top 5 of the films that best represent the decade’s most distinctive oeuvres and movements.
For FILM COMMENT, IN VANDA’S ROOM and COLOSSAL YOUTH are both at the top of the decade while IN VANDA'S ROOM is highlighted at CAHIERS DU CINEMA and VILLAGE VOICE.
Both FILM COMMENT, IndieWIRE and VILLAGE VOICE announce NE CHANGE RIEN as one of the best films of 2009, yet to be released.
And London’s TIME OUT film team selected Pedro Costa’s debut feature, BLOOD, as one of the ten best dvd film releases of 2009. The same does SIGHT AND SOUND's Kieron Coorless, Jonathan Rosenbaum and Adrian Martin as the magazine's correspondants from the US and Australia and Jonathan Romney from INDEPENDENT on Sunday.

 

In short, some highlights of 2009 were:

The world premiere of NE CHANGE RIEN was considered one of the greatest moments of CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Subsequent praises echoed throughout the year all over the world as the film continues an impressive international tour at the most noteworthy festivals and special events such as the Retrospectives and video installations at FILMOTECA ESPAÑOLA, PHOTO ESPAÑA and TATE MODERN
Publishing of the book CEM MIL CIGARROS – The Films of Pedro Costa, gathering 29 essays from film critics, philosophers, directors and artists, such as Jacques Rancière, Jeff Wall, Thom Andersen and Chris Fujiwara…

 

For the beginning of 2010 we already anticipate:

The tribute retrospective at the French Cinematheque from the 11th until the 24th of January http://www.cinematheque.fr/fr/projections/hommages-retrospectives/fiche-cycle/pedro-costa,248.html

The release in France of NE CHANGE RIEN on the 27th of January

The selection of NE CHANGE RIEN for the 39th ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL, 25th GUADALAJARA FILM FESTIVAL, 11th LAS PALMAS FILM FESTIVAL

And the highly expected CRITERION COLLECTION dvd box set with the trio of films that confirm his amazing talent, set on Lisbon’s neighborhood of Fontainhas: BONES | IN VANDA’S ROOM | COLOSSAL YOUTH – Out on the 30th of March http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/704

We wish you all a very happy 2010 in the company of great films!

BARTOLOMEU CID DOS SANTOS – THROUGH DEVASTATED LANDS
by Jorge Silva Melo Awarded as BEST PORTUGUESE FILM
of the Competition in TEMPS D´IMAGES FESTIVAL * Film Awards for Films on Art

www.tempsdimages-portugal.com

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GENTE DA CASA | PEOPLE FROM THE HOUSE, the new documentary by Ruy Otero & Carlos Gomes will be in competition at DOCLISBOA VII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, for the best national documentary among a distinguished choice of 10 films in total.

The festival is taking place from the 15th until the 25th of October in Lisbon, Portugal, and has been acclaimed by many:

James Norton – Vertigo
«doclisboa has established itself as one of the world’s leading documentary film festivals»

Ulla Jacobsen – Dox
«The selection at doclisboa shows that there is a festival that selects films for their artistic value»

Tue Steen Müller – Dox
«It happens, but not very often, that you get the feeling that a festival is made for you,
that it has a selection of films that matches your view on documentaries and your taste.
Doclisboa2008 did so.»

GENTE DA CASA | PEOPLE FROM THE HOUSE
Portugal, 2009, 96’

A house and the building of it over a year and a half.Machines, tools, materials, laborers.
Architects, builders, workers.Those who arrive and those who go away, throughout the
process until the work is done.The work on a daily basis, and the lives of all these people.
The people of the house.

Section National Competition – 18 OCT Cinema Londres 4:30 pm | 22 OCT Culturgest 7 :00 pm

www.doclisboa.org