The 75th Cannes Film Festival is already featuring Portuguese presence in several categories, which we will be updating in this countdown to the return to the Grand Palais, in what is considered the biggest cinema event in Europe.
With a poster (reproducing the film “The Truman Show”, by Peter Weir) that celebrates the “insuperable quest for expression and freedom, contemplating the past and moving ahead towards the promise of a revival”, the Cannes Festival will take place this year from 17 to 28 May.
Portugal is already represented in several sections of this festival:
// La Semaine de La Critique
Alma Viva (Bruxa), first feature film by Cristéle Alves Meira, world premiere;
Co-production Midas Films, Fluxus Films (FR) and Entre Chien et Loup (BE), supported by the FATC.
Tout Le Monde Aime Jeanne, by Céline Devaux, world premiere;
Co-production Les Films du Worso (FR) and O Som e a Fúria, supported by the FATC.
Ice Merchants, by João Gonzalez, world premiere;
First Portuguese animation film to be selected, a co-production COLA – Coletivo Audiovisual, Wildstream (FR) and Royal College of Art (UK).
// Directors’ Fortnight
Fogo-Fátuo, by João Pedro Rodrigues, world premier in the non-competitive section;
Co-production Terratreme Films, House on Fire (FR) and Fantasma Films.
// Official Selection
Welket Bungué in the cast of Crimes of the Future, by David Cronenberg, one of the films in Competition.
Restos do Vento, by Tiago Guedes, selected for Special Screenings;
Co-production Leopardo Films, APM Produções, RTP, Alfama Films Production (FR) and ARTE France Cinéma (FR), supported by the FATC.
Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles, by Albert Serra, in Competition;
Co-production by Rosa Films, Andergraun Films and Idéale Audience, supported by the FATC.
// The Selection La Cinef
Mistida, by Falcão Nhaga, short film produced by Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema.
// Cannes Classic
L’Ombre de Goya par Jean-Claude Carrière, by José Luiz López-Linares;
Co-production Mondex et Cie, LopexFilms, Zampa Audiovisual and Fado Films.
This excellent representation is complemented by the Cinema and Audiovisual in Portugal stand (D3, Riviera), where we will be present at the Marché du Film, from 17 to 25 May, consolidating our partnership with ICA in promoting the industry and the coun try as a filming destination.
[this article will be updated with further news, as needed]
