IndieLisboa International Film Festival, one of Portugal's most important film festivals, has selected five School of Arts productions to be part of the official programme of the National Competition and the Brand New Competition. All the films will have their world premier at this festival.
- Happiness in a Pot, by Clara Jost · Advanced Training in Film and Television - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation/EA
- I have never been this close, by Francisca Dores · Cinema Master
- The Illusion of an Everlasting Kiss, by Marta Sousa Ribeiro · Advanced Training in Film and Television - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation/EA
- Summer Rains, de Mário Veloso · Formação Avançada em Cinema e Televisão – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian/EA
- Only after the end, de João Mendes Pinto · Licenciatura em Cinema
IndieLisboa's Brand New Competition is a competitive section dedicated to projects by emerging directors and first works made or not in a school context. The National Competition, on the other hand, is made up of feature and short films produced in Portugal or directed by artists with permanent residence in Portugal.
The films Summer Rains, by Mário Veloso, Happiness in a Pot, by Clara Jost and The Illusion of an Everlasting Kiss, by Marta Sousa Ribeiro, were produced as part of the Advanced Training in Film and Television course, organised by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Escola das Artes. This course brought together eight emerging directors who were accompanied by different tutors, including Lucrecia Martel, Atom Egoyan, Celine Sciama, João Canijo, Marco Martins, Luís Urbano, Rui Poças and Mariana Gaivão, in the production of their projects. It took place between September 2022 and June 2023.
The film Only after the end, by João Mendes Pinto, produced in the context of the final project of the Cinema Undergraduate, was supervised by Professor Carlos Ruiz and director João Canijo. I have never been this close, by Francisca Dores, was produced in the context of the final project of the Cinema Master, with the guidance of Professor Daniel Ribas and director Ben Rivers.
More information on the festival's page.
Happiness in a Pot
Clara Jost · Documentary/Experimental [trailer]
While cooking, Yaxuan notices that her pot makes a peculiar sound. That sound will generate a wandering around food rituals, which appear as a bridge between past and present.
I have never been this close
Francisca Dores | Documentary/Experimental [trailer]
In a rural periphery amid transformation, agricultural machines devastate the fields and the places are haunted by an eternal gloom. Out of the flames, the bells are reborn, invoking the presence of the community.
The Illusion of an Everlasting Kiss
Marta Sousa Ribeiro | Fiction [trailer]
A November day in Porto, in a square where skaters jump up a flight of stairs. Three characters share a moment, which is divided into three subjective shots and which, without dialogue, are intended to characterize them emotionally. The idea of shared love is called into question.
Chuvas de Verão
Mário Veloso | Fiction [trailer]
A group of boys shatters the matriarchal memory of an old bedroom. In the face of impending danger, the older boys vie for leadership. As the afternoon stretches on, they resort to violence. Chico, the young misfit, encounters a tragic portent of desire.
Only after the end
João Mendes Pinto | Fiction [trailer]
In an old Porto dance club about to close, Fátima and Vidal find themselves in what could be their last dance.
