The short film Arena by João Salaviza, winner of the Best Portuguese Short Film Award in IndieLisboa’09 and winner of a Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, was selected to be exhibited at Short Kinoforum – São Paulo International Short Film Festival.
The Brazilian Festival is on its 20th and it is the leading event for short films in Latin-America and a very special meeting place where filmmakers can exchange esthetics, political and economic experiences related to shorts. It will be held between August 20th and 28th.
Therefore, Arena carries forward its rising success disclosing the quality of the Portuguese Cinema abroad.