Created in 2011, the Portuguese Film Fund is a complementary tool to support the post-production of Portuguese films, a partnership with Fundação GDA, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT), Digital Mix Música e Imagem, The Yellow Color, e a Portugal Film – Agência Internacional de Cinema Português. The pitching of the eight Portuguese projects took place before an international jury during IndieLisboa 2019. This year’s winners have been announced:
DocNomads (ULHT)
1.500€, attributed to a documentary
18, Rui Esperança, short, doc., Prod. Fora de Campo Filmes
Digital Mix Música e Imagem
Post-production services in sound for two films (one feature and one short film)
18, Rui Esperança, short, doc., Prod. Fora de Campo Filmes
O Soldado Nobre, Jorge Vaz Gomes, feature, doc., Prod. Kintop
Fundação GDA
6.000€ for the creation of original music, awarding a feature film (€ 4,000) and a short film (€ 2,000), or alternatively three short films (each € 2,000)
Colmeal, Márcio Laranjeira, Sérgio Braz d’Almeida, short, fic.
Raposa, Leonor Noivo, short, doc., Prod. Terratreme
Suspensão, Luís Soares, short, anim., Prod. Filmes do Gajo
The Yellow Color
Two days of image post-production
Ave Rara, Vasco Saltão, short, fic., Prod. Terratreme
This year’s Jury was composed of David Santos/Noiserv (musician), Fabianny Deschamps (director, artistic advisor), Maria Delgado (programme advisor, critic, BFI London Film Festival) and Weronika Czołnowska (head of industry at New Horizons Film Festival).
Congratulations to everyone involved!