More than 500 cinemas in mainland Portugal Between May 13 and 15 they host the Film Festival, with ticket prices reduced to 3.5 eurosannounced the Portuguese Association of Film Companies, responsible for the initiative.
“Among the more than 40 films of various genres and nationalities that can be seen on May 13, 14 and 15, with tickets priced at 3.5 euros, the Film Festival also celebrates national production,” it reads. in a statement released today by the Portuguese. Association of Cinematographic Companies (APEC).
Among the national films currently shown in cinemas are Cândido – The spy who came from football, by Jorge Paixão da Costa, the compilation Between Walls – 3 Portuguese short filmsby Basil da Cunha, Inês Teixeira and Mónica Lima, Revolution (without) bloodby Rui Pedro Sousa, The Buriti flowerby Renée Nader Messora and João Salaviza, and Motherby João Brás.
In addition, those days the four films nominated for the Best Film category at the 2024 Sophia Awards, the Portuguese ‘Oscars’, will be re-released. Great Yarmouth: provisional figuresby Marco Martins, live badlyby João Canijo, brave nationby Carlos Conceição, and The Nothing Club – Não Sou Nadaby Edgar Pera.
The return of these films to cinemas occurs within the framework of a collaboration between APEC and the Portuguese Film Academy.
The Film Festival first took place in 2015, having been interrupted in 2020 and 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative has the support of the Film and Audiovisual Institute (ICA), the Portuguese Association for the Defense of Audiovisual Works (FEVIP), the Association for the Collective Management of Copyright and Film and Audiovisual Producers ( GEDIPE) and the General Inspection of Cultural Activities (IGAC).
Source: Observadora
