“O Croatian director Juraj Lerotic won the Cidade de Lisboa Grand Prize for Feature Film (worth 15,000 euros) with ‘Safe Place’, an autobiographical film that starts from a traumatic event – a suicide attempt – to explore its consequences in life daily life of a family”, says the organization of the festival, in a statement released today, adding that ‘Red Bruto’, by Amanda Devulsky, was entitled to a special mention”.
The 20th edition of IndieLisboa, with a program that includes more than 300 films and reinforced the industry aspect, to position itself in the international panorama, started on the 27th of April and is divided between Cinema São Jorge, Culturgest, Cinemateca Portuguesa and Cinema Ideal, as well as Cinema Fernando Lopes – a movie theater located at Universidade Lusófona – and the swimming pool at Penha de França.
In this edition, the Special Jury Prize of the International Competition was awarded to ‘Le Barrage’, by Ali Cherri, and the Prize for Best Portuguese Feature Film (worth 5 thousand euros) to ‘Mal Viver/Viver Mal’, by João Canijo.
‘Mal Viver’ and ‘Viver Mal’ premiere in Portuguese cinemas on Thursday.
‘Mal Viver’ focuses on a family of women from different generations, who run a hotel, and “who lead a life torn apart by resentment and rancor, which the unexpected arrival of a granddaughter comes to shake”, reads the synopsis. ‘Viver Mal’ follows in parallel and focuses on guests passing through the hotel.
The cast includes Rita Blanco, Anabela Moreira, Madalena Almeida, Cleia Almeida, Vera Barreto, Filipa Areosa, Leonor Silveira, Nuno Lopes, Rafael Morais, Lia Carvalho, Beatriz Batarda, Leonor Vasconcelos and Carolina Amaral.
The Prize for Best Achievement for a Portuguese Feature Film (worth one thousand euros) at the 20th IndieLisboa went to ‘Astrakan 79’, by Catarina Mourão, a documentary in which a man, Martim, 57 years old, remembers and shares the story of a stay in the former Soviet Union in 1979, on the advice of parents, communist militants.
In the ‘short films’, the Prize for Best Portuguese Short Film (worth two thousand euros) went to ‘Dildotectónica’, by Tomás Paula Marques, and the New Talent Prize (worth 1,500 euros) for ‘Dias de Cama ‘, by Tatiana Ramos.
In the International Competition, ‘Suddenly TV’, by Roopa Gogineni, won the Grand Prize for Short Film (worth 4 thousand euros), and ‘Hotel Kalura’, by Sophie Koko Gate, won the Prize for Best Animated Short Film (in the value of 500 euros).
In the IndieMusic section, ‘ex aequo’, ‘Miúcha, the voice of Bossa Nova’, by Liliane Mutti and Daniel Zarvos, and ‘The Elephant 6 Recording Co.’, by CB Stockfleth, were distinguished, with a prize worth Rs. euros.
At the 20th IndieLisboa, awards were also given to ‘Trenque Lauquen’ (Silvestre Prize for Best Feature Film, worth 1,500 euros), by Laura Citarella, ‘Saint Omer’ (Special Mention), by Alice Diop, and ‘ House of the wickedest man in the world’, by Jan Ijäs (Silvestre Prize for Best Short Film Escola das Artes, worth one thousand euros).
‘My anger is underground’, by Francisca Antunes, won the Novíssimos Prize (worth 1,500 euros, plus promotion and sales by Portugal Film), in the section dedicated to new directors.
The complete list of winners is available on the festival’s official website, at www.indielisboa.com.
The 20th IndieLisboa ends on Sunday, with the screening of ‘The Adults’, by Dustin Guy Defa.
This edition’s award-winning films will be shown at Cinema Ideal, from Monday to Wednesday.
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