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767 articles available in total starting from 05/09/2002. Last article published on 23/04/2024.

IndieLisboa a window towards new local cinema

The upcoming edition of the IndieLisboa film festival (April 22-May 2), will have a strong focus on local cinema. Besides opening film Fantasia Lusitana by João Canijo (see news), the festival...  

30/03/2010 | Festivals | Portugal

Canijo’s Fantasia Lusitana to open IndieLisboa

The 2010 IndieLisboa festival (April 22-May 2) will kick with Fantasia Lusitana by Portuguese director João Canijo. Produced by Periferia Films, Canijo’s new film is a documentary about Lisbon...  

22/03/2010 | Festivals | Portugal

Directors and producers launch petition to save local industry

A group of Portuguese directors and producers has launched a public petition asking Minister of Culture Gabriela Canavilhas for immediate intervention to save Portuguese cinema from its current...  

18/03/2010 | Industry | Portugal

Maria João Seixas to head the Portuguese Cinematheque

64-year-old journalist Maria João Seixas will be the new director of the Portuguese Cinematheque. The appointment is due to be formally announced later this week by Portugal's new Minister of...  

08/12/2009 | Institutions | Portugal

Dogtooth and First of All, Felicia win Estoril

Yargo Lanthimos’s Dogtooth is the top winner of the 3rd Estoril Film Festival, directed by Paolo Branco, which closed last Saturday (see news). The jury comprising David Byrne, Alexandre Desplat,...  

16/11/2009 | Festivals | Portugal

Using technology to play with destiny in Lopes’ Twist of Fate

Seventy-three-year-old Portuguese director Fernando Lopes presented the premiere of his latest work, Twist of Fate, at the Estoril Film Festival. The comedy on the pleasures and displeasures of...  

10/11/2009 | Film Reviews | Portugal

Estoril Film Festival ready to open tonight

This evening, Wes Anderson's animated, out-of-competition film Fantastic Mr Fox will open the 2009 edition of the Estoril Film Festival (November 5-14). It's an American kick-off for a festival...  

05/11/2009 | Festivals | Portugal

To Die Like a Man hits the screens

Autumn brings to Portuguese screens several local titles already seen this year in international showcases. While we still await Midas Filmes' November release of Pedro Costa’s portrait of Jeanne...  

15/10/2009 | Releases | Portugal

DocLisboa to present over 200 titles

The 7th DocLisboa, which kicks off tomorrow, will present over 200 titles, among them 10 local feature documentaries in competition. Event director Sergio Tréfaud describes this year as the "age...  

14/10/2009 | Festivals | Portugal

Jaoui, Varda and Balibar at 10th French Film Party

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2009 French Film Party is more ambitious than ever. Once a mere selection of avant-premieres in Portugal, the Party now offers more films, more guests, a new...  

02/10/2009 | Events | Portugal

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