58 filmmakers from 70 different countries, with short films and feature debut projects: since 2013, la Factory — directed by Dominique Welinski as part of the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes — shines a light on the Croisette on emerging talents from the international scene. A very worthwhile enterprise, quality-wise, since the 30 short films produced have won more than 50 awards around the world, and were followed by 28 feature debuts, including I Am Not a Witch [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rungano Nyoni
scheda film] by Rungano Nyoni, The Charmer [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ardalan Esmaili
intervista: Milad Alami
scheda film] by Milad Alami, La Civil [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Teodora Ana Mihai
scheda film] by Teodora Ana Mihai, Road to Mandalay [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Midi Z
scheda film] by Midi Z, Oblivion Verses [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alireza Khatami
scheda film] by Alireza Khatami, The Cakemaker [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ofir Raul Graizer
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Renamed la Factory des Cinéastes, the programme — which was forced into silence by the pandemic since 2019 — will return to its usual spot at the 55th Directors' Fortnight (17 to 26 May, as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival). After Taiwan, Denmark, Finland, Chile, South African, Lebanon, Tunisia and the Balkans, it is Northern Portugal’s turn to be in the spotlight. Three short films headed by la Factory, co-written and co-directed in pairs by three Portuguese filmmakers together with three international directors (from Israel, Iran and Spain) will be screened on 17 May, on the opening day of the parallel section. The six selected filmmakers will take advance of their time on the Croisette to pitch their feature debut projects to professionals (producers, distributors and sellers). The pairs put forward this year are André Guiomar - Mya Kaplan, Maria de Mario Macedo - Dornaz Hajiha and Mariana Bartolo - Guillermo Garcia Lopez.

La Factory 2023 is organised by the Directors’ Fortnight, Bando a Parte and DW with the support of several Portuguese institutions (ICA, RTP, Filmaporto, Câmara Municipal do Porto, Câmara Municipal do Guimarães, Agência da Curta Metragem, Curtas Vila do Conde ISFF, Olho de Vidro) and of France’s Cineli Digital.