The Metamorphosis of Birds
The Metamorphosis of Birds is a Portuguese feature-length hybrid creative documentary film directed by Catarina Vasconcelos and produced by the production company Primeira Idade, world premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020,[1] where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section.[2]
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| Directed by | Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Produced by | Pedro Fernandes Duarte, Joana Gusmão, Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Screenplay by | Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Starring | Manuel Rosa, Ana Vasconcelos, Henrique Vasconcelos, Inês Melo Campos, João Móra, Catarina Vasconcelos, Cláudia Varejão, José Manuel Mendes, João Pedro Mamede |
| Music by | Madalena Palmeirim |
| Cinematography | Paulo Menezes |
| Edited by | Francisco Moreira, Catarina Vasconcelos |
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| Distributed by | Portugal Film |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | €100,000.00 |
The film was financed by the Portuguese film fund Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual and by Portugal's state broadcaster RTP and developed at the Archidoc writing program of the French film school La Fémis and the Arché development workshop promoted at the Doclisboa international documentary film festival.
Festivals
The film has been screened worldwide in festivals such as:
- 70th Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival, Germany;
- 18th Spirit of Fire International Film Festival, Khanty-Mansiysk and Moscow, Russia;
- 17th True/False Film Festival, Missouri, USA;
- 25th Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania;
- 60th Cartagena de Índias International Film Festival, Colombia;
- 22nd Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Greece;
- 23rd Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan;
- 9th New Directors/New Films, MoMA, New York, USA;
- 16th IndieLisboa Film Festival, Portugal;
- 21st Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea;
- 19th Dokufest Film Festival, Kosovo;
- 19th New Horizons Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland;
- 68th San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain;
- 16th Play Doc Film Festival, Tui, Galicia;
- 26th Sheffield Doc/Fest, United Kingdom;
- 3rd Black Canvas Film Festival, Mexico;
- 9th Curitiba International Film Festival, Brazil;
- 13th Beldocs Film Festival, Belgrad, Serbia;
- 22nd RIDM, Quebec, Canada;
- 39th Vancouver Film Festival, Canada;
- 56th Pesaro Film Festival, Italy;
- Festival Uruguay International Film Festival, Uruguay;
- Festival Malatya International Film Festival, Turkey;
- Beijing International Film Festival, China;
Awards
- FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section of the 70th Berlinale;[3]
- Best International Film of the 24th Vilnius International Film Festival;[4]
- Jury Award for Best Film of the 23rd Taipei Film Festival;[5]
- Award for Best International Film of the 19th Dokufest;[6]
- Lino Miccichè Award for Best Film of the International Competition at the 56th Pesaro Film Festival in Italy;[7]
- School Jury Award for Best Film of the 56th Pesaro Film Festival in Italy;[8]
- Grand Prix and Audience Award of the 2020 New Horizons Film Festival [9]
References
- "Berlinale | Programme | Programme - A metamorfose dos pássaros | The Metamorphosis of Birds". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- "'Futur Drei (No Hard Feelings)' Wins Teddy Award as Best Queer Film in Berlin". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- https://fipresci.org/awards/the-metamorphosis-of-birds/
- https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/387469/
- https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3957241
- https://dokufest.com/en/news/dokufest-xix-winners
- https://www.spettacolo.eu/pesaro-film-festival-2020-vincitori
- https://www.spettacolo.eu/pesaro-film-festival-2020-vincitori
- https://www.nowehoryzonty.pl/akt.do?lang=en&r=enh&id=5741
External links
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