Arché, the project development lab of Apordoc, will take place October 21-31 onsite during Nebulae, the industry programme of Doclisboa International Film Festival. This year, 12 projects at different stages of production, and hailing from 7 countries, were selected from an overall number of 109 projects submitted from 18 Ibero-American countries.
A pitching session will take place October 22 which will be live-streamed to the Nebulae platform, exclusive to film professionals with a Nebulae accreditation.
Over the coming days, the participants will be working with tutors and will attend a programme of meetings with film professionals to foster new business opportunities.
RAW – Residencies Arché→Work is also back to its onsite format, with artistic residencies and a training programme in which 3 of the selected projects and 3 research projects will be participating.
The projects will be in the running for four Arché awards, given by a jury composed by Debra Zimmerman, executive director of NY-based Women Make Movies organization (United States); João Vieira Torres, filmmaker and artist in the fields of photography, video art and performance (Brazil) and Vladen Petkovic, film journalist, critic, and festival programmer (Croatia).
The selected film projects are:
- All the Roses by Ana Mariz, Production: APM Produções (Portugal)
- Handycam by Francisco Bouzas, Production: Oculta Cine, Antes Muerto Cine (Argentina)
- In Nature’s Spite by João Pedro Amorim, Production: Tempestade (Portugal)
- Orlando Furioso by Rafael Ramirez, Production: Wunderkabinett Films (Cuba, Ecuador)
- The Brazilwood Women by Thais de Almeida Prado, Production: Carneiro Verde Filmes, Filmes de Infiltração (Brazil)
- The Idiom of the Ruin by Ana Rodriguez León, Production: Ana Rodriguez León (Spain)
- Swing and Sway by Adriana Barbosa, Fernanda Pessoa, Production: Vulcana Cinema, Pessoa Produções (Brazil, USA)
- Ultimate Bliss by Miguel de Jesus, Production: C.R.I.M. Produções (Portugal), Miguel de Jesus (Australia, Qatar)
- Under the Flag, the Sun by Juan José Pereira, Production: Puppa Cine (Paraguay), Maravilla Cine (Argentina)
Film Projects participating in the RAW programme:
- Astarsa by Alex Piperno, Production: La Pobladora Cine, Mutante Cine (Uruguay)
- BEA VII by Natalia Garayalde, Production: Punto de Fuga (Argentina)
- Men and Days by Arnau Vilaró, Production: Eddie Saeta (Spain)
Research Projects participating in the RAW programme:
- Characters in Interrogation by Francisco Miguez (Brazil)
- Two or Three Things I Know about Joseph by Adrián Garcia Prado (Spain)
- Video-letters as a Eollective Experience by Bibiana Rojas (Colombia)
More information: www.archespace.org
