The 18th edition of Doclisboa opens with the world-premiere of Nheengatu – A Língua da Amazónia, by José Barahona, which screens at Culturegest in the presence of the filmmaker. The closing film is Paris Calligrammes by German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, which premiered at Berlinale 2020.
Produced by Carolina Dias (Refinaria Filmes) / Fernando Vendrell (David & Golias),
Nheengatu – The Language of the Amazon takes us on a journey along the Negro River, on the trail of this language imposed on indigenous people by the first Portuguese colonialists who landed in Brazil in the 15th century. Throughout the various encounters with local communities that still speak this language, the director faces the different cultural, historical and social issues that confront tradition and future.
In Ulrike Ottinger’s Paris Calligrammes we go through the director’s memories of the exuberant Paris of the 60s, where she lived between 1962 and 1969, revealing the encounter with so many essential names of the most diverse artistic movements such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir or Jean Rouch and the political issues that shaped that period, such as the independence of Algeria and the student revolts of May 1968, which were fundamental in her formation as an artist.
The next edition of Doclisboa takes place “in six moments, over six months”, the first taking place in October 22- November 1.
The projects in development selected for presentation at Nebulae and Arché are also revealed today.
Nebulae, launched in last year’s edition of Doclisboa, is a networking space where related industry activities are carried out with a focus on the development, creation, production and dissemination of independent cinema.
Each edition of Nebulae invites a country and its film professionals. This year, with the support of the Georgian National Film Center, the Festival welcomes Georgia with a presentation of 8 selected national projects in development:
● CHAMPIONS (working title), Ketevani Kapnadze | Georgia | Production: Salome Jashi (Microcosmoss)
●. GRADUATION PARTY / BOLO ZARI, Givi B. Odisharia | Georgia, Poland | Production: Tsiako Abesadze, Noshre Chkhaidze (Natura Film)
● LOVE SONG. PASTORALE, Tinatin Gurchiani | Georgia | Production: Tamar Gurchiani, Tinatin Gurchiani (TTFilm)
● OZYMANDIAS, Misho Antadze | Georgia | Production: Giorgi Kobalia (Terra Incognita Films)
● REQUIEM TO HOT DAYS OF SUMMER, Giorgi Parkosadze | Georgia | Production: Giorgi Parkosadze, Tamta Tvalavadze (Level2 Films)
● SMILING GEORGIA, Luka Beradze | Georgia | Production: Nino Chichua, Anna Khazaradze (1991 Productions)
● SUNNY / MZIURI, Keti Machavariani | Georgia | Production: Nato Sikharulidze (Terra Incognita Films), Tsisana Khundadze (Sunny films)
● WATER HAS NO BORDERS, Maradia Tsaava | Georgia, France | Production: Mariam Chachia, Luciano Gloor (OpyoDoc, Georgia) / Co-Production: Edith Farine (Faites un Voeu, France)
Arché, Apordoc’s project development lab dedicated to directors and producers from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Ibero-American countries, will take place online from October 22 to November 6. In 2020, 118 from 13 countries projects applied. The selected projects are:
● ALL THAT IS SOLID, Luis Gutiérrez Arias | Prod. La Concretra / Bahía Colectiva, Cuba
● EVERY DOCUMENT OF CIVILIZATION, Tatiana Mazú | prod. Antes Muerto Cine, Argentina
● FOGO VIGIADO, Laura Marques | prod. Primeira Idade, Portugal
● GENTLEWOMEN, Cláudia Alves | prod. Ukbar Filmes, Portugal
● HANNAH AND THE CLOUDS, Ian Capillé | prod. Filmes Fantasma, Brazil
● NIGHT TEARS OR THE END OF INNOCENCE, Miguel Moraes Cabral | prod. Primeira Idade, Portugal
● THE DEPENDENTS, Sofia Brockenshire | prod. Sofia Brockenshire, Argentina / Canada
● THE PINK PLAIN, Valentina Pelayo | prod. Valentina Pelayo, Mexico
● TRISTÁN, Martina Matzkin, Gabriela Uassouf | prod. Groncho Estudio / Lumen Cine, Argentina
Moreover, three film projects and three research projects were selected for the second edition of RAW: Residencies Arché->Work, creative development and artistic residencies programme.
RAW film projects:
● HERE BE DRAGONS, María Molina Peiró | prod. Near/by film, The Netherlands
● MY KINGDOM IN THIS WORLD, Diego Mondaca | prod. Illimani Films / Color Monster, Bolivia
● WHORES LIKE US, Agustina Comedi | prod. Arde Cine, Argentina
RAW research projects:
● TERRITÓRIOS EM TRANSE, Pedro Tienen | Brazil
● TIERRA EN TRANSE: cine peruano y boliviano en la era de la revolución (1963 – 1977), Nicolás Carrasco | Peru
● LE PASSEUR, LE PASSAGE. Ensayo fílmico sobre (o desde) Joaquim Jordà, Cristina Rubio | Spain
