The Metamorphosis of Birds (Portuguese: A Metamorfose dos Pássaros) is a 2020 Portuguese experimental docudrama 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] It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[3]
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| Directed by | Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Screenplay by | Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Produced by | Pedro Fernandes Duarte, Joana Gusmão, Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Starring | Manuel Rosa, Ana Vasconcelos, Henrique Vasconcelos, Inês Melo Campos, João Móra, Catarina Vasconcelos, Cláudia Varejão, José Manuel Mendes, João Pedro Mamede |
| Cinematography | Paulo Menezes |
| Edited by | Francisco Moreira, Catarina Vasconcelos |
| Music by | Madalena Palmeirim |
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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.
Awards
edit- FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section of the 70th Berlinale;[4]
- Best International Film of the 24th Vilnius International Film Festival;[5]
- Jury Award for Best Film of the 23rd Taipei Film Festival;[6]
- Award for Best International Film of the 19th Dokufest;[7]
- Lino Miccichè Award for Best Film of the International Competition at the 56th Pesaro Film Festival in Italy;[8]
- School Jury Award for Best Film of the 56th Pesaro Film Festival in Italy;[9]
- Grand Prix and Audience Award of the 2020 New Horizons Film Festival [10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Berlinale | Programme | Programme - A metamorfose dos pássaros | The Metamorphosis of Birds". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "'Futur Drei (No Hard Feelings)' Wins Teddy Award as Best Queer Film in Berlin". Hollywood Reporter. March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ ""The Metamorphosis of Birds" is Portugal's Oscar candidate". Prime Time Zone. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "The Metamorphosis of Birds".
- ^ "The Metamorphosis of Birds flies away with the main award at the Vilnius Film Festival".
- ^ "Berlin-based African director wins Taipei Film Festival's grand prize | Taiwan News | 2020-07-02 12:36:00".
- ^ "Dokufest Xix Winners Announced!".
- ^ "Pesaro Film Festival 2020, ecco tutti i vincitori della 56ª edizione". 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Pesaro Film Festival 2020, ecco tutti i vincitori della 56ª edizione". 29 August 2020.
- ^ "The winners of the 20th New Horizons IFF & the 11th American Film Festival | New Horizons IFF".