1st FLUL Film Festival
The present film festival showcases films done by students from the School of Arts and Humanities. The main theme is “Cinema and Humanity”, with a particular focus on the relationship between Portugal and the United States of America. This festival is promoted by ULICES, the American Corner and the School of Arts and Humanities, with the support of the Goethe Institut.
The aim is to promote the creation and exhibition of films at the university level, encouraging students to make their own films, fostering imagination and the reflection on the moving image and its various themes. The festival has a single competition section, which includes an award for Best Film and two honorable mentions. There are eleven films in competition:
Manifestar Destino – Francisco Rainha e Marta Oliveira, 7min, 50sec.
Do Infinito ao Mais Além – Margarida Cereceda, 12min, 04sec.
Wonder – Baltasar Cruz, 5min, 12sec.
Mâe – Daniela Dias, 09min, 22sec.
Pena da Morte – Tiago Zacarias, 5min, 10sec.
American Dream – Laura Toscano, 21min, 13sec.
Serenata Atlântica – Inês Telo, 6min, 12sec.
For Those Lost, Reborn at Last – Mariana Rodrigues, 10min, 54sec.
Move to the Side – Leonor Picoito, 15min, 11sec.
Ocupa – Mário Matos, 6min, 6sec.
463 West Street, New York – Jasmim Befencourt, 5min, 30sec.
Panel of the Film Festival:
Hugo Martins – Film Director and Cinema teacher (President of the Jury)
Pedro Estácio – American Corner
José Duarte – Film Studies Professor (ULICES-FLUL)
Teresa Althen – Goethe-Institut
Miguel Mira – Digital artist, researcher and Cinema teacher
The projection and awards ceremony will take place on October 30, 15h30, at the Goethe-Institut.