Escola das Artes nominated for 2 Sophia awards
After having won three awards in the 2021 edition of the Sophia Student Awards, the Escola das Artes was nominated for two out of four films for the Student Category of the Sophia Awards, organized by the Portuguese Academy of Cinema.
The nominated films are "Hands of Silver", by Catarina Gonçalves, and "Alvorada", by Carolina Neves.
In the last three years, the Escola das Artes promoted a changeover of its educational offer, highlighting its vision as a Film School, with a Bachelor in Cinema and a Master in Cinema. Furthermore, it has developed new teaching methodologies, project-oriented, and the artistic tutoring by guest directors and artists (among them, Diogo Costa Amarante, Sandro Aguilar, Cláudia Varejão, João Salaviza, Ana Vaz, Salomé Lamas, João Canijo, Filipa César).
ALVORADA
(Fic,11:38, 2020)
Directed by: Carolina Neves
Film festivals:
- Competição Nacional do Fantasporto 2020
- Caminhos Festival de Cinema Português 2020 – Selecção Ensaios – Curtas-Metragens
Vasco’s exposed to his brother’s extremist ideals, expressed through the National Socialist Black Metal genre. However, Vasco does not identify with the nature of the movement and hides from his brother an essential aspect of his life, in order to avoid a fraternal break, while tracing the path of self-acceptance.
HANDS OF SILVER
Directed by: Catarina Gonçalves
Film festivals:
- Curtas Vila do Conde 2020 – Competição Take One!
- Porto/Post/Doc 2020 – Competição Cinema Novo
Crafted from a series of old family photos, with a voiceover serving as score, the short takes us to the 1950s. The narrative is told through letters written by the filmmaker’s grandfather, Fernando Couto, addressing a variety of issues, from his childhood, going through his Air Force experience, up to how he missed his wife Aura during the moments when life kept them apart.
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