Tribute: Wim Wenders recipient of Helena Vaz da Silva Award – Portugal
By Cristina Ogden Director, producer, author and photographer Wim Wenders is the 2017 recipient of the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage. This annual...
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TIFF: Portugal represented at the Toronto International Film Festival – Canada
By Cristina Ogden Filmgoers in Toronto, Canada, will be among the first audiences in North America to see four new Portuguese productions and co-productions at the 42nd annual Toronto International...
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Festival: Portuguese and Canadian filmmakers promote cultural exchange – Canada
By Cristina Ogden, Contributor (*) Recent film festivals in Portugal and Canada highlight this year’s cinematic exchange between the two countries. The 2017 edition of the European Union Film Festival...
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Named: Augustina Bessa-Luís and Manuel Alegre for Nobel Prize – Portugal
By Cristina Ogden Portuguese writers Augustina Bessa-Luís and Manuel Alegre are possible candidates for nominations at this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. The writers’ names have been put forth...
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It’s Paula. With a Capital A – Interview
By Millicent Borges Accardi The daughter of a longshoreman and a lathe operator, the writer and artist paulA neves (and sometimes PaulA Neves) grew up in the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey....
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Pedro & Inês: Cryptic love story continues to inspire art projects in North...
By Cristina Ogden The love story of Portuguese King Pedro I (1320-1367) and Inês de Castro (c1320-1355) continues to find a place in recent productions and projects in North America. Crown Prince...
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Community: 140th anniversary of the first Portuguese migration to Hawaii –...
The Portuguese American community of Hawaii is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese migration to the state in the second half of the nineteenth century. The...
View ArticleCommunity: Fabric Arts Festival celebrates the City – Fall River, MA
The first edition of the Fabric Arts Festival takes place in Fall River, Massachusetts, September 25-28, celebrating art, music, community and the city. The four-day festival will be comprised of a...
View ArticleSubmissions: 2020 New York Portuguese Short Film Festival – 10th Edition
The Arte Institute has announced the 10th Edition of the NY Portuguese Short Film Festival (NYPSFF), scheduled for screenings in New York, in May 2020, at the Lincoln Center and Tribeca Film Center....
View ArticleAppointed: Joana Pimenta director of the Film Study Center – Harvard University
Portuguese filmmaker, Joana Pimenta, has been appointed interim director of the Film Study Center at Harvard University, effective July 1, the institution announced. She will be acting director until...
View ArticleDebut: Alba Baptista in the series ‘Warrior Nun’– Netflix
Portuguese born, Alba Baptista, has just debuted her acting career in the United States with a role in Warrior Nun, a web series on Netflix premiered on July 2. For Warrior Nun, the Portuguese actress...
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Community: The Fabric Arts Festival 2020 celebrates Fall River – Massachusetts
The second edition of the Fabric Arts Festival takes place in Fall River, Massachusetts, October 16-17, celebrating art, music, community and the city. The two-day day festival, limited in scope by the...
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Film: Director Ana Rocha de Sousa nominated for 2021 Oscars – Los Angeles, CA
The film Listen, directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa, will be the Portuguese candidate for Best Foreign Film at the 2021 Oscars, the Portuguese Academy of Cinema (APC) announced. The film was the most voted...
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Film: ‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ directed by Catarina Vasconcelos – Lincoln...
The movie The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020) [A Metamorfose dos Pássaros] by Portuguese film producer and director, Catarina Vasconcelos, will be screened at the 49th annual New Directors/New Films...
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Oscars: American Film Academy rejects ‘Listen’ Portuguese film – Hollywood, LA
The American Film Academy has excluded the Portuguese film Listen, directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa, from the nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2021 Oscars. After analyzing the Portuguese...
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Book: ‘Women’s Cinema in Contemporary Portugal’ – Editor’s Note
Women’s Cinema in Contemporary Portugal brings together scholars from Portugal, UK and the USA, to discuss 14 women film directors in Portugal, focusing on their production in both feature film and...
View ArticleFilm: ‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ competing for the Oscars 2022 – Portugal
The movie The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020) [A Metamorfose dos Pássaros], by Portuguese film producer and director Catarina Vasconcelos, will represent Portugal at the Oscars 2022, competing for the...
View ArticleFilm: ‘From Portugal with Love!’- Arizona
The Mesa International Film Festival partnered with New York-based Public Relations boutique Plusable, to introduce a section dedicated to Portuguese talent under the theme “From Portugal with Love“,...
View ArticleFilm: ‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ selected by the Hollywood Academy – Los...
The film, The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020), by Portuguese director Catarina Vasconcelos, is among the 93 films, selected by the Hollywood Academy, to be included in the official list of candidates for...
View ArticleNetflix: Five films by five Portuguese women directors and producers – Portugal
Starting in January 2022, Netflix will feature five films by five Portuguese women directors and producers – Catarina Vasconcelos, Raquel Castro, Margarida Gil, Marta Ribeiro and Maria Clara Escobar –...
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