Short or feature films in the beginning of post-production by Portuguese directors (or foreigners with permanent residency in Portugal) and with Portuguese (co-)production now have until March 20 to apply for the 6th edition of the Portuguese Film Fund.
The Cinema Support Fund also welcomes a new partner, Escola das Artes – Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, which will institute a prize in the amount of € 1,500.
The prizes to be awarded then unfold as follows:
a) Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa: financial support in the amount of € 1,500 attributed to a project of any length and type;
b) Digital Mix Música e Imagem: sound post-production services for a feature film and a short film;
c) GDA Foundation: € 6,000 for the creation of original music, rewarding a feature film (€ 4,000) and a short film (€ 2,000), or alternatively three short films (each € 2,000);
d) The Yellow Color: two days of post-production studio image for a short film, with the technician (s) paid separately.
In recent years, projects such as “Raposa” by Leonor Noivo, “A Casa e os Dogs” by Madalena Fragoso and Margarida Meneses, “A Dança do Cipreste” by Mariana Caló and Francisco Queimadela, “Anjo” by Miguel Nunes, “Up to Let Porno Separate Us ”by Jorge Pelicano,“ O Mar Enrola na Areia ”by Catarina Mourão, among others.
For more information and application form see here.
