Submissions are now open for the eight edition of the Portuguese Film Fund, an instrument to support the post-production of Portuguese films, created in 2011.<\/p>\n
IndieLisboa is joined by partners\u00a0Escola das Artes – Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa (Porto), Funda\u00e7\u00e3o GDA, Digital Mix M\u00fasica e Imagem, The Yellow Color, and Portugal Film \u2013 International Portuguese Film Agency, which will participate to show international programmers and distributors the work-in-progress projects in the context of Lisboa Screenings, private sessions of unreleased Portuguese films, organised especially for these international guests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Both short and feature films can be submitted, independently of genre (animation, documentary, experimental, fiction) when in early stages of post-production, authored by Portuguese directors (or foreigners with permanent residence in Portugal) and with Portuguese production or co-production.<\/p>\n This year, the prizes are as follows:<\/p>\n a) Escola das Artes – Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa (Porto): financial support of\u00a0\u20ac1,500 given to a project of any length and genre;<\/span><\/p>\n b) Digital Mix M\u00fasica e Imagem: sound post-production services for a short film and mixing for a feature film;<\/span><\/p>\n c) GDA Foundation: \u20ac6.000 for the creation of original music, awarding a feature film\u00a0(\u20ac4.000) and a short film\u00a0(\u20ac2.000), or alternatively three short films (each\u00a0\u20ac2.000);<\/span><\/p>\n d) The Yellow Color: two studio days for image\u00a0 post-production, with the technician(s) paid separately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Submissions close on June 25. The selected projects will be announced by July 15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 8 selected projects will later be presented to an international jury, during IndieLisboa (August 21 – September 6), during which film excerpts will also be shown in a session of the Lisboa Screening.<\/p>\n