With the aim of exploring, appreciating and promoting portuguese film heritage, Batalha commissions an annual programme entirely dedicated to its cinema and its history. The selection of films is broad but incisive, composed of both established and lesser known filmmakers, ever fundamental for a complete consideration of Portuguese cinema.
The first edition of Seleção Nacional will focus on political, aesthetic and social developments in Portuguese cinema. Presented in four constellations, the selection relocates film in dialogue around specific themes, opening a new way of looking at these works, the times they were made in, and their artistic impact.
Constellation #1: Before the Future, showing until March, revisits Portuguese society in the 80s and 90s and its transformations and wishes for the future, both vibrant and solitary. Constellation #2: El Dorado, presented between March and June, focuses on the problematic relationship of Portuguese cinema with Africa, presenting, on the one hand, films from different decades that try to deal with the weight of colonization and, on the other hand, films that tried to show the unknown reality in the context of dictatorship.
Curated by Daniel Ribas and Paulo Cunha
Programme developed with the support of Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema
Xavier, Manuel Mozos, 1991–2002
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With the aim of exploring, appreciating and promoting portuguese film heritage, Batalha commissions an annual programme entirely dedicated to its cinema and its history. The selection of films is broad but incisive, composed of both established and lesser known filmmakers, ever fundamental for a complete consideration of Portuguese cinema.
The first edition of Seleção Nacional will focus on political, aesthetic and social developments in Portuguese cinema. Presented in four constellations, the selection relocates film in dialogue around specific themes, opening a new way of looking at these works, the times they were made in, and their artistic impact.
Constellation #1: Before the Future, showing until March, revisits Portuguese society in the 80s and 90s and its transformations and wishes for the future, both vibrant and solitary. Constellation #2: El Dorado, presented between March and June, focuses on the problematic relationship of Portuguese cinema with Africa, presenting, on the one hand, films from different decades that try to deal with the weight of colonization and, on the other hand, films that tried to show the unknown reality in the context of dictatorship.
Curated by Daniel Ribas and Paulo Cunha
Programme developed with the support of Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema
Daniel Ribas
Researcher, programmer and film critic, he is an Assistant Professor at School of Arts, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, where he coordinates the master’s degree in Cinema. He is the Director of CITAR — Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts. He curated several film programmes, namely for Porto/Post/Doc, where he was a member of the Artistic Direction between 2016 and 2018. He’s currently a programmer at Curtas Vila do Conde IFF. Ph.D. in Cultural Studies by the Aveiro and Minho universities, he writes about Portuguese, contemporary and experimental cinema.
Paulo Cunha
Develops work in research, programming and film criticism, he is an Assistant Professor at Universidade da Beira Interior, where he’s the Director for the master’s degree in Cinema, and vice-president for the Department of the Arts. He’s a full member of LabCom — Communication & Arts and a collaborator of CEIS20 — Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at Universidade de Coimbra and at INCT Proprietas Network. He’s currently programmer for Curtas Vila do Conde and Guimarães Film Club. A Ph.D. in Contemporary Studies at Universidade de Coimbra, he writes about Portuguese film, decolonial studies and film cultures.
Full programme
Constelação #1: Before the Future
February
Guerra Civil, Pedro Caldas, 2009
Fim de Semana, Cláudia Varejão, 2007
Respirar Debaixo D’Água, António Ferreira, 2000
China, China, João Pedro Rodrigues e João Rui Guerra da Mata, 2007
Corte de Cabelo, Joaquim Sapinho, 1995
Venus Velvet, Jorge Cramez, 2001
Constelação #2: El Dorado
March–June
Deixem-me ao Menos Subir às Palmeiras, Joaquim Lopes Barbosa, 1972
Monangambeee, Sarah Maldoror, 1968
Conakry, Filipa César, 2012
Posto Avançado do Progresso, Hugo Vieira da Silva, 2016
Paraíso Perdido, Alberto Seixas Santos, 1992
Catembe, Manuel Faria de Almeida, 1965
O Fato Completo ou à Procura de Alberto, Inês de Medeiros, 2001
Corre Quem Pode, Dança Quem Aguenta, Welket Bungué, 2020
Acto dos Feitos da Guiné, Fernando Matos Silva, 1980
Acorda, Leviatã, Carlos Conceição, 2015
Estilhaços, José Miguel Ribeiro, 2016
Natal 71, Margarida Cardoso, 1999
Altas Cidades de Ossadas, João Salaviza, 2017
Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir, José Fonseca e Costa, 1976
Um Adeus Português, João Botelho, 1986
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