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Portuguese film nominated for Oscars

The film “Listen”, directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa, will be the Portuguese candidate for best international film at the Oscars.

he 93rd Academy members of the Portuguese are becoming increasingly and judicial systems.
Awards will take Academy of Cinema (APC). recognised across borders With Portuguese-British
place on the 25 The President of APC, Paulo and adored by the national co-production, the film was
T April 2021, at Trancoso, said that “any of public.” shot on the outskirts of
the Dolby Theater in Los the four nominees would “Listen”, the first fiction London with a Portuguese
Angeles, during which the be a worthy representative feature film by Ana Rocha and English cast, headed
American Film Academy of Portugal, but the de Sousa, is inspired by Lúcia Moniz, Ruben
will distribute awards in 23 choice of a first work that by a real story about a Garcia and Sophia Myles.
categories. conquered Venice, one of Portuguese family who “Listen” had its world
The vote took place between the most important film emigrated to London, premiere in September at
the 2 and 15 November festivals in the world, and whose children are taken the Venice Film Festival
for the four films that had that quickly became the into social service for in Italy, where the director
been previously selected most seen Portuguese film suspected ill-treatment. won six awards, including
– “Listen”, “Mosquito”, of the year despite the The narrative follows the The Lion of the Future, for
“Patrick” and “Vitalina pandemic. This reveals a family’s efforts to prove that a first work, and the special
Varela” – and “Listen” was vote of hope in the talent of suspicions are unfounded jury prize of the “Horizons” Listen has already won six awards at the Venice Film Festival
the most voted film among Portuguese filmmakers who in the face of British social competition. and is now up for an Oscar

Lisbon “Mural 18” project to support culture

The 18 municipalities of the opment Fund, amounting to its 18 municipalities, to the Lis- in multiple artistic areas (music, tion, the municipalities of the
Metropolitan Area of Lisbon €1.5 million and should unite bon 2020 Regional Operational theatre, dance, street arts, etc.), metropolitan area of Lisbon, in
(AML) will launch the “Mural “cultural agents, municipalities Programme, was announced at primarily outdoors, and in spaces a unanimous way have set up a
18” project, to support cultural and citizens, in defense of the the meeting of the Metropolitan that value the cultural heritage programme with an impact on
agents, through the develop- artistic community and cultural Culture Working Group. of our territory, contemplating, the subsistence of those who
ment of a networked cultural heritage, intangible and materi- Mural 18 will start in January whenever possible, roaming make culture their life”, they say.
programme, starting in January al”, during the first five months 2021, and run until the follow- actions”. The municipalities of the
2021. of 2021, according to the AML ing May. “The programme will “At a particularly delicate AML stress that this initiative
This initiative will have a statement. The approval of the soon be revealed,” the munici- time for the cultural sector, and “is also a clear position on the
financial contribution from application submitted by the palities said. Through Mural 18, for the agents and structures importance of cultural activities
the European Regional Devel- Lisbon Metropolitan Area, and “a set of events will be developed involved in its design, produc- in the life of our community”.