Nearly a year after he was selected by the jury, as part of a jury-launched appealPortuguese Film AcademyThe five films will arrive this week on the streaming platform, and will be available “worldwide,” Netflix said in a press release.
The selected films are “A Metamorfose dos Pássaros” by Catarina Vasconcelos, with production by Joana Gusmão, “Soa” by Raquel Castro, with screenplay by Isabel Machado, produced by Joana Ferreira and Sara Simões, “Mar” by Margarida Gil. “, written by Rita Benes, “Simon Schama” by Marta Souza Ribeiro, and produced by Joana Peralta.
They are joined by the film “Destero” by Portuguese-Brazilian director Maria Clara Escobar.
The Academia Portuguesa de Cinema initiative aims to shine a greater spotlight on Portuguese women – or those with permanent residency in Portugal – who have been involved in producing, directing or writing the screenplay.
According to the regulations, the partnership provides for granting licenses for feature films to the Netflix platform for a period of one year.
According to the regulations, candidates associated with each of the selected films will receive 15 thousand euros. If there is more than one nominee for each selected film, the €15,000 will be shared between all nominees.
