The Metamorphosis of Birds

The Metamorphosis of Birds is a Portuguese feature-length hybrid documentary film directed by Catarina Vasconcelos and produced by the production company Primeira Idade, world premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020,[1] where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section.[2]

The Metamorphosis of Birds
Directed byCatarina Vasconcelos
Produced byPedro Fernandes Duarte, Joana Gusmão, Catarina Vasconcelos
Screenplay byCatarina Vasconcelos
StarringManuel Rosa, Ana Vasconcelos, Henrique Vasconcelos, Inês Melo Campos, João Móra, Catarina Vasconcelos, Cláudia Varejão, José Manuel Mendes, João Pedro Mamede
Music byMadalena Palmeirim
CinematographyPaulo Menezes
Edited byFrancisco Moreira, Catarina Vasconcelos
Production
companies
Distributed byPortugal Film
Release date
  • February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27) (Berlin Film Festival)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese
Budget€100,000.00

The film was financed by the Portuguese film fund Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual and by Portugal's state broadcaster RTP and developed at the Archidoc writing program of the French film school La Fémis and the Arché development workshop promoted at the Doclisboa international documentary film festival.

Reception

The film was selected by numerous film festivals worldwide, among them:

Awards

Besides the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film of the Encounters section of the Berlinale, the film was as well awarded the prize for Best Film of the Vilnius International Film Festival in Lithuania.[3]

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References
  1. "Berlinale | Programme | Programme - A metamorfose dos pássaros | The Metamorphosis of Birds". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "'Futur Drei (No Hard Feelings)' Wins Teddy Award as Best Queer Film in Berlin". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/lithuania-news/item/119797-festivals-the-metamorphosis-of-birds-wins-vilnius-iff
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