Luz De Presença (A Present Light)

Synopsis

On a rainy night, a sad man leaves his home to deliver a letter to someone who recently left him. At a corner, he meets a woman who warns him about the slippery road. This is how I met Diana. Suffering from a heartbreak, Gonçalo falls from his motorbike.

Original Title
LUZ DE PRESENÇA
Director
Diogo Costa Amarante
Producer
Diogo Costa Amarante, O VERDE DO JARDIM
Script
Diogo Costa Amarante
Photography
Jorge Quintela
Music
Vivaldi by Philippe Jaroussky
Sound
Luís Silveira
Main Actors
Diana Neves Silva, João Castro, Gustavo Sumpta, Luís Miguel Cintra
Original Language
Portuguese
Subtitles
Spanish, English

Film Statistics

  • 4828 Spectators
  • 44 Festival Selections
  • 55 Exhibitions
  • 4 Awards

Awards and Selections

03.2021
Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
05.2021
Sicilia Queer International LGBT & New Visions Filmfest, Italy
06.2021
Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Germany
06.2021
Psarokokalo - Athens International Short Film Festival, Greece
06.2021
Lovers Film Festival, Italy
07.2021
Tabor Film Festival, Croatia
07.2021
Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria
07.2021
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
08.2021
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo
09.2021
Queer Lisboa, Portugal
09.2021
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
10.2021
International Film Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico
10.2021
Iris Prize LGBT+, United Kingdom
10.2021
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Canada
Silver Wolf for the Best Short Film of the International Competition
11.2021
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
Best Actress – GesMo
11.2021
Mix Brasil Festival Culture of Diversity, Brazil
11.2021
Festival du film LGBT de Paris "Chéries Chéris", France
12.2021
FICA - Aguilar del Campo, Spain
12.2021
Passaggi d’Autore - Mediterranean Short Film Festival, Italy
03.2022
ShortCutz Ovar - Março, Portugal
03.2022
Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom
05.2022
Leiria Film Fest, Portugal
07.2022
Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz, Spain
08.2022
Nevada City Film Festival, USA
08.2022
Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verin, Spain
09.2022
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Romania
09.2022
Vilnius queer festival “kreives”, Lithuania
09.2022
Arquiteturas Film Festival, Portugal
Best Fiction Award
10.2022
VISTACURTA - Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal
11.2022
Entre Olhares - Mostra de Cinema Português, Portugal
11.2022
Exground filmfest, Germany
11.2022
Dingle Distillery International Film Festival, Ireland
11.2022
Frames Portuguese Film Festival, Sweden
Grand Prize for Best Short Film
11.2022
Festival 3in1 Film Fest, Portugal
01.2023
Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media, Germany
07.2023
Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival, Brazil
11.2024
International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Switzerland
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Other Screenings

11.2021
Calcutta International LGBTQIA Film & Video Festival
12.2021
ODMC - Sessão Especial Trindade
03.2022
Nimas - Programa Março
06.2022
Festival LGBTIAQ+_ Consulado Portugal em SP
10.2022
French Cinematheque - "Séance Portugal"
09.2024
Batalha Centro de Cinema - Setembro
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