Agency begins its 20th anniversary in Clermont

Published at 18 January 2019

Agencia begins its 20 year celebration at the largest short film festival in Europe, which will take place from 1 to 9 February 2019 in France.

The 41st edition of the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival start on 1 February with the short film "Como Fernando Pessoa Salvou Portugal" in competition, which is the first initiative that marks the 20th anniversary of Agencia . As in previous years, the agency will again be present on the market, in parallel, to ensure the promotion and dissemination of Portuguese production in what is the largest and most prestigious short film festival in Europe.

The film "Como Fernando Pessoa Salviy Portugal" by Eugène Green with d 'O Som e Fúria is part of the French competition. The short film, starring Carloto Cotta, Manuel Mozos, Diogo Dória, Alexandro Pierroni Calado, Ricardo Gross, Mia Tomé and Eugène Green himself, is a good-humored journey to the universe of Fernando Pessoa. The narrative is based on one of the most famous episodes of the publicist career of the heteronym Álvaro de Campos, author of the famous slogan "Primeiro estranha-se, depois entranha-se", created in 1927 for Coca-Cola to enter Portuguese territory.

The Short Film Agency will once again be present in Clermont-Ferrand through a promotional stand in the Short Film Market. The event, held in parallel to the festival, receives more than 3300 professionals from the film industry every year, making it a space of great importance in the dissemination of Portuguese cinema. In addition to the promotion and dissemination of the more than 400 works represented by the agency.

At the same time, the European forum "Euro Connection" will take place, with a film co-production, in which the director Mónica Santos will be present, with the short film project "The Pink Jacket".

To begin the celebration of the 20 years, the agency will hold a party with the presence of DJs Miguel Dias and Sérgio Gomes in Curtas Vila do Conde Soundsystem format on February 3 at Le Fotomat.

Alto Patrocínio

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