Jury and Awards
JURY
Catarina Mourão
Studied music, law and cinema (MA at Bristol University and PhD at Edinburgh University). Founder of Apordoc (Portuguese Documentary Association). Has been teaching film and documentary since 1998. Co-founded Laranja Azul, an independent film production company, with Catarina Alves Costa in 2000, in the scope of which makes her films, which have always won awards and been screened at international festivals and distributed in cinemas and on television.
Clémentine Mourão-Ferreira
Born and raised in Paris, has worked in film in Berlin, Lisbon, Mexico and Paris. In 2020, founded the company so-cle to produce features by international directors, who capture worlds where imagination and nature prevail. Has also been a programmer at the IndieLisboa Film Festival and a script analyst for the National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC), Cine-Cerca, Mexican Film Institute, and other funding agencies in Bolivia and Brazil.
Juan Pablo Bastarrachea
Has a degree in audiovisual communication and a postgraduate degree in cultural management. Works in film festivals since 2004. Opened a chain of independent movie theatres with friends in 2012—Cine Tonalá. Produced documentaries and experimental works by directors such as María José Cuevas and Camila José Donoso. Was a juror at international film festivals. Teaches the seminar on distribution at the Mexico City Film School.
AWARDS
#LINK Encuentro Iberoamericano de Cine Documental Award
Award for Best Portuguese Arché Project in the Writing or Development Stage Participation and accommodation during the encounter
#LINK Encuentro Iberoamericano de Cine Documental is a space designed to foster the production of documentaries in Ibero-America and their regional and international relations. Born as the industry section of FIDBA (Buenos Aires International Documentary Festival), it moves to Madrid for its 15th edition in order to ease the internationalization of the projects of the participating filmmakers.
#LINK Encuentro Iberoamericano de Cine Documental is a space designed to foster the production of documentaries in Ibero-America and their regional and international relations. Born as the industry section of FIDBA (Buenos Aires International Documentary Festival), it moves to Madrid for its 15th edition in order to ease the internationalization of the projects of the participating filmmakers.
FIDLab Award
Award for Best Portuguese Arché Project in the Writing, Development or Completion (WIP) Stage
Specialised on-line consulting, designed for and focused on the project
FIDLab, the international co-production platform of the FIDMarseille, arose from a desire to help jump-start the production of fragile and unusual works.
Specialised on-line consulting, designed for and focused on the project
FIDLab, the international co-production platform of the FIDMarseille, arose from a desire to help jump-start the production of fragile and unusual works.
School of Arts, Catholic University of Portugal Award
Special Jury Award for Best Portuguese Arché Project in the Writing or Development Stage (€2500)
Founded in 1997, the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Portugal in Porto is a school that crosses graduate and post-graduate education in areas such as film and photography, sound arts and new media art, and heritage and conservation. Artistic research and creation are at the heart of its action, which spreads out into an intense cultural and scientific agenda.
Founded in 1997, the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Portugal in Porto is a school that crosses graduate and post-graduate education in areas such as film and photography, sound arts and new media art, and heritage and conservation. Artistic research and creation are at the heart of its action, which spreads out into an intense cultural and scientific agenda.
DAE Talent Development Award
Award for Best Arché Project in the Writing or Development Stage
Tailored mentoring sessions and a free DAE membership for one year
The Documentary Association of Europe acts and advocates for everyone working in documentary storytelling professions from inside and outside of Europe. Members benefit from exclusive deals and partnerships with Europe’s leading markets.
Tailored mentoring sessions and a free DAE membership for one year
The Documentary Association of Europe acts and advocates for everyone working in documentary storytelling professions from inside and outside of Europe. Members benefit from exclusive deals and partnerships with Europe’s leading markets.
Impronta Award
Award for Best Arché or Invited Country Project in the Writing or Development Stage
4 sessions of strategic consultancy (over the course of one year) with in-depth analysis of the project, including subject, target audience and market potential
Impronta Films is an international media sales company based in London.
4 sessions of strategic consultancy (over the course of one year) with in-depth analysis of the project, including subject, target audience and market potential
Impronta Films is an international media sales company based in London.
DAFilms Award
Award for Best First or Second Arché or Invited Country Project in the Writing, Development or Completion (WIP) Stage
A two year worldwide release on DAFilms.com, distribution, planning, marketing, design and promotion services, and a licensing fee of at least 400€.
The VOD platform DAFilms is powered by the network of seven European documentary film festivals, Doc Alliance. Besides year-round programming based around festival partnerships, DAFilms offers a catalogue of more than 4000 titles, including beloved documentary classics, hidden gems and arthouse cinema, and discussions with the worldwide voices of documentary cinema.
A two year worldwide release on DAFilms.com, distribution, planning, marketing, design and promotion services, and a licensing fee of at least 400€.
The VOD platform DAFilms is powered by the network of seven European documentary film festivals, Doc Alliance. Besides year-round programming based around festival partnerships, DAFilms offers a catalogue of more than 4000 titles, including beloved documentary classics, hidden gems and arthouse cinema, and discussions with the worldwide voices of documentary cinema.