Mountain
Fall Grant 2013 - Production Stage
João Salaviza / Feature Narrative / Portugal, France, Qatar / 2015 / 92 min / Original Language: Portuguese / Interests: Drama, Social Issues
Synopsis
Day breaks on the eighth floor in a suburban neighbourhood of Lisbon and 14-year-old David’s grandfather is still in hospital. David’s mother lives abroad with his younger half-sister, but she is staying for a few days. For David, it is a difficult reunion. The imminence of his grandfather’s death and the void it will create force David to become the man of the house.
Credits
- Director
- João Salaviza
- Screenwriter
- João Salaviza
- Producer
- Maria João Mayer, Francois D'Artemare
- Production Company
- Filmes do Tejo II Multimédia Lda
- Production Company
- Filmes do Tejo II Multimédia Lda
About the Director
João Salaviza was born in Lisbon in 1984. He graduated in Cinema from the National Film and Theatre Academy in Lisbon and the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. 'Mountain' is his feature-length debut. It comes on the heels of a trilogy of award-winning short films: 'Rafa' (2012), which took the Golden Bear at the Berlinale; 'Cerro Negro' (2012), which was selected for the festival in Rotterdam; and 'Arena' (2009), which won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Festival de Cannes. In 2012, the Centre Pompidou presented four of his films in a retrospective programme.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Venice International Film Critics' Week 2015 (WP)
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2015
São Paulo International Film Festival 2015, New Directors
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2016
FilmFest Munchen 2016
BAFICI 2016
European Film Fes
Contacts
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Director
João Salaviza
- Company:
- Filmes do Tejo
- Email:
- jsalaviza@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Lucero Garzon
- Company:
- Pyramide International
- Phone:
- + 33 142 960 220
- Email:
- lgarzon@pyramidefilms.com
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Main Contact
Fátima Correia
- Company:
- Filmes do Tejo II Multimédia Lda
- Phone:
- +35 121 323 4400
- Email:
- filmesdotejo@filmesdotejo.pt
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Main Contact
Maria João Mayer
- Company:
- Maria & Mayer
- Phone:
- +351213234400
- Email:
- mayermariajoao@gmail.com