DIRECTOR Miguel Cortes Costa and Ricardo Guerreiro
PRODUCER Carolina Castro Almeida
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PHOTOGRAPHY Miguel Cortes Costa and Ricardo Guerreiro
WRITER AND EDITOR Miguel Cortes Costa
NARRATED BY João Santana
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PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR Mariana Vilas Boas
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ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Miguel Mateus Pinheiro
AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION BillyBoom Sound Design
COLOURIST Francisco Costa
SYNOPSIS
Documentary about Malcata mountain range, in all of its dimensions and surroundings. A journey that seeks to unravel the history of the region from the last 600 million years to the present day.
Malcata, located between Portugal and Spain, it's a land of transition; a space of encounters and influence but permanently ruled by its isolation. Since the pre-Roman era to the present day, settlers have dug these lands in search of its mineral riches and manipulated their watercourses, repelled invasions and used the border to move goods and men.​
RUNTIME 40'
YEAR 2020
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Portuguese
TELEVISION
SIC 2021
"Vida Selvagem" - Television premiere
"Nosso Mundo"
DISTRIBUTION
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PPUE 2021 - Camões - Portuguese Language and Culture Institute
Cinematographic program with international distribution, on the occasion of Portugal's Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Penamacor Municipality
Distribution and production of copies on
Blu-ray
EXHIBITIONS
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Naturcôa -Image, Nature, and Heritage 2021
Sabugal, Portugal
Lisbon Municipal Archive 2022
Lisbon, Portugal
FESTIVALS
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CineEco - International Environmental Film Festival 2020
Youth Television Award Winner – Portugal
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International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö 2021
Official Selection – Hungary
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International Documentary Film Awards 2021
Official Selection - Netherlands
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GECO Film Festival 2021
Official Selection – Austria
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EcoBrasil Environmental Film Festival 2021
Official Selection – Brazil
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12th CMS VATAVARAN - Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum
Semi Finalist - India
The Lift-OFF Sessions 2020
Official Selection – UK
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VIVA Film Festival 2020
Official Selection – Bosnia
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Golden Tree International Documentary Festival 2021
Official Selection - France
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PRESS
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"(...) This was the first work entirely produced by a native of Chaves (...) Carolina Castro Almeida introduces us to one of the most forgotten areas of the country, but also 'a place of encounters and influences dominated by the vastness of emptiness.' (...)"
Written by Cátia Portela
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"(...) is the name of the first documentary by the young director from Elvas, Miguel Cortes Costa (...) highlighting 'one of the most forgotten areas of Portugal, the Malcata Mountain,' according to the film synopsis. It is a journey that seeks to unveil the history of the region (...)"
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Written by Pedro Trindade Sena
Rádio Cova da Beira - Fundão 2021
"(...) With the presentation of this film, the Municipality of Penamacor 'demonstrates its intention to promote and value its recognized natural heritage.' (...)"
Written by Paula Brito
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Reconquista - Castelo Branco 2021
"(...) We are talking about one of the most solitary and forgotten places in the country. (...) It was possible to tell a story that premiered on television (...) for us to look at a landscape, to understand a place, we cannot only look at what is in front of us (...)"
Written by José Furtado
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Diário digital de Castelo Branco - 2021
"The Municipality of Penamacor presented, on January 24, on SIC, the nature documentary 'Malcata – Tale of a Solitary Mountain,' authored by Miguel Cortes Costa and Ricardo Guerreiro. (...) 'Malcata – Tale of a Solitary Mountain' was part of the CineEco 2020 official selection, where it won the Youth Television Series and Report Award. (...)"
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Written by Diário digital de Castelo Branco
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"(...) The Youth Award for TV Series and Report was won by 'Malcata – Tale of a Solitary Mountain,' by Miguel Cortes Costa and Ricardo Guerreiro (...) At the 26th edition of CineEco, which began on Saturday and ended today in Seia, Serra da Estrela, Portuguese environmental cinema 'was prominently featured among the feature and short films (...)"
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Written by Lusa
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"The winners of the 26th edition of CineEco are already known (...) 'Malcata – Tale of a Solitary Mountain,' Miguel Cortes Costa and Ricardo Guerreiro (...)"
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Written byr Bárbara Dixe Ramos
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