So that you can enjoy the festival with reduced rates and experience the world from Melgaço, we propose two forms of participation: CINEholidays (July 29, 30 and 31, August 01 and 02) and Hop to Melgaço (August 03 and 04).
Please sign up for one or both modalities, or choose the days on which you want to participate in the Festival.
Entry form• 1 pax – 50€/day, with hotel (single room), meals and entry to film sessions.
• 2 pax – 75€/day, with hotel (double room) meals and entry to film sessions.
Program• OPTION A (1 pax) - 40€
Participation in all the program’s activities and meals (lunch and dinner)
• OPTION B (1 pax) - 85€
Activities + Meals (days 3 and 4) + single room Accommodation (August 03).
• OPTION C (2 pax) – 135€
Activities + Meals (days 3 and 4) + double room Accommodation (August 03).
We propose that you take, not a bumpy ride like the ones from that era, but a leap to Melgaço on August 3rd and 4th, and share with us the program we have prepared as part of MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival.
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17:30 |
Meeting of participants at Praça da República in Melgaço |
Centro de Melgaço |
| 18:00 |
Visit the Exhibition MEMORIES OF APRIL 1974-2000 |
Museu de Cinema Jean-Loup Passek |
| 19:00 |
ExhibitionExhibition opening Cinema without borders The gaze of Jean-Loup Passek |
Casa da Cultura |
| 19:00 |
Frontal ShotOpening of photography exhibitions from Frontal Shot - Photography Residency 2023 Common Sense André de Abreu The bones of the earth André Cordeiro People are the territory Francesca Faulin |
Casa da Cultura |
| 22:00 |
Frontal ShotPremiere of documentaries Frontal Shot - Film Residency 2023 The Teacher Silvana Torricella, Norberto Valente and Diogo Silvestre | PT, 2024, 18' Aires Lara Mather, Mafalda Vaz and Afonso "Sekkas" Nunes | PT, 2024, 10’ Mundane Narcisa Blejeru, Filipa Duarte and Ariana Vieira | PT, 2024, 16' Ribeiro de Baixo Edge of the World Nuno Mendonça, Rodrigo Queirós and Vitor Covelo | PT, 2024, 18' |
Casa da Cultura |
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardCouto Mixto João Gomes | PT, 2023, 28' A dip in cold water Raquel Loureiro Marques | PT, 2024, 20' Histories of Smugglers Agnes Meng | PT, 2023, 20' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 16:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardThe Battle for Laikipia Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi | KE, US, GR, 2024, 94' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 18:15 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardAs the tide comes in Juan Palacios, Sofie Husum Johannesen | DK, 2023, 89' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 21:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardBROKEN WINGS Jorik Dozy, Sil van der Woerd | ID, 2023, 7' Black Snow Alina Simone | US, 2024, 102' |
Casa da Cultura |
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardTHE MELUSINAS AT THE EDGE OF THE RIVER Mélanie Pereira | PT, 2023, 82' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 16:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardJOURNEY INTO GAZA Piero Usberti | FR, 2024, 67' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 18:15 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardLIMITS OF EUROPE Apolena Rychliková | CZ, FR, SK, 2024, 98' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 21:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardBYE BYE TIBERIAS Lina Soualem | FR, 2023, 80' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 21:30 |
Frontal ShotDocumentaries Frontal Shot - Film Residency 2023 The Teacher Silvana Torricella, Norberto Valente and Diogo Silvestre | PT, 2024, 18' Aires Lara Mather, Mafalda Vaz and Afonso "Sekkas" Nunes | PT, 2024, 10’ Mundane Narcisa Blejeru, Filipa Duarte and Ariana Vieira | PT, 2024, 16' Ribeiro de Baixo Edge of the World Nuno Mendonça, Rodrigo Queirós and Vitor Covelo | PT, 2024, 18' |
Centro Cívico - Castro Laboreiro |
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardFIRE IN THE MUD Catarina Laranjeiro, Daniel Barroca | PT, 2023, 118' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 17:00 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardA DAY, 365 HOURS Eylem Kaftan | TR, 2023, 82' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 19:00 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardTHE INSIDES OF OUR LIVES Misja Pekel | NL, 2024, 80' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 21:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardMY STOLEN PLANET Farahnaz Sharif | DE, 2024, 82' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 21:30 |
Outdoor screeningFrontal ShotDocumentaries Frontal Shot - Film Residency 2023 The Teacher Silvana Torricella, Norberto Valente and Diogo Silvestre | PT, 2024, 18' Aires Lara Mather, Mafalda Vaz and Afonso "Sekkas" Nunes | PT, 2024, 10’ Mundane Narcisa Blejeru, Filipa Duarte and Ariana Vieira | PT, 2024, 16' Ribeiro de Baixo Edge of the World Nuno Mendonça, Rodrigo Queirós and Vitor Covelo | PT, 2024, 18' |
São Paio - junta de freguesia |
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardSo small, looking all grown up Tânia Dinis | PT, 2024, 20' Clandestine Maria Mire | PT, 2023, 71' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 16:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardTOMATO, BIG CAKE AND VICTORY Kate Tiuri | UK, 2024, 60' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 18:15 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardOF CARAVAN AND THE DOGS Askold Kurov, Anonymous1 | DE, 2024, 88' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 19:00 |
ExhitionExhibition opening Who are we here today and after |
Sede da Associação A Batela (Alvaredo) |
| 21:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardDEMOCRACY NOIR de Connie Field | US, 2024, 113' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 22:00 |
Outdoor screeningHistórias de Alvaredo Fotografias faladas com gente de alvaredo |
Largo da capela de S. Brás (Alvaredo) |
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardPERCEBES Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves | PT, FR, 2024, 12' LES CHENILLES Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany | FR, 2023, 30' A BEAUTIFUL DAY Stefano Obino | DE, 2023, 19' THE TAKEOVER Anders Hammer | US, 2023, 33' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardNO OTHER LAND Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | PL, 2024, 94' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 16:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardDAUGHTER OF GENGHIS Kristoffer Poulsen, Christian Als | DK, SE, FR, MN, 2023, 80' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 18:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardMAYDEGOL Sarvnaz Alambeigi | IR, DE, FR, 2024, 74' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 20:00 | Dinner | |
| 21:30 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardThe Moon beneath the water Alessandro Negrini | IT, 2023, 99' |
Casa da Cultura |
| Hour | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 |
X-RAYDOCFilm screening Adeus, Até ao Meu Regresso António-Pedro Vasconcelos | PT, 1974, 70' Talk / debatewith Jorge Campos and Sérgio C. Andrade |
Casa da Cultura |
| 13:00 |
Lunch at Termas de Melgaço |
Termas de Melgaço |
| 16:00 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardNIGHT OF THE COYOTES Clara Trischler | AT, 2024, 79' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 17:45 |
Screening films running for the Jean-Loup Passek AwardI Shall Not Hate Tal Barda | CA, 2024, 90' |
Casa da Cultura |
| 20:00 |
Jean-Loup Passek AwardAwards ceremony |
Casa da Cultura |
| 22:00 |
Cinema at the Tower
|
Torre do Castelo |
• Alternatively to the early afternoon sessions on the 3th (saturday), Hop to Melgaço participants may opt for guided tours in the Memória e Fronteira Museum and the Melgaço Cinema Museum, taking place from 2pm to 4pm. If so, participants should choose that option in the Entry Form.
• Travel between the different locations will be ensured by bus.
