The Industry Screenings are exclusive, invite-only sessions showcasing Portuguese and Galician films in post-production, poised for their world premiere. Aimed at festival programmers, sales agents, distributors and other key players in the international film industry, these screenings serve as a strategic platform for the new wave of cinema emerging from the Iberian Peninsula.
Part of the Industry section of Porto/Post/Doc, their mission is to bring creators closer to decision-makers within the professional circuit. Each screening is followed by informal networking moments, fostering direct dialogue between the film teams and invited industry professionals.
(*) By invitation only.
Os Continuadores da Revolução
Os Continuadores da Revolução · The Followers of the Revolution
Pedro Neves
PRT, MOZ, FRA, 91'
On the light table, I examine thousands of negatives photographed by Manuel Roberto in Mozambique. They were taken during the government of Samora Machel, the first post-independence president. In these images, I find the story of a country that sought to become the finest People's Republic in the world. I find myself surrounded by ghosts whispering the echoes of the Portuguese and Mozambican revolutions.
Pedro Neves is a Portuguese filmmaker and producer. His work unfolds on the border between documentary cinema and social reflection, exploring themes such as memory, labour, and the political and cultural transformations of the country. In 2008, he founded the production company Red Desert, through which he has built a filmography screened on channels such as RTP, Canal+ France, Canal+ Afrique, and TVCine, and selected for more than forty national and international festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Guadalajara, Doclisboa, DocumentaMadrid, Curtas Vila do Conde, CPH:DOX, Thessaloniki, and Seville. Among his works are “Os Esquecidos” (2009), “Água Fria” (2011), “Hospedaria” (2014), “Acima das Nossas Possibilidades” (2015) — part of the Projeto Troika — and “Tarrafal” (2016). His most recent film, “Sonhos de uma Revolução” (2023), continues his attentive gaze on the continuities and ruptures of collective history.
