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Palácios de Pena
2011

by Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt

– I hate grandma’s house. I hate Grandma. I hate Portugal. And I hate Ana.

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A radically stylized, era and genre scrambling amalgam of coming-of-age melodrama, medieval pageant, and political allegory. Two teenage sisters cope with the death of their grandmother, their long-standing rivalry, and their inheritance of an immense castle with a shadowy Fascist past.

directing

Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt

scriptwriting

Eberhard Schedl
Natxo Checa

cinematography

Eberhard Schedl
Natxo Checa

sound

Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Hugo Leitão
Branko Neskov

editing

Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Hugo Leitão
Branko Neskov

with

Alcina Abrantes
Andreia Martins
Catarina Gaspar
Mariana Roberto
Núria Coelho
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt

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Produced by A Mutual Respect Productions
With the support of LightFilm/Nova Imagem
and Kodak

S16mm transferred to HD, 58 min.
Color / 16:9 / 5.1 Dolby Sound
Language: Portuguese

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awards

2012 Ann Arbour Film Festival [USA] – Best Narrative Film
2012 25FPS, Zagreb [Czech Republic] – Critics Jury Grand Prize
2012 Chicago Underground Film Festival [USA] – Best Narrative Film

exhibitions & collections

Exhibitions
2013 O Mar (The Sea), BES Arte & Finança, Lisbon [Portugal]
2012 Mostra de Filmes de Gabriel Abrantes, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon [Portugal]

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screenings

2011 Venice Film Festival - Orrizonti Competition [Italy]
2011 Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival [Austria]
2011 BFI London Film Festival - Focus on Gabriel Abrantes [United Kingdom]
2012 BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente [Argentina]
2012 Museum of Moving Images - First Look [USA]
2012 Jeonju International Film Festival [South Korea]
2012 Ann Arbour Film Festival [USA]
2012 25FPS, Zagreb [Czech Republic]
2012 Chicago Underground Film Festival [USA]
2016 Friends with Benefits - Film Society of Lincoln Center [USA]
2017 Sicilia Queer Filmfest [Italy]
2017 BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente [Argentina]

full cast and crew

Cast
Alcina Abrantes
Andreia Martins
Catarina Gaspar
Mariana Roberto
Nuria Coelho
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Ana Rita Franco
Bernarda dos Bois
Judite Maria
Teresa Castro
Marta Lopes
Marta Monteiro
Marta Vaz do Carmo
Marta Grilo
Thiago Dantas
Luíz Silva
Viktor Honchar
Yuri Ceban
Feodor Ulinici

Extras
Valeri Ceban
Dima Ceban
Vadim Ceban
Yara Veloso
Sara Sousa
Maria Pinto
Inês Grazina
Isabella Glock
Sara Belinês Marques
Isabel Sarmento
Elsa Compaoré
Lara Veiga
Ana Paganini
Margarida Rebelo Paiva

Dubbing
Alcina Abrantes
Andreia Martins
Catarina Gaspar
Ana Rita Franco
Mariana Roberto
Teresa Castro
Núria Coelho
Marta Lopes
Marta Monteiro
Marta Vaz do Carmo
Marta Grilo
Thiago Dantas
Luíz Silva
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Viktor Honchar
Yuri Ceban
Feodor Ulinici
Emília Pereira
Marta Furtado
Isabel Sarmento
Lara Veiga
Sara Sousa

Directing, Scriptwriting
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt

Directors of Photography
Eberhard Schedl
Natxo Checa

Steadycam Operator
Eberhard Schedl

Camera Assistants
Rogério Hortêncio
Nuno Figueiredo

Actors Direction
Flávia Gusmão

Editing
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt

Produced by
A Mutual Respect Productions

Producers
Zé dos Bois
Marta Furtado
Natxo Checa
Gabriel Abrantes

Production Design
Natxo Checa

Production Coordinator
Joana Botelho

Production Assistant
Daniela Ribeiro

Drivers
Yaroslav Chereshnya
Pedro Sachetti

Color Correction
Paulo Inês
Pedro Vilela

Developing, Telecinema and
Image Post-Production Studios
LightFilm/Nova Imagem, Lisbon

Mix
Branko Neskov
Hugo Leitão

Foley Artist
Daniel Gries

Sound Editing
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt

Sound Studio
Loudness Films, Lisbon

Sound Recording Studio
Obviosom, Lisbon

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