Djon Africa
by
Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra
Djon Africa
de Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra
Djon Africa
(2018,
95 min)
Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde
Directed byFilipa Reis, João Miller Guerra
A Cape Verdean in Portugal, Miguel Moreira, also known as Djon África, travels back home to look for his birth father. This hopefully soul-searching journey quickly gets derailed as he comes across beautiful women, colorful parties, and the local liquor known as grogue.
FICHA TÉCNICA
DIRECTORS
Filipa Reis & João Miller
SCRIPT
Pedro Pinho
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Vasco Viana
EDITING
Eduardo Serrano, Ricardo Pretti
PRODUCTION
Terretreme (Portugal)
CO-PRODUCTION
Desvia (Brazil), O2 (Cape Verde)
PRODUCER
Pedro Pinho
CO-PRODUCERS
Rachel Daisy Ellis, Samira Pereira
WITH
Miguel Moreira as Djon africa
Premiações e Festivais
AWARDS
– FIPRESCI Prize – 36º Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay, Uruguay, ’18
– Special Jury Mention – 36º Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay, Uruguay, ’18
FESTIVALS
– IFFR | International Film Festival Rotterdam – Hivos Tiger Awards, Holanda, ’18 – World Première
– New Directors/New Films, EUA, ’18
– San Francisco International Film Festival, EUA, ’18
– FoR | Frames of Representation, Reino Unido, ’18
– CPH:PIX, Dinamarca, ’18
– The New Zealand Film Festival Trust, Nova Zelândia, ’18
– Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, ’18
– Afrika Film Festival, Alemanha, ’18
– 36º Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay, Uruguay, ’18
– Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden, ’19
– 36th Filmfest Muenchen, Germany’, 18
INFORmAÇÕES ADICIONAIS
FUNDING
Ancine, ICA
SCHEDULE
Release in 2018
