Party Day
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Portugal / Fiction / 16mm / 17'

Mena lives alone with her daughter Clara. Today is Clara’s seventh birthday. Despite her limited financial resources, Mena still manages to organise a birthday party. But after a phone call from her mother, she becomes distraught and anxious.

Featuring: Rita Martins, Melissa Matos, Teresa Madruga, Sandra Celas, Mariana Silva, Sara Gonçalves, Fernanda Neves


Directed by: Sofia Bost

Editing: Sofia Bost

Written by: Tiago Bastos Capitão

Cinematography: Tian Tsering 

Sound: Rafael Cardoso

Sound Editor and Mixer: Carlos Abreu

Grading: Andreia Bertini 

Line Production: Daniela Soares

Producers: Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra


Produced by: Uma Pedra no Sapato

Promotion and International Sales: Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency

Distribution (Portugal): Uma Pedra no Sapato

Funded by: ICA – Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, Fundação GDA, Câmara Municipal de Setúbal, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian


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Festivals and Awards

Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes

Compétition Court métrage (FR 05.2019)

Cinémathèque de Corse

Semaine de la Critique rerun (FR 05.2019)


Cinémathèque Française

Semaine de la Critique rerun (FR 06.2019)

Metropolis Cinema

Semaine de la Critique rerun (LB 07.2019)


New York Film Festival

Shorts (US 09.2019)


Czech Cinematheque

Semaine de la Critique rerun (CZ 09.2019)


Helsinki International Film Festival
(FI 09.2019)


Hongseung International Film Festival

(KR 09.2019)


Pia Film Festival

Semaine de la Critique rerun (JP 09.2019)


Yokohama Campus, Tokyo University of the Arts

Semaine de la Critique rerun (JP 09.2019)

Curtas Vila do Conde

National Competition (PT 07.2019)

Bosphorus Film Festival

International Short Film Competition (TR 10.2019)

vistacurta

Competição Nacional (PT 10.2019)


Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro, Curta Cinema

Competição Internacional (BR 10.2019)

Caminhos do Cinema Português

Selecção Caminhos (PT 11.2019)

Best Supporting Actress (Teresa Madruga)


Leeds International Film Festival

(UK 11.2019)


Les Rencontres Cinessonne

(FR 11.2019)


Parsons School of Design

Semaine de la Critique rerun (USA 11.2019)


MedFilm Mediterranean And European Film Festival

(IT 11.2019)


Rencontres de Films Femmes Méditerranée

(FR 11.2019)

Prix du jury professionnel


Vilnius International Short Film Festival

International Competition (LT 01.2020)


Rencontres Cinémas Martinique

Semaine de la Critique rerun (FR 03.2020)


Akbank Short Film Festival

(TR 03.2020)


Vilnius Film Festival

Short Film Competition (LT 03.2020)


Short Waves Festival

International Competition (PL 03.2020)


Mecal Pro – Festival Internacional Cortometrajes y Animación

#MecalProOnLine, Ficción - Competición Internacional (ES 03-04.2020)


International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo

Official Competition (GR 06.2020)


New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival

(RU 08.2020)


Palm Springs International ShortFest

Official Selection (USA 06.2020)


Odense International Film Festival

Main Competition (DK 08.2020)


Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival

Video on the Beach (SI 08.2020)


FICBUEU – Bueu’s International Short Film Festival

International Competition (ES 09.2020)


Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist”

International Short Competition (UA 08.2020)


Periferias Festival Internacional de Cinema de Marvão

(PT 08.2020)


Helsinki International Film Festival

Official Programme (FI 09.2019)

Best of International Short Film Festival

(FR 10.2020)


Fenêtres sur courts

Focus Portugal (FR 10.2020)


Shortcutz Guimarães

(PT 10.2020)

Best Actress

Best Film

Best Script


Braunschweig International Film Festival

(DE 11.2020)


Mostra de Cinema Português de Vila Franca de Xira

(PT 06.2021)


Linz International Short Film Festival

I Love You Mamma (AT 09.2021)

Frames – Portuguese Film Festival

(SE 01.2021)

Grand Prize for Best Short Film


EPA CINE Festival

(AR 05.2023)

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