In Case of Fire

Paula Tomás Marques

It's summer in the Portuguese countryside, where the local festivities take place. Chico is haunted by a hate crime committed in his village against a boy who was secretly close to him. Throughout this journey, Chico, pressured by his friends, tries both to follow their social standards and hide his fears and desires.


FESTIVALS:
[2019] IndieLisboa - International Film Festival [Portugal]
[2019] Olhar de Cinema - Festival Internacional de Curitiba [Brazil]
[2019] Curtas Vila do Conde (Take One! Award) [Portugal]
[2019] Cinema no Aquário - Galeria Zé dos Bois [Portugal]
[2019] San Sebastian International Film Festival (Nest Film Students Award) [Spain]
[2019] Iris Prize Film Festival [UK]
[2019] Curt'Arruda [Portugal]
[2019] Queer Porto - Festival Internacional de Cinema Queer (In My Shorts Competion Best Film Award) [Portugal]
[2019] Vistacurta [Portugal]
[2019] Panorama Coisa de Cinema [Brazil]
[2019] Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival [Brazil]
[2019] Asiana Short Film Festival [South Korea]
[2019] Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Filmes [Brazil]
[2019] Festival Mix Brasil de Cultura da Diversidade [Brazil]
[2019] Single Screening 4 LGBTs Shorts - Andalesgai [Spain]
[2019] Caminhos do Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2019] 3in1 Film Fest [Portugal]
[2020] Festival Premiers Plans [France]
[2020] FOCOS: El Mes Más Corto: Nest Film Students Palmares - Tabakalera [Spain]
[2020] Cineclube da Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica do Porto [Portugal]
[2020] Cinenova - Festival de Cinema Interuniversitário (Special Mention for Best Short Film) [Portugal]
[2020] FICUNAM International Film Festival (Mención Especial al Cortometraje) [Mexico]
[2020] Mostra de Cinema Português em Macau [Macao]
[2020] Queer Wave - The Cyprus LGBTQ+ Film Festival [Cyprus]
[2020] Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art [Ukraine]
[2020] Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - Mostra FIRE!! [Spain]
[2020] Imagineindia [Spain]
[2020] Estados da Juventude - Cineclube Zoom [Portugal]
[2020] Entre Olhares - Mostra de Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2020] Poitiers Film Festival [France]
[2020] Frames - Portuguese Film Festival [Sweden]
[2021] International Film Festival 7ème Lune [France]
[2021] Vilnius Queer Festival “Kreivės” [Lithuania]
[2021] Cineclube Prof. Edgar Sardinha [Portugal]
[2022] COMO SE VIU E COMO SE VÊ - (A)Mostra de Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2022] Anthology Film Archives [USA]
[2022] Dia do Património Universitário - CINENOVA [Portugal]
[2022] Poitiers Film Festival  [France]
[2022] Batalha Centro de Cinema [Portugal]
[2024] Casa do Comum [Portugal]

Fiction
2019, Portugal, 23’

Script: Felipe Fernandes, Francisco Sampaio, Paula Tomás Marques
Cinematography: Leonor Coelho
Sound: Alexandre Franco, Diana Neto, Marcelo Tavares
Editing: Mário Espada
Production: Milene Coroado / Lisbon Theatre and Film School (ESTC)
Cast: Hugo Leitão, Duarte Lopes, Hugo Carvalho, Constança Rosa, Pedro Baptista, Carolina Ferreira

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