COMPETITIVE PROGRAM ‒
SHORT FILMS
SHORT FILMS
Memories and Love Letters For Sale
Compram-se memórias e cartas de amor / Воспоминания и любовные письма на продажу
Premiere: Far eastern premiere
Year of production: 2024
Production country: Brazil
Production company: School of Communications and Arts of the University of Sao Paulo (ECA-USP)
Director: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Producer: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Screenwriter: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Composer: Ruan Bertuce
D.O.P.: Andressa Viana and Giordano Gadelha
Editor: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Production designer: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Sound director: Laís Vallina and Marlon Carvalho
Film category: Documentary, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 6+
Length: 20 min.
Year of production: 2024
Production country: Brazil
Production company: School of Communications and Arts of the University of Sao Paulo (ECA-USP)
Director: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Producer: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Screenwriter: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Composer: Ruan Bertuce
D.O.P.: Andressa Viana and Giordano Gadelha
Editor: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Production designer: Cristina Neves and Ruan Bertuce
Sound director: Laís Vallina and Marlon Carvalho
Film category: Documentary, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 6+
Length: 20 min.
In an antique shop in downtown São Paulo, a love story from the past is revealed amid the daily life of the place.
Selected festival history
- FOMI - Festival of Moving Image (University College London, London, UK)
- MEGA Festival (Suzhou, China)
- Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival (Alpavirama, India)
- 23rd International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF, Beijing, China)
- 44th VGIK International Student Festival (Moscow, Russia)
- Cristina NevesDIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
A young Brazilian director, editor and producer of short films and documentaries. Cristina Neves grew up in the state of Piaui in northeastern Brazil before heading off to study film directing at the University of São Paulo (USP). In 2024, she received early recognition for her work, winning such awards as the Best Documentary Award at the Tainha Dourada Festival. She had the unique opportunity to make a documentary in China about the Uyghur people as part of the Looking China Youth Project (Mother River, 2024, not released).
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2024 – Mother River 面纱之河 (shortfilm, documentary) | Looking China Youth Film Project 2024: Not Released
2023 – BREACH (shortfilm, fiction) | Released
- Ruan BertuceDIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
Born August 30, 2001. Young Brazilian filmmaker, actor, editor and composer, studies film at the University of São Paulo (USP) and music at the São Paulo School of Music (EMESP). In 2024, he was awarded the best documentary at the Tainha Dourada Festival. He made the Mother River movie.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2024 – The Guarnieri symphony (shortfilm)
2023 – The Empress (shortfilm)