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The journalist Julian Assange, the actor John Malkovich, actress Maria de Medeiros and musician Arto Lindsay are some of the guests announced in Lisbon, for organizing the 8th edition of the Lisbon & amp; Estoril Film Festival.
These presences were announced by Paul White at a press conference held at the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), for presenting a part of this year’s festival program, which runs from 7:16 of November.
“I still do not know what form Julian Assange may be in Portugal, but we already have the direct collaboration of it,” said Paul White, referring to the fact that the journalist and activist living in exile since 2012 Embassy of Ecuador in London
Lisbon & amp.; Estoril Film Festival (LEFFEST) had its first edition in 2007, at the initiative of the producer Paulo Branco, and presents annually a schedule of national and foreign films, ‘masterclasses’, exhibitions and debates.
Paul White today advanced the realization of the international symposium “Fiction and Reality. Beyond Big Brother”, the debut in Portugal a new movie with John Malkovich, which will be the subject of a tribute, an exhibit with unpublished works of filmmaker and visual artist David Lynch together with the painter Jean-Michel Alberola, a tribute to the actress and director Maria de Medeiros and Arto Lindsay concert band.
The remaining schedule LEFFEST, more names in film and other arts, and the jury of the festival competition, will be announced closer to the festival, according to Paul White, who confirmed the names of most prominent today, with the exception of Assange, the circumstances in which it is exile, and also David Lynch, “which could confirm only at the last minute.”
“This issue is a huge responsibility towards supporting institutions because it’s very ambitious. A festival is only justified if you bring an added value to the public and the country, “said Paul White, noting the support of major sponsors, including the cities of Lisbon and Cascais.
One of the highlights, according to the organizer, is the realization of the international symposium that aims to discuss the issues of exposure of the privacy of citizens and global monitoring.
In addition to Assange, a founder of WikiLeaks, were also invited to join the Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, the writer Roberto Saviano and the linguist Noam Chomsky.
The premiere of the film Variations Casanova , Michael Sturminger, is scheduled for November 8, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, with presence of the director and John Malkovich, who will also be honored with the screening of new films.
This Portuguese, French, Austrian and German co-production was filmed entirely in Portugal and is based on work . history of my Life , by Giacomo Casanova
Paul White also said that the actress Maria de Medeiros will be honored: “It is a unique figure in film activity by the projection that the film had Pulp Fiction [Tarantino] but never abandoned Portuguese cinema, “said the producer
One of the novelties of LEFFEST is presenting for the first time, of a play -. The Beautiful days of Aranjuez , by Peter Handke, a writer who will also be present at the event -. directed by Tiago Guedes and submission by the CCB to 12 November
The Musician Arto Lidnsay, who was part of the jury of the contest, will star with the band itself, the closing concert of the eighth edition, November 16, also at CCB.
Lusa
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