Nuvem (Le poisson lune)
Fiction, 30 min.
Coproduction
| Title E: | Sunfish |
| Title F: | Le poisson lune |
by Basil Da Cunha
Switzerland / Portugal, May 2011
Nuvem, a young man who greatly enjoys wandering and daydreaming, lives in the centre of the Creole shantytown in Lisbon. In this neighbourhood that looks like the court of miracles where old toothless fishermen mingle with rappers, he passes for the village idiot. Faced with the indifference of the barmaid with whom he is in love and the disdain of his peers, Nuvem begins his quest for the mysterious sunfish.
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Directed by:
Basil Da Cunha
Written by:
Basil Da Cunha
World Premiere: May 2011
Original Version:
Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based/Creoles and pidgins, French-based (french/english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 30 min.
Production:
Thera Production, Box Productions sàrl, O Som e A Furia
Producer:
Julien Rouyet, Geneviève Rossier, Elena Tatti, Thierry Spicher, Luis Urbano
Executive Producer:
Julien Rouyet, Geneviève Rossier
Cinematography:
Basil Da Cunha, José Pereira Consiglieri Pedroso
Editing:
Basil Da Cunha, José Nascimento
Location Sound Mix:
Filipe Tavares
Sound Editing:
Adrien Kessler
Rerecording Sound Mix:
Adrien Kessler
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- Nelson Duarte
- as Nuage
- Pedro Diniz
- as Le clown
- Marlene Alexandra Lopes Monteiro
- as La serveuse
- Tuna
- as La mère
- Manuel Da Viega
- as Le grand-père
- Antonio Barros
- as Le dealer
- Boubacar Djalo
- as Le sorcier
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World Sales:
Agencia da Curta Metragem
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Distribution Switzerland:
Box Productions sàrl, SWISS FILMS
Open / CloseFestivals
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Brive,
9e Festival du cinéma de Brive,
10.04.2012 – 15.04.2012
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Tampere,
42nd International Short Film Festival,
07.03.2012 – 11.03.2012
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Solothurn,
47. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2012 – 26.01.2012
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Winterthur,
15. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Competition,
09.11.2011 – 13.11.2011
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Rio de Janeiro,
21st International Short Film Festival Rio de Janeiro,
27.10.2011 – 06.11.2011
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Montréal, QC,
7e Festival International du Film Black de Montréal,
22.09.2011 – 02.10.2011
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Paris,
10e Festival Silhouette,
27.08.2011 – 04.09.2011
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Locarno,
64° Festival del film Locarno,
03.08.2011 – 13.08.2011
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Vila do Conde,
19. Curtas Vila do Conde, Competition,
09.07.2011 – 17.07.2011
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Cannes,
43e Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Cannes,
12.05.2011 – 22.05.2011
Open / CloseNews
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Swiss presence in Cannes 2011: coproductions screened in Directors’ Fortnight
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Film Festival Locarno 2011: Strong presence for Swiss films in competitions
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Balance 2011: Swiss films excel at international festivals
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Swiss films screened in the Azores
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Swiss presence in Cannes 2012, with films by Nicolas Wadimoff and Basil da Cunha in the Directors’ Fortnight
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Cannes 2012: Laurels for Swiss films
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Cannes 2013: Films by Basil Da Cunha, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo and Kaveh Bakhtiari in Directors’ Fortnight










