CineTrofa - Festival Internacional de Cinema & Literatura (0)

Festival start: 01 October 2014      Festival end: 04 October 2014

Film and Literature – a passion more than perfect

To paraphrase Freud, behind every great movie is a great argument, and behind a big argument, most often, is a great book. When Cinema was born in 1895, and had emerged as the Seventh Art, Literature (Sixth of Arts), already had long and rich history.
No wonder Cinema, characterized by it’s irreverence and ambitiousness, has turned to it’s older sister for inspiration, plots, stories and characters.
This almost umbilical connection runs through the history of cinema, as an almost perfect passion. But like all passions, there are moments of overwhelming intensity, sublime betrayals, mediocre or brilliant adaptations. Without the support of Literature, Cinema would perhaps be a hollow technique, an invention without a future. With inspiration in Literature, Cinema is a dream that is making millions of viewers worldwide dream, the great art of our time, a creative synthesis of all the arts.
Recognizing the importance of Literature in Cinema, rather than diminishing it, will only magnify it.

The CineTrofa Festival is divided into two main areas, the first refers to the films based or inspired by literary works, CineTrofa “Based on Novel” (BON) and the second is based on the documentary strands with competitive character, CineTrofa DOC.

CineTrofa “Based on Novel” (BON)

The CineTrofa “Based on Novel” (BON) aims to advertise and promote the works of film and audiovisual media quality that highlights the links between cinema and literature.

The CineTrofa BON consists of four sections:

Official Section | Panorama | Retrospective | Tributes

The films are selected by a committee of experts being open enrollment to long and short films. For more information consult the Regulation CineTrofa “Based on Novel”.

CineTrofa DOC

The CineTofa DOC has a competitive nature, and aims to exhibit, promote and reward works of film and audiovisual quality in multimedia documentary strands.

The CineTrofa DOC consists of the following categories:
Short film - the duration of the projection may not exceed 17 minutes, generic included;
Medium-length film - length is between 17 and 60 minutes;
Feature film - the duration is longer than 60 minutes;
The documentaries must understand the following thematic areas:

Biography | Ecology & Biodiversity | History & Civilization | Culture & Heritage | Food & Wine | Religion & Pilgrimage

The films are selected by a committee of experts being open enrollment to long and short films. For more information consult the Regulation CineTrofa DOC.

The CineTrofa Festival aims to establish itself as a forum of all the arts, a continuing involvement with the educational community and communities of art and culture, with the
active participation of trade and industry in the region.