The Sophia Awards are the Portuguese cinematographic and film awards, assigned annually, which aim to recognize the best national productions. Its name was chosen in honor of the Portuguese poet and writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen and also because "Sophia" is a classic Greek name which means "wisdom" .[1]
| Sophia Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2021 Sophia Awards | |
 The Sophia Award logo | |
| Awarded for | Achievements in Portuguese cinema |
| Location | Casino Estoril |
| Country | Portugal |
| Presented by | Portuguese Academy of Cinema |
| First awarded | 26 November 2012 |
| Website | http://www.academiadecinema.pt/ |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | RTP2 |
History
editThe awards were instituted in 2012, a year after the creation of the Portuguese Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The president, Paulo Trancoso, said that the main idea was to create a form of recognizing and congratulate the excellence in cinema in the country having in mind other annual awards in Europe like the Goya Awards in Spain or the César Awards in France.[1]
The first edition took place on November 26, 2012, at the Cinemateca Portuguesa, where three Career Awards were given to the film director and producer António da Cunha Teles, the filmmaker António de Macedo and the actress Isabel Ruth.[2]
List of ceremonies
edit| Edition | Ceremony Date | Location | Host | Best Film | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | November 26, 2012 | Cinemateca Portuguesa | Paulo Trancoso and Anabela Teixeira | Not awarded | Official Website |
| 2nd | October 6, 2013 | Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | José Pedro Vasconcelos | Tabu | RTP2 |
| 3rd | October 8, 2014 | Centro Cultural de Belém | Ana Sofia Martins | The Last Time I Saw Macao | Official Website |
| 4th | April 2, 2015 | Cláudia Semedo | Cats Don't Have Vertigo | RTP2 | |
| 5th | May 13, 2016 | Ana Bola | Impossible Love | ||
| 6th | March 22, 2017 | Letters from War | |||
| 7th | March 25, 2018 | Casino Estoril | Manuel Marques | Saint George | |
| 8th | March 24, 2019 | Ana Bola | Rage | ||
| 9th | September 17, 2020 | Ana Bola and Joana Pais de Brito | The Domain | ||
| 10th | September 19, 2021 | Margarida Vila-Nova and Pedro Miguel Ribeiro | Listen | ||
| 11th | June 18, 2022 | The Last Bath[3] | |||
| 12th | May 21, 2023 | Alma Viva[4] |
Categories
editThe Sophia Awards are awarded in 22 categories, with a maximum of four candidates for each.
As of 2021:
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The following are also assigned:
- Sophia Art and Technique Award
- Sophia Career Award
- Sophia Student Award
- The Sophia Student Award stands out as it gets awarded after a submission and selection phase. The main goal is to encourage future cineasts and their education institutions to share their work.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Lusa, PÚBLICO (20 December 2011). "Sophia é o nome escolhido para os prémios de cinema português". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Academia Portuguesa de Cinema entrega prémio Sophia na Cinemateca Portuguesa". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "David Bonneville :: The Last Bath". www.davidbonneville.net. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Prémios Sophia distinguem longa-metragem "Alma Viva" de Cristéle Almeida com o prémio para Melhor Filme". Observador. 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Sophia Estudante". Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
External links
edit- Official website (in Portuguese)
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