Festival returns to Hub Criativo do Beato and will have "Eleanor the Great", Scarlett Johansson's first major film.
Tribeca Festival Lisboa unveils full program for its second edition
The Tribeca Festival Lisboa has finalized the program for its second edition, set to run from October 30 to November 1, expanding the event to three full days.
The initiative — which replicates in Portugal the New York-originated festival through a partnership with the Impresa Group and the Lisbon City Council — will once again have the Hub Criativo do Beato as its epicenter, now with additional screening venues nearby, such as The Theater, at Teatro Ibérico, and The Chapel, at the Convento do Beato chapel.
Among the latest confirmations — announced on Thursday at an event held at the Hub Criativo do Beato, without a Q&A session for journalists — are actress Edie Falco, particularly known for her roles in The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie, and filmmaker and producer Ava DuVernay, acclaimed for works such as Selma, Origin, and the Netflix series When They See Us.
Also joining the line-up are Mexican actress Veronica Falcón, widely recognized for her performances in Ozark, Queen of the South, and Perry Mason, and actor Ed Westwick, who rose to fame in Gossip Girl. These names add to previously announced guests including Kim Cattrall, Meg Ryan, Giancarlo Esposito, as well as Portuguese actors Joaquim de Almeida and Daniela Ruah.
As for films, three more screenings were revealed. One of the major highlights is Eleanor the Great, marking Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, starring June Squibb in the lead role. Also premiering are If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, by Mary Bronstein, featuring Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, and Christian Slater, and All We Cannot See, by Venezuelan filmmaker Alberto Arvelo, partly shot in Portugal.
Previously announced were the premiere of Bugonia, the new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, as well as screenings of Dreams by Michel Franco, Honeyjoon by Lilian T. Mehrel, and The Best You Can by Michael J. Weithorn. In the Hand of Dante, the latest work by Julian Schnabel, will be shown at the Opening Night on October 29, with the American director also set to attend the festival.
According to the organizers, a total of 18 productions will be screened during the festival — 12 international and six national. The latter include feature films such as Match, by Duarte Neves, A Memória do Cheiro das Coisas, by António Ferreira, Além do Horizonte – A Travessia, by Fernando Vendrell, and the documentary Feel the Magic: Ticha Penicheiro – Against All Odds, by André Braz, about the legendary Portuguese basketball player.
Thursday’s presentation also unveiled the lineup of talks, to be held not only on the Lisboa Stage by MEO, but also on The Auditorium by Vilamoura. On the first, Kim Cattrall and Daniela Ruah will discuss their careers away from their home countries in “No Fixed Address: A Life in Global Storytelling”; Giancarlo Esposito and Edie Falco will join Portuguese actor Albano Jerónimo for “The Weight of a Character”, exploring the process of preparing to embody complex roles; and Meg Ryan will sit down with Catarina Furtado for an interview titled “In My Own Words: Meg Ryan on Image, Identity and Reinvention.”
The program also features all-Portuguese panels, such as one about the impact of the hit series Rabo de Peixe (Turn of the Tide) on the Azorean community where it is set, featuring creator Augusto Fraga alongside cast members Joaquim de Almeida, Afonso Pimentel, and Helena Caldeira. Another will tackle political correctness, bringing together Ricardo Araújo Pereira, Daniel Oliveira, José Maria Pimentel, and Ricardo Costa.
Tribeca Festival Lisboa will also include live podcast sessions, not only from the Impresa media group — including A Beleza das Pequenas Coisas by Bernardo Mendonça, Geração 90 by Júlia Palha, and Humor à Primeira Vista by Gustavo Carvalho, among others — but also independent productions such as Voz de Cama by Ana Markl and Tânia Graça, and Debaixo da Língua by Rui Maria Pêgo.
Full article in – Observador (PT)