The Orphan / O Órfão

#FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION#
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Synopsis: "Jonathas has been adopted but then returned due to his 'different' way.
Inspired by current true events."

"The Orphan" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-the-orphan-from-carolina-markowicz/

+ than 150 festivals and + than 55 awards
- Director's Fortnight - CANNES - 2018 - Winner of the Queer Palm
- Locarno Academy Screenings 2018
- TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival 2018
- SXSW 2019 - Special Jury Recognition
- Miami Film Festival - Best Short Film - ImdbPro
- Holly Shorts - Best Live Action Short
- Concorto 2018 - Winner of Special mention from the Young jury
- São Paulo Int'l Film Festival - Winner of Canal Brasil Award, Itamaraty Prize and +10
audience favorites
- Queer Lisboa 2018 - Winner of - Best Short -Audience, Special Mention - Jury
- Biarritz 2018 - Winner of - Best Short Film
- FIC Viña Del Mar - Winner of - Best Short Film
- Festival do Rio - Winner of - Best Short Film
- Havana - Jury Special Mention
- Curtas Rio - Winner of - Best Direction
- Kinoarte - Winner of - Best Short Film and Best Screenplay
- Curtas Brasília - Winner of - Best Edition
- Montreal Black Films - Jury Special Mention
- LesGay Madrid - Jury Special Mention
- Zinegoak Bilbao - Best Short - Youth Jury
- Friss Hus BUDAPEST - Best Int'l Short Film
- FEMCINE - Best Short Film
- Martinique Film Festival - Best Short Film
- Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Alternative Spirit Award
- Brazilian Academy of Cinema - Best Short Film Fiction
- AFI
- Atlanta Film Festival
- Uppsala Film Festival
- Guanajuato 2018
- Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival

-Vienna Shorts
-Seattle Intl Film Festival
-Outfest
-Florida Film Festival
-Athens International Film + Video Festival
-BFI Flare
and more...
Distribution contact: FiGa Films - lidia@figafilms.com
-With the kind permission of CANAL +

Cast: carolina markowicz, pepe mendes, Vicente Saldanha, Lautaro Colace, FiGa Films, YOURMAMA, WarriorsVFX, Bruno Alfano and Audioink

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