U.Porto Memory
João Botelho
Prizes and Distinctions
| 1996 | Gold Merit Medal from the City Council of Porto |
| 2005 | Cultural merit award of the Order of Prince Henry |
Filmography
| 1977 | "O Alto do Cobre" (co-work) |
| "Um Projecto de Educação Popular" (co-work) | |
| "Os Bonecos de Santo Aleixo" (documentary feature film) | |
| 1978 | "Alexandre e Rosa" (co-work with Jorge Alves da Silva) |
| 1980 | "Conversa Acabada premiered at the Cannes Festival, Directors Fortnight |
| 1985 | "Um Adeus Português", premiered at the London Festival, of Rio de Janeiro – Gold Tucano Award, New Film, New Directing, MOMA New York, Berlin Forum |
| 1987 | "Tempos Difíceis", premiered at the Venice Festival, official selection, competition – Italian Critic Award, New York Festival, Lincoln Centre |
| 1991 | "No dia dos meus anos", commissioned by RTP/ARTE on the 4 elements |
| Premiered at the Locarno Festival, official selection, not in competition | |
| 1993 | "Aqui na Terra", Venice Festival, official selection, competition |
| Film selected for Europe Day, shown simultaneously in Germany, France and Portugal | |
| 1994 | "Três Palmeiras", commissioned for "Lisboa 94, European Capital of Culture ", premiered at the Cannes Festival, Directors Fortnight |
| 1996 | 13 FILMES X 3' for Trio de Quattro, RTP |
| 1998 | "Tráfico", premiered at the Venice Festival, official selection, competition |
| 1999 | "Se a memória existe", 30' digital video –commissioned for the 25 th anniversary of the 25th April |
| Premiered at the Venice Festival, new territories | |
| 2001 | "Quem és tu?", Venice festival, official selection, competition |
| Mimo Rotella Award for the best artistic contribution at the Venice Biennial | |
| "As mãos e as pedras" (12' digital video), opening film at the Porto 2001, European Capital of Culture | |
| 2002 | "Viagem ao Coração do Douro, a Terra Onde Nasci", video for the Douro Museum |
| 2003 | "A mulher que acreditava ser Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América", premiered at the Cannes Festival, Directors Fortnight, opening film |
| 2005 | "A luz na ria Formosa" (a 50' digital video documentary), Doc Lisboa Festival and official selection for the Torino Film Festival, Cinéma de Réel, Paris, Viennale of Austria and di Popolo Festival, Florence) |
| "O Fatalista", premiered at the Venice Festival, official selection, competition | |
| Toronto Festival, Seville, São Paulo Show, etc. | |
| 2006 | "A Baleia Branca, uma Ideia de Deus", a 50' digital video documentary on a play based on Moby Dick, by Melville |
| 2007 | "A Terra antes do Céu", a 50' digital video documentary, for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miguel Torga |
| "Corrupção", the film was unauthored due to a disagreement with the produced | |
| 2008 | "A Corte do Norte" |
| 2010 | "Filme do Desassossego" |
| 2014 | "Os Maias – Cenas da Vida Romântica" |
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