A Brief History of Princess X
Synopsis
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Short Cuts
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 7 mins
- Director
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Gabriel Abrantes
- Producer
- Justin Taurand, Gabriel Abrantes
- Co-Producer
- LUX/ ICO
- Editor
- Margarida Lucas
- Screenwriter
- Gabriel Abrantes
- Director of Photography
- Jorge Quintela
- Principal cast
- Joana Barrios, Francisco Cipriano
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
France, Portugal, UK coproduction
Herma Films (PT), Les Films du Bélier (FR), The Artists Cinema (UK)
The Artists Cinema
c/o LUX/ ICOMatt Carter
Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF
Sales Company
AGENCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency (World sales excluding France, Switzerland, Belgium, UK)
Auditório Municipal Pr Republica4480-715 Vila do Conde
Portugal
Les Films du Belier (France, Switzerland, Belgium sales)
Aurelien Deseez, Rémi LargeThe Artists Cinema (UK sales and Fine Arts Institutions)
c/o LUX/ ICOMatt Carter
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