The Directors’ Factory Project- Portugal

The Directors’ Factory Project

Since 2013, in partnership with Directors’ Fortnight, the Factory aims at the emergence of new talents on the international scene. Each year, with the support of a new partner country, the Factory mentors 8 budding filmmakers with ambitious first or second feature projects to co-write and co-direct, in pairs, a total of 3-4 short films to be screened at the Fortnight in Cannes in May. This year, the project traveled to north Portugal, where young directors and producers are fighting to set up a local industry and promote it.