Jorge Pelicano

Jorge Eduardo Gil Pelicano (born 1977 in Figueira da Foz) is a Portuguese documentary filmmaker and television reporter, whose works feature economic and environmental impact issues, influence the global LGBT film community, and have been featured at international festivals including DOK Leipzig,[1] Trento Film Festival, and CineEco.

Jorge Pelicano
Jorge Pelicano
NationalityPortuguese
Occupation(s)Filmmaker and Television Reporter

Life

Pelicano studied Communications and Public Relations at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda and Communications and Journalism at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Coimbra.[2][3]

Career

Since 2001, he has been a freelance reporter for the television network, SIC.[4][5] Pelicano is also known for his documentary films, including Ainda Há Pastores?[6] (Are There Still Pastors), which premiered at the 2006 CineEco Film Festival and won an award there.[7] It was the only Portuguese film selected for Brazil's Goiás film festival[8] and won the Environmental Film Festival Network (EFFN) Green Award in Turin.[9] In 2009, he released the award-winning Pare, Escute, Olhe (Stop, Listen, Look), shown at Italy's Trento Film Festival.[10][11] This film, which portrayed the economic development of Portugal's inland mountains, was one of the most watched Portuguese films in the first half of 2010. It received awards at both CineEco and Doclisboa.[12][13][14] Pelicano's 2009 film Uma Vida Normal won the prize for Best Picture at the Festival International du Grand Reportage d'Actualité (FIGRA).[15]

His 2018 film, Until Porn Do Us Part,[16] which premiered at the Caminhos do Cinema,[17] where it was awarded the Best Documentary and Audience Award. It also won the Best Documentary Award at Portugal's Sophia Awards,[18] and was shown on national broadcaster, RTP.[19] It also won Best Documentary at Amsterdam's Roze Filmdagen 2019.

Filmography
  • 2006: Ainda Há Pastores?
  • 2009: Pare, Escute, Olhe
  • 2014: Pára-me De Repente O Pensamento
  • 2015: The Last Analog Tree
  • 2018: Until Porn Do Us Part (Até Que o Porno Nos Separe)
  • 2018: 4 Caminhos para Fátima
  • 2019: Tony

References
  1. Blaney2014-10-21T10:27:00+01:00, Martin. "Pasanen named DOK Leipzig director". Screen. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. Coimbra, Universidade de. "Secção de Comunicação". Secção de Comunicação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. "Jorge Pelicano ⋆ Caminhos do Cinema Português" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. "Pesquisa". SIC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. "Entrevista ao realizador Jorge Pelicano - SIC Radical". SIC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  6. Nascimento, Frederico Lopes / Marco Oliveira / Guilherme. "Ainda Há Pastores?". CinePT-Cinema Portugues (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  7. Público. "Ainda Há Pastores?". Cinecartaz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  8. Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Jorge Pelicano leva documentário "Ainda há Pastores?" e o pastor Hermínio ao festival FICA, no Brasil". Jorge Pelicano leva documentário "Ainda há Pastores?" e o pastor Hermínio ao festival FICA, no Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  9. Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Documentário "Ainda há pastores?" vence Environmental Film Festival Network". Documentário "Ainda há pastores?" vence Environmental Film Festival Network (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  10. ADSI (2019-05-08). "Último documentário de Jorge Pelicano será apresentado no cinema de Seia". beira.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  11. "PARE, ESCUTE, OLHE | Trento Film Festival". Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  12. "Documentário Pare, Escute e Olhe, de Jorge Pelicano, nos cinemas a 8 de Abril". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  13. "Documentário "Pare, Escute e Olhe"estreia a 8 de Abril". TSF Rádio Notícias (in Portuguese). 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  14. "Doclisboa". www.doclisboa.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  15. "Reportagem SIC vence melhor imagem no FIGRA". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  16. Wise, Damon (2018-10-27). "'Until Porn Do Us Part' Director: 'I Knew It Would Not Be Easy'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  17. SAPO. "Jorge Pelicano estreia filme sobre relação de mãe conservadora com filho ator "porno gay"". SAPO Mag (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  18. "The Domain wins big at the eighth edition of Portugal's Sophia Awards". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  19. Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Até que o Porno nos Separe - Filmes - RTP". www.rtp.pt. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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