The Sophia Awards are the Portuguese cinematographic and film awards, assigned annually, which aim to recognize the best national productions. Its name was chosen in honor of the Portuguese poet and writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andersen and also because "Sophia" is a classic Greek name which means "wisdom" .[1]

Sophia Awards
Current: 2021 Sophia Awards
The Sophia Award logo
Awarded forAchievements in Portuguese cinema
LocationCasino Estoril
CountryPortugal
Presented byPortuguese Academy of Cinema
First awarded26 November 2012
Websitehttp://www.academiadecinema.pt/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkRTP2

History

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The awards were instituted in 2012, a year after the creation of the Portuguese Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The president, Paulo Trancoso, said that the main idea was to create a form of recognizing and congratulate the excellence in cinema in the country having in mind other annual awards in Europe like the Goya Awards in Spain or the César Awards in France.[1]

The first edition took place on November 26, 2012, at the Cinemateca Portuguesa, where three Career Awards were given to the film director and producer António da Cunha Teles, the filmmaker António de Macedo and the actress Isabel Ruth.[2]

List of ceremonies

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Edition Ceremony Date Location Host Best Film Broadcast
1st November 26, 2012 Cinemateca Portuguesa Paulo Trancoso and Anabela Teixeira Not awarded Official Website
2nd October 6, 2013 Teatro Nacional de São Carlos José Pedro Vasconcelos Tabu RTP2
3rd October 8, 2014 Centro Cultural de Belém Ana Sofia Martins The Last Time I Saw Macao Official Website
4th April 2, 2015 Cláudia Semedo Cats Don't Have Vertigo RTP2
5th May 13, 2016 Ana Bola Impossible Love
6th March 22, 2017 Letters from War
7th March 25, 2018 Casino Estoril Manuel Marques Saint George
8th March 24, 2019 Ana Bola Rage
9th September 17, 2020 Ana Bola and Joana Pais de Brito The Domain
10th September 19, 2021 Margarida Vila-Nova and Pedro Miguel Ribeiro Listen
11th June 18, 2022 The Last Bath[3]
12th May 21, 2023 Alma Viva [gl][4]

Categories

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The Sophia Awards are awarded in 22 categories, with a maximum of four candidates for each.

As of 2021:

The following are also assigned:

  • Sophia Art and Technique Award
  • Sophia Career Award
  • Sophia Student Award
    • The Sophia Student Award stands out as it gets awarded after a submission and selection phase. The main goal is to encourage future cineasts and their education institutions to share their work.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lusa, PÚBLICO (20 December 2011). "Sophia é o nome escolhido para os prémios de cinema português". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ "Academia Portuguesa de Cinema entrega prémio Sophia na Cinemateca Portuguesa". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "David Bonneville :: The Last Bath". www.davidbonneville.net. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. ^ "Prémios Sophia distinguem longa-metragem "Alma Viva" de Cristéle Almeida com o prémio para Melhor Filme". Observador. 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Sophia Estudante". Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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