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Denise Fernandes’ Cape Verde-Set Debut ‘Hanami’ Acquired By MoreThan Films Ahead of Locarno Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Fernandes' feature debut, 'Hanami' will world premiere in Locarno's Concorso Cineasti del Presente sidebar next week.
A filmmaker for over a decade, her breakout came with 2020’s “Nha Mila,” which screened in competition at festivals such as Locarno and Uppsala and was nominated for best short at the Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards. Breaking the news to Variety, MoreThan managing partner Queralt Pons Serra added, “‘Hanami’ is an incredibly beautiful and cinematic film. In her debut, Denise Fernandes demonstrates and consolidates her artistic vision by presenting a story set in Cape Verde where, through her characters rooted in the territory and magnificent landscapes, she speaks of belonging, of leaving and returning and of how the land and soil around the protagonist act as a mother figure by offering her protection and a safe haven.”
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