IEC LONG

IEC Long

Portugal. 2014. Color. 32 min. Ficción. Vídeo.

Film Director: João Rui Guerra da Mata; João Pedro Rodrigues.

Macao, Taipa Island, 2014. The word 'panchão' was first heard in Macao. From the Chinese 'pan-tcheong' or 'pau-tcheong', dictionaries define it as a Macanese regionalism also known as 'China cracker' or 'Chinese rocket'. Who inhabits the ancient IEC Long Firecracker Factory?

João Rui Guerra da Mata

João Rui begun working in cinema in 1995. Regular colaborator of João Pedro Rodrigues. He teaches at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema since 2004.

João Pedro Rodrigues

João Pedro was born in Lisbon in 1966. After studying Biology at Lisbon University he attended the Lisbon Film School. His feature project 'To Die Like a Man' was selected in 2007 by the Cinéfondation for L'Atelier in Cannes and premiered at 'Un certain regard' in 2009. 'The Last Time I Saw Macao', co-directed with João Rui Guerra da Mata, won a special jury mention at Locarno IFF 2012.

"The Last Time I Saw Macao" (Lm, 2012) / "To Die Like a Man" (Lm, 2009) / "Odete" (Lm, 2005) / "O Fantasma" (Lm, 2000) / "Viagem a expo" (1998) / "Esta é a minha casa" (1997) / "Parabéns" (1997)