{"id":10042,"date":"2025-04-24T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/faisao-film-award-etic-algarve\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:51:15","slug":"faisao-film-award-etic-algarve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/faisao-film-award-etic-algarve\/","title":{"rendered":"Short film Fais\u00e3o Award in the UK: Beatriz Silvestre conquers festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>When creativity meets opportunity, stories are born that cross borders. This is what happened with Fais\u00e3o (Pheasant), the film directed by graduate student Beatriz Silvestre, which won the audience and the jury of the First Frame Film Festival, in the United Kingdom. With an intense narrative, a visually striking poster and a ravishing interpretation by actress Nicole Ribeiro, this project born at ETIC_Algarve transforms an academic work into a true award-winning work.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award-winning &#8216;Fais\u00e3o&#8217; film brings ETIC_Algarve talent to the UK!<\/h2>\n\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"0:6\">When<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"18:8\">creative<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"9:8\">training<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"30:10\">turns<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"59:13\">into international<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"44:14\">recognition<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"74:28\">, stories are born that deserve<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"107:8\">to be told<\/span>. <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"120:22\">The <strong>award-winning film &#8220;Fais\u00e3o<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"144:232\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>, directed by <strong>Beatriz Silvestre<\/strong>, a graduate of <\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/eticalgarve.com\/curso\/realizacao-cinema-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Film and TV Production <a href=\"https:\/\/eticalgarve.com\/curso\/realizacao-cinema-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23|25<\/a><\/strong><\/a> at <strong>ETIC_Algarve<\/strong>, <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"144:232\">won the jury of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/FirstFrameIFF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>First Frame Film Festival<\/strong><\/a> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"144:232\">and took home the <strong>Best Actress Award,<\/strong> awarded to the protagonist <strong>Nicole Ribeiro<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>This collaboration between courses reinforces one of the pillars of our school: multidisciplinary work. Here, different creative areas intersect, grow together and with results that are seen, felt and, now, rewarded.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-1536x896.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FAISAO-Beatriz-Silvestre-Winner_Blog-2048x1195.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An academic project with international recognition<\/h2>\n\n<p>The film &#8220;Fais\u00e3o&#8221; was born in the <strong>Final project module of 1.\u00ba year<\/strong>, key moment in the formation of the technical courses of <strong>ETIC_Algarve<\/strong>. It is at this stage that the trainees gather all the technical and creative tools acquired and immerse themselves in the creation of an authorial project, with total artistic freedom \u2014 always closely accompanied by the trainers.<\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:10\">The realization<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"14:8\">, production<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"24:9\">, script<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"34:1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"36:8\">editing<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"45:5\">were<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"51:9\">led<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"65:7\">by <strong>Beatriz<\/strong><\/span><strong> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"73:9\">Silvestre<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"88:7\">, who led<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"100:291\">a team formed by fellow students, and who demonstrated how to work in a team, have artistic maturity and refined aesthetic sense among the graduates of the course of realization, film and TV, and Myllena Ferreira of the course<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/eticalgarve.com\/curso\/design-comunicacao-multimedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"100:291\">Communication Design and Multimedia 23\/25<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"100:291\">that created the image of the poster.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-1093x1536.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-1457x2048.jpg 1457w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cartaz-Faisao-scaled.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film synopsis<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Pheasant hunting&#8221;<\/strong> is a metaphor that relates the female figure to the predestined life of a pheasant, an exotic bird, admired for its beauty but constantly hunted.<br\/>The film&#8217;s narrative builds as an allegory to the <strong>silent and systematic abuse that so many women face around the world<\/strong>. Like the Pheasant, the protagonist of the story lives an existence marked by exploration and pain, masked by a charming appearance.<br\/>By resorting to this poetic figure, the film denounces a <strong>historical injustice<\/strong>, which crosses centuries and geographies, giving it shape in a visual, symbolic and deeply emotional work.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicole Ribeiro wins Best Actress award<\/h2>\n\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:163\">The award went to <strong>Nicole Ribeiro<\/strong>, an Acting graduate from the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancashire.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/courses\/acting-ba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:163\">University of Central Lancashire in Acting<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:163\">,<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:163\">for her intense and emotional performance in the title role.<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"169:14\">A recognition<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"188:5\">that elevates<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"196:7\">the impact<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"207:21\">of the <strong>award-winning film Fais\u00e3o<\/strong><\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"235:19\">in this edition of the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blog-post-faisao-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blog-post-faisao-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blog-post-faisao-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blog-post-faisao-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blog-post-faisao.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ETIC_Algarve effect shines beyond borders with Fais\u00e3o<\/h2>\n\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:20\">The <strong>\u201cEarth &amp; Nature &#8221; theme<\/strong><\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"24:2\">of<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"42:215\">the 2025 edition of the <strong>First Frame Film Festival<\/strong> was explored in depth by The \u201c<strong>Fais\u00e3o<\/strong>\u201d team, and the screening of the film at the <\/span> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/attenboroughcentre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Attenborough Basement University Film Theatre<\/strong><\/a><\/em> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"42:215\">marked a memorable moment for our academic community.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>\u2728 <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"2:8\">Congratulations<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"13:7\">to Beatriz<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"21:9\">Silvestre<\/span>,<\/strong> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"32:1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"38:9\">the other<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"59:119\">members of the <strong>course Film and TV Production 23\/25<\/strong> , this teamwork that gave life to this project with talent, effort and vision.<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"179:4\">This<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"188:19\">is the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/eticalgarve.com\/o-efeito-etic_algarve-outra-perspetiva-do-ensino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"188:19\">ETIC_Algarve effect<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"211:4\">in action<\/span>: <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"217:11\">turning<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"229:6\">dreams<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"239:17\">into real achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the First Frame Film Festival:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The F<strong>irst Frame Film Festival<\/strong>, promoted by the <strong><em>Leicester University<\/em><\/strong>, an international festival celebrating student-created cinema. The EDI Elimo 2025, held between <strong>April 11 and 12<\/strong>, was dedicated to the theme <strong><em>&#8220;Earth &amp; nature&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> and took place at the<strong> Attenborough Basement University Film Theatre<\/strong> in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n<p>The selection of &#8220;Fais\u00e3o &#8221; among dozens of international applications was already a remarkable feat. Winning the Best Actress award further enhances the impact of this production and reinforces <strong>ETIC_Algarve<\/strong>&#8216;s presence on the European map of student cinema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When creativity meets opportunity, stories are born that cross borders. 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