{{Short description|Mozambican filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Lara Sousa | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Mozambique | alma_mater = International School of Cinema and Television | occupation = Director, producer | years_active = | children = | spouse = | known_for = {{ubl |{{nowrap|''The Ship and the Sea (O Navio e O Mar)'' (2019)}} |''Kalunga'' (2019) |''Fin (End)'' (2018)}} | website = }}
'''Lara Sousa''', also '''Lara de Sousa''', is a Mozambican filmmaker.<ref name=ONavio/><ref name=BC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/sub-saharan-africa/colabnownow/2019 |title=ColabNowNow 2019 |publisher=British Council |access-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121141412/https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/sub-saharan-africa/colabnownow/2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She worked as a programmer of the DOCKANEMA Documentary Festival of Mozambique for several years and had been engaged in social and development projects, focusing her research on gender issues, human rights and others.<ref name=Fin/>
==Education== Sousa has a specialization degree in Documentary Direction, obtained from the International School of Cinema and Television (EICTV) of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. She also studied Anthropology at ISCTE, Portugal and UCM, Spain, specializing in Visual Anthropology.<ref name=Fin/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://miradasdoc.com/mdoc2019/portfolio_page/o-navio-e-o-mar/?lang=en |title=O Navio E O MAR / 81' / DIGITAL 4K |publisher=Miradasdoc |access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== In 2017, she wrote, directed and produced the Spanish documentary, ''La Finca del Miedo'' (The Farm of Fear), produced by IECTV, Cuba.<ref name=La>{{Cite web |url=https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/228964 |title=La Finca del Miedo |publisher=Berlinale Talents |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, she directed a documentary film, ''Fin'' (End), also released in Cuba.<ref name=Fin>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ethnofest.gr/film/fin/ |title=Fin |publisher=Ethnofest |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
The documentary, ''The Ship and the Sea'' (Portuguese: ''O Navio e o Mar''), which she co-produced with Matheus Mello, and co-directed with Everlane Moraes, was selected alongside about 30 other films as a Finance Forum Projects at the 11th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF 2020) held between September 10 to 20, online.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://africultures.com/evenements/?no=49687 |title=11è Durban FilmMart (DFM 2020) |publisher=Africultures |access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ladima.africa/durban-filmmart-institute-announces-2020-durban-filmmart-finance-forum-projects/ |title=DURBAN FILMMART INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2020 DURBAN FILMMART FINANCE FORUM PROJECTS |date=July 30, 2020 |publisher=Ladima Africa |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sandtonchronicle.co.za/lnn/1141451/31-film-projects-across-africa-selected-to-pitch-at-durban-filmmarts-finance-forum |title=31 film projects across Africa selected to pitch at Durban FilmMart’s Finance Forum |date=August 3, 2020 |publisher=Sandton Chronicle |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> The film also won at the 2020 Durban FilmMart, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Award of The Netherlands.<ref name=ONavio>{{Cite web |url=https://m.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/482/208260.html |title=2020 Durban FilmMart ends with Official Awards for Projects announcement |date=September 14, 2020 |publisher=Biz Community |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/info/project-award-winners-at-idfa-2020 |title=Project award-winners at IDFA 2020 |publisher=IDFA |access-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110134723/https://www.idfa.nl/en/info/project-award-winners-at-idfa-2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She participated at the 2020 Indaba initiative selection, under the first category, "The 2020 participants with projects are producers", with the feature film project by Inadelso Costa titled, "Karigana".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://iffr.com/en/blog/indaba-announces-its-inaugural-selection |title=Indaba announces its inaugural selection |date=July 20, 2020 |publisher=IFFR |access-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121141349/https://iffr.com/en/blog/indaba-announces-its-inaugural-selection |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She participated in the Colab NowNow exhibition organized by the British Council, partnering with Maputo Fast Forward festival of Mozambique and Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival of South Africa.<ref name=BC/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://festival-mff.com/exposicoes/colabnownow/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120104408/https://festival-mff.com/exposicoes/colabnownow/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |title=ColabNowNow |publisher=Maputo Fast Forward |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ref. |- | 2020 | ''The Ship and the Sea (O Navio e o Mar'' | Co-director, Co-producer | Documentary (Creative) | <ref name=ONavio/> |- | rowspan=2|2019 | ''Kalunga'' | Director | Documentary, Short film | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8929894/?ref_=m_nm_knf_i1 |title=Kalunga (2019) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://revistadecinema.com.br/2019/08/festival-de-curtas-de-sp-anuncia-os-premiados/ |title=Festival de Curtas de SP Anuncia os Premiados |publisher=Revista de Cinema |date=August 31, 2019 |language=Portuguese |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Machimbrao - El hombre nuevo'' | Director | Documentary (Creative) | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11889764/?ref_=m_nm_knf_dr_i1 |title=Machimbrao - El hombre nuevo (2019) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> |- | 2018 | ''Fin (End)'' | Director | Documentary (Creative) | <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.d6culture.org/contested-desires-artist-film-and-video-programme.html |title=CONTESTED DESIRES ARTIST FILM AND VIDEO PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE |publisher=D6 Culture |access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Fin/> |- | 2017 | ''La Finca del Miedo (The Farm of Fear)'' | Director, Producer, Writer | Documentary | <ref name=La/> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm10089726/ Lara Sousa] on IMDb * [https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/lara-sousa/profile Lara Sousa] on Berlinale * [https://fakugesi.co.za/programme/meet-the-creator-lara-sousa/ Meet the Creator: Lara Sousa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214183034/https://fakugesi.co.za/programme/meet-the-creator-lara-sousa/ |date=2020-12-14 }} on Tshimologong * [http://cinafrica.letras.ufrj.br/index.php/filmes/filmes-mocambique/135-lara-sousa Mozambique, Lara Sousa] on CINAFRIC
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