27/07/23
"The Last Bath" wins Best Film of the Year and Best Orignal Soundtrack of the Year in Italy, at the Cinema Farnese (Rome), in the context of the Rome Prisma Awards ceremony.
09/06/23
"The Last Bath" wins the Anfa d'Or for Best Screenplay and Anfa d'Or for Best Actress at the Casablanca International Film Festival, Morocco
05/06/23
David Bonneville is Selection Committee member for Portugal’s best international film OSCARS - ACADEMY AWARDS submission.
24/03/23
Anabela Moreira wins the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA Guild) Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award for her stellar performance in "The Last Bath".
15/11/22
Martim Canavarro wins the GDA Foundation Newcomer Award for his performance in "The Last Bath".
04/10/22
Anabela Moreira won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance in "The Last Bath".
19/06/22
"The Last Bath" wins Best Picture of the Year, Best Original Screenplay and Best Art Direction Awards at the Portuguese Academy of Film Awards.
05/05/22
"The Last Bath" is nominated for the Portuguese Academy of Film Awards in 13 categories.
29/12/21
"The Last Bath" has it's TV broadcast premiere today at 10:55PM on RTP2
30/11/21
"The Last Bath" wins 4 Awards at BragaCine International Festival of Independent Film:
Best Portuguese Film - The Last Bath
Best Performance - Anabela Moreira
Augusta Best Actress Award - Margarida Moreira
Augusta Best Director Award - David Bonneville
16/12/21
"The Last Bath" wins the Best Performance Award (Anabela Moreira) at Trieste Ibero-latin American Film Festival, Italy.
15/11/21
"The Last Bath" wins the Best Actress Award for Anabela Moreira's startling performance at the Liverpool Film Festival.
31/10/2021
Best Screenplay Award for David Bonneville and Diego Rocha ("The Last Bath") at the Skopje Kinenova Film Festival, Macedonia.
12/10/21
"The Last Bath" is officially nominated for the Best International Feature OSCAR submission by the Portuguese Academy of Film.
04/07/21
"The Last Bath" wins the Best Film and Best Actress Awards at the Luso-Brazilian Film Festival of Santa Maria da Feira.
29/05/21
1st of July is the NATIONWIDE release date of "The Last Bath" in cinemas via NOS Audiovisual - the biggest distributors in Portugal
12/01/21
"The Last Bath" is one of the 6 contenders for the Ingmar Bergman Award at Scandinavia's biggest event, the European Film Academy recommended Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden.
18/10/20
"The Last Bath" is in the Official Selection of SÃO PAULO MOSTRA International Film Festival, one of the biggest and most important festivals in Latin America.
30/09/20
Bonneville's first feature film "The Last Bath" premieres at one of the world's leading festivals, the TOKYO International Film Festival.
02/05/18
"Gypsy" is broadcast on RTP2 for the first time on the same day that "Heiko" airs on TVCine channel as part of Bonneville's retrospective. Three weeks screening three films, including "L'Arc-en-Ciel", and an extensive interview with the director.
19/03/18
"The Last Bath" has been awarded Eurimages co-production fund additional to ICA, RTP and CNC's funds.
11/10/17
"Gypsy" short film has been selected to its 10th US festival, the INDIE PASION Ibero-American Independent Film Festival, Miami. It will screen in early November.
22/09/17
Bonneville's first feature "The Last Bath" has been awarded the CNC co-production fund, additional to the previously awarded ICA's First Feature Fund + RTP support.
Co-production C.R.I.M. (PT) / Bocalupo Films (FR)
29/05/17
Bonneville's short films "Gypsy", "Maquete" and "Eden" have been selected for the "New Visions" programme at the Portuguese Cinematheque. It also includes a Q&A with the director on the 1st of june.
21/04/17
Bonneville has been selected for the STAGE & SCREEN programme, an initiative for film and tv directors promoted by Film London and Park Theatre.
30/01/16
Iris Prize director, Berwyn Rowlands, labeled Heiko 'Best LGBT Short of 2009' in the countdown for Iris' 10th edition.
07/10/16
Bonneville is Member of the Jury at the 57th Brno16 International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic
20/11/15
Bonneville is awarded Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund to progress his current projects at Cork Film Festival's Talent Development Campus.
10/09/15
David Bonneville wins Best Director Award and Tiago Aldeia wins Best Actor Award for his performance in "Gypsy" at the 2nd Anual Festival of Shortcutz Xpress Viseu.
24/06/15
"Gypsy" wins the City of Elche Award for Best Short Film among 95 films in competition, at the 38th Elche Independent Film Festival, Spain - a Goya Awards qualifying festival.
24/06/15
"Gypsy" is on the "Trending Now" section on IndieFlix for its Top of the charts Views & Ratings.
22/05/15
"Heiko" David Bonneville's first narrative short film will be screeened on a public tv channel for the 2nd time at Cinemax Curtas programme, RTP2. In 2010 it had been broadcast by MEO and in 2009 by Rede Globo, Brazil.
05/05/15
"Gypsy" won a Golden Palm Award for Best Narrative Short at the Mexico International Film Festival
10/04/15
"Gypsy" is a double-winner at the March competiton of the Shortcutz Xpress Faro - it garnered both the Jury and Audience category awards alike.
26/11/14
"Gypsy" was rated TOP 7 SHORTS of 2014 by the Shorts On Tap Film Festival.
22/11/14
"Gypsy" wins Best Supporting Actor Award for Jaime Freitas' performance at Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português in Coimbra.
20/11/14
The short films of David Bonneville can be seen in his second retrospective to date:
22/11 at A Portuguese Love Affair in Columbia Road, East London,.
04/11/14
"Gypsy" wins a Golden Cat for Best International Fiction Award at the Izmir Film Festival - the oldest short film festival in Turkey.
27/09/14
"Gypsy" wins the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the QueerLisboa18 International Film Festival, Portugal
30/08/14
"Gypsy" wins Award for Best Fiction Film at Farcume - Faro International Short Film Festival, Algarve
06/05/14
German premiere for "Gypsy" at the MUNICH International Short Film Festival
21/05/14
After last year's Hamptons nomination "Gypsy" gets a 2nd New York screening - premiering simultaneously in Lisbon, Cascais and Manhattan - at the Tribeca Cinemas in the context of the New York Portuguese Film Festival
29/03/14
"Gypsy" has its Brazilian premiere in Aprill competing at CINERAMA_BC International Film Festival, in Santa Catarina
06/02/14
"Gypsy" in TAMPERE, Finland - selected for competition at one of Europe's best short film festivals.
05/02/14
"Gypsy" Grand Jury Award nominee at the SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival, Austin\Texas, USA.
29/01/14
"Cigano" nominated at the GUADALAJARA FILM FESTIVAL in Mexico.
Premiering in what is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festival and film market in the world:
26/12/13
"Cigano" was listed as one of the 10 BEST SHORTS of 2013. Selection made by journalist, critic, programmer and juror Nuno Galopim (Diário de Notícias|Radar|Sound+Vision)
25/09/13
"Gypsy" has its US premiere at the HAMPTONS Film Festival. "Gypsy" is one of the 5 shorts nominated for the Golden Starfish Award. It will be competing with the winners of this year's Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear, Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Award and Cannes Film Festival Jury Special Mention.
10/08/13
"Gypsy" has its international premiere at the LOCARNO Film Festival, Switzerland:
Program: "High Tension"
Venue: RIALTO 3
Monday 12th August - 9:30 pm
10/05/13
"Gypsy" had been distinguished with the Coup de Coeur at the Festival de CANNES Court-Métrage
28/03/13
Bonneville has devised and taught a workshop for actors at The Actors Centre, London
23/03/13
The short "L'Arc-en-Ciel" is broadcasted on Porto TV Channel on the 24th and 26th March:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc_tF2h7fmA
12/03/13
David Bonneville's all time TOP Film choices have been published on:
improvisoensaiado.blogspot.pt
16/01/13
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" is the invited short film at Shortcutz Film Festival, Portugal
27/06/12
"Heiko" is one of the selected shorts for the Cine East programme organised by the 12th East London Film Festival.
24/03/12
"Heiko" strikes on the big screen again at the Fringe! Film Festival in London - Hackney Picturehouse, April 15th. Free entry!
18/01/12
"Heiko" is still running and has been nominated for the 15th ZOOM ZBLIŻENIA International Film Festival, Poland
09/01/12
Bonneville's short film "GYPSY" has been selected to the LONDON Short Film Festival's FilmSurgery programme, dedicated to shorts in post-production.
30/07/11
Member of the Jury at the 7th International Author's Film Festival Quest Europe, Poland
12/04/11
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" selected for distribution and theatrical release by ArtCinema, Saint Petersburg / Russia
02/03/11
David Bonneville has been working in an audiovisual project as assistant director and digital production assistant at the BBC, London.
27/10/10
"Heiko" was selected for the competitive section at the Amadis Festival du Film, Montpellier / France
20/10/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" in Official selection at the Azores Film Festival- Faial Filmes Fest.
09/09/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" wins Honourable Mention at the 38th Festival der Nationen, Ebensee / Áustria
04/08/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" is nominated at the Portobello Film festival, London (September 2010)
08/07/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" in competition in Hong Kong at the 6th Indpanda International Film Festival
01/07/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" at La Paz International Film Festival, Bolivian Cinematheque
21/06/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" and "Heiko" at BUSHO Budapest International Film Festival (September 2010)
16/06/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" and "Éden" compete at Porto7 - Oporto International Film Festival (16 - 20 June)
05/06/10
"ÉDEN" (starring Joana de Verona and Óscar Silva) nominated @ FUSO Anual de Video Arte Internacional de Lisboa 2010
28/05/10
David Bonneville's interview about his short-film "Heiko" after it's release on DVD is already on-line
in the UK
15/05/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" was selected for competition at the Milan I've Seen Films International Film Festival
12/03/10
"Heiko" is part of the East End Film Festival and is screened at 6.30pm on the 23rd April at the Rich Mix Cinema in Bethnal Green.
Q&A and photo call after the screening.
Tickets are available on-line.
15/02/10
"Heiko" is to be released on DVD in the UK by Peccadillo Pictures on the 26th April
www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0038AL7JW/rainbownetwork
05/02/10
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" was selected for the 30th Fantasporto: Oporto International Film Festival
11/12/09
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" was selected for the competitive section of Bilbao Zinegoak International Film Festival, Spain
11/12/09
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" was selected by the Superior Institute of Management and Technology / Mirandela Town Council for its MOSTRA 09
30/11/09
"Eden" wins Renderyard Film Festival's One Minute Challenge (Oct)
09/11/09
Sofia Ferrão wins Best Actress Award for her role in "L'Arc-en-Ciel" at the Mostralíngua 2009 - Portuguese Language International Film Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZWnhL7ZCsw
02/11/09
"L'Arc-en-Ciel" is in competition at the 3rd MOSTRALÍNGUA Portuguese Language International Film Festival, Coimbra
26/10/09
"Heiko" wins Best Short Film Award at the 24th MixCopenhagen International Film Festival, Denmark
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