'The Ornithologist' trivia and fun facts

Nominations

The film has been nominated in 13 international festivals, including Estambul, Locarno and San Sebastián.

The story is based on the myth of St. Anthony of Padua.

In spite of the director's hate for GoPro cameras, the subjective shots of birds were recorded using these type of cameras.

Its first release was at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. In Spain, it could first be seen at the Sitges Film Festival.

The director of the film, João Pedro Rodrigues, studied to be an ornithologist.

The film has an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, never used before by the director.