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The film “Paper Tiger” by director James Gray opens the 20th edition of LEFFEST, and director David Cronenberg returns to the festival.
The German documentarian was a lone voice defending Palestine during the 1970s and 1980s. She attended Doclisboa with Aude Fourel, who dedicated a portrait film to her, and spoke about her quest for justice.
The film “Virgem Fandango,” by American director Marcy Page, won two awards, one of which was the audience award, on Saturday in Porto, as part of the National Animation Awards.
The films “Car la Lune” by Éric Baudelaire, “A voz de todos” by Manuel Mozos, and “Povo e Poder” by Ico Costa are among the award winners of the 24th edition of the Doclisboa film festival, announced today.
The films “Car la Lune” by Éric Baudelaire, “A voz de todos” by Manuel Mozos, and “Povo e Poder” by Ico Costa are among the winners of the 24th edition of the Doclisboa film festival.
Car la Lune and A Voz de Todos — Jornal do Fundão are the winners of the Grand Prizes at the 24th Doclisboa competition. Also awarded: 13 Alfinetes, Hipogeus, Noli me Tangere, and Povo e Poder.
Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg, a frequent guest at LEFFEST, will return to the Lisbon Film Festival to lead the Official Selection jury. Directed by Paulo Branco, the festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with a programme featuring several retrospectives. The opening session on 6 November at Cinema São Jorge will screen James Gray's Paper Tiger, while the closing session on 14 November will feature Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut. The festival will span multiple venues including Culturgest, Cinema Nimas, NOS Vasco da Gama, and Teatro do Bairro. Alongside the competitive sections, the event will showcase previews of major international titles, including 11 films competing for the NOS Grand Prix. Other highlights include the 'Discoveries' section, chaired by German actress Barbara Sukowa, and significant retrospectives dedicated to filmmakers like Lars von Trier and Kelly Reichardt.
The festival returns to Lisbon in November with films by renowned directors, retrospectives, and debates, in an edition that marks two decades of existence.
David Cronenberg, Kelly Reichardt, and Tiago Guedes are among the names attending the Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST) this November. In its 20th edition, the festival presents the year's essential cinematic productions while also looking back at past works.
David Cronenberg, Kelly Reichardt and Tiago Guedes are some of the names who will be at the Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST) in November, which, in its 20th edition, includes the “essential in film production”.
Awarded at Sundance and in competition for the Golden Bear in Berlin, Josephine, by Beth de Araújo, is a highlight of the 3rd edition of Robert De Niro's festival, now taking place on Avenida da Liberdade, among other new features.
Eleven titles in competition, a jury chaired by the Canadian director, a retrospective of the Danish director's work, and three cycles showing today's puritanism through the '(i)moralities' of yesterday. It promises to be a great event.
The 13th MICAR - International Anti-Racist Film Festival takes place at the Batalha Cinema Centre in Porto as a display of visibility and a celebration of Black culture.
The writer and Dominican friar is in Portugal, where he is participating in a film festival that bears his name. To him, a far-right victory in Brazil's elections would open the doors to the country's riches for the USA.
The 24th edition of Doclisboa, the International Film Festival, takes place between October 15 and 25.
Floresta do Fim do Mundo, by Felipe M. Bragança and Denilson Baniwa, wins best short film in the Portuguese language at CineEco, in Seia. The director recalls Krenak: indigenous people have been surviving the end of the world for 500 years.
An initiative by the Terceira Island Film Club that “chooses music as the common thread of the programme” through three documentaries premiering on Terceira Island.
There are 121 films in an eclectic, incisive, contemporary programme focused on documentaries, featuring Ana Vaz, Beatrice Gibson, Céline Sciamma, Alain Gomis, and Kamal Al-Jafari. Running between 19 and 28 November.
The best Portuguese films in competition speak about Portugal, today, through Mozambique and Saint Anthony; most of the others speak about everything except the country.
A film festival celebrating the works and influence of Frei Betto taking place in Portugal.
A film festival with live music is coming up, another in Escritaria, and yet another against racism. Also featuring concerts by Adriana Calcanhotto and new dances from the National Ballet Company.
Rua do Pescador nº 6 won the Camacho Costa Award at CineEco this Saturday (17). The director discusses the tragedy in her homeland and the environmental and cultural ties between Brazil and Portugal.
After the success of the Queer Lisboa anniversary edition, the 12th edition of the festival brings the preview of A Bola Negra and a tribute to Rosa von Praunheim.
Ico Costa and Pedro Neves present two films about the country, cinematic and complementary perspectives on a nation searching for a lost revolution.
The Doclisboa film festival starts today with the film 'Guerrilha no Asfalto' by Edgar Pêra, in an edition that will include among its guests the Palestinian journalist and lawyer Basel Adra, co-director of 'No Other Land'.
Home News Queer Porto Film Festival returns in November Queer Porto Film Festival returns in November The 12th edition will take place from November 3 to 7, featuring international premieres, competitions, special screenings, and a new venue.
From Jorge Luis Borges to the voracious anxiety of Lucía Seles. The festival dedicated to documentary cinema begins this Thursday.
A musical animation and documentaries about Jorge Luis Borges, Vittorio De Sica, or Salman Rushdie are among Eurico de Barros' suggestions for Doclisboa 2026, which takes place from 15 to 25 October.
The 2026 edition will take place between 13 and 18 November. The omnipresence of images as a witness to 'accelerated processes of dispossession and genocidal colonial violence' is this year's theme.
“A cinema room without walls or a ceiling, designed with the landscape itself” is what Seia intends to create with the reforestation of Quinta da Nogueira. The natural auditorium will screen films from the CineEco festival.
