Marie Losier is a French filmmaker and curator known above all for her filmographic works around musicians, artists and avant-garde filmmakers. Following the invitation by Curtas Vila do Conde, the artist has developed a new exhibition, Excesso Chamalo, in partnership with David Legrand, which will occupy Solar - Galeria de Arte Cinemática between July 9th and September 4th.

Steve Gunn, Raul Refree and Rodrigo Amado in the list of film-concerts proposals for Curtas Vila do Conde. A meeting point par excellence, Stereo, in each edition of Curtas, compiles a set of proposals that, through the junction between music and cinema, intend to widen the horizons of presentation of the seventh art. 

Every year, Curtas Vila do Conde team is made up of volunteers who contribute to making the Festival a cultural event of reference in Portugal and abroad. Once again, for the 2022 edition, we are waiting for your application!

Between May 24 and 27, Curtas Vila do Conde will invade Vila do Conde Theatre with a set of sessions dedicated to children and teenagers. Specially designed for schools, the School Festival - Curtinhas & My Generation will present the most recent works of the competitions Curtinhas and My Generation of the 30th Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival.

Programmes celebrating the centenary of birth of António Campos and Alain Resnais, a special programme about François Reichenbach's work (developed in co-production with Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira) and the unique screening of "The Outsiders - The Complete Novel" are some of the highlights of this year's programme of Cinema Revisited, Curtas' section dedicated to directors and works that mark the history of cinema. Taking place between July 9th and 17th, the Vilacondense festival is preparing an edition that brings short films back to the big screen, in a year that marks 30 years of existence. 

It's called "Manoel" and focuses on two seminal works by Manoel de Oliveira. The band's show, at Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde, will take place on January 22nd, at 21:30.

Celebrating a decade of activity, Sensible Soccers present a film-concert that focuses on "Douro Faina Fluvial" and "O Pintor e a Cidade", two films by Manoel de Oliveira that, 25 years apart, share the same central theme: Oporto.

Submissions are now available for the 30th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, which will take place between July 9 and 17, 2022. New short films produced in 2021 or to be produced in 2022 are accepted, within the duration limit of 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), on film (35 or 16 mm) or digital (DCP).