Football is, for many, also an artistic celebration of sport, showing how the dexterity of his heroes also produces works of art. The 22nd Curtas Vila do Conde presents the special program "Offside", with films where football is central narrative element. 

The second focus of Curtas Vila do Conde programme is the exhibition in honor of the aesthetic legacy of Michelangelo Antonion, which will occupy the space of the Solar - Cinematic Art Gallery. "Antonioni Adventure" is the time when the history of cinema finds its future.

On April, the Cine -Teatro Constantino Nery in Matosinhos receives the film-concert “Bucking Broadway" by John Ford, with an original soundtrack by Zelig, presented during the previous edition of Curtas Vila do Conde.

“In The Fog", the opening film of 20th Curtas Vila do Conde, is from today available on a DVD edition by Alambique Filmes.

The short film "Fernando who received a Bird from the Sea", by Felipe Bragança and Helvécio Marins Jr. , was selected for the Berlinale, the International Film Festival of Berlin , held 6-16 February in Germany .

At the end of another year of great films, two directors of Curtas Vila do Conde show their TOP + of 2013.

List of awarded films at the 21st Curtas Vila do Conde. The best film in competition was Portuguese: "Carosello", by Jorge Quintela.