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Curtas Vila do Conde: The Winners
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Highlights of the day : July 16th
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Highlights of the day : July 15th
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Highlights of the day : July 14th
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Curtas Vila do Conde at Festival Scope
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Highlights of the day : July 13th
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Highlights of the day: July 12th
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Highlights of the day : July 11th
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Extra Session "Vaza" and "A Tale of Two Cities"

BLOG Curtas Vila do Conde: The Winners

The winners of the 25th Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival were announced last sunday, 16th July, in an award ceremony held in Vila do Conde. The great prize of the festival was delivered to a Portuguese film: "Farpões Baldios" by Marta Mateus. In the Portuguese Competition the winner of the Prize BPI and Pixel Bunker was "Où En Êtes-Vous, João Pedro Rodrigues?" By João Pedro Rodrigues.

BLOG Highlights of the day : July 16th

25th Curtas Vila do Conde ends today, with the announcement of the winning films. The awards ceremony takes place at 5pm, where we will also feature two shortcuts. After the ceremony, three sessions will feature the winning films, at 6.30pm, 9.15pm and 10.30pm.

BLOG Highlights of the day : July 15th

This Saturday, Curtas Vila do Conde promoted a debate titled "Portuguese Cinema: doubts, certainties and expectations", about the current political context of portuguese cinema. Still today, the portuguese band "Mão Morta"return to Curtas, 9 years later, in a concert that celebrates the 25 years of their mythical album "Mutantes S21".

BLOG Highlights of the day : July 14th

With the weekend just around the corner, we don't stop here at Curtas Vila do Conde and there are many reasons to visit us this Friday! The In Focus retrospective on F. J. Ossang continues today with his film "Le Tresor Des Iles Chiennes". Also, the portuguese band Capitão Fausto are the guests at today's Stereo section, prefermoing their new album "Os Capitão Fausto tem os dias contados".

BLOG Curtas Vila do Conde at Festival Scope

Between the 13th and 30th of July, the online platform Festival Scope will make available, for free, seven films that are part of the 25th Curtas Vila do Conde selection: "Coelho Mau" by Carlos Conceição; "Où En Êtes-Vous, João Pedro Rodrigues?" by João Pedro Rodrigues; "The Watershow Extravaganza" by Sophie Michael; "Burning Mountains That Spew Flame" by Helena Girón and Samuel M. Delgado; "This Is Not an Olive Tree" by Carlos Arteiro; "Chika, the Dog from the Ghetto" by Sandra Scheissl; and "All Small Bodies" by Jennifer Reeder.

BLOG Highlights of the day : July 13th

In the highlights for today, we have the continuation of the National, International and Experimental competitions and also the meetings with the directors from those competitions, the will promote the dialogue with the audience. Also today, in the Stereo section, we exhibit the film "Minute Bodies", by Stuart A. Staples, and at Forte de S. João we have the Curtas Vila do Conde 25th anniversary party.

BLOG Highlights of the day: July 12th

Curtas Vila do Conde is already halfway to the end, and there are good reasons to visit the festival this Wednesday! The National and International competition continue today, showing the best of contemporary cinema, in Portugaland around the world. The Experimental Competition starts also today, defying the conventios in cinema and going beyond known techniques. In the Stereo section, Chassol has its premiere in Portugal, with his new project "Big Sun".

BLOG Highlights of the day : July 11th

This Tuesday, there are good reasons to visit Curtas Vila do Conde!
One of the most awaited competitions of the festival, The National Competition starts today! Also today we will continue to showcase the International Competition and also the In Focus section, with the movie "L'Affaires Des Divisions Morituri", by F. J. Ossang.
In the Stereo section, we have today the Music Videos Competition, with some of the best portuguese music videos, able to ally cinema and music.

BLOG Extra Session "Vaza" and "A Tale of Two Cities"

Due to the notorious interest and big attendance to last Sunday's Special Session, with the movies "Vaza" and "A Tale of Two Cities", Curtas Vila do Conde has decided to open an extra session next Saturday, at 2.30pm at Auditório Municipal, so that you can watch, or rewatch, the two films about Vila do Conde and Póvoa de Varzim.