Submissions are now available for the 30th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, which will take place between July 9 and 17, 2022.
Submissions of short film projects are now open for the 14th edition of Euro Connection, which takes place on 1 and 2 February 2022 during the Short Film Market at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival.
The 29th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival ended on July 25th, with the closing ceremony and announcement of the awarded films. This year, as in previous years, Curtas Vila do Conde returns to tour the country with a selection of some of the best films of this edition. The "Best of Curtas" will show some award-winning films, the "Curtinhas" section, dedicated to the youngest, is composed of short and fun films designed for the whole family, and "My Generation" presents films that were selected by high school students of Vila do Conde and Póvoa de Varzim.
The 29th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde was announced today at the closing ceremony of the festival. "VO" by French Nicolas Gourault was the winner of the International Competition Great Prize. In the National Competition the big winner of the Best Film Award was Leonor Noivo with "Madrugada". Discover the remaining winners below.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
GREAT PRIZE
Best film in competition, worth 2.000 euros
VO
Nicolas Gourault · France · 2020 · ANI/DOC · 20’
Prizes for the best film in competition in each category
Animation
I GOTTA LOOK GOOD FOR THE APOCALYPSE
Ayce Kartal · Turquia/França · 2021 · ANI/DOC · 6’
Documentary
FARRUCAS
Ian de la Rosa · Espanha/EUA · 2021 · FIC · 17’
Fiction
L’ENFANT SALAMANDRE
Théo Dégen · Bélgica · 2020 · FIC · 26’
FRICON AUDIENCE AWARD
For the film of the International Competition with the best average vote in the audience poll
DAVID
Zach Woods · EUA · 2020 · FIC · 11’
VILA DO CONDE SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
One of the films awarded by the Jury will be chosen as a candidate for the nominations for the European Film Awards, in the category of short film, organized annually by the European Film Academy
VO
Nicolas Gourault · França · 2020 · ANI/DOC · 20’
PORTUGUESE COMPETITION
BEST FILM
Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Prize
1.500 euros
Pixel Bunker Prize
2.500 euros, in services, sponsored by Pixel Bunker Lda
MADRUGADA
Leonor Noivo · Portugal · 2021 · FIC/DOC · 28’
Canon AUDIENCE AWARD
For the film in the Portuguese Competition with the best average vote in the audience poll, 1.500 euros
O LOBO SOLITÁRIO
Filipe Melo · Portugal · 2021 · FIC · 22’
Kino Sound Studio AWARD
4.000 euros in post-production services awarded to the best director, sponsored by Kino Sound Studio
TERCEIRO TURNO
Mário Macedo · Portugal · 2021 · FIC · 19’
COMPETIÇÃO EXPERIMENTAL
Centro de Arte Oliva AWARD
Best Film in the Experimental Competition, worth 1.500 euros
SURVIVING YOU, ALWAYS
Morgan Quaintance · United Kingdom · 2020 · EXP · 18’
HONORABLE MENTION
BAKI TADU É
Kate Saragaço-Gomes, Calum MacBeath Morgan · India/ Denmark/Portugal · 2021 · EXP · 13’
TAKE ONE! COMPETITION
The best film in the Take One! Competition will be awarded the following prizes:
PRIZE Showreel
1.500 euros in services and rental of equipment, sponsored by Showreel
PRIZE Instituto Português do Desporto e da Juventude
600 euros, sponsored by the Instituto Português do Desporto e da Juventude (IPDJ)
PRIZE Restart
Training and/or means of production and post-production with technical equipment or spaces, 500 euros, at Restart
PRIZE Agência da Curta Metragem
The awarded film will be distributed and promoted by Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency, including its submission (and respective fees) to an international circuit of film festivals.
FRUTO DO VOSSO VENTRE
Fábio Silva · Portugal · 2021 · DOC · 20’
PRIZE Blit
Prize for the best portuguese director, 2.000 euros, in services, sponsored by Blit
(IN)QUIETUDE
Ana S. Carvalho · Portugal · 2021 · FIC · 15’
CURTINHAS COMPETITION
PRIZE
For the best film in the Curtinhas Competition, elected by a group of 12 children, aged between 8 and 12
VANILLE
Guillaume Lorin · France/Switzerland · 2020 · ANI · 29’
Honorable Mention M/3
KIKI LA PLUME (KIKI O PASSARINHO)
Julie Rembauville, Nicolas Bianco-Levrin · 2020 · France · ANI · 6’
Honorable Mention M/6
UMBRELLAS (GUARDA-CHUVAS)
José Prats, Álvaro Robles · França/Espanha · 2020 · ANI · 12’
Honorable Mention M/10
À LA MODE (NA MODA)
Jean Lecointre · França · 2020 · ANI · 9’
MY GENERATION COMPETITION
The film with the best average resulting from audience voting in the festival and high school screenings will be the winner of My Generation
O TEU NOME É
Paulo Patrício · Portugal/Belgium · 2021 · DOC/ANI · 24’
MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION
AWARD
For the best film in the Music Videos Competition
STEREOBOY - YIPMAN
Luís Sobreiro · Portugal · 2021 · 9’
Due to changes in the contingency rules for the municipality of Vila do Conde announced today, July 22nd, by the competent authorities, the timetable for the sessions and activities of the festival's last weekend had to undergo some adjustments.
Curtas Vila do Conde and Solar - Cinematic Art Gallery team up for a special solo exhibition by Diogo Costa Amarante "Be Your Selfie".
In parallel with the festival, Solar – Cinematic Art Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Portuguese director and artist Diogo Costa Amarante, winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2017.
The inauguration of Be Your Selfie is scheduled for July 17th and features a set of 13 unpublished video pieces, designed specifically for the gallery space. The exhibition will be on display until the end of August.
As a complement, the festival also presents a carte blanche to the filmmaker with several short films of his choice and a conversation with the director, preceded by the premiere in Portugal of his latest film, A Present Light.
