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 .

"Room On The Broom", by Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, winner of the prize Mar Shopping of Curtinhas competition in the last edition of the Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival has just been announced as one of five nominees for the Oscars in the category of best Short Film Animated.

The film "The Mother and the Sea", by Gonçalo Tocha, was selected for theRotterdam Film Festival to be held from January 22 to February 2 in the Netherlands. The documentary will be shown in My Own Private Europesection, which aims to rediscover the identity of Europe through the personal view of several European filmmakers.

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

“Abismo”, by Leonor Noivo, was the selected project to represent Portugal at Euro Connection 2014 on 4 and 5 February 2014, in Clermont - Ferrand (France). As usual, the Portuguese projects were evaluated by the festivals representing Portugal in Euro Connection: Curtas Vila do Conde and IndieLisboa.

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.