"Dogs Barking at Birds" is the new short film by Portuguese director Leonor Teles, will have its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, that will take place from August 28 to September 7.

The 27th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival ended last July 14 with the announcement of the winners. As in previous years, after announcing the winners, the Festival presents a tour around the country, with a selection of some of the best films of this edition. The "Best of Curtas" will showcase some award-winning films, and the "Curtinhas" session is dedicated to the youngest and will be composed of small and fun films designed for the whole family.

The 27th Curtas Vila do Conde was announced this afternoon at the festival's closing ceremony. Elena López Riera won the DCN Beers Great Prize of the International Competition with "Los que Desean". "Ave Rara", by Vasco Saltão, was the Best Film of the Portuguese Competition with the OralMED Prize.

The 27th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde starts this Saturday, July 6th. The festival will take to Vila do Conde more than 250 films in a show of the most creative and innovative is happening at the moment with the cinematographic language, in permanent dialogue with other forms of artistic and cultural expression.

The Open Call for the Meet the Festivals is now open!
This program is part of the Curtas Pro Section of the 27th Curtas Vila do Conde and will happen on Thursday, 11 of July 2019 from 15:00 to 17:00 at Hotel Brazão.

Caso Caligari is the title of the exhibition that will mark, in Vila do Conde, the centenary of one of the milestones of German expressionist cinema:  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, by Robert Wiene.

The programming for the 27th edition of Curtas is closed. The festival will return to Vila do Conde with a selection of more than 250 films of recent production that aim to be a space for discovery, reunion and dissemination to new and renowned authors.