Curtas Vila do Conde: Call for entries!
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"Uncle Thomas, ..." at Clermont- -Ferrand
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Bustarenga awarded at DocEnCourts
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Finissage exhibition by Jonathan Uliel Saldanha
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Carlos Conceição awarded at Doclisboa
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Portuguese short films finalists of EFA
Euro Connection 2020: Submissions are open
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"Serpentarius" selected to Viennale
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"Party Day" at the New York Film Festival

Curtas Vila do Conde: Call for entries!

Entries are open for the competitions of the 28th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, which will take place between July 11 and 19, 2020.
The films can be submitted online, on the various platforms available. New short films produced in 2019 or to be produced in 2020, with a maximum duration of up to 60 minutes (except where noted), in various genres and at festival competitions are accepted. Registration until April 30th 2020.

BLOG "Uncle Thomas, ..." at Clermont- -Ferrand

Regina Pessoa's film "Uncle Tomás, The Accounting of the Days" was selected for the competition of the 42nd edition of the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, the largest short film festival in Europe, which will take place between January 31st and February 8th, in France. The film, which has been awarded at various festivals, is a moving tribute to a poet of the everyday and a testament to the director's love for her eccentric uncle.

BLOG Bustarenga awarded at DocEnCourts

Ana Maria Gomes's documentary “Bustarenga” received the Grand Prix of the 19th edition of the DocEnCourts festival, which took place from 11 to 15 December in France. The film, co-produced by Curtas Metragens C.R.L (Portugal) and ECCE FILMS (France), tells the story of Ana who returns to Bustarenga in the summer, a mountain village in the interior of Portugal, where residents worry that Ana is still single at 36. Ana listens to the advice and warnings of the villagers for her to find the enchanted prince, according to the precepts of the village.

EXHIBITION Finissage exhibition by Jonathan Uliel Saldanha

On January 12th, starting at 4 pm, Solar — Galeria de Arte Cinemática will close the exhibition “Locus Amoenus, Locus Horribilis”, by Jonathan Uliel Saldanha, following the launch of the 4th edition of Contemporânea magazine.
The launch will feature a panel discussion about the use of motion-image in the fine arts, with the presence of Sara Castelo Branco, Mário Micaelo and Jonathan Uliel Saldanha.

BLOG Carlos Conceição awarded at Doclisboa

"Serpentarius", first feature film by Carlos Conceição,was awarded with the Tv Cine New Talent Award DocLisboa that took place from 17th to 27th October in Lisbon. Carlos Conceição was the second director "in focus" of the 27th Curtas Vila do Conde, where some of his films were screened, including the national premiere of the award-winning "Serpentário".

BLOG Portuguese short films finalists of EFA

"Dogs Barking at Birds" by Leonor Teles and "The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady" by Gabriel Abrantes are among the five finalists of the European Film Awards, in the category of "Best Short Film". The winners will be announced on 7th December.

Euro Connection 2020: Submissions are open

The 12th edition of Euro Connection will take place on 4 and 5 February 2020, during the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. This platform aims to assist partnerships between European producers in the production of short films.

BLOG "Serpentarius" selected to Viennale

“Serpentarius”, first feature film by director Carlos Conceição, will be part of Viennale's program, to be held from October 24th to November 6th, in Vienna, Austria.

BLOG "Party Day" at the New York Film Festival

"Party Day", the first short film by the Portuguese director Sofia Bost, was selected to the international competition of the New York Film Festival (NYFF), that takes place between 27th of September and 13th of October.