The hunters (2024)
Official Selection
Portuguese Competition
Curtas' 2024 selection once again highlights the vitality, diversity and energy of several generations of filmmakers, some of whom are making their debut and others who are already very well known to the festival's audience. As for the films, they are all absolute premieres in Portugal, although some have already had auspicious international premieres
— CN 1
18 JUL · THU · 4.30 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [70 min]
THREE COMMA FOURTEEN (TRÊS VÍRGULA CATORZE)
Patricia Rodrigues, Joana Nogueira, Portugal, 2024, ANI, DOC, 12 min
LIGHT WAS A BREAK (GRITO)
Luís Costa, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 28 min
SEVEN DAYS WITH THE SEA ON MY LEFT HAND (SETE DIAS COM O MAR À MINHA ESQUERDA)
Francisca Manuel, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 24 min
53
Sofia Borges, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, 2023, FIC, 15 min
– CN 2
19 JUL · FRI · 3 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [60 MIN]
THE HUNTERS (OS CAÇADORES)
David Pinheiro Vicente, Portugal, France, 2024, FIC, 30 min
THAT’S HOW I LOVE YOU
Mário Macedo, Croacia, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 18 min
PERCEBES
Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves, Portugal, France, 2024, ANI, DOC, 11 min
– CN 3
19 JUL · FRI · 14.30 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [67 min]
IT SHOULDN'T RAIN TOMORROW (AMANHÃ NÃO DÃO CHUVA)
Maria Trigo Teixeira, Portugal, Germany, 2024, ANI, 11 min
THE MOVING GARDEN (O JARDIM EM MOVIMENTO)
Inês Lima, Portugal, 2024, FIC, EXP, 19 min
BAD FOR A MOMENT (MAU POR UM MOMENTO)
Daniel Soares, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 15 min
MY SENSES ARE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER (AS MINHAS SENSAÇÕES SÃO TUDO O QUE TENHO PARA OFERECER)
Isadora Neves Marques, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 21 min
– CN 4
20 JUL · SAT · 3 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [62 MIN]
THE CONVENT GARDENER / (O JARDINEIRO DO CONVENTO / A JARDINEIRA DO CONVENTO)
Patrícia Neves Gomes, Portugal, 2023, FIC, 15 min
FRANCISCO PERDIDO
Frederico Mesquita, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 17 min
SARA, MANUEL AND JOÃO (SARA, MANUEL E JOÃO)
Pedro Caldas, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 30 min
– CN 5
20 JUL · SAT · 16:30
Municipal Theatre 2 [64 min]
COMBAT (RINHA)
Rita M. Pestana, Brazil, Portugal, 2023, FIC, 23 min
GOD-AND-A-HALF (DEUS-E-MEIO)
Margarida Assis, Portugal, 2024, DOC, 26 min
PENÉLOPE
Margarida Vila-Nova, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 15 min
Immaculata (2024)
Official Selection
International Competition
The Curtas' International Competition, a showcase that has allowed us to follow and discover the best short films made worldwide over the years, is perhaps the festival's most unpredictable program.
– CI 1
13 JUL · SAT · 8 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [70 min]
THREE COMMA FOURTEEN (TRÊS VÍRGULA CATORZE)
Patricia Rodrigues, Joana Nogueira, Portugal, 2024, ANI, DOC, 12 min
iNTELLIGENCE
Jeanne Frenkel, Cosme Castro, France, 2023, FIC, 14 min
LICK A WOUND (LES ANIMAUX VONT MIEUX)
Nathan Ghali, France, 2024, ANI, EXP, 25 min
MAKING BABIES (FAIRE UN ENFANT)
Éric K. Boulianne, Canada, 2023, FIC, 19 min
– CI 2
14 JUL · SUN · 8 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [78 MIN]
BUTTERFLY (PAPILLON)
Florence Miailhe, France, 2024, ANI, 15 min
SEVEN DAYS WITH THE SEA ON MY LEFT HAND (SETE DIAS COM O MAR À MINHA ESQUERDA)
Francisca Manuel, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 24 min
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
Nebojša Slijepčević, Croacia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia, 2024, FIC, 14 min
ABSENT (NOKSAN)
Cem Demirer, Turkey, 2024, FIC, EXP, 24 min
– CI 3
14 JUL · SUN · 9.45 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [78 MIN]
DIESELINE DREAMS
Max Göran, Germany, Sweden, 2024, DOC, EXP, 17 min
MAYBE ELEPHANTS
Torill Kove, Norway, Canada, 2024, ANI, 17 min
THAT’S HOW I LOVE YOU
Mário Macedo, Croacia, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 18 min
LUMBAGO
Bendik Kaltenborn, Norway, 2024, FIC, 26 min
– CI 4
15 JUL · MON · 8 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [65 MIN]
COLDNESS (FRIALDAD)
Andrea Sanchez, Andorra, Spain, 2024, FIC|, XP, 14 min
MONT NOIR
Jean-Baptiste Peltier, Erika Haglund, France, Portugal, 2024, ANI, 12 min
MY SENSES ARE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER (AS MINHAS SENSAÇÕES SÃO TUDO O QUE TENHO PARA OFERECER)
Isadora Neves Marques, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 21 min
THE INSTABILITY OF CLOUDS
Zazie Ray-Trapido, USA, 2024, DOC, EXP, 15 min
– CI 5
15 JUL · MON · 9.45 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [82 MIN]
BEEN THERE
Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Switzerland, 2023, DOC, 10 min
LIGHT WAS A BREAK (GRITO)
Luís Costa, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 28 min
THE SKYLARK WILL SING (CANTARÀ L'ALOSA))
Xavier Montoriol, Spain, FIC, 2024, 19 min
PERCEBES
Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves, Portugal, France, 2024, ANI, DOC, 11 min
VERY GENTLE WORK
Nate Lavey, USA, 2024, DOC, FIC, 23 min
– CI 6
16 JUL · TUE · 8 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [79 MIN]
KAWAUSO
Akihito Izuhara, Japan, 2023, ANI, 15 min
53
Sofia Borges, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, 2023, FIC, 15 min
KOKA
Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk, Poland, 2024, DOC, 48 min
– CI 7
16 JUL · TUE · 9.45 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [70 MIN]
IT SHOULDN´T RAIN TOMORROW (AMANHÃ NÃO DÃO CHUVA)
Maria Trigo Teixeira, Portugal, Germany, 2024, ANI, 11 min
DANCING IN THE CORNER (TANIEC W NAROŻNIKU)
Jan Bujnowski, Poland, 2024, FIC, 13 min
THE HUNTERS (OS CAÇADORES)
David Pinheiro Vicente, Portugal, France, 2024, FIC, 30 min
ON THE WAY (RRUGËS)
Samir Karahoda, Kosovo, 2024, FIC, 15 min
– CI 8
17 JUL · WED · 8 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [72 MIN]
FRANCISCO PERDIDO
Frederico Mesquita, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 17 min
BAD FOR A MOMENT (MAU POR UM MOMENTO)
Daniel Soares, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 15 min
SOUTHERN BRIDES (LAS NOVIAS DEL SUR)
Elena López Riera, Switzerland, Spain, 2024, DOC, 40 min
– CI 9
17 JUL · WED · 9.45 PM
Municipal Theatre l 1 [60 MIN]
TENNIS, ORANGES
Sean Pecknold, USA, 2024, ANI, 11 min
WORKERS' WINGS (KRAHËT E PUNËTOREVE)
Ilir Hasanaj, Kosovo, 2024, DOC, EXP, 18 min
SARA, MANUEL AND JOÃO (SARA, MANUEL E JOÃO)
Pedro Caldas, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 30 min
– CI 10
18 JUL · THU · 8 PM
Municipal Theatre 1 [76 MIN]
WANDER TO WONDER
Nina Gantz, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK, 2023, ANI, 14 min
THE MOVING GARDEN (O JARDIM EM MOVIMENTO)
Inês Lima, Portugal, 2024, FIC, EXP, 19 min
FEW CAN SEE
Frank Sweeney, Irland, 2023, DOC, 43 min
– CI 11
18 JUL · THU · 9.45 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [71 MIN]
THE MASTERPIECE (LA GRAN OBRA)
Alex Lora, Spain, 2024, FIC, 20 min
COMBAT (RINHA)
Rita M. Pestana, Brazil, Portugal, 2023, FIC, 23 min
PENÉLOPE
Margarida Vila-Nova, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 15 min
YUCK! (BEURK!))
Loïc Espuche, France, 2024, ANI, 13 min
– CI 12
19 JUL · FRI · 8 PM
Municipal Theatre 1 [69 MIN]
MONTSOURIS
Guil Sela, France, 2024, FIC, 14 min
THE CONVENT GARDENER (O JARDINEIRO DO CONVENTO / A JARDINEIRA DO CONVENTO)
Patrícia Neves Gomes, Portugal, 2023, FIC, 15 min
PANADRILO
Marcela Heilbron, Panama, 2023, FIC, 15 min
AFTER DAWN (APRÈD L'AURORE)
Yohann Kouam, France, 2023, FIC, 25 min
– CI 13
19 JUL · FRI · 9.45 pm
Municipal Theatre 1 [67 MIN]
GOD-AND-A-HALF (DEUS-E-MEIO)
Margarida Assis, Portugal, 2024, DOC, 26 min
IMMACULATA
Kim Lêa Sakkal, Germany, France, 2024, FIC, 22 min
BEAUTIFUL MEN
Nicolas Keppens, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, 2023, ANI, 19 min
Time to Change (2024)
Official Selection
Experimental Competition
Year after year, many films have been revealing the breadth of creative possibilities that each one of them can reinvent, beyond experimenting with striking visual and sound effects; not neglecting it, but also opening up to unexpected dialogues between the real and the fictional, which by different means and motives still manage to surprise us, exploring all the emotions and concerns that the filmic object can (and we hope will) arouse, with authors and audiences who prove to us that this is still an expanding field.
– EXP 1
15 JUL · MON · 6 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [71 min]
VALLEY PRIDE
Lukas Marxt, Austria, Germany, 2023, DOC, EXP, 14 min
FANCIERS (COLUMBÓFILOS)
Jonathas Andrade, Portugal, 2024, DOC, EXP, 10 min
TOWARDS THE SUN, FAR FROM THE CENTER (AL SOL, LEJOS DEL CENTRO)
Luciana Merino, Pascal Viveros, Chile, 2024, DOC, 16 min
TEEN GIRL FANTASY
Marisa Hoicka, Canada, 2023, DOC, EXP, 10 min
THE SUNSET SPECIAL 2
Nicolas Gebbe, Germany, 2024, ANI, EXP, 18 min
– EXP 2
16 JUL · TUE · 6 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [68 min]
SARCOPHAGUS OF DRUNKEN LOVES
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige, France, Lebanon, 2024, DOC, EXP, 7 min
DETOURS WHILE SPEAKING OF MONSTERS
Deniz Şimşek, Germany, Turkey, 2024, DOC, EXP, 18 min
METAMORPHOSIS' CHANTINGS OR THAT TIME WHEN I INCARNATED AS PORPOISE (CANTOS DA METAMORFOSE OU AQUELA VEZ EM QUE EU ENCARNEI COMO BOTO)
Ainá Xisto, Portugal,2024, DOC, EXP, 11 min
TERMINAL ISLAND
Sam Drake, United Kingdom, 2023, DOC, EXP, 12 min
THE ELECTRIC KISS
Rainer Kohlberger, Austria, Germany, 2024, EXP, 17 min
— EXP 3
17 JUL · WED · 6 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [67 min]
MARE IMBRIUM
Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Austria, 2024, EXP, 12 min
OUR LADY WHO BURNS (NOSSA SENHORA QUE QUEIMA)
Alice dos Reis, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 8 min
DRIFT POTENTIALS (POTENCIAIS À DERIVA)
Leonardo Pirondi, Brazil, United Kingdom, 2024, DOC, EXP, 11 min
ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Theresa Delsoin, Ray Whitaker, Lisa Marie Malloy, J.P. Sniadecki, USA, 2024, DOC, EXP, 16 min
THE DUST DISK (LE DISQUE DE POUSSIÈRE)
Charline Dally, France, 2023, DOC, EXP, 18 min
– EXP 4
18 JUL · THU · 6 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [76 min]
THERE IS GOLD EVERYWHERE (HÁ OURO EM TODO O LADO)
Rita Morais, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, 2023, DOC, EXP, 12 min
QUEBRANTE
Janaina Wagner, Brazil, 2024, DOC, 23 min
BECOMING LANDSCAPE
Eva Giolo, Canada, Belgium, 2023, DOC, EXP, 20 min
MAN NUMBER 4
Miranda Pennell, United Kingdom, 2024, DOC, EXP, 9 min
SHE STAYS (ELLA SE QUEDA)
Marinthia Gutiérrez Velazco, Mexico, 2024, FIC, EXP, 10 min
— EXP 5
19 JUL · FRI · 6 pm
Municipal Theatre 2 [74 min]
TIME TO CHANGE
Pocas Pascoal, Portugal, Angola, 2024, EXP, 5 min
MARBLED GOLDEN EYES
Kevin Jerome Everson, USA, 2024, DOC, 12 min
MY WANTS OF YOU PARTAKES OF ME
Sasha Litvintseva, Beny Wagner, United Kingdom, 2023, DOC, EXP, 55 min
Manta de Tijolos (2023)
Official Selection
Take One! Competition
This competition, dedicated exclusively to school films, is a showcase that displays the diversity of emerging voices on the national film scene.
This year's selection, characterised by a variety of styles and approaches, reflects the breadth of young talent. Conventional narratives find space alongside more subversive ones, weaving a complex fabric where fiction, documentary, animation and experimental cinema coexist in harmony.
— TO! 1
15 JUL · MON · 4.30 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [69 min]
LIVING FLESH (CARNE VIVA)
Eduarda Palmeira, Portugal, 2023, EXP, 3 min
(BRICK BLANKET) MANTA DE TIJOLOS
Lara Tomás, Portugal, 2023, DOC, 16 min
GARDUNHA
Ana Vilela da Costa, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 18 min
DRIVING NOWHERE
Marco Campos, Spain, Portugal, 2023, EXP, DOC, 15 min
A SOLO
Carolina Rosendo, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 15 min
— TO! 2
15 JUL · TUE · 4.30 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [65 min]
CLICK!
José Pereira . Portugal . 2023 . EXP . 3 min
BETWEEN RIVERS (ENTRE RIOS)
Yohanan Khodr, Portugal, 2023, EXP, 12 min
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS CLOSE (NUNCA ESTIVE TÃO PERTO)
Francisca Dores, Portugal, 2023, EXP, DOC, 17 min
FOREVER HERE (PARA SEMPRE CÁ)
Daniel Borga, Portugal, 2023, FIC, 17 min
A MOTHER GOES TO THE BEACH (UMA MÃE VAI Á PRAIA)
Pedro Hasrouny, Portugal, Estonia, 2023, FIC, 15 min
— TO! 3
15 JUL · WED · 4.30 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 [71 min]
CHERRY, PASSION FRUIT
Renato José Duque, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, 2024, ANI, 5 min
BLACK OYSTER (OSTRA NEGRA)
João Carlos Pinto, Portugal, 2023, EXP, DOC, 9 min
THE CLOSING OF A REFINERY
Vasco Monteiro, Portugal, 2023, DOC, 16 min
KUDIBANGUELA
Bernardo de Magalhães, Portugal, 2024, FIC, 21 min
SLIMANE
Carlos Pereira, Germany, 2023, FIC, 19 min
Zé (2024)
Official Selection
Music Videos Competition
Since its creation in 2005, this competition has celebrated the dynamic convergence between music and cinema, highlighting the creativity and innovation of Portuguese visual artists and musicians. Dedicated exclusively to music videos by bands or artists of Portuguese origin or produced by Portuguese authors, the competition plays a fundamental role in expressing the identity of these artists.
𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝗨𝗟 · 𝗧𝗛𝗨 · 11.30 PM
Municipal Theatre 𝟭 [𝟰𝟴 𝗺𝗶𝗻]
𝗭𝗘́ - Bordeira
Francisco Valle, Portugal, 2024, 4 min
𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗖̧𝗔̃𝗢 𝗗𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘 - Manel Cruz
Jorge Quintela, Portugal, 2024, 4 min
𝗢 𝗕𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗢 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗜́ - Ana Lua Caiano
Joana Caiano, Portugal, 2024, 2 min
𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗦𝗧 - Sunflowers
Carolina Bonzinho, Leander Meresaar, Portugal, 2023, 4 min
𝗠𝗔𝗥 - Lana Gasparøtti
João Catarino, Portugal, 2023, 3 min
𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗦 - Conferência Inferno
Pedro Fonseca, Vasco Rafael Carvalho, Portugal, 2023, 6 min
𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗦 - The Legendary Tigerman feat. Anna Prior
Edgar Pêra, Portugal, 2024, 4 min
𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗬 - Moullinex △ Gpu Panic
João Vaz Oliveira, Portugal, 3 min
𝗨𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗔 - PZ feat. El Pezetero
Alexandre Azinheira, Portugal, 2024, 3 min
𝗢𝗥𝗔 𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗚 - Conjunto Corona
Patrícia Afonso, David Bruno, Portugal, 2023, 3 min
𝗡𝗛𝗢̂ 𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗜 - Fogo Fogo feat. Ferro Gaita
Francisco Gomes Queragura, Portugal, 2024, 3 min
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗢 - Club Makumba
Chikolaev, Portugal, 2023, 3 min
Swimming With Wings (2023)
Official Selection
Curtinhas Competition
The Curtinhas section brings back Curtas' most energetic and entertaining films. Three competitions for three different age groups, M/3, M/6, M/9, will be seen and carefully evaluated by an attentive and judicious jury, made up of a group of children between the ages of 8 and 12.
– M/3
14 JUL · 4.30 PM / 20 JUL · 11 AM
Municipal Theatre 1 / Municipal Theatre 2
MASTER PAINTER ERNST
Uli Seis, Germany, 2023, ANI, 2 min
LIV & BELL IN THE MARIMO PLANET
Natsuki Kida, Japan, 2023, ANI, 5 min
THE GIRL WITH THE OCCUPIED EYES
André Carrilho, Portugal, 2024, ANI, 8 min
CLOUD
Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narváez, Mexico, France, Hungary, 2023, ANI, 8 min
GRAMOPHONE
Alexey Alexeev, Cyprus, 2023, ANI, 3 min
BAKING WITH BORIS
Maša Avramović, France, Switzerland, Croacia, 2024, ANI, 8 min
ANIMANIMUSICAL
Julia Ocker, Germany, 2024, ANI, MV, 3 min
– M/6
13 JUL · 6 PM / 20 JUL · 5 PM
Municipal Theatre 2 / Municipal Theatre 1
LIZZIE AND THE SEA
Mariacarla Norall, Italy, 2023, ANI, 8 min
CRISS CROSS
Tomáš Rybár, Nina Rybárová, Slovakia, Czechia, 2023, ANI, 8 min
NUN OR NEVER!
Heta Jäälinoja, Finland, 2023, ANI, 11 min
THE GRAND MOTHER
Julia Hazuka, Poland, 2023, ANI, 10 min
MUSCLE MAN IN: METAL MAYHEM
Nicolas Gemoets, Belgium, 2023, ANI, 8 min
LA RÉVOLUTION "THE REVOLUTION"
Amélie de Boëver, Juliette Taupe, Margot Prud’homme, Maya Rohmer Kretz, Victor Patard, France, 2023, ANI, 7 min
– M/9
14 JUL · 11 AM · 19 JUL · 11 AM
Municipal Theatre 2
THE MYSTERY OF MISSING SOCKS
Oskar Lehemaa, Estonia, 2023, ANI, 20 min
TÊTE EN L’AIR "HEAD IN THE CLOUDS"
Rémi Durin, France, Belgium, 2023, ANI, 11 min
SWIMMING WITH WINGS
Daphna Awadish Golan, The Netherlands, Israel, 2023, ANI, DOC, 11 min
POMPON OURS - THE DREAM OF THE TOTEM TREE
Matthieu Gaillard, France, 2023, ANI, 21 min
YUCK!
Loïc Espuche, France, 2024, ANI, 13 min
À Mort Le Bikini! (2023)
Official Selection
My Generation Competition
Through 11 short films, the My Generation section introduces us to the problems of this generation of young people, leading us to reflect on current issues such as identities, mental health or emigration.
The My Generation Prize, sponsored by Auto Bemguiados, is awarded by the public by filling in the voting form.
— MG 1
THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN
Connor Kehelly, Irland, 2023, ANI, 9 min
DEATH TO THE BIKINI! (À MORT LE BINIKI!)
Justine Gauthier, Canada, 2023, FIC, 15 min
GIGI
Cynthia Calvi, France, 2024, ANI, DOC, 13 min
RAJA
Franziska von Holst, Louisa Maria Würden, Germany, 2024, ANI, EXP, 19 min
SWIMMING WITH WINGS
Daphna Awadish Golan, The Netherlands, Israel, 2023, ANI, DOC, 10 min
— MG 2
ALMA´S CONDITION (ESTADO DE ALMA)
Sara Neves, Portugal, Spain, 2024, ANI, 12 min
WHERE DO ANTS SLEEP AT NIGHT
Dein Wei, China, 2023, EXP, 21 min
FLATASTIC
Alice Saey, France, The Nederlands, 2024, ANI, 16 min
T-ZERO
Daniel Roque, Vicente Nirō, Portugal, 2024, ANI, 10 min
NABU
Joanna Rusinek, Poland, 2023, ANI, 5 min
A SHORT FILM ABOUT KIDS
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