Committed to strengthening key partnerships and supporting the cultural development of local academic communities, Curtas Vila do Conde continues its collaboration with ESMAD. As part of this partnership, a selection of the winning projects from the MAD Jam Fest will once again be presented in a collective exhibition during the 34th Curtas Vila do Conde, in July 2026.

Organized by the Multimedia Department of ESMAD since 2017, with the support of the Student Association and the collaboration of the Department of Image Arts, MAD Jam Fest offers 48 hours of intensive creative production. Participants are invited to develop individual or collaborative projects in an immersive environment designed to stimulate artistic experimentation across fields such as video, photography, video games, animation, and motion design. At the beginning of the event, an inspiring theme is revealed to guide and challenge participants’ creative responses.

The event is divided into four creative experiences: Game Jam, Video Jam, Animation Jam, and Photo Jam. Projects will be evaluated by an external jury, which will award first, second, and third prizes in each category.

Registrations have been open from February 27th to March 1st, and the winners were announced during the awards ceremony, which took place at the Luís Soares Auditorium at ESMAD on Saturday, March 7th, at 4:00 PM.

WINNING PROJECTS

GAME JAM

1. PIT - Abel Neto

2. Jammed! - Pedro Neves, Sara Morais, Diogo Pinheiro, Sofia Maru, Nuno Sá, and Pedro Cândido

3. Rabbit's Hole - Sário Pinto, Luís Reis, and Nuno Carvalho

PHOTO JAM

1. Absorção - Marta Cernich

2. Volta - Miriam Mineiro

3. Latente Author - Mariana Teixeira, and Sara Maia

VIDEO JAM

1. Em janeiro a terra ainda é fria - Alexandre Marques, Joana Aguiar, Luís Rabaldo, Lurdes Costa, Marco Santos, Martim Santos, and Wlamir Batista

2. DE[LÍRIO] - Luís Ferreira, Madalena Almeida, Maria Mendes, Rita Carvalho, and Tiago Pinheiro

3. Buracão à mão - Maria Francisca Pereira, Mariana Fernandes, Edite Santos, Laura Jesus and Letícia Cardoso

ANIMATION JAM

1. Jackpot - Ana Guia, Rúben Pinto e Tiago Magalhães

2. Brainstorm - Gonçalo Pedroso, Letícia Dias, Nuno Faria, and Pedro Costa