Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

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Curtas Vila do Conde IFF is presenting its 33rd (2025) and its 34th (2026) editions. Offering a high-quality line-up of carefully selected films, it promotes the discovery of new films and filmmakers but also honors the Cinema heritage. With its competitions (International, Portuguese, Children, Experimental and Students) for fiction, documentary and animation, and its side programmes (retrospectives of contemporary filmmakers - In Focus and New Voices -, Cinema Revisited, Film-concerts, Exhibitions and educational activities), it presents, every year, almost 200 European films, after a process with over 6000 submissions for its competitions. The festival qualifies for the European Film Awards and for the Oscars, is committed to a strong networking with other festivals and it’s also one of the most relevant showcases of Portuguese industry. Its activities, either in its venues or online (online video library, streaming, webinars, debates) include: the premiere of new films; masterclasses and educational activities; critics workshops; Curtas Pro, the industry-related activities programme, with an array of dedicated activities to enhance artistic and business opportunities; exhibitions. With well-balanced programming, aiming at independent and innovative short and feature films, the festival aims to provide a platform for film lovers, filmmakers and programmers. Every year there are almost 150 filmmakers, producers and other talents related to the films, 80 programmers and buyers, 60 critics and journalists, in a total of more than 400 professionals invited. Produced by a qualified team of 16 full time jobs, more than 20 seasonal jobs and over 100 volunteers, the Festival aims at all target audiences, from children and families to general audiences, presenting films to an overall audience of over 20.000, including a large number of year-long activities.