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21.07

21:30 Escadinhas de São Miguel

OPENING SESSION - INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

Qiang Chisel, João Lucas Aguiar, (Portugal/China), 13’ - winner - with the presence of the director

1ST TIMERS

The Rythim of Chaos, Tomás Saccagio, Argentina, 2024, 19’ - honorable mention - with the presence of the director

The Misterious Adventures of Claude Conseil, Maria-Lola Terver, France, 2024, 24’ - honorable mention

Crazy Dream, Jean Marc Bourillon, 2020, France, 74’ - winner

22.07

14:00 Museu do Fado

BEST OF TRIMESTRAL

OCTOBER 24

En Mesquida, Miquel Gomila Martí, Spain, 2024, 11’

JANUARY 25

Outra Ilha, Eduardo Saraiva Pereira, Portugal, 2024, 33’

Les Comediéns, David Lancelin Guerrero, France, 2024, 13’

Let the Light Rise Upon the Forest, Hanna-Mirtel Paas, Germany, 2024, 21’

The Reputation, Carmen Leroi and Emmanuel Mouret, France, 2024, 15’

The Red Virgin, Marcos Nine, Spain, 2021, 93’

Different Paths to Holiness, Aniela Astrid Gabryel, Poland, 2023, 75’

APRIL 25

Happy Birthday, Catherine Marois, France, 2024, 19’

Vandals, Melchior Paiva Ferreira, Mozambique, 2024, 14’

Lichens are the Way, Ondrej Vavreka, Chechia and Slovakia, 2024, 40’

22.07

21:30 Escadinhas de São Miguel

BRAZILIAN CINEMA NIGHT

My Little Sentry, Lucas Marques, 2024, 15’ - honorable mention

PORTUGUESE CINEMA

Sensible Soccers: Manoel, David Matias and Vasco Gil, 8’ -  honorable mention - with the presence of the directors

Amarela, André Hayato Saito, 2024, 15’ - winner

Pietra, Cynthia Levitan, 13’ - honorable mention

A Waltz on the Moon, Francisco de Assis Parcerias, 2024, 17’ - honorable mention - with the presence of the director

When We Were Free, Stella Mosso Corrá and Madalena Costa, 2024, 10’ - winner

23.07

15:00 Museu do Fado

LUMIÈRE MINUTES, 60' - WITH THE PRESENCE OF ELSA CARNEIRO (COORDINATOR OF THE NATIONAL CINEMA PLAN)

Escola Secundária Rainha Dona Leonor

Escolas Secundária de Odivelas

Escola Básica e Secundária Passos Manuel

Escola Secundária IBN Mucana

ANIMALFAMA

The Shadow, Petra Balekic, Croatia, 2025, 7’

Budo, Alexander Toma and Amanda Aagard, Sweden, 2024, 15’

PERIFERIAS DIBUJADAS, 60’- WITH THE PRESENCE OF KITTI BARACSI

Betrayer, Shèng xuÄ› shÄ«, China/Japan, 2025, 11’

The Fourth Floor, Italy, 2010, 8’

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Brazilians in Barra, Italy, 2018, 1’

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The Albayzín Throughout Time, Spain, 2018, 5’

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What is This? What is That?, Portugal, 2022, 5’

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The Guardians of Nature, Mexico, 2021, 5’

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One World, One Future, Mexico, 2021, 5’

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2321 Naples, Italy, 2021, 7’

Porcelain, Sarah Abigail Hawkins, USA, 2024, 4’

Pietra, Cynthia Levitan, Portugal, 2024, 13’

Silent Panorama, Nicolas Piret, Belgium, 2024, 5’

Mothers Child, Naomi Noir, Netherlands, 2024, 9’

Ljudsky - Kandidat, Rastko Sejic, Serbia, 2025, 5’

Nature Attack, Erik Semashkin, France, 2023, 3’

Psychonauts, Niko Radas, Croatia, 2025, 8’  - winner 

23.07

21:30 Escadinhas de São Miguel

FLASHBACK TO 2009: CINALFAMA'S OPENING NIGHT

Trip to the Moon by George Meliés - cineconcert with Sandor Mester - 20’

SOME OF THE BEST FILMS FROM CINALFAMA

Gli Occhi Tuo Belli Brillano, Federica Quiaini, Italy, 2016, 10’

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Made of Flesh, Florence Rochat, France, 2022, 15’

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Him and Her, Daria Geller, Russia, 2020, 17’

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Le Cowboy du Mont Laurier, Gabriel Vilandré, Canada, 2017, 11’

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Masmelos, Duvan Duque, Colombia, 2019, 15’

24.07

15:00 Museu do Fado

SCRIPT COMPETITION

SHORT

Last Day in Orgame, Ilinca Strato (Romania)

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Prepare the Way, Tommy Britt (USA)

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Cosmo Corto, Miguel Valle Peñacoba (Spain)

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Taxonomy, Jonathas Davi Gesteira (Portugal)

FEATURE

Lowlands, Fernando Salles (Brazil)​

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This Time, Zachary James (USA)

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Forces of Decadence, Phillip Hollins (USA)

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Ding-Dong!, Pete Hewitt & Ally Hamilton (USA)

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Orchid in a Frenzy, Elisa Fonseca, France, 2024, 4’​

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Sensible Soccers: Manoel, David Matias and Vasco Gil, 2024, 8’ - with the presence of the directors

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Big Little Hands, Vajiko Chachkhiani, Georgia, 2024, 25’

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The Source, James Michael Kennedy Chan-A-Sue, Germany, 2025, 11’​

24.07

21:30 Escadinhas de São Miguel

ORALITIES FROM ALFAMA

O Calão de Alfama, by João Gomes, 10’

CITY IN FILM AWARD

Lights, Haze, Tata Managadze, Belgium, Finland, Georgia, Portugal, 2024, 8’ - honorable mention

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Inhabitants, Florian Geisseler and Charline Lefrançois, Switzerland, 2024,15’ - winner

Retratos Fantasmas, by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil, 2023, 93’

25.07

15:00 Museu do Fado

MEDIUM LENGTH

The Insides of our Lifes, Misja Pekel, Netherlands, 2024, 50’ - honorable mention​

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Under Fire, Jérémie Lamouroux, Belgium, 2024, 40’ - honorable mention

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Sa Rafale, Maxime Garault, France, 2025, 40’ - winner

25.07

21:30 Escadinhas de São Miguel

MICRO & NO BUDGET

When We Were Free, Stella Mosso Corrá and Madalena Costa, Portugal, 2024, 10’ - honorable mention​

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Hammer, Wrench and Screwdriver, Gabriel Vilandré, Canada, 2024, 13’ - honorable mention

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A Waltz on the Moon, Francisco de Assis Parcerias, Portugal, 2024, 17’ - winner - with the presence of the director

CINALFAMA GRAND PRIZE

Feet, Oscar Campos and Paula Vélez, Spain, 2025, 15’- honorable mention​

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The Rise and Fall of Zara Silverstein, Brian Kazez, Argentina, 2024, 20’ - honorable mention

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Cura Sana, Lucía G. Romero, Spain, 2024, 18’ - winner

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