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