October 23
ON Comedy Cinema | Comedy by Women
Casa Varela / 11:00 a.m.
Building on Inês Rua’s research on female comedians in the Portuguese context, this session aims to examine the relationship between gender and authorship in comedy, shifting the discussion to the realm of cinema.
ON Comedy Cinema |
An Alternative History of Comedy Cinema #2
Theater-Cinema / 2:30 p.m.
Film screening and discussion, following a showing of Artur Semedo’s “O Querido Lilás,” his most commercially successful film. Herman José, playing Lilás, guides us through this sharp satire on the ridiculousness of melodrama and its production mechanisms.
Competition Short Film Competition | Competitive Screening II
Teatro-Cine / 6:30 p.m.
- Fan, by Philippe Berthelet | Canada | 2025 | 9′
- Valami Vad, by Zsuzsanna Konrad | Hungary, U.S. | 2025 | 21′
- Sweet Spot, by Jorge Ribeiro & Paulo Patrício | Portugal | 2025 | 11′
- The End, by Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sweden, Denmark | 2026 | 17′
- Już Mnie Nie Ma, by Nawojka Wierzbowska | Poland, France | 2025 | 15′
- Tatie Lica la Bossue, by Paul-Razvan Macovei | Romania | 2025 | 15′
- Francisco Perdido, by Frederico Mesquita | Portugal | 2024 | 17′
Feature Film Competition III
Theater-Cinema / 9:45 p.m.
Eternal Flame, by Pedro Ramalhete | Portugal | 2025 | 72′
One day they run into each other on the street: João is unemployed; Clara works in film as a production assistant. They were classmates at film school. She invites him to join the crew of a film, and he accepts. *Black Sunglasses* is a melancholic comedy about team dynamics and the ups and downs of a film shoot. A tribute to the Portuguese film community.
Midnight Madness #1
, Teatro-Cine / 12:00 a.m.
- Nights Whispers, by Adrian León | United Kingdom | 2025 | 7′
- Holy Hole, by María Rubio | Spain | 2026 | 23′
- Ploo, by Jon Frickley | Germany | 2025 | 15′
- Tuna Tartare, by Lena Greene | USA | 2025 | 11’
- Karaoke Night, by Francisco Lacerda | Portugal | 2019 | 8’