International Competition

12 films, 5 of which world premieres, 6 international premieres and 1 European premiere, making up a selection that crosses borders, presenting one-of-a-kind perspectives and relations to reality, and providing us with unique ways of looking at the world through cinema.

City of Lisbon Award for Best International Competition Film
10 000€

CUPRA International Competition Jury Award
4000€

19 Oct / 19:00 / 94’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3
24 Oct / 19:45 / 94’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3

Aparição

Camila Freitas

“My grandmother’s initial encounter with a caboclo, an Amerindian spirit rooted in Afro-Brazilian traditions, stands as a treasure passed down through generations. Like an invocation,…

A 200 Dinars Note

Houbla
Lamine Ammar-Khodja

While strolling through a garden in Algiers, a painter sees the silhouette of a man appear in the distance. Intrigued, she decides to follow him,…

23 Oct / 17:00 / 61’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3
24 Oct / 14:00 / 61’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório

The Anchor

L’Ancre
Jen Debauche

A psychotherapist (Charlotte Rampling) listens to archived testimonies recorded during her sessions with former patients. Ailyn, Bruno, and Gilles describe their psychosis. Their words and…

21 Oct / 19:00 / 85’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório
24 Oct / 17:00 / 85’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3

[anan]

Sirah Foighel Brutmann, Eitan Efrat

Echoing the title of its precursor film, Un Âne—“a donkey” in French–, [anan] refers to the phonetic sound of the word “cloud” in Hebrew. The…

Well Ordered Nature

Ihre ergebenste Fräulein
Eva C. Heldmann

The text from the late 18th century flows between official public pronouncements and the private writings of a woman. A new class of bureaucrats has…

18 Oct / 20:00 / 156’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3
26 Oct / 10:30 / 156’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório

Fire Supply

Lucía Seles

Because podcasts have a limit a person who loves his mother and his father would like to make ice or steel or else have a…

21 Oct / 19:30 / 89’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3
23 Oct / 16:15 / 89’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório

Meu Amigo Pedro MIXTAPE

Lincoln Péricles

Director Lincoln Péricles revisits memories recorded since he had access to cameras and microphones, putting together a film in the form of a rap mixtape,…

Instead of Trees

En vez de árboles / Anstatt Bäumen
Philipp Hartmann

A film critic with philosophical interests, played by the film critic Roger Koza, wonders about the nature of Nature. And he obsessively tries to capture…

20 Oct / 19:15 / 90’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3
24 Oct / 21:45 / 90’
Cinema Ideal

The Shards

Oskolky
Masha Chernaya

In Spring 2022 Masha prepares to leave Russia — her homeland that has changed. It turns into a chain of unexpected farewells: her mom dies…

22 Oct / 21:45 / 76’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório
25 Oct / 14:00 / 76’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório

Tales from the Source

Léonard Pongo

A gaze on the landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo to translate a sense of its unfathomable power, diversity and knowledge. The scenery is…

Two Refusals (Would We Recognize Ourselves Unbroken?)

Suneil Sanzgiri

A woman’s dreams become haunted by the Adamastor—a titan from Portuguese mythology who sought to destroy Vasco de Gama’s ship and prevent him from ever…

24 Oct / 22:00 / 96’
Culturgest - Pequeno Auditório
25 Oct / 17:00 / 96’
Cinema São Jorge - Sala 3

The Wolves

Les Loups
Isabelle Prim

In the mid-18th century, during the reign of Louis XV, deadly attacks are attributed to the Beast of Gévaudan. At the Château de Saint-Alban, overlooking…