There’s still more to see: award-winning films at Doclisboa, Lino Brocka and People and Power

Doclisboa closes its 24th edition today, but there are still plenty of opportunities to discover some of the films presented at the festival. On 26, 27 and 28 October, Cinema Ideal will host six screenings of award-winning films, while Cinemateca Portuguesa continues its retrospective dedicated to Lino Brocka until 30 October and an additional screening of People and Power, by Ico Costa also on the 30th.

Everyone’s Voice  (2026)

On Monday, 26 October, Cinema Ideal will screen Hypogea, by Raul Domingues, winner of the Portuguese Authors Society Award, alongside Everyone’s Voice – Jornal do Fundão, by Manuel Mozos, winner of the Doclisboa Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film, at 7:30 p.m. At 9:45 p.m., For the Moon, by Éric Baudelaire, winner of the City of Lisbon Award for Best International Competition Film, will be screened.

On Tuesday, 27 October, Noli me tangere, by Ghassan Salhab, winner of the International Competition Jury Award, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. At 9:45 p.m., audiences can see 13 Pins, by João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata, recipients of the Médecins Sans Frontières – Portugal Jury Award for Best International Competition Director.

On Wednesday, 28 October, Cinema Ideal will present Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion, by María Aparicio, winner of the Healthy Workplaces Film Award, at 7:30 p.m., followed by Promised Spaces, by Ivan Marković, winner of the UPF Barcelona School of Management – Barcelona Film Society New Talent Award, at 9:45 p.m.

People and Power, by Ico Costa, returns to Culturgest

People and Power (2026)

On Friday, 30 October, at 8:00 p.m., Culturgest will host an additional screening of People and Power, by Ico Costa. The film, which received an Honourable Mention from the Portuguese Competition Jury and the School Award – ETIC Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film, returns to the big screen, offering audiences another opportunity to discover it.

The Lino Brocka retrospective continues at Cinemateca Portuguesa

The Wife Is a Bachelorette, the Husband Is a Bachelor (1981)

The retrospective Lino Brocka – Kill the National Artist, organised in partnership with Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema, continues until 30 October, with six further screenings dedicated to the Filipino filmmaker.

On 26 October, at 9:30 p.m., The Wife Is a Bachelorette, the Husband Is a Bachelor will be screened. On 28 October, the programme includes Jaguar at 3:30 p.m., followed by a double bill of Oca and What Color Is God’s Face? at 7:30 p.m.

On 29 October, audiences can see Manila in the Claws of Light at 3:30 p.m. and My Country at 7:00 p.m. The retrospective concludes on 30 October, at 7:30 p.m., with Signed: Lino Brocka.

All tickets can be purchased through the Doclisboa website and at the respective venue box offices.

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