The event will feature a competition of short films produced at some of the world's most prestigious film schools, judged by an international jury. Additionally, a series of free-entry masterclasses will bring together teachers from each institution and students representing various schools, offering insights into new approaches and interpretations of what it means to ‘learn cinema’.The schools invited are: EICTV (Cuba), UCLA (USA), La Fémis (France) and ESTC (Portugal).The films in competition will be screened at Liceu Camões, where the Masterclasses will also take place on the 13th and 14th of November. The final conference and awards ceremony will take place on the 15th at Cinema São Jorge.
Films in competition
LA FÉMIS (Guest teacher: Bertrand Grimault)
Dying in Oujda, Wissam Bentikouk
Godspeed, Escobar!, Mickaël Noyau
EICTV (Guest teacher: Maricet Adelaida Sancristóbal Zumeta)
To kill a man, Orlando Mora Cabrera (Cuba)
Horses Don’t Lie Down, Kwon Jiyong, (South Korea)
UCLA (Guest teacher: Fabian Wagmister)
Promise, D. Wilmos Paul
Portrait, Kennedy Love-Green
ESTC (Guest teachers: Margarida Leitão, Luís Fonseca)
Solo, Carolina Rosendo
Kudibanguela, Bernardo de Magalhães