35th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

About the Film Festival

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 35th edition in 2027.

The festival will be held from 9th to 18th July 2027 and its main objective is the promotion of audiovisual and film production, selected according to quality criteria, at an event which focuses not only on the discovery of new films and directors, but also on the legacy of cinema.

Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films no longer than 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), produced in 2026 or 2027 are eligible for the various competitions.

Out-of-competition programmes will highlight not only a selection of worldwide contemporary short films but also the relations between shorts and features, music and film, art and cinema.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
– Great Prize – to the best film in this competition;
– Fiction Award – to a distinguished fiction film;
– Animation Award – to a distinguished animation film;
– Manoel de Oliveira Award – to a distinguished documentary film;
– Vila do Conde Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards;
– International Competition Audience Award – to the film in this competition with the highest average.

PORTUGUESE COMPETITION
– Best Film Award – to the best film in this competition;
– Portuguese Competition Audience Award – to the film in this competition with the highest average.

EXPERIMENTAL COMPETITION
– Best Experimental Film Award – to the best film in this competition.

TAKE ONE! COMPETITION
– Best Film Award – to the best film in this competition;
– Best Director Award – to a distinguished filmmaker in this competition.

MY GENERATION COMPETITION
– My Generation Award – to the film in this competition with the highest audience voting average.

CURTINHAS COMPETITION
– Curtinhas Award – to the best film in this competition.

MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION
– Best Music Video Award – to the best music video in this competition.

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Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films, as well as music videos, no longer than 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), produced in 2025 or 2026 either in film (16 mm or 35 mm) or digital (DCP) are eligible for the various competitions.