PORTUGUESE FICTION
17’6
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SYNOPSIS
​When Catarina finds out that she is pregnant, she questions the responsibility and consequences of bringing a child into this world and age.
CREDITS
Director and Writer: Antonio Aleixo
Producer: Patricia Hibon
Key Cast: Mariana Monteiro, Joana Coelho, Rodrigo Soares, Joana Cardoso Coelho, Marta Mota, Filipe Amorim, Maria Simões, Carolina Aleixo, Pedro Aleixo, Yasmin Pereira
Executive Producers: Patricia Hibon and João Bernardo Souza
Director of Potography: João Bernardo Souza
Composer: Pedro Franco
Assistant Director: Francisco Dinis Maia
First Camera Assistant: Tomás Fidalgo
Second Camera Assistant: João Bordeira
Head Gaffer: João Bordeira
Head Grip: Ivo Magalhães
Drone Operator: Miguel Marés
Sound Director: Bruno Sopa
Sound Assistant: Tiago Santos
Art Director: Mariana Barreto
Stylist: Rita Prieto Alves
Makeup Artist: Sara Castro
Offline Editor: Antonio Aleixo
Grading: Ana Marques
Sound Post Producer: Miguel Lima
3D Artists: Tiago Inácio, João Boaventura
VFX Artist: André Bandeira
Set Photographer: Ricardo Cruz
Making Of: Rita João, Ana Santos
ABOUT
​Antonio Aleixo is a two times nominated (2019 and 2023) and Awarded by the Portuguese Film Academy with a Sophia Award for best short documentary (2019) amongst other international awards before and after, I’m a storyteller at heart with a sharp eye for rhythm and emotions. I live to inspire others and take pride in realising that, from film to film, I become better at what I do.
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
​From a young age I've always been passionate about post apocalyptic movies. Yet I've always considered that the collapse of a globalised and capitalist society didn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. And that became quite more evident once the Covid19 pandemic hit. All of a sudden, I felt relieved for having the time to slow down. So I guess that ended up fuelling this idea of turning into a movie this present pressure to survive and succeed, together with the hypothesis of a future where none of that exists, yet happiness does.
20’
SYNOPSIS
​On the aftermath of a nuclear war, totalitarian regimes disrupt world order.
Ernesto is hiding a secret, and when a government inspector shows up at his doorstep a cat and mouse game unfolds that can only end in tragedy.
A fable in times of war.
CREDITS
​Director: Tiago Pimentel
Writers: Tiago Pimentel, António Miguel Pereira
Producers: Tiago Pimentel, António Miguel Pereira, Miguel Munhá, Ana Sofia Nunes
Key Cast: Sérgio Godinho, Mariana Pacheco, Paulo Calatré
13’28
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SYNOPSIS
​A kidnapped man, thrust into a perilous forest trial, follows the voice on a mysterious tape recorder. Haunted by flashbacks of his troubled past, he battles physical and psychological trials from his captors. His journey culminates in a poignant vision of peace, revealing that this ordeal is not what it seems.
CREDITS
​Director and Writer: Diogo Linhares
First-time Filmmaker
Producer: Anna Masiello
Key Cast: João Dantas, Miguel Vale, Pedro Emauz, Miguel Coutinho, Jorge Oliveira, Jordan Ferreira
Director of Photography: Diogo Linhares
Gaffer: Jordan Ferreira
Camera Assistant: João Alves
Production Assistant: Jorge Oliveira
Storyboard Artist: Ana Oliveira
Boom Operator: António Silva
Audio Assistant: SÃlvia Neto
Makeup Artist: Tiago Almeida
Stills Photographer: Ana Monteiro
Re-Recording Mixer: António Silva
Motion Designer: Jordan Ferreira
Editor: Diogo Linhares
Colorist: Diogo Linhares
Script Review: Niccoló Granieri, Selina Schmidt
11’38
SYNOPSIS
​In 1968, Inês an homossexual 18 year old girl, seeks her emancipation through the student movement when she is forbidden from attending law school.
CREDITS
​Director: Catarina Almeida
Student Project: - Universidade Lusófona
Producer: Ruben CruzProducer
Producer: Lusófona Filmes
ABOUT
Catarina Almeida was born in 2000, she is a Film Director and Art Director from Lisbon, Portugal. Her biggest influences are Wong Kar Wai and Todd Haynes.
6’17
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SYNOPSIS
​Even though Faith inhabits a world after a civilizational collapse, she still lives her life trying to recover what has been lost. When a stranger appears, it makes her challenge everything she thought she knew about this strange new world.
CREDITS
​Director, Writer and Producer: Orlando Solano
First-time Filmmaker
Producers: Dylan Tuccillo, Alina Gaibel
Key Cast: Teresa Macedo, Richard Remedios
ABOUT
Orlando Solano is a writer, producer, and director of microbudget films. He specializes in finding cost-cutting ways to innovatively make stories affordable enough to come to life. He has written and directed short films like Fruitless (2025) , and written/produced The Last Petal (2025). Having lived in South America, USA, and Europe gives him a unique international perspective in his storytelling.
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
​Fruitless is a microbudget short film that reflects on humanity's current predicament.
10'
SYNOPSIS
In a world where technology is foundational to everyday life, AUXILIA emerges as a company with a unique vision: using innovation to foster human connection, empathy, and meaningful experiences.
Viv, a passionate young engineer, dedicates herself to creating solutions that can improve the society she lives in.
She is determined to find the perfect profile for her most ambitious project yet: a cutting-edge care service created specifically for the young and elderly, providing tailored support to enhance their quality of life. She is hoping Ian could be the one.
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5’45
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SYNOPSIS
"To save Earth from the mistakes of mankind, ancient timelines converge.”
“After Time” is a sci-fi short film set in a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs and other primitive creatures roam the widely devastated planet that we all once knew. But life, always finds a way…
CREDITS
Director and Writer: Duarte Gandum
Writer: Hnrique Gandum
Producers: Duarte Gandum, Henrique Gandum
Key Cast: Henrique Gandum
ABOUT
Duarte Gandum (b. 1998) is a young filmmaker from Portugal, who has been working in visual effects for advertising, cinema and TV shows since 2016. Credits for film and TV include the Sophia Awards nominee Bem Bom (2021, nominated for Best VFX), Abandonados (2023), Soulmate (2023), Labirinto da Saudade (2018) and many others. Has worked with award-winning director Rich Lee on an advertisement film for Kraken Rum, and a Samsung Galaxy spot featuring Emma Myers, as the lead VFX compositor at PushVFX. Two-time participant in Fantasporto Film Festival before the age of 18 and, nowadays, mostly recognized as co-author of the alternate history, action/adventure epic "CONGO" series of comic books.
Winner of two awards, "Best Music Video" and "Best Director in a Music Video", for "Wirehead" by the band Monkey Flag at Figueira Film Art in 2019.
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
​“After Time” proved to be a major step in personal growth, and towards the improvement and experimentation of our capabilities in mine and my brother's [Henrique] journey as indie storytellers and filmmakers.