
Between September 2025 and June 2026, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation presents the film cycle ‘Power and Glory’, focusing on documentary cinema.

Das 19. Italienische Filmfestival kehrt vom 9. bis 19. April nach Lissabon zurück – mit Premieren, einer Claudia-Cardinale-Retrospektive, neuen Talenten und Filmgesprächen. Danach tourt das Festival durch weitere Städte Portugals.
Ab €4 bis €5
The IndieLisboa festival will once again bring films, short films, animation, documentaries for us to discover over 2 weeks ... a celebration of independent cinema!

During 3 days, lovers of the two wheels and cinema can watch several movies about motorcycles and everything that is part of their universe.

“Lights, camera, emotion!”. Nights of open air cinema is back at Quinta das Conchas.
Freier Eintritt
The Portuguese Surf Film Festival is an annual event that celebrates surf culture through the screening of surf films, documentaries and art exhibitions.
Ab €5
Lisbon will host another edition of the Lisbon Arab Film Festival (LAFF), an event dedicated to celebrating contemporary Arab cinema. With a diverse selection of films that reflect the cultural, social, and political richness of the Arab world.

Ein neues Festival, das darauf zielt, das Beste des Horrorkonos zu zeigen, in all seinen Varianten.

[ September ] Queer Lisboa is the sole Portuguese Film Festival dedicated exclusively to screen LGBT themed films, and movies dealing with subjects or aesthetics related to issues such as gender, identities or bodies, a genre known as Queer Cinema.

Lisboa once again hosts the French Film Festival, a great cinema celebration.

[ Oktober ] Das einzige portugiesische, wettbewerbliche Festival, das sich einzig Dokumentationsfilmen widmet.

[ November ] Great artists, filmmakers, actors, writers and intellectuals meet once again for the Lisboa Film Festival.

Monstra is back in Lisboa with hundreds of entries, ranging from feature-length through short to very short films, many having their world, European or national premiere.

Festa do Cinema Italiano / Italian Film Festival is the leading festival in Portugal for those who are passionate about the italian films and culture.