Between September 2025 and June 2026, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation presents the film cycle ‘Power and Glory’, focusing on documentary cinema.
The 19th Italian Film Festival returns to Lisbon from 9 to 19 April with premieres, a Claudia Cardinale retrospective, emerging talents and filmmaker talks. After Lisbon, the programme travels to several cities across Portugal.
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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.
Free Entry
The Portuguese Surf Film Festival is an annual event that celebrates surf culture through the screening of surf films, documentaries and art exhibitions.
From €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.
Horror is Welcome at The MOTELx Festival! It's time for the finest selection of horror films!
[ 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.
[ October ] Entirely dedicated to documentaries, will bring the best of the contemporary national and international production.
[ 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.
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