Between May 24 and 27, Curtas Vila do Conde will invade Vila do Conde Theatre with a set of sessions dedicated to children and teenagers. Specially designed for schools, the School Festival - Curtinhas & My Generation will present the most recent works of the competitions Curtinhas and My Generation of the 30th Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival.

Programmes celebrating the centenary of birth of António Campos and Alain Resnais, a special programme about François Reichenbach's work (developed in co-production with Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira) and the unique screening of "The Outsiders - The Complete Novel" are some of the highlights of this year's programme of Cinema Revisited, Curtas' section dedicated to directors and works that mark the history of cinema. Taking place between July 9th and 17th, the Vilacondense festival is preparing an edition that brings short films back to the big screen, in a year that marks 30 years of existence. 

It's called "Manoel" and focuses on two seminal works by Manoel de Oliveira. The band's show, at Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde, will take place on January 22nd, at 21:30.

Celebrating a decade of activity, Sensible Soccers present a film-concert that focuses on "Douro Faina Fluvial" and "O Pintor e a Cidade", two films by Manoel de Oliveira that, 25 years apart, share the same central theme: Oporto.

Submissions are now available for the 30th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, which will take place between July 9 and 17, 2022. New short films produced in 2021 or to be produced in 2022 are accepted, within the duration limit of 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), on film (35 or 16 mm) or digital (DCP).

The 29th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival ended on July 25th, with the closing ceremony and announcement of the awarded films. This year, as in previous years, Curtas Vila do Conde returns to tour the country with a selection of some of the best films of this edition.

Due to changes in the contingency rules for the municipality of Vila do Conde announced today, July 22nd, by the competent authorities, the timetable for the sessions and activities of the festival's last weekend had to undergo some adjustments.

17 films are part of the festival's Portuguese Competition, creating a route through Portuguese contemporary cinema.