Doclisboa
Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival
TypeFeature film festival
ThemeDocumentary
LocationPortugal
PeriodOctober
Event presentation
Doclisboa is a festival dedicated to documentary cinema, seeking to highlight new forms of thinking, of viewing the world and communicating. The festival gives priority to films that have not yet been released in Portugal both in the case of Portuguese as well as foreign films. The aim of the festival is to allow a more profound reflection upon contemporary themes and current affairs, thus stimulating new debates. Doclisboa also focuses on breaking new ground and on the great diversity and vitality of this “cinema of reality”.
Organised in the second half of October by Apordoc, every year DocLisboa presents previews of the best documentaries of the latest season bringing together a series of out of competition programmes, and includes retrospectives of internationally acclaimed filmmakers.
The festival’s master classes are open to the public and free of charge. Informal get togethers with the directors stimulate dialogue between professionals and the public.
During the festival, parti...
Information on feature films
Doc Lisboa is a festival dedicated to documentary filmmaking, seeking to highlight new forms of thinking, of viewing the world, and communicating. The festival gives priority to films that have not yet been released in Portugal both in the case of Portuguese and foreign films. The festival aims to foster a more profound reflection upon contemporary themes and current affairs, thus stimulating new debates. Doc Lisboa also focuses on breaking new ground and on the great diversity and vitality of this "cinema of reality."
Organized in the second half of October by Apordoc, each year Doc Lisboa presents previews of the best documentaries of the latest season, bringing together a series of out-of-competition programs, and includes retrospectives of internationally acclaimed filmmakers.
The festival’s master classes are open to the public and free of charge. Informal get-togethers with directors stimulate dialogue between professionals and the public.
During the festival, participants can also take part in the International Co-production Forum, Lisbon Docs (pitching), the Docbreakfasts for Professionals and the daily Happy Hour meeting, Guest meet Guest.
Registration conditions for short films
Films produced on or after : Septembre 2021
Subtitling required
Maximum runtime : 59'
Films produced on or after : Septembre 2021
Genres accepted : Documentaries only
Conditions : Films not previously released (in the country) only
Pre-selection format requirements : DVD, Video File
Screening format requirements : DCP (Digital Cinema Package), MPEG-4, 35mm
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