Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, created in 1993, is one of the most important cinematographic and cultural events in Portugal dedicated to short-films and annually produced in July, in the city

Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ...

. The edition of 2011 had more than 20 000 spectators. In 2012 the festival celebrates the 20th Edition.

History

Programmes

Juries

Awards

*Main awards from 2011 **Great Prize Cidade Vila do Conde - BORO IN THE BOX, Bertrand Mandico, France **Best Fiction - PETIT TAILLEUR,

Louis Garrel Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in ''The Dreamers (2003 film), The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

, France **Best Documentary - GET OUT OF THE CAR, Thom Andersen, United States **Best Animation - WAKARANAI BUTA, Atsushi Wada, Japan **Best Experimental - THE PUSHCARTS LEAVE ETERNITY STREET,

Ken Jacobs Ken Jacobs (born May 25, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American experimental filmmaker. His style often involves the use of found footage which he edits and manipulates. He has also directed films using his own footage. Ken Jacobs directed ...

, United States **Best Music Video - RELEASE THE FREQ – MATTA, Kim Holm, Norway **Best Portuguese Short film - O NOSSO HOMEM,

Pedro Costa Pedro Costa (born 30 December 1958) is a Portuguese film director. He is best known for his sequence of films set in Lisbon, which focuses on the lives of the impoverished residents of a slum in the Fontainhas neighbourhood. Biography After comp ...

, Portugal **Take One! Prize -

ARTUR Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur meaning "bear-like", or “of honour”. It is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word '' ...

, Flávio Pires, Portugal **Curtinhas Prize - ORMIE, Rob Silvestri, Canad
''Awards from earlier editions''

References

External links

Official Website
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