Doclisboa is a
documentary film festival in
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...
,
Portugal
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which held its first edition in 2002.
Doclisboa is part of the
Doc Alliance
The Doc Alliance is a creative partnership of seven European documentary film festivals, including: CPH:DOX in Copenhagen; Doclisboa; Docs Against Gravity FF; DOK Leipzig; Marseille Festival of Documentary Film; Jihlava International Documentar ...
— a creative partnership between 7 key European documentary film festivals.
Editions
In 2020, Doclisboa was organized into six moments of programme across six months, in order to deal with the pandemic restrictions while presenting its physical screenings in Lisbon's main venues.
In 2021, the festival returned to its original, with a 11-day live format. The 19th edition took place between 21 and 31 October, with its original sections, featuring a total of 249 films.
In 2022, the festival's 20th edition was held from 6 to 16 October, with films from all over the world, with competitive and non-competitive sections: the International Competition, National Competition, New Visions, From the Earth to the Moon, Heart Beat, Retrospectives, Cinema of Urgency, Green Years and Doc Alliance.
Awards
Best Film (International Competition)
References
External links
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Documentary film festivals in Portugal
Festivals in Lisbon
Annual events in Lisbon
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