ECOS DE SEIA – CineEco 2025 winning films return “home”
After touring cinemas and educational institutions across the country, the award-winning films from the 31st edition of the Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival return to Seia for free public screenings at the Casa Municipal da Cultura Cineteatro until July. The 2026 edition of CineEco takes place from October 9 to 17. Every year, […]
From CineEco to the Academy race
Over CineEco’s 31 years, thousands of films from all over the world have passed through Seia. Among them, we had the opportunity to encounter at first hand some that also went on to be part of the journey leading to the Oscar race. Four films were nominated or pre-qualified for the Oscar race. A small […]
Centro Cultural das Caldas
5 and 6 May 2026 The CineEco extension, run by the Caldas Cultural Centre in Caldas da Rainha, consists of the screening of 24 films over two days, with morning and afternoon sessions, aimed at the general public and basic and secondary school students. Site | Facebook | Instagram
José Lúcio da Silva Theater
20 April; 21 July; 14 August 2026 The CineEco extension, run by the José Lúcio da Silva Theatre in Leiria, consists of a series of environmental cinema sessions aimed at the general public and 1st cycle basic school students. The sessions will take place in various venues across the municipality, namely at Lagoa da Ervedeira, […]
Almeida Garret High School
February 6, 20, and 25, and March 6, 2026 The ESAG CineEco 2026 Extension Program will take place on February 6, 20, and 25, and March 6. The short films, organized by grade level, are part of the 31st edition and address the environment and the climate emergency, encouraging critical reflection and more sustainable lifestyles. […]
Gil Vicente Academic Theater
February 19–20 More than 10 films selected from among those that were in the CineEco2025 competition. This extension of the Gil Vicente Academic Theater is organized in partnership with the Center for Functional Ecology – University of Coimbra, the UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity and Conservation for Sustainable Development at the University of Coimbra, the Coimbra […]
Three new perspectives behind CineEco
In 2025, CineEco – Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival took a small but significant step forward: for the first time, it welcomed volunteers. This debut reinforces what we have always believed in — the power of informed, critical and creative engagement — and now paves the way for the future. Volunteering at CineEco […]
Faial Film Club
December 9 and 10, 2025 This CineEco event is organized by the Faial Film Club. The event consisted of two days of screenings at two schools on the island. The initiative involved 105 students, 4 teachers from the Horta Professional School and the Manuel de Arriaga Secondary School, and representatives from the Faial Film Club, […]
Gil Vicente Academic Theater
January 30 and 31, 2025 With 4 screenings, 125 people attended. Facebook | Instagram | Learn more
Açores – CineClube ilha Terceira
From 27 February to 30 May 2025 With a long-standing partnership, the Terceira Island Film Club brings CineEco films to eight of the nine islands in the Azores archipelago, in an intense communion of environmental and cultural awareness. Poster and Program Corvo | Poster and Program Faial | Poster and Program Flores | Poster and […]