Children of Your Love
An ode to the traditions of Melgaço and to the deep human connection with the land — its hardships, rituals, and generosity — Rui Pedro Lamy’s documentary captures the identity of a people rooted in a mountainous border region. Through evocative imagery and personal testimonies, the film preserves the memory of a time when subsistence economies shaped livelihoods and […]
Carved in Stone
In the interior of Portugal. Near the country’s largest mountain chain, the land once cultivated is being abandoned. Life flows to the rhythm of the wind as it sweeps through the mountains. Time seems to stand still between the tinkling of cattle bells and the calloused hands of the few who still work the land. […]
We are Two Abysses
Living alone in the highest mountains of Portugal, Carlos has spent years writing letters to his beloved late wife, suspended in a time that no longer exists. His solitary world is disrupted when a filmmaker, on a quest to find a mysterious lake, stumbles upon him. What begins as a chance encounter soon evolves into […]
Ribeiro de Baixo, Cabo do Mundo
Three outsiders arrive at Ribeiro de Baixo, a village on the northern highlands of Portugal, where mysterious night lights foretell the death of its inhabitants. In the silence of the valley, two women, Áurea and Umbelina spend their days watching over the cattle across the border, sharing tales of encounters with wolves and ancient traditions. […]
Take care
Filomena lives alone in a rural village in the interior of Portugal and has just found out that she doesn’t have much time left to live. Her granddaughter Laura, a young woman in her early twenties, raised by her, shows up out of nowhere at her house. They share memories of childhood and youth, up […]
Film Market
The film market is a networking space that promotes meetings between producers, directors and young students. Face to face, projects can meet with producers, directors and/or screenwriters in a space dedicated to the exchange of ideas and the presentation of works. This is a “film accelerator” promoted by CineEco and dedicated to all aspiring directors. […]
WILDESTCôa
Shot in the Greater Côa Valley, this documentary film takes us to one of the most vibrant, wild and inspiring regions of our country, Portugal, exploring the life forms that inhabit these parts and the results of five years of this rewilding movement. The session will be attended by the director, a representative from Rewilding, […]
Dog Alone
A dog was abandoned in its own home at the time when my grandfather began to experience his widowhood and I was returning from London, a place where I felt lonelier than ever.
Up to the last Drop
Carla Chambel, a Portuguese actress and mum, takes us on a journey about the relationship with water and action with our freshwater resources. From her childhood memories, she embarks on a journey to delve deeper and find answers to her social and ecological concerns. But as she investigates her doubts, listening to local communities, scientists […]
The new year
I believe in laughter and tears as antidotes to hatred and terror. Good films constitute an international language, responding to humanity’s need for joy, compassion, and understanding. They are a means of dissipating the wave of anguish and fear that pervades the world today… If we could at least exchange films between nations, in large […]