Recognised with international awards at film festivals around the globe, the cinema from the Portuguese-speaking world is still mostly unknown to the general public. The film fest presents multiple works (documentaries, animations, shorts and feature films), in sessions of several films from different countries.
BY THE NUMBERS
16
Hosting Cities
80
Film festival editions
87
FIlms shown
This 240 million people linguistic community is a thriving one, promoting over 80 film festivals and cinema awards every year, with movies mostly consumed in the respective countries.
LUSOPHONY IS
CITY HOPPING
It has been an exciting ride.
Since the first edition in Kenya, Nairobi, we created a community sharing our enthusiasm for the Portuguese speaking cinema. Shorts, features, documentaries and animation: there have been many formats for the same passion across the World, in many cities and festivals, with multiple editions.
We are always looking to expand and support people wishing to start one in their town.
Addis Abeba
Ethiopia
Geneva
Switzerland
Mexico City
Mexico
Sydney
Australia
Bangkok
Thailand
Goa
India
Nairobi
Kenya
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Chandigarh
India
Khartoum
Sudan
New Delhi
India
Chennai
India
Kolkata
India
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico
Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh
Macao
China
Pemba
Mozambique
Dili
East Timor
Maputo
Mozambique
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lusophone Film Fest Dili - 8th Edition
2025, April 26-27
Dili
On April 26 (Saturday) and 27 (Sunday), Fundação Oriente will host the Lusophone Film Fest – Women & Revolution in Díli. This edition, the 8th held in Dili, highlights female perspectives on the Carnation Revolution (April 25, 1974) – a turning point that reshaped relations among Portuguese-speaking countries – and other revolutions, featuring an exclusively curated selection of films directed by women. The works explore women’s narratives within contexts of political and social transformation.
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