Dates of the 13th edition of LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival

The 13th edition of LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival, which will take place from November 15 to 24, 2019, will bring back to the cities of Lisbon and Sintra a vast program that will bring together directors, actors, artists, musicians and writers around the cinema.

PALMARÉS LISBON & SINTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2018

The Jury of the Oficial Selection – In Competition of this 12th Edition of LEFFEST, Walter Salles, Chrysta Bell, Jonathan Littell, Jorge Queiroz, Martha Argerich e Stephen Kovacevich, have chosen the following awards:

BEST FILM AWARD:
THE RIVER, by Emir Baigazin

GRAND JURY PRIZE JOÃO BÉNARD DA COSTA (ex aequo):
JOHN McENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION, by Julien Faraut
SEDUÇÃO DA CARNE, by Júlio Bressane

JURY SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR:
Richard Billingham, RAY & LIZ

About LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival

We take great pride in our past, but we make a clear commitment to the future, with a high quality programme, that is innovative as always. And on its 13th edition, which will take place from the 15th to the 24th of November, 2019, the LEFFEST is about to bring together, once more, the best of the Seventh Art. But that’s not all. The Festival is, as always, is invested on the interconnection of different cultural offers - from cinema to literature, music or the plastic arts – and asserts itself as a favorable environemnt for the reflection and discussion of the main current topics.

More than displaying films, the LEFFEST wants to offer the audience the chance to confront ideas, to make their voices heard, by participating in the reflections and life experience of the filmmakers, thinkers and writers.

The LEFFEST provides these reflections and experiences both on the screen – through a diverse programming that includes both prestigious and emerging film productions – and live, in the several artistic displays, masterclasses, debates and symposiums programmed for each edition. The Festival ensures the best movie selection for the competition and the projection of fundamental authors in the history of cinema and young emerging filmmakers.

The LEFFEST innovates, but it also keeps what defines it: unveiling new talents, paying tribute the notable personalities, through retrospectives or complete displays, and giving voice to rare filmmakers, those who kept their production immune to the pressures of the film industry; exhibiting creations by artists whose works are strongly associated with cinema; opening new roads and audiences for the Portuguese film industry.

In 2019, the LEFFEST will have, as always since its first edition, the presence of international stars - renowned figures in the current world of cinema, arts, literature, music, thought – who will share their knowledge and experience with the audience, through conferences, masterclasses, workshops, performances, debates, exhibits and shows.

With a programme that was carefully selected by people who live and breathe cinema, the 2019 LEFFEST places Lisbon, Sintra and the country once more in the tour of the major film festivals in the world.

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Dates of the 13th edition of LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival

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Dates of the 13th edition of LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival

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About LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival