Autor: Marc Rodrigues
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SHORT FILMS “IN, ON, AND UNDER THE WATER,” SOMMERWERFT 2026
Click or not...: SHORT FILMS “IN, ON, AND UNDER THE WATER,” SOMMERWERFT 2026In keeping with the theme of this year’s Sommerwerft, “The Ocean Begins in Frankfurt,” LusOFest will present a program of short films set “In, on, and under the water” on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The program features regional films from the Rhine-Main and Hesse regions as well as the Portuguese-speaking world and consists of a… Read more...
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And the winners are… LusOFest Short Film Competition 2026
Click or not...: And the winners are… LusOFest Short Film Competition 2026In 2026, LusOFest was once again on the lookout for two winning films. One prize was awarded by the three-member jury, consisting of Tine Nowak (MfK, Kulturkapital, Leben X.0), Daniel Brettschneider (Kino Kulinarisch, Westside Kino) and Subin Nijhawan (New Generations), whilst the other was determined by audience voting at the respective screenings. This year, however,… Read more...
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LUSOFEST KURZANSICHTEN 2026 «WE GONNA WORK IT OUT!»
Click or not...: LUSOFEST KURZANSICHTEN 2026 «WE GONNA WORK IT OUT!»During the Kunstansichten weekend from May 29 to 31, 2026, 57Nord is organizing a group exhibition for artists who were not selected for the major citywide cultural event in Offenbach. Applications, including up to two images, can be submitted on May 21 and 22, 2026. Information can be found on the 57Nord website, its social… Read more...
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIVISM (Short films: Documentary, Experimental)
Click or not...: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIVISM (Short films: Documentary, Experimental)LusOFest screens short films by filmmakers from the Rhine-Main region alongside international productions from the Portuguese-speaking world. All submitted short films had to be less than 20 minutes long. All films in Portuguese are shown with subtitles, mostly in English. The short films shown at LusOFest take part in the short film competition and can… Read more...
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LUSOFEST SHORT FILM SOFT OPENING (Documentary, Fiction)
Click or not...: LUSOFEST SHORT FILM SOFT OPENING (Documentary, Fiction)Two days before the feature film programme begins, we will be getting into the festival spirit at Digital Retro Park and showing a number of documentaries and short films from our competition programme. As is customary for us, films from the Rhine-Main region will be screened alongside entries from the Portuguese-speaking world. The competition entries… Read more...
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CONCERT: JULAKIM
Click or not...: CONCERT: JULAKIMJULAKIM, a musician from Darmstadt, fits perfectly into the supporting programme of our small festival. She is a regional artist with a personal connection to Lusophonia. Julakim is a border crosser. She combines German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and English to create a multilingual soundscape. Her music is hypnotic, sensual and political at the same time.… Read more...
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SUR LA STRE NURO (Portugal 2024)
Click or not...: SUR LA STRE NURO (Portugal 2024)„As Jonathan Uliel Saldanha states: „experimentation is everywhere“. Constructed through conversations with 23 of the most relevant Portuguese experimental sound artists, SUR LA STRE NURO reveals their different approaches to the processes of experimentation, exploring their works, gestures and innovative methodologies, in an uninhibited sonic and documentary journey into the creation of experimental music in… Read more...
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LISBON STORY (Germany 1994)
Click or not...: LISBON STORY (Germany 1994)LISBON STORY recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Director Wim Wenders himself celebrated his 80th birthday and was honoured with a major exhibition at the Bundeskunsthalle. His 14th film is a tribute to the city of Lisbon and, at the same time, a nod to film history. The outstanding soundtrack made the group Madredeus world-famous. The… Read more...
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THE ANCHORAGE OF TIME
Click or not...: THE ANCHORAGE OF TIMEIzidine, a recently promoted police officer, is called to a nursing home in an old colonial fort to investigate a crime: Vasto Excelêncio, the home’s director, has been murdered. Izidine encounters a surprise during his investigation: all the residents Izidine questions confess to having committed the murder. Each has a convincing motive and a credible… Read more...
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LINDO (Portugal 2023)
Click or not...: LINDO (Portugal 2023)For over 20 years, Lindo hunted sea turtles on the island of Príncipe. After an encounter with an unexpectedly tame turtle, he decided to change his life and protect the animal from other predators. Now he delves into his past to search for clues that spark a debate about the island’s future and encourage reflection… Read more...
