Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival

The Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (LEFFEST), formerly known as Estoril Film Festival, (also known as Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival) is an annual international film festival held in November in Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera. Established in 2006, the competition section is open to international films, animation, fiction and documentaries. It awards the Silver Seagull Award for Best Film, amongst others.[1] In 2017, the festival moved to Sintra and named as 'Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival'.[2]

Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
Official poster
LocationLisbon and Sintra
Predecessor
  • European Film Festival (2007)
  • Estoril Film Festival (2007–2010)
  • Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (2010–2017)
Founded2006
Most recent2022
Awards
Artistic directorCatarina Sampaio
Festival dateOpening: 10 November 2022 (2022-11-10)
Closing: 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Websitewww.leffest.com
Abbas Kiarostami and Paulo Branco at the Estoril Film Festival in 2010

Awards

  • LEFFEST Best Film Award
  • Jury Prize João Bénard da Costa
  • Jury Special Prize - Best Director
  • Jury Special Prize - Relevação

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of Lisbon & Sintara Film Festiva ceremonies .

Ceremony Date Best Film Award LEFFEST Jury Prize João Bénard da Costa Jury Special Prize - Best Director) Jury Special Prize - Relevação Notes Sources
16TH LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintara Film Festival10–20 November 2022 Poet by Darezhan Omirbayev Return to Dust by Li Ruijun Clément Cogitore EL Agua by Elena López Riera [3]

References

  1. Who's who in Australia. Colorgravure Publications. 2005. p. 914. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. Costa, Andreia (24 June 2017). "O LEFFEST muda-se para Sintra e recebe Isabelle Huppert" [LEFFEST moves to Sintra and welcomes Isabelle Huppert]. NiT (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. "Poeta ganha prémio de melhor filme no festival LEFFEST" [Poet wins best film award at LEFFEST festival]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.


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