The Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival is an international festival dedicated to contemporary documentary practices and cinema of the real, held annually in Porto. The programme comprises several regular competitions, including the International Competition for feature, medium-length and short films, Cinema Falado, Cinema Novo and Transmission. These competitions are designed to showcase some of the most compelling contemporary cinematic works in terms of both formal ambition and thematic relevance. Alongside these, the festival presents thematic programmes, retrospectives devoted to major figures in world cinema, and screenings for children and teenagers. There is also a broad range of talks, workshops, social events and industry activities. By combining cinema, visual arts, music and critical thinking, Porto/Post/Doc blurs the boundaries between documentary and fiction, image and sound, and artistic creation and civic engagement. Deeply rooted in the city, the festival engages in dialogue with the wider country and neighbouring regions, positioning cinema as a critical tool for observing the present and reimagining reality within an open, diverse, and cosmopolitan community.
