Admission by invitation only. Private session. Presentations take place in English, with films or excerpts subtitled in English.
A session presenting five feature films at an advanced stage of editing or post-production, as part of the Industry Screenings at Porto Industry Days 2026. Project teams share their work and selected excerpts with festival programmers, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters, platforms and other invited professionals.
Each project has a 20-minute slot for its presentation, excerpts and discussion with invited professionals. The session provides an opportunity to gather feedback and identify partners for completion, premieres and international circulation.
Projects presented
Familiar Feelings
Mónica Lima
PRT · FIC · 111 min (expected film duration)
Expected delivery: December 2026
Lia, once a promising actress, returns to her hometown in Portugal’s interior, marked by drought and wildfires. Expecting to find the house empty, she discovers her family gathered there instead. Hiding in the pantry, she overhears uncomfortable comments about her return. Torn between staying and leaving, she sleeps in her broken-down car and watches her family from a distance, before returning home to attend young Mafalda’s performance.
looking for: A co-producer or finishing partner to secure post-production resources, including colour grading, sound and visual effects; sales agents and festivals for the launch.
You the Artists
Flavia Contreras de la Parra
CHL, PRT · DOC · 83 min (expected film duration)
Expected delivery: April 2027
Flavia, a young Chilean filmmaker, brings together a group of artist friends for her first film about art and precarity. Together, they revisit artistic and political actions from Chile’s history. Between Flavia’s creative crisis and disillusionment with the constitutional process, the project becomes a collective experience that questions the place of art, friendship and work in everyday life.
looking for: Rough-cut feedback, finishing finance, post-production awards and European co-producers; programmers, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters and platforms.
Karl Marx, Luanda
Kiluanji Kia Henda
AGO, PRT · FIC · 80 min (expected film duration)
Expected delivery: January 2027
Murals, radio debates and artistic interventions symbolically bring Karl Marx back to Luanda. The characters react with irony, nostalgia or apprehension. Blending fiction, satire and historical memory, the film questions the role of Marxism in Angola’s past and what remains of political ideologies in a present marked by inequality, disillusionment and authoritarian tendencies.
looking for: Sales agents, festivals, programmers and partners for the film’s international promotion and distribution.
My Lovely Autonomy
Hannah Weissenborn
DEU · DOC · 85 min (expected film duration)
Expected delivery: May 2027
Stéphanie, Lewis and Olga are part of Berlin’s post-punk scene. While concerts provide a sense of community, precarity transforms their lives: Stéphanie loses her rehearsal space and home, Lewis trains as a paramedic, and Olga faces a lawsuit brought by a band signed to her label. Balancing humour and uncertainty, the film follows the effects of political and social change on creative work and solidarity.
looking for: Financing to complete post-production, sales agents, distributors and broadcasters; programmers and consultants for the international circulation strategy.
John in Christ
João Nicolau
PRT · DOC · 70 min (expected film duration)
Expected delivery: February 2027
In the south-east of Tanna Island, Vanuatu, music and religion are inseparable. The film observes the ceremonies of the John Frum and Unity of John in Christ movements, as well as two Protestant churches. Through song and performance, it follows different ways of living faith and passing on stories and values, revealing the role of music in shaping community and local identity.
looking for: International sales agents, programmers, distributors and exhibitors; partners to define the festival strategy and circulation in cinemas, museums and cultural venues.
