Schedule 2018

Friday, 7 September

The festival begins!

18h00 | Opening Ceremony & Local Schools/Institutions Short Films
Session Code: D1B1
Auditório de Lavra

Opening Ceremony of the Ocean Coast Film Festival & Local Schools/Institutions Short Films

À Flor da Pele, ATE 7/1, Portugal, 3 min
Efeito Tetris, ATE 7/1, Portugal, 4 min
O Interrogatório, ATE 7/1, Portugal, 3 min
Quebrar o Gelo, ATE 7/1, Portugal, 4 min
Santos da Casa, ATE 7/1, Portugal, 3 min
Senha 67, ATE 7/1, Portugal, 3 min
A Visão da Diferença, ALADI, Portugal, 5 min
A Pista, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 3 min
A Mudança, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 3 min
A Revelação, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 4 min
Bonecas, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 3 min
Cesto, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 3 min
Mal Jogado, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 2 min
O Ensaio, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 3 min
Positivo, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 2 min
Slow, ATE Cinescolas, Portugal, 2 min

This is a free event!
20h30 | Documentary: "The Big Wave Project"
Session code: D1B2

The Big Wave Project, Tim Bonython, Australia, 85 min

The Big Wave Project is a masterful, award-winning documentary on the art of big wave riding from veteran Australian surf filmmaker Tim Bonython. For five years, Tim followed a tight-knit crew of the world’s best big wave surfers as they each attempted a personal goal – to ride the world’s biggest wave.

Auditório de Lavra

Ticketed event!
22h30 | Shorts block: BeDark
Session code: D1B3
Auditório de Lavra

Doris, Hayder Hasen, United Kingdom, 12 min
The Other Capulet, Afonso Henrique, USA, 18 min
The Second Life, Pedro Pimentel, USA, 37 min
Bride of Frankie, Devi Snively, USA, 19 min
The One I Adore, Jason Seelmann, Canada, 9 min

Ticketed event!

Saturday, 8 September

The party continues!

10h00 | Shorts block: Experimental/Music Videos
Session code: D2B1
Auditório de Lavra

Shadow, Sofia Kalogianni, Greece, 9 min
Hemi - JNT, Hemi Behmoaras, Turkey, 4 min
The Servant, Farnoosh Abedi, Iran, 9 min
Wolfside - Dreamgirl, Brendan Leahy, USA, 4 min
Aleluya, Alberto Martín-Aragón, Spain, 14 min
Shenidom Bahmeni, Ali Nikfar, Iran, 4 min
Sweetheart, Marco Spagnoli, Italy, 9 min
Sendas, Raquel Felgueiras, Portugal, 6 min
Blows with the Wind, Hazhir As'adi, Iran, 6 min
Ignorance is Keeping us Alive, Roman Villevoye, Netherlands/Switzerland, 2 min
Killer Crew - In The Morning, Diogo Conceição, Portugal, 3 min
Alchemy, Brandon Polanco, USA, 14 min

Ticketed event!
11h45 | Shorts block: World Stories 1
Session code: D2B2
Auditório de Lavra

Relax, Matthew Herbertz, USA, 7 min
The King of Oakes and Commerce, Jackson Ezinga, USA, 8 min
Sensibly Won, Pawan Sawlani, India/France, 14 min
Indigo Valley, Jaclyn Bethany, Iceland/USA, 15 min
Phenomenality, Lucas Jatoba, Australia, 13 min
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times, Marcus Markou, United Kingdom, 12 min
Jenna, Christian Monnier, France, 25 min

Ticketed event!
14h30 | Shorts block: Inspiration
Session code: D2B3
Auditório de Lavra

The Circle, Sheldon Schwartz & Dana Brunetti, USA, 10 min
The Sea Mountain, Rafael Duarte & Italo Yure, Brazil, 30 min
Home, Spencer Frost, Australia, 5 min
One Year on a Bike, Martijn Doolaard, Netherlands, 40 min

Ticketed event!
16h00 | VIP Event - Coffee Break/Networking
Sala das Colunas - Centro Social Padre Ramos

VIP Pass needed for this event!
16h30 | Shorts block: Comedy
Session Code: D2B4
Auditório de Lavra

I'm Not a T-Shirt, Fabio Delai & Renne Castrucci, Brazil/USA, 25 min
Alpha Fish, Roger An, USA, 9 min
The Deadline, Robert Bruce Carter, USA, 13 min
Wishful Thinking, Dennis Nap, Netherlands, 10 min
Sid and Marge Have a Problem, Cathrine Hatcher & Michael Baker, Netherlands, 9 min
North & Nowhere, Scott Ballard, USA, 12 min
Cat Killer, Wes Jones, USA, 11 min

Ticketed Event
18h30 | Shorts block: Portugal
Session Code: D2B5
Auditório de Lavra

Ico, Patricia Vidal Delgado, Portugal, 15 min
Roda no Ar, Henrique Manuel Pereira, Portugal, 30 min
Noiva, Bernardo Gomes de Almeida, Portugal, 7 min
Observador, José Paulo Santos, Portugal, 1 min
Tu, Hugo Pinto, Portugal, 11 min
Alfaião, André Almeida Rodrigues, Portugal, 13 min
Inerte, Marco Miranda, Portugal, 4 min
Livre, Pedro Nogueira, Portugal, 13 min

This is a FREE event!
21h00 | Feature Film: Sandcastles
Session code: D2B6

Sand Castles, Clenet Verdi-Rose & Jordon Hodges, USA, 93 min

Noah's family deals with the return of his mute sister after she was held captive for a decade.

Auditório de Lavra

Ticketed event!

Sunday, 9 September

Finishing strong!

10h00 | Shorts block: Student Films
Session Code: D3B1
Auditório de Lavra

Seeking Sanctuary, Nick Jones, UK/Seychelles, 11 min
Celebrate Eileen!, Judith Westermann, Germany, 25 min
Salt Water, Soraya Simi, USA, 3 min
When It Rains, Kellen Gibbs, USA, 5 min
Pieces, Ryan Blitzer, USA, 20 min
Day Dream, Yasuki Sato, Japan, 16 min
There Was a Place/Hubo Un Lugar, Irene Garces, Spain, 14 min

Ticketed event!
12h00 | Shorts block: World Stories 2
Session Code: D3B2
Auditório de Lavra

Underneath the Sound, Olga Nikulina, USA, 13 min
The Morning After , Leanne Mangan, Australia/Cambodia, 7 min
For the Children, Bruno Catarino, United Kingdom, 17 min
Finding Water, Brendan O'Brien, Canada/Kenya, 34 min
I Promised Her Life, Robert Nazar Arjoyan, Estados Unidos, 15 min

Ticketed Event!
14h30 | Shorts block: World Stories 3
Session Code: D3B3
Auditório de Lavra

Pause, Ryan Glauser, USA, 6 min
I'm a Superhero, Nino Giuffrida, Italy, 19 min
BOB, John Gross, USA, 24 min
Lilly Riggs, Naman Gupta, USA, 28 min
Deirdre, Jo Southwell, Ireland, 15 min

Ticketed event
15h30 | Meetup - Cineastas Porto Group
Sala 5 - Centro Social Padre Ramos

Day pass, 3 day pass or VIP pass needed to attend this event!
17h00 | Shorts block: World Stories 3
Session code: D3B4
Auditório de Lavra

The Conductor, Xavier Guignard, United Kingdom, 23 min
Asset Management, Ewan Fletcher, United Kingdom, 8 min
4 Tempos, Fábio Santos, Portugal, 7 min
#tagged, Martijn Winkler, Netherlands, 12 min
Lottery Lad!, David Brown, USA, 14 min
Life in Other Words, Abrar Athar, Bangladesh, 15 min

Ticketed event!
18h30 | Closing ceremony
Auditório de Lavra

Closing ceremony for the 2018 edition of Ocean Coast Film Festival & announcement of the main award (Best Short Film).
This is a FREE event!
20h30 | VIP Event - Coffee Break/Networking
Sala das Colunas - Centro Social Padre Ramos VIP pass needed to attend this event!