Special Guests
Joel Ricardo Santos
Stand-Up Comedian & Host
Opening Ceremony
Escola de Música de Lavra
Music Academy
Opening Ceremony
Nuno Alves
Opening Ceremony
Escola de Dança Attitude
Dance Academy
Opening Ceremony
Junqueira Dance
ARCD Junqueira FC Dance Academy
Closing Ceremony
José Pedro Lopes
Director & Producer
Film Workshops
José Paulo Santos
Filmmaker
Festival Schedule
October 28
Film Workshops
Film workshops led by filmmaker José Pedro Lopes, aimed at a young audience. The workshops will take place with classes from EB2,3 Dr. José Domingues dos Santos School in Lavra, and the final result will be presented during the Festival’s Opening Ceremony.
November 6
9:00 PM - Opening Ceremony
Opening ceremony of the 9th edition of the Ocean Coast Film Festival. An evening featuring a red carpet, local projects by Matosinhos institutions, dance, music, stand-up comedy and the reveal of the Grand Prize. The ceremony will be hosted by Joel Ricardo Santos.
November 7
4:00 PM - Feature Film
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution - USA - Directed by Bill Haney
6:00 PM - Short Film Session: International
Mutterliebe - Austria - Directed by Harald Schwarzenbacher
Where Devils Return - United Kingdom / Portugal - Directed by Jasmine Corbett
Deafened Giants - Germany - Directed by Anastasia Konovalova
Power Struggle - Canada - Directed by Kayla-Renée Ossachuk
Stone Biter: Saving the Arctic Sea Forests - Norway / Italy - Directed by Ismaele Tortella
Liara - Spain - Directed by Àlex Casas
Green Grass - United Kingdom - Directed by Aram Atkinson
BAD FORM - United Kingdom - Directed by Alys Metcalf
La otra orilla - Spain - Directed by Jerónimo Molero Doval
9:00 PM - Closing Ceremony and Short Film Session: Portugal
Closing ceremony of the 9th edition of the Ocean Coast Film Festival, with a short presentation and a dance performance by Junqueira Dance, followed by the local project award and the Short Film Session: Portugal.
O Tempo Que Nos Resta - Portugal - Directed by Diogo Saraiva
Forgive me Father - Portugal - Directed by Daniela Santos
A Última Lula - Portugal - Directed by Teresa Carante
Body Never Found - Portugal / Lithuania - Directed by Marco Santos
O Egotista - Portugal - Directed by Alice M. Horta
Gambá - Portugal - Directed by Nuno Rafael Alves
Pensamento Lateral - Portugal - Directed by Daniel Sousa
Na hora de pôr a mesa, éramos cinco - Portugal - Directed by Paulo A. M. Oliveira
XIBALBA - Portugal - Directed by António Aleixo
All sessions are free and take place at Auditório de Lavra.