Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival

Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
Official poster
LocationLisbon and Sintra, Portugal
Predecessor
  • European Film Festival (2007)
  • Estoril Film Festival (2007–2010)
  • Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (2010–2017)
Founded2006
Artistic directorCatarina Sampaio
Websiteleffest.com

The Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (LEFFEST), formerly Estoril Film Festival, but also known as Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival, is an annual international film festival held in November in Estoril, Portugal. 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. In 2017, the festival moved to Sintra and was named Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival.

Awards

Winners

Abbas Kiarostami and Paulo Branco at the Estoril Film Festival in 2010
Ceremony Date Best Film Award LEFFEST Jury Prize João Bénard da Costa Ref.
16th LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival10–20 November 2022 Poet by Darezhan Omirbayev Return to Dust by Li Ruijun
17th LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival 10–19 November 2023 Close Your Eyes by Víctor Erice The Delinquents by Rodrigo Moreno

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "17ª Edição 2023". LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival. Retrieved 17 June 2026.