Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino is an international festival of films made by Mediterranean women directors. The 3es edition of the Festival, in 2016, will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from September 29 to October 2 at the Cinema São Jorge.
Apart from the films, the Festival offers a diversity of cultural activities that take place during the whole festival at the same venue. A call to submissions for the 4th edition will be held from January 2017 on.
After a successful first edition, in 2014, the film festival made an upgrade and took it to the competitive level.
2015 winners
The winners of the 2nd edition of Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Cinema no Feminino in 2015 were:
Jury award
Best Feature Film: KUMUN TADI (SEABURNERS), by Melisa Önel, Turkey, fiction, 2014
Best Short Film: NÃO SÃO FAVAS, SÃO FEIJOCAS, by Tânia Dinis, Portugal, documentary/experimental, 2013
Honorable Mention: DONA FÚNFIA, by Margarida Madeira, Portugal, animation, 2013
Audience Award
Best Film: THIS IS MY LAND, by Tamara Erde, France, documentary, 2014
Honorable Mention: SIMSHAR, by Rebecca Cremona, Malta, fiction, 2014
The awards were made by Isabel Bernardes da Silva and Thomas Kahrel.