schedule
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27.06
tuesday
17h15
soft-opening session
→ what it takes to make a home [29' doc, trilogy 1]
→ when we live alone
[27' doc, trilogy 2]
introduction by giovanna borasi [CCA director]batalha -
sala 2
[screening]19h15
opening session
→ where we grow older [30' doc, trilogy 3]
debate with giovanna borasi [CCA, film director] and daniel schwartz [film director], welcoming and moderation by paulo moreira [festival director]
batalha -
sala 1
[screening]28.06
wednesday
12h30
—
14h30
instituto
[installation, lunch, debate]
15h45
—
18h30
→ porto tour
albergues do porto -
mercado do bolhão
with sara nunes [building pictures] and nuno valentim [architect] as guests [→ upon sign-up, until 27.06]
meeting point: praça dos leões
[guided walk]
19h15
—
20h30
porto session
→ albergues noturnos do porto [3' doc]
→ de volta à cidade
[30' doc]
debate with sara nunes [director, building pictures], nuno valentim [architect], laudelino de jesus [albergues do porto] and paula silva [vendor from bolhão]batalha -
sala 1
[screening]
21h15
—
22h45
rare finds from the CCA collection
→ film for house IV
[4' doc]
→ high court portico
[13' doc]
→ conical intersect [41' doc]
→ forth-bridge-cinema metric space
[4' doc]
debate with giovanna borasi [CCA] and justin jaeckle [doclisboa, architecture foundation]
batalha -
sala 2
[screening]29.06
thursday
12h30
—
14h30
instituto
[installation, lunch, debate]15h45
—
16h50
competition session #futures
This session provides a thought-provoking exploration of human experience, environmental sustainability, and social activism. Each film presents a powerful message, urging viewers to become active members of their communities.→ topiaskop [7' exp]
→ gypsum concrete [7' doc]
→ a world to shape [52’ doc]
casa comum
[screening]17h15
—
18h45
competition
session #symphonies
This session explores the boundary between public space and intimacy. Lines provides a fascinating insight into everyday life in the rapidly changing city of Bratislava and The Opening fantasizes what the life of a newly build office building might come to be.→ the opening [10' fic] Q&A with director
→ lines [80' doc]
casa comum
[screening]
19h15
—
20h45
→ film & publishing
debate with pedro baía [circo de ideias], magda seifert [circo de ideias], giovanna borasi [CCA] and francisco ferreira [revista JACK]
circo
de ideias
[debate]
21h15
—
22h45
competition
session #empathy
The newest film by BekaLemoine explores the work of Thai architect Boonserm Premthada, who is deaf from birth. The film highlights how Premthada's disability led him to develop a unique way of hearing through his whole body, similar to how elephants perceive sound. Through this approach, Premthada has developed an innovative architecture of the senses.
→ big ears listen with feet [93' doc]
casa comum
[screening]30.06
friday
15h45
—
16h40
competition
session #materials
This session offers a range of perspectives and styles, inviting viewers to engage with complex themes and ideas through innovative storytelling techniques – The passage of time, augmented reality, politics of power and the reconstruction of an urban identity.→ reconstrução[12' exp]
Q&A with director
→ shafāfiyyāh [15' exp]
→ how the wooden structures survived in my mind [9' exp]
→ hood140 [18' fic] Q&A with director
casa comum
[screening]17h15
—
18h45
competition
session #communities
This session offers a view on distinct society and culture ways of living. They follow the complexities of the world around us where displacement, freedom, community, and love play a crucial role in the quality of the relationship between people and space.
→ neighbourhood unit [8' exp] Q&A with director
→ 13 square meters [15' doc] Q&A with director
→ the village of lovers [68' doc]
casa comum
[screening]
19h15
—
20h25
competition
session #memory
In this session the films explore the topic of collective and individual memories of space and sound, as well as their visual documentation. To experience architecture, nature, topography, and intergenerational dialogue, they make us travel to places like China, Norway, and Mallorca in their own unique cinematic ways.
→ on the margins [12' doc] Q&A with directors
→ 3x shapes of home [7' doc]
→ light without sun [52' doc]
casa comum
[screening]
21h15
—
22h40
competition
session #femalegaze
This session offers a diverse range of perspectives on a variety of themes, from gender and identity to sustainability and environmentalism. Each film invites viewers to think critically about the world around us and the ways in which we can work to make a positive impact.
→ women in architecture [20' doc]
→ 2ª pessoa [16' fic]
→ earthbound: nzambi matee [48' doc]
casa comum
[screening]
18h00
—
01h00
pop-up bar and installation [>18h00]
drinks with directors [>22h30]
instituto
01.07
saturday
15h45
—
16h45
AFF 10 years in review
and awards ceremony
'23
presentation by sofia mourato [AFF founder] and paulo moreira [festival director] awards will be announced and granted by the jury