15th Edition | 2023
The 15th edition began on 9 November and ran until 15 December with various proposals and unpredictable encounters between cinema, dance and technology. This year's partner venues were Teatro do Bairro, Espaço Santa Catarina, Espaço Cultural das Mercês, Biblioteca de Alcântara, NOTE Galeria de Arquitectura, Faculdade de Belas Artes, Estúdios Victor Córdon, Escola Superior de Dança, Cinemateca Portuguesa and Fnac Chiado.
A commemorative edition that took place in 14 venues in Lisbon with 39 events, 5 performances, 79 films in competition, 5 performances, 5 installations with 53 video-dances, 11 photography exhibitions, 4 interactive installations, 4 workshops, 2 masterclasses, 4 special sessions with historical films, 32 countries represented, the participation of more than 200 artists and with more than 4500 people visiting InShadow. It has shown 18 world premiere films, 22 European premieres and 59 national premieres.
For the first time in InShadow's history, Portugal was the second country with the most submissions for the 2023 edition, with a total of 28 films, proving the growing investment and interest in the field of video dance and a legacy that we want to maintain.




Competitions Jury

Offcial Jury
Iwona Pasińska
Choreographer, movement dramaturge, co-founder and artistic director of Movements Factory

Official Jury
Emidio Buchinho
University lecturer and trainer. Sound designer, sound editor and sound operator. Musician and Composer

Official Jury
Cristina Peres
Journalist, editor, reporter for the newspaper EXPRESSO. Author and host since 2020 of the podcast ‘África Agora’.

Documentary Jury
Ana Ferreira
She has a degree in Art Education (Lisbon Conservatory) and Fine Arts (Ar.Co.)

Schools Jury
Alexandra Alexandre
ETIC - Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação

Documentary Jury
João M. Cunha
Graduated in Psychological Sciences. He is a member of the ETIC group team in various roles. He is a consultant in the areas of creation and education.

Documentary Jury
Madalena Saragoça
Studying Multimedia as part of the Audiovisual Communication specialisation course at the AEscola Artística António Arroio.

Schools Jury
Bruno Barreto
FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Lisboa

Schools Jury
Haidé Ribeiro
ESD - Escola Superior de Dança

Schools Jury
Mafalda Carvalhinho
FMH - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Awards Winners



Best Videodance |
Jorge Salavisa Awards
Official Jury
YOU ARE ENOUGH
Lisa Magnan
France • 9’



Best Choreography
Official Jury
SOMA
Arturo Bandinelli
United Kingdon • 11’



Best Choreography
Official Jury
TELL ME
Maria Koreneva
Lithuania • 12’



Official Jury
RE:
Yi Hng Tan, Leonard Yee
Singapore • 7’



Best Documentary |
Luna Andermatt Award
Documentary Jury
ANOMALIES
Rita Quelhas
Portugal • 47’



Best National Director |
Território Award |
Estúdios Victor Córdon
Schools Jury
FINIMONDO
João Sanchez
Portugal • 9’



Best International Film
Schools Jury
RE:
Yi Hng Tan, Leonard Yee
Singapore • 7’



Best Videodance
Audience Jury
MACIÇO
Rafael Almeida
Portugal • 12’

Best Animation
Animation Jury
BIG NOISE
King Deluxe
Canada • 5’



Best National Film |
ETIC Award
Vo'Arte Jury
ALMOST UNINHABITED
Daniel Matos
Portugal • 11’



Best International Director |
Award AAC - Soudos – Espaço Rural de Artes
Vo'Arte Jury
BLIND DREAMERS [•32°N 145°W•]
Sandra Geco
France • 6’



Honourable Mention
Schools Jury
CIRCOLOGY
Tero Peltoniemi
Finland • 16’