16th Edition | 2024
The 16th edition began on 7 November and ran until 15 December with various proposals and unpredictable encounters between cinema, dance and technology. The Festival once again spread throughout the city of Lisbon, occupying cultural venues such as the Museu da Marioneta, Teatro do Bairro, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Biblioteca de Alcântara, Espaço Cultural das Mercês, Espaço Santa Catarina, Galeria e Cisterna da Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Lisboa (FBAUL), the multidisciplinary hub SAFRA, Short Cutz Lisboa (Cossul - Sociedade de Instrução Guilherme Cossoul), Coruchéus - Um Teatro em Cada Bairro, and Caís do Sodré and Santa Apolónia stations. We also had the collaboration of Casa do Comum, which for the first time joined the group of venues that welcomed us.
An intense programme took place in 18 venues in Lisbon with 58 events, 6 performances, 100 films in competition, 3 installations with 53 videodances, 8 photography exhibitions, 2 interactive installations, 6 workshops, 2 masterclasses, 6 special sessions, 43 countries represented, the participation of more than 200 artists and more than 4,500 people visiting InShadow. It has shown 6 world premiere films, 12 European premiere films and 59 national premiere films.




Competitions Jury

Official Jury
Sam Asaert
Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Storyteller and Content Creator

Offical Jury
Marlene Millar
Director and Documentary Editor

Offical Jury
Cristina Peres
Teacher at ESD. She has a PhD in Dance from the University of Lisbon and a Master's Degree in Choreography.

Documentary Jury
Américo Peças
Teacher and Pedagogue

Documentary Jury
Melissa Silvestre
Student at Escola Artística António Arroio

Documentary Jury
Margarida Mourão
Singer and Psychologist

Schools Jury
Carolina Vouga
ESD - Escola Superior de Dança

Schools Jury
Filipa Raquel Henriques
FLUL - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa

Schools Jury
João Boal
ETIC - Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação

Schools Jury
Lui Avallos
FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa

Schools Jury
Sara Jardim
FMH - Faculdade de Motrocidade Humana
Award Winners



Best Videodance |
Jorge Salavisa Award
Official Jury
OLHARES
Alexia Fernandes
Portugal • 5’



Best Choreography
Official Jury
APXH (BEGINNING)
Maja Zimmerlin
Switzerland • 9’



Best Cinematography
Official Jury
THE WAR OF THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS
Yuldus Bakhtiozina
Russia • 6’



Best Documentary |
Luna Andermatt Award
Documentary Jury
IN THE SAME BOAT
Mervi Junkkonen,
Mia Malviniemi
Finland • 6’



Best Animation
Animation Jury
THE BATTLE FOR SWAN LAKE
USA • 3’



Best National Director |
Território Award |
Estúdios Victor Córdon
Schools Jury
OLHARES
Alexia Fernandes
Portugal • 8’



Best International Film
Schools Jury
TOGETHER
Ísak Hinriksson
Iceland • 8’



Best Videodance
Audience Award
BURN FROM THE INSIDE
Mthuthuzeli November
United Kingdom • 10’



Best National Film |
ETIC Award
Vo'Arte Jury
COREOMANIA: HORA DE PONTA
Rodrigo Pereira Esteves
Portugal • 5’



Best International Director |
Award AAC - Soudos – Espaço Rural de Artes
Vo'Arte Jury
PENDULUM
Anna Boekelder
Belgium • 14’



Honourable Mention
Schools Jury
EPILOGUE(EXTINCTION)
Yi Hng Tan, Leonard Yee
Singapore • 16’