17th Edition | 2025
The 17th edition began on 11th of November and ran until 19th December, offering a variety of proposals and unpredictable encounters between cinema, dance and technology.
In 2025, InShadow celebrated its 17th edition in partnership with dancescreen 2025 – organised by IMZ - International Music + Media Centre, reinforcing its presence on the international video dance circuit.
An intense programme took place in 14 venues in Lisbon with 53 events, 6 performances, 100 films in competition, 3 installations with 36 videodances, 9 photography exhibitions, 6 workshops, 2 masterclasses, 6 special sessions, 37 countries represented, the participation of over 200 artists and more than 3,000 people visiting InShadow .It has shown 4 world premiere films, 8 European premiere films and 55 national premiere films.
Competitions Jury
Official Jury
Daniel Gorjão
Stage Director, Cultural Programmer
Offical Jury
Christiane Hartter
Director and Documentary Editor
Offical Jury
Sofia Soromenho
Crítica de Dança, Directora de Movimento e Investigadora.
Documentary Jury
Thomas Freundlich
Short films director
Documentary Jury
Mafalda Almeida
Producer
Documentary Jury
Kathleen Smith
Writer, Filmmaker and Curator
Schools Jury
Ai Feith
FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
Schools Jury
Ana Leitão
FMH - Faculdade de Motrocidade Humana
Schools Jury
Lúcia Teixeira
FLUL - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Schools Jury
Maria Helena
ESD - Escola Superior de Dança
Schools Jury
Miguel Brás
ETIC - Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação
Award Winners
Jorge Salaviza - IMZ Award | Best Videodance
Official Jury
OLHARES
Alexia Fernandes
Portugal • 3’
Best Choreography
Official Jury
SPOKEN MOVEMENT FAMILY HONOUR
Daniel Gurton
United Kingdom • 10’
Best Videography
Official Jury
WHAT REMAINS
Michiel Venmans,
Jonathan Van Hemelrijck,
Zoë Demoustier
Belgium • 12’
Honourable Mention |
Best Videodance
Offical Jury
THE JOY AND SORROW OF TIME
Sara Jordan
Denmark • 4’
Luna Andermatt Award |
Best Documentary
Documentary Jury
BULL’S HEART
Eva Stefani
Grrece • 79’
Honourable Mention |
Best Documentary
Documentary Jury
I FROZE
Anouk Suntjens
The Netherlands • 12’
Territory Award | Estúdios Victor Cordón | Best National Director
Schools Jury
BACH [2]
Filipe Faria
Portugal • 6’
Best Interpretation
Schools Jury
A DYING TREE
Vincent René-Lortier
Canadá • 11’
Audience Award RTP|
Best Videodance
Audience Jury
ODE TO AGE
Kati Kallio
Finland • 8’
Best Animation
Animation Jury
TUMBLEWEED TANGO
Samuel Stephens,
Chris Mauch
USA • 3’
ETIC – Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação Award | National Film
KINEFLOW
Maiara Barbosa
Portugal • 8’
AAC – Soudos – Espaço Rural de Artes Award |
Realizador Internacional
GOING ON STRIKE
Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin
Canadá • 14’
