Call for entries

The 3rd edition of the LAFF festival will take place in February 2027 at Culturgest Center and other venues in Lisbon.

Main Conditions

  • Feature films that have been produced over the last decade (2016-2026)
  • Both fiction and documentary films are welcome 
  • We prioritize committed and independent cinema addressing themes that are specific to the communities of the Arab world and their diaspora and / or universal themes as addressed by these communities. 
  • The director must come from one of the countries of the region (or from one of the Portuguese-speaking countries if the film is dealing with the relationship between the Lusophone and Arab world)

 

Eligible countries

Morocco, Egypt, Yemen, Palestine, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Tunisia, Qatar, Syria, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon.