The 17th Doclisboa International Film Festival (17 - 27 October) wrapped with the triumph of Santkihiri Sonata, a Thai-German co-production directed by Thunska Pansittivorakul.

The experimental, associative docu-fiction hybrid about the eponymous region in the north of Thailand and the rule of General Prem Tinsulanonda and its consequences, received the City of Lisboa Award worth €8,000 from the jury composed of Billy Woodberry, Carlos Almeida, Jérôme Bel, Juliano Gomes, Leonor Silveira and Mania Akbari. The film had its world premiere at Doclisboa.

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The Portuguese Authors Society International Competition Jury Award worth €2,000 went to French filmmaker Frank Beauvais's Berlinale Forum title Just Don't Think I'll Scream [+lee también:
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In the Portuguese Competition, the jury comprising Daniel Hui, Ghassan Salhab and Golgona Anghel gave the main award, worth €5,000 to Pedro Felipe Marques's Breeding Ground [+lee también:
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The MCFLY SPF Portuguese Competition Jury Award, consisting of €4,000 in post-production services, went to Miguel de Jesus for Bird's Nest [+lee también:
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Two cross-sectional awards were given out by a jury consisting of Aya Koretzky, Sofia Bohdanowicz and Veton Nurkollari. The TVCine Channels New Talent Award for best first feature-length film, which includes €3,500 and acquisition of the film rights for Portugal, went to Carlos Conceição's Serpentarius [+lee también:
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In the Green Years competition for student films, Natalia Ciepiel got the DFFB Award, consisting of a participation grant for a workshop at the Berlin-based film school, for A Family Tale. Croatian director Josip Lukic took home the Special MCFLY SPF Green Years Jury Award (€3,000 in technical services) for The Rex Will Sail in.

With the current festival directors Cíntia Gil and Davide Oberto leaving to take up positions at Sheffield Doc/Fest and Torino Film Festival, respectively, Doclisboa has introduced the new management. The three new directors are Joana Gusmão, Miguel Ribeiro and Joana de Sousa. Gusmão is a producer and has been working as executive director and programmer of the Green Years section since 2016; Ribeiro is a programmer and programme coordinator at the festival and member of the executive board of Portugal’s Apordoc - The Association for the Documentary; and de Sousa is a filmmaker and curator, who has also been programming for Doclisboa in recent years.

The full list of Doclisboa awards:

International Competition

City of Lisbon Award for best International Competition Film
Santikhiri Sonata [+lee también:
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Portuguese Authors Society International Competition Jury Award
Just Don't Think I'll Scream [+lee también:
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Special Mention
Sun Inside - Jo Serfaty (Brazil)

Doclisboa Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
Breeding Ground [+lee también:
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MCFLY SPF Portuguese Competition Jury Award
Bird’s Nest [+lee también:
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Cross-sectional Competition

New Talent Award
Serpentarius [+lee también:
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Ageas Insurance Award for Best Short Film
Tribute to Judas - Manel Raga Raga (Spain/Bosnia Herzegovina)

Practice, Tradition and Heritage Award – Inatel Foundation Award
The Last Dream - Alberto Alvares (Brazil)

Midas Filmes and DocLisboa Award for Best Portuguese First Film
Rio Torto - Mário Veloso (Portugal) (short film)

Schools Award – ETIC Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
Lost Three Make One Found - Atsushi Kuwayama (Portugal/Japan/Belgium/Hungary) (short film)

DFFB Award for Best Green Years Film
A Family Tale - Natalia Ciepiel (Denmark) (medium-length film)

Special MCFLY SPF Green Years Jury Award
The Rex Will Sail in - Josip Lukić (Croatia) (medium-length film)

Pedro Fortes Award for Best Green Years Portuguese Film
Rio Torto - Mário Veloso
Special Mention
Simulacrum - Duarte Maltez (short film)

Audience Award
Zé Pedro Rock’n’Roll - Diogo Varela Silva (Portugal)