The 11th edition of Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival focused on fundamental questions concerning Europe and its democratic values, at a time marked by the regression of freedoms and the growing violence against the most vulnerable. How can we envision the continent’s future when information circulates in fragmented ways and political responses seem to deepen existing inequalities?

The main thematic programme, The Movement of Peoples, was structured as a trilogy, launched in 2024 with Europe Does Not Exist, I’ve Been There and set to continue in the following editions with The Time of a Journey and The Country of Others. This edition also featured Tour d’Europe, a showcase of award-winning Swiss co-productions, the provocative Ideal Cinematheque of the World’s Suburbs, and a retrospective dedicated to Georgian filmmaker Salomé Jashi.

The International, Cinema Falado, Cinema Novo, Working Class Heroes, and Transmission competitions once again reflected a wide range of critical perspectives on contemporary society, merging memory, politics, and artistic creation.