We're just a few weeks away from the 20th edition of FEST - New Directors New Films Festival, and excitement is building to showcase all the great movies we'll have in competition and special screenings.

As always, national cinema holds a special place in our programming, which is why it's the first section to be announced. A total of 22 films will be featured in the 2024 National Grand Prize sessions.

"Canto" - Guilherme Daniel
"Golden Shower" - Stella Carneiro
"O primeiro passo" - Baltazar Mello 
"Latitude Fénix" - Welket Bungué
"Parem de Olhar Para Mim" - Carolina Aguiar
"Unicorn Hunting" - Miguel Afonso 
"Memórias de uma Casa Vazia" - Bruno Carnide 
"Cura" - Francisca Dores 
"Um Beijinho" - Emília Veloso
"Carne Viva" - Eduarda Palmeira
“Solda” - Dinis Leal Machado 
“Ostra Negra” - João Carlos Pinto 
“O Fecho de uma refinaria” - Vasco Monteiro 
“Ensaio da Loucura” - Victor Hugooli 
“Seu Nome Era Gisberta” - Sérgio Galvão Roxo
“Antes do Nascer da Lua” - Mário Patrocínio
“O Pomar” - Ana Manana & Joana Lourenço 
“00:00 MEIA-NOITE” - Ana Luís Quintão e Filipa Pereira Pinto
"TRAPSTARZ" Gonçalo Loureiro
“Mónica e os Ovos de Chocolate” - João Ferreira
“Paralisia” - Inês Monteiro
“Âncora” - Helder Faria
“Filhas da Pátria” - Catarina Almeida
“Adeus” - Ruben Sevivas 
“Clotilde” - Maria João Lourenço

More sections will be revealed in the coming days, as well as more information about these films.