Shortcutz Lisboa Awards 2025

Shortcutz Lisboa announces a €3,000 prize for Best Short Film of the Year and a party night at Casa Capitão, taking place on December 16th, featuring a performance by Samuel Úria and DJ sets by Armanda and LES LADS.

Entry is free, but registration is mandatory. Tickets are available online.

Shortcutz Lisboa will hold another awards ceremony on December 16th at 9 pm at Casa Capitão, in a symbolic year celebrating 15 years of activity. The ceremony recognises the best Portuguese short films screened throughout 2025 and, for the first time, awards a cash prize of €3,000 for Best Short Film of the Year, reinforcing the project’s commitment to promoting and showcasing Portuguese cinema.

The evening will feature a special appearance by Samuel Úria, who will take the stage at Casa Capitão, in the Beato Innovation District, for a mini-show during the ceremony. After the awards ceremony, the celebration continues with two DJ sets: Armanda and Les Lads (Ricardo Mariano & Tiago Castro), maintaining the relaxed and festive spirit that defines Shortcutz Lisboa.

An edition that distinguishes talents and brings the community closer together

The 2025 edition of the Shortcutz Lisboa Awards features 13 categories, in addition to the Future Award, dedicated to new talents and promising initiatives, and the Shortcutz Figure distinction, which recognises institutions or personalities with relevant contributions to Portuguese cinema.

The ceremony aims to highlight the creative energy of the sector, bringing together professionals, emerging talents and the public in an event that celebrates short films in all their forms – from fiction to documentary, from animation to experimental.

Previously held in venues such as Clube Ferroviário, Cinema Nimas, and MusicBox, the Shortcutz Lisboa Awards are a unique gathering point for the city’s film-loving community.

15 years showcasing short films in Lisbon’s nightlife

Created in January 2010, Shortcutz Lisboa is a weekly showcase and competition of short films. Every Tuesday at 9:30 PM, it screens two films in competition and one guest film, always followed by discussions between the audience and the creative teams.

With over 1400 films screened over 15 years, Shortcutz Lisboa is now one of the largest exhibitors of Portuguese short films in the country and the world, establishing itself as an essential space for discovery, audience development, and celebration of Portuguese cinema.

The Awards Ceremony is free of charge, but requires prior registration, subject to venue capacity. Tickets are available online.

About Samuel Urria
Born in the heart of the nation, between the Caramulo and Estrela mountains, Urria brings the blues of the Dão Delta to the stage. From rural legend to urban legend, everything is right: half man, half gospel, hands of fado and feet of rock and roll. With a background marked by punk, rock’n’roll and low-fi aesthetics, Samuel Urria has gained notoriety since 2008. His “official” discography under his own name, in addition to the work released at the end of 2024, “2000 A.D.”, includes four LPs and two EPs – “Canções do Pós-Guerra_solo” (2021); “Canções do Pós-Guerra” (2020); “Marca Atroz” (2018); “Carga de Ombro“ (2016); “O Grande Medo do Pequeno Mudo” (2013); and “Nem Tocava Lhe” (2009). Already in the “unofficial” and associated with the FlorCaveira label, two CD-Rs and an EP-R – “O Caminho Ferroviário Estreito”; “Em Bruto”; and “Descondecoração de Samuel Úria”. In addition, collaborations in the projects “Velhas Glórias”, “Ninivitas” or “Maria Clementina”. Alongside vibrant and unforgettable live performances, Samuel Úria stands out among his peers for his unique use of his mother tongue; his songs can be found in the repertoire of Ana Bacalhau, Ana Moura, António Zambujo, Cindy Kat, Clã, Cláudia Pascoal or Marta Hugon, establishing him as the most interesting singer-songwriter of the 21st century. Still in the field of composition, he had the opportunity to be responsible for the soundtrack of the SIC series “Prisão Domiciliária” and, for a staging by Sandra Barata Belo based on a story by Afonso Cruz, he composed for the play “Cochinchina”.

About the DJs of the night
Armanda
Armanda Santana began her career as a DJ in 2020, debuting at the emblematic Incógnito, where she holds a monthly residency. Since then, she has played at clubs and parties such as Lux Frágil, Lounge, Night Stories, Disque Disse, POV and Club Kitten. She has played at festivals such as Paredes de Coura, NOS Alive, Primavera Sound Porto and Cool Jazz. She was also selected by the Berlin-based label Toytonics for several editions of the Toytonics Jams in Lisbon.

LES LADS
Ricardo Mariano & Tiago Castro are authors of radio programs such as Vidro Azul, Floresta Encantada, Em Transe and Happy Mondays. They occasionally join in the booth as LES LADS. From indie to electronic, passing through psychedelia, world and rock – always for dancing.

NOMINEES FOR THE SHORTCUTZ LISBON AWARDS 2025

Best Short Film (selected from the winning short films of each month)
THE PROCEDURE – Chico Noras (January)
HUMAN/ANIMAL – Gustavo Martins (February)
TELSCHE – Ala Nunu and Sophie Colfer (March)
SLOW LIGHT – Katarzyna Kijek, Przemysław Adamski (April)
THE LORD OF THE PORT – Tânia Marques (May)
DÉFILEMENT – Francisca Miranda (June)
ATOM & VOID – Gonçalo Almeida (October)
THE CONVENT GARDENER – Patrícia Neves Gomes (November)

Best Direction
APPLAUSE – Guilherme Daniel
THE PROCEDURE – Chico Noras
ATOM & VOID – Gonçalo Almeida

Best Production
APPLAUSE – Suspício Films (Guilherme Daniel and Raquel Santos)
THE PROCEDURE – Chico Noras
ATOM & VOID – Ghostsong (Gonçalo Almeida, Francisco de Assiz Vieira, Sara Marques Moita, Vasco Esteves)

Best Cinematography
APPLAUSE – Guilherme Daniel
ATOM & VOID – Alex Grigoras
THE PROCEDURE – Nuno Martini

Best Screenplay
LESS THAN THREE – Dan Martin, Sofia Pessoa Pádua, Mariana Cabecinha, Cláudio Monteiro
GOLDEN SHOWER – Stella Carneiro
THE PROCEDURE – Chico Noras and Rafael Traquino

Best Sound
ATOM & VOID – Gonçalo Almeida
THE PROCEDURE – Tiago Galvão
THE MUFFLER – Luís Silveira

Best Editing
ATOM & VOID – Ricardo Saraiva
DEFILEMENT – Francisca Miranda
LESS THAN THREE – Cláudia Monteiro

Best Direction Art
THE PROCEDURE – Cátia Santos
THE CONVENT GARDENER – Laura Gama Martins
THE MUFFLER – Sara Pestana
Best Original Music
ATOM & VOID – André Carvalho
THE PROCEDURE – Timóteo de Azevedo
THE CONVENT GARDENER – Jocy de Oliveira

Best Animation
I ALMOST REMEMBER – Dimitri Mihajlovic, Miguel Lima
THE LORD OF THE PORT – Tânia Marques
TELSCHE – Ala Nunu and Sophie Colfer

Best Documentary
THE COLORS OF MOURNING – Mariana Lima Mateus
PEA – Teresa Mendonça
MY ANGER IS UNDERGROUND – Francisca Antunes

Best Actress
HUMAN/ANIMAL – Ana Catarina Afonso
LESS THAN THREE – Sofia Pessoa Pádua
THE MUFFLER – Maria Leite

Best Actor
DISGUST OF DYING IN WINTER – José Eduardo
The Muffler – João Cachola
Real Estate Agent – ​​Filipe Amorim

Future Award
(to be announced)

Shortcutz Figure
(to be announced)

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Published on 2025.12.10