Throughout these 25 years, Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival has been presenting an eclectic programming, screening the major tendencies of contemporary cinema, aiming, at the same time, to be a frontline festival and a home for the intersection between Cinema and other areas of Art. The Curtas Vila do Conde IFF programme primary focus remains the short film competitions - Portuguese, International, Experimental, Curtinhas (films to youngsters and children), Take One! (school films) and Music Videos -, a surprising selection of recent films that emerge every year from different