The OPEN CALL received 194 submissions from Portuguese artists and artists of other nationalities living in Portugal. Jean-François Chougnet, Artistic Director of FUSO, and João Pinharanda, Director of MAAT, selected 15 works that reflect the diversity of practices, artistic languages, and critical inquiries that characterize recent moving-image production in Portugal.
Selected artists and works
Bernardo Cantigas
P’a Vida Toda, 2025, 3’16’’
Bruno Gularte Barreto
Outros, 2024, 3’14’’
Daniele Grosso
Count, 2025, 4’42’’
Diogo da Cruz
m’estimaries igual si fos una roca?, 2026, 10’
Inês Mendes LealÂ
Reaching for fata morgana, 2026, 8’34’’
Izabelle Louise
A cura que corre nas veias dos kurumin, 2026, 4’37’’
Kateryna Kondratieva
Ainda (não) em casa, 2025, 6’05’’
Maria Rojas Arias
Filme Pin, 2026, 7’14’’
Náhir Capelo,
Cobra verde, 2026, 5’23’’
Nuno Cera
Anatomia do deserto, 2026, 6’56’’
Nuno Lacerda
Janela, 2024, 3’03’’
Salomé Lamas
Solta, 2026, 1’40’’
S4RA ( Sandra Araújo )
lil~mér~maid~~ ~, 2025, 3’58’’
Sheila Ramirez
Tâmbukwa, 2025, 6’18’’
Susanne Themlitz
Entre Seres, 2026, 9’40’’
The selected videos will be presented on 29 August at the Pátio do Carvão of MAAT Central and will compete for the Fundação EDP/MAAT Acquisition Prize, awarded by MAAT, and the Duplacena Incentive Prize, awarded by the audience.
Congratulations to the selected participants, and our sincere thanks to everyone who submitted their work to the Open Call.
FUSO takes place from 25 to 29 August and admission is free.
