Director of Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente Fernando Matos Oliveira

The Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente has maintained a close relationship and committed with the Caminhos do Cinema Portuguese project, an initiative of the Center for film studies/AAC. In 2014, the TAGV welcomes the auspicious return the paths, an event which welcomes from the start.

Nowhere else can the public of the city and country meet and confront each year the latest Portuguese cinematography, in their various shapes and expressive traditions, since training projects, animation, documentary, by short and feature film.

In a country marked by unfinished syndrome and a cultural life with difficulty maintaining projects on time, this 20th Edition is proof of the perseverance of its organizers, which contribute to make public and visible to the productive and creative force of Portuguese cinema.