Tribeca Festival Lisboa programmer Fabio Martins sees originality and emotional truth going further to help Portuguese filmmakers reach international audiences than imitating popular trends in global cinema.

“Today, audiences everywhere are drawn to authenticity, to voices that don’t conform, to aesthetics that feel honest. Portuguese cinema has that in its DNA,” Martins, head of Portuguese content & programming at Tribeca Festival Lisboa, tells The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Tribeca’s local 2025 edition, which kicks off on Oct. 29 and continues until Nov. 1 in Lisbon.

Tribeca Festival Lisboa programmer Fabio Martins sees originality and emotional truth going further to help Portuguese filmmakers reach international audiences than imitating popular trends in global cinema.

“Today, au

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