The French Film Festival arrives in Tavira!
From 2 to 12 October, the 26th edition of the French Film Festival travels through various cities in Portugal with a renewed programme, previews, retrospectives, meetings and activities for all audiences.
This year, Tavira joins the festival map with a special day: a session dedicated to schools and another open to the general public, bringing the diversity of French cinema to the city.
Under the direction of Anne Delseth, a programmer with extensive international experience, the Festival continues to be a space for discovery, cultural dialogue and sharing between France, Portugal and the Francophone world.
Organised by the Il Sorpasso Association, in partnership with the French Embassy, the Institut Français du Portugal, and the Alliances Françaises, the Festival is part of the MaisFRANÇA programme, celebrating the vitality and innovation of French cinema.
11 Nov – school audience
A Wonderful World (Un monde merveilleux), Giulio Callegari
France, 2025, 78 minutes, Comedy
With: Blanche Gardin, Angélique Flaugère, Laly Mercier
In the near future, where everyone depends on robots much more than advisable, Max, a former teacher averse to technology, lives with her daughter thanks to the sale of stolen robots on the black market. When her last heist goes wrong and she loses custody of her daughter, Max is forced to rely on the only asset she has left: T-O, a state-of-the-art robot willing to do anything to help her.
12 Nov – general public
Ride Away, Mathias Mlekuz
France, 2024, 89 minutes, Comedy, Drama
With: Mathias Mlekuz, Philippe Rebbot, Josef Mlekuz, Adriane Grzadziel
A comedy that combines the freshness of a road movie with the intensity of an intimate account.
From La Rochelle to Istanbul, Mathias and Philippe, two long-time friends, set off on a bicycle adventure that is also an act of memory. Inspired by a true story, the film is born after the tragic death of the director's son, transforming that absence into a journey of sharing and reunion with echoes of western and existential fable. Acclaimed by critics and audiences, Mathias Mlekuz's second film creates a deeply human work about resilience, companionship and how pain can pave the way for new forms of freedom.