Peter Handke

Writer and Director

Peter Handke is one of the leading figures of Austrian and German-language literature.

Frédéric Bonnaud

Director of the French Cinematheque

With a background in journalism and radio broadcasting, film critic Frédéric Bonnaud is the current director of the French Cinematheque.

Danielle Arbid

Film Director

Danielle Arbid is a Lebanese filmmaker whose latest film Passion Simple (2020) is part of the Out of Competition section at LEFFEST’20.

Marianne Basler

Actress

Marianne Basler is a French actress who plays the main role in the film Un Soupçon D’amour (2020) selected for the main competition of LEFFEST ‘20.

Jean-Philippe Puymartin

Actor

Jean-Philippe Puymartin is a French actor who takes part in the film Un Soupçon D’amour (2020) selected for the main competition of LEFFEST ‘20.

Bruno Monsaingeon

Violinist, filmmaker and writer

Bruno Monsaingeon is a French musician, filmmaker and writer who has filmed and documented some of the biggest musicians of our time.

Clément Cogitore

Filmmaker, Visual Artist

Young master of the visual arts, Clément Cogitore dominates the fusion of film, photography and experimental video-art.

Gabriel Abrantes

Filmmaker, Visual Artist

Filmmaker and artist Gabriel Abrantes has produced and directed more than twenty award-winning short films, exhibited all over the world.

Neville Wakefield

Art Curator, Writer

Neville Wakefield is an English art curator and writer who carries art into a new and creative environment outside of its conventional institutional context.

Cecilia Bengolea

Dancer, performer, choreographer, artist, director

Cecilia Bengolea is an Argentinian multifaceted artist who translates her dance and performance practice through video, sculpture and installation.

Piotr Anderszewski

Pianist

Piotr Anderszewski is one of the greatest contemporary pianists living today.

Viggo Mortensen

Film Director and Actor

VViggo Mortensen is a critically-acclaimed actor and director whose first first feature film Falling (2020) will be screened at LEFFEST’20

Ana Rocha de Sousa

Director and Actress

With experience in front and behind the camera, Ana Rocha de Sousa is an actress and filmmaker.

Álvaro Domingues

Geographer, Professor and Researcher

Álvaro Domingues is a geographer, professor and researcher in the fields of human geography, urbanism and landscapes.

Aurora Carapinha

Landscape architect and professor

Aurora Carapinha is a landscape architect and professor at the University of Évora.

Gonçalo Byrne

Architect

Gonçalo Byrne (Alcobaça, 1941) is an architect graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Lisbon holding an Honorary Degree from the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon and from the Faculty of Architecture of Alghero, in Italy. In

Sharunas Bartas

Film Director

As a frequent guest of LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival, Sharunas Bartas returns once more to this year's 14th edition with his most recent feature In The Dusk, selected in the festival’s competition.

Salvador Sobral

Musician and Songwriter

Salvador Sobral is a musician and composer who brought new rhythms to the panorama of jazz music in Portugal.

Hans-Ulrich Obrist

Curator

Hans-Ulrich Obrist is a Swiss curator and the current Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London.

Agnieszka Holland

Film Director

Agnieszka Holland is one of Poland’s most distinguished filmmakers whose latest work, Charlatan (2020), is part of the Out of Competition section at LEFFEST’20.

António Guerreiro

Cultural Journalist and Critic

António Guerreiro is a journalist and essayist who writes for the cultural section of Jornal Público.

Marie-Laure Bernadac

Curator

Honorary General Curator, Marie-Laure Bernadac has worked at the Picasso Museum and the Center Pompidou, and is now in charge of contemporary art at the Louvre Museum.

Bernard Marcadé

Art Critic and Curator

Bernard Marcadé is a French art critic, curator and Art History professor in Paris.

Sophie Semin

Actress

Sophie Semin is a French theater and film actress

Ana Luengo

Landscape Architect and Professor

Ana Luengo Añon is a Spanish landscape architect and Vice President of the Spanish Association of Public Parks and Gardens.

Víctor Fernández Salinas

Professor of Human Geography

Víctor Fernández Salinas is a professor of Human Geography at the Faculty of Geography and History of the University of Seville.

Ana Paula Amendoeira

Regional Head of Culture of Alentejo

Specialist in Restoration of Architectural and Landscape Heritage, Ana Paula Amendoeira is the Regional Head of Culture of Alentejo.

Sofia Cruz

President of Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua, S.A.

Graduated in Law at Nova University in Lisbon, Florinda Sofia Augusto Cruz is currently the President of the Board of Directors of Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua, S.A.

Martim Sousa Tavares

Maestro

Martim Sousa Tavares is a Portuguese maestro, collaborator of diverse orchestras and author of several musical projects.

Risto Nieminen

Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Music Service

Risto Nieminen has been the Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Music Service since April 2009.

Rui Horta

Choreographer and Dancer

Rui Horta is a choreographer and dancer, and one of the most important drivers of a new generation of Portuguese dancers and choreographers.

Tiago Rodrigues

Actor, playwright and director

Tiago Rodrigues is a Portuguese actor, playwright and director who was awarded the Pessoa Prize in 2019.

Constança Entrudo

Textile Designer

Born in Lisbon, Constança Entrudo is a young textile designer who marked her debut at the 2017 Lisbon Fashion Week.

Eduarda Abbondanza

President of ModaLisboa

Eduarda Abbondanza is a design consultant and the co-founder and President of the ModaLisboa Association.

Basílio Horta

Mayor of Sintra

Basílio Horta is the current Mayor of Sintra.

Joana Barrios

Actress

Actress Joana Barrios explores not only theatre but also television, the internet, fashion and cooking.

Duarte Marques

Activist at Extinction Rebellion

Duarte Marques is a young Portuguese musician and member of Extinction Rebellion Portugal, a sociopolitical movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to pressure governments and bring awareness on the climate crisis to the wider public.

Bianca Castro

Activist in the Student Climate Strike

Bianca Castro is a Portuguese student and an activist for climate justice in the Student Climate Strike. She has written articles in the P3 section of Público newspaper and actively participates in events, demonstrations and debates on climate issues.

Catarina Wallenstein

Actress

Catarina Wallenstein is a Portuguese actress working both on film and television.

Nithya Iyer

Artist and Researcher

Nithya Iyer is an interdisciplinary researcher and performing artist whose practice involves experimental psycho-spatial methodologies

José Pinho

Bookseller and representative of the RELI association

José Pinho is a bookseller, founder of the acclaimed Ler Devagar bookshop and representative of the RELI association

Acácio Pires

Climate activist and member of the association Zero

Acácio Pires is a member of the association Zero - Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável.

Rui Cardoso Martins

Writer, journalist and scriptwriter

Rui Cardoso Martins is a writer, journalist and the co-screenwriter of the film A Herdade directed by Tiago Guedes

Luís Lima Barreto

Actor

Luís Lima Barreto is a Portuguese actor, known for his roles in António Pedro Vasconcelo's O Lugar do Morto (1984), João Botelho's Peregrinação (2017) and João Nicolau's A Espada e a Rosa (2010).