The films “Chicas Tristes”, by Fernanda Tovar, and “Mofo”, by Carly Hanna, are among the winners of the New Cinema Festival, New Directors (FEST) of Espinho, Aveiro, which ends today.
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28/06/2026
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Lusa
“ Chycas Tristes”, a feature film by Mexican director Fernanda Tovar, received the Golden Lince of Fiction, with the jury stressing the approach to the difficulties of growth and praising the “beautiful ode to humanity, led by a deeply imaginative, vibrant, rigorous and tender look”.
In a press release, the organization of FEST also revealed that the Golden Lince of best documentary film was for "The Ground Beneath Our Feet", by Yrsa Roca Fannberg, about dignity at the end of life.
In the short film categories, the Silver Lines of Fiction were assigned to “Nobody Knows The World”, by Roddy Dextre, and from Documentary to “Their Eyes”, by Nicolas Gourault.
The Best Animation Silver Lince was awarded to Alex Rey’s “Poor Marciano”, and the Experimental Film for Whammy Alcazaren’s “Water Sports”.
The festival also awarded the Lebanese director Carly Hanna with the National Grand Prix for the short film of Portuguese production “Mofo”, for the way “honest how it addresses the loss, where memory remains inscribed in the mold that spreads through the divisions of the house”.
Heo Gayoung’s short film “First Summerr” won the school award.
The public of the festival elected two films: “Truly Naked”, by Muriel d’Ansembourg, and “Ivar”, by Markus Tangre.
From the 22nd edition of FEST – Festival Novo Cinema, New Directors, which ends today, a retrospective to Polish director Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) was also highlighted.