A Film Festival with a difference

The Festróia Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tróia is an annual festival that takes place in the beautiful coastal resort town of Setubal, Portugal. The Festival, the country's oldest and most prestigious, is known as the "Cannes of Portugal" and showcases international talents from around the world, with competition sections, special events and a program of new works from emerging independent filmmakers.
The festival, which was founded in 1985, has a competitive section that is open to films from countries producing less than 30 features per year. The festival produces an award ceremony every year in the first week of June, the main award being the “Golden Dolphin”.

Film critic and journalist Alan Foale presided over the Signis Jury at the 2011 Festroia Film Festival that ended last week. Signis is officially recognized as the World Catholic Association for Communication. Its members are always present at major film festivals and award a special “Signis” prize to films with outstanding values... Speaking to Vatican Radio, Mr Foale picked out emerging trends in film-making...
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