Exhibition The Lusófona University presents the new Monday Breaks program

The Lusófona University presents the new Monday Breaks program, with screening sessions scheduled between the months of February and May 2026.

The screenings take place on Mondays, starting at 6:00 pm, at Cinema Fernando Lopes, offering a program that combines contemporary cinema, national productions, and classics of Asian cinematography.

The Monday Breaks sessions constitute a relevant component of the academic training, being mandatory for different academic years of the Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema and Media Arts, according to the specific program of each date. The initiative aims to promote direct contact between students and professionals from the audiovisual industry, encouraging debate on the technique and aesthetics of the seventh art.

Program

February 23 | 6:00 pm

• Train Dreams | Nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography – AIP member Adolpho Veloso ABC AIP
• Sonhos e Comboios | 2025
• USA | 102 minutes
• Director: Clint Bentley
• Cinematographer: Adolpho Veloso

Special participation by Adolpho Veloso – Online | Mandatory session for 3rd-year Image students

March 9 | 6:00 pm

Series session

• Finisterra DF Leandro Ferrão | Lusófona alumni
• Travessia DF Pedro Cardeira

Mandatory session for 2nd-year LC students

March 23 | 6:00 pm

• A Vida Luminosa | 2025
• Portugal | 1h46m
• Director: João Rosa
• Cinematographer: Paulo Menezes

Mandatory session for 2nd-year LC students and 3rd-year Atelier students

April 20 | 6:00 pm

• Asian cinema cycle
• Japanese film | Talvez
• Ran | The Lords of War | 1985
• Japan | 2h40m
• Director: Akira Kurosawa

May 4 | 6:00 pm

• Asian cinema cycle
• Memoir of a Murderer | 2017
• South Korea | 118 minutes
• Director: Won Shin-yeon
• Cinematographer: Choi Yeong-Hwan

May 18 | 6:00 pm

• Tribute | Eduardo Serra
• Processo do Rei
• Director: João Mário Grilo