This section includes the opening film, the closing film and other theatrical releases and thematic programmes.
- The City of Nuno Portas, Humberto Kzure, Teresa Prata | doc., Portugal, 2021, 80’
- Echoes of the Red One, Bruno Teixeira | doc., Portugal, 2021, 137’
- Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen | anim./doc., Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway, 2021, 89’
- Gaza my Love, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser | fic., France, Germany, Portugal, Palestine, Qatar
- Paraíso, Sérgio Tréfaut | doc., Portugal, France, 2021, 85’
- Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson | doc., USA, 2021, 117’
- Vieirarpad, João Mário Grilo | doc., Portugal, France, Brazil, 2021, 90’