F/262 Poto Film Fest
The F/262 Foto Film Fest celebrates visual storytelling at the intersection of photography and cinema. Spanning Caldas da Rainha and Óbidos, the festival brings together image-makers, thinkers, and audiences to explore how still and moving images inform culture, memory, and imagination.
About
Part of the broader F/262 ecosystem, Foto Film Fest focuses on the creative dialogue between the photographic frame and the cinematic sequence—highlighting artists who cross disciplines and projects that blur boundaries.
What’s On
Film Screenings — The core of the festival: shorts, features, documentaries, and experimental works connected to photography.
Talks & Panels — Directors, photographers, curators, and scholars in conversation.
Workshops & Masterclasses (select) — Announced closer to the event.
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Nuno Sá — Ilha dos Gigantes Film Screening + Conversation
After eight years of research, this documentary explores the mystery of whale sharks in the Azores. Underwater cameraman Nuno Sá and scientist Jorge Fontes focus on Santa Maria Island, the only place in Europe where a stable population of the world’s largest fish can be found. Working with local fishermen, they uncover a unique feeding collaboration between whale sharks and tuna, before a deep-sea encounter challenges everything we thought we knew about the species.
The film will be screened at the festival, followed by a talk with Nuno Sá.
PROJECTIONS NYC,
We’re pleased to partner with PROJECTIONS NYC, founded by Frank Meo, who will host a special series of PROJECTIONS sessions during the festival.
Known for bringing photographers together through open dialogue and shared viewing, PROJECTIONS will curate a program of talks and image presentations that invite audiences into the creative process. These sessions reflect the spirit of community, exchange, and engagement that defines both PROJECTIONS and the festival.
Produced by F/262 & Associação F/SOS
With the support of:
May 15 – September 25, 2026 Caldas da Rainha & Óbidos, Portugal · View map
About F/262
F/262 is an international photography festival rooted in Caldas da Rainha and Óbidos, Portugal.
Through exhibitions, talks, education, and public installations, the festival engages contemporary photography with place, community, and the world we share.
©2026 F/262 – Festival Internacional de Fotografia
Produced by Associação F/SOS – Fotografia, Solidariedade e Obras Sociais