Cinema flies higher with the return of the Altitude Film Fest
After the success of the first edition, in 2024, the Altitude Film Fest is back. This is an innovative project that celebrates international cinema in the unique context of the flight experience.
Created with the aim of giving visibility to new talents and providing passengers with a distinctive cultural offer, the Altitude Film Fest brings cinema on board our aircraft, showing a selection of short movies on TAP's entertainment system, where everyone has the opportunity to vote for their favorite movie and, in this way, choose the winners.
We are thus able to celebrate the world of cinema, offer unique experiences and simultaneously promote Portugal, its culture and traditions.
Categories in competition
We are looking for short fiction movies or documentaries of up to 30 minutes, in which at least part of the movie was shot in Portuguese territory and / or focuses on Portuguese culture.
Only short movies produced between March 1st, 2024 and April 30th, 2025 will be accepted.
Selection and Voting
The films considered valid are subject to a pre-selection carried out by the committee appointed by TAP for this purpose, in accordance with the following criteria:
- Assessment criteria for the Fiction category: fictional narrative taking into account all aspects of production, such as script, direction, acting and production.
- Evaluation criteria for the Documentary category: approach, authenticity, relevance and impact.
From this initial selection, a shortlist of films will be chosen and will be submitted for final evaluation by the jury. Shortlisted films will be evaluated by the jury by July 24th, 2025, and the finalists will be notified via email by July 28th, 2025.
The 10 finalist films resulting from the jury's evaluation will be placed on TAP's in-flight entertainment system for all passengers to view and vote on during the month of October 2025.
Let your film take flight. Don't miss this opportunity to see your work fly higher.


Submit films
For each category, TAP will designate a panel of judges responsible for viewing and selecting the finalists. This panel of judges is made up of a distinguished group of experts, carefully selected to ensure impartiality and excellence in choosing the winners.
This jury includes some personalities linked to the world of film festivals, nationally and internationally. These figures bring with them vast experience and in-depth knowledge of the film industry, contributing to the credibility and prestige of the Altitude Film Fest.
Among the jury members, we find renowned film critics and influential festival curators, all united by a passion for cinema and a commitment to elevating the art of short films.
This diverse and experienced jury not only ensures a fair and careful evaluation, but also enriches the festival with varied and valuable perspectives, reflecting the richness and diversity of international cinema and our country.
The Festival winners selection process is conducted with rigor and transparency, following a methodology carefully planned by the jury. After viewing and carefully analyzing all entries, the Festival jury selects 5 entries for each movie category. These movies will then be made available on TAP's in-flight entertainment system during October 2025, allowing passengers to watch them and participate in choosing the winners.
Selecting the winners is a process that takes place in two distinct moments, ensuring a broad and balanced assessment:
- 40% of the final score is awarded by the evaluation of the Festival's official jury. The jury consists of experts from the movie sector, whose knowledge and experience ensure a careful and impartial analysis of the final five movie entries.
- 60% of the final score is determined by the vote of the passengers who travel on TAP planes equipped with an in-flight entertainment system. Through a survey on the entertainment platform, passengers have the opportunity to watch the movies and express their preferences, thus contributing to the election of the winners.
This hybrid evaluation system, which combines the experience of the official jury with the opinion of the public, guarantees a fair and representative selection of the prize-winning movies, recognizing and celebrating the talent of the participating filmmakers.
Films awarded with the Best Fiction Film and Best Documentary Grand Prizes will be rewarded with a travel grant worth 1500 Euros each. This award not only recognizes the artistic and narrative excellence of the award-winning films, but also offers filmmakers the opportunity to explore new horizons and be inspired by new experiences around the world.
In addition, the remaining finalists in each category will be awarded a participation prize in recognition of their talent and dedication to the art of filmmaking. This symbolic award celebrates the contribution of all the participants to the success of the festival and to the diversity and quality of the cinema presented.
The result will be revealed at a special event to be held on World Cinema Day, on November 5, 2025, in Lisbon.
The exact location of the event will be announced in due course. We hope that all participants and film enthusiasts can join us for this celebration.
This event will be an opportunity to celebrate the diversity and creativity of cinema, as we come together to honor the films that have most inspired and moved our passengers.
Find out more about the Festival regulations here (PDF, 1 MB, EN).
Winners of the 1st edition (2024)
The first edition of the Altitude Film Fest featured the participation of more than 350 moviemakers from all over the world and unveiled inspiring talents that marked the flight experience of our passengers.
These were the films that made history on board:

