Cinema-Concert Peter and the Wolf Live

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of ‘Peter and the Wolf’, a story told through music, composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, we’ll have a screening of the 2006 film by Suzie Templeton, accompanied by live music performed by the Wind Orchestra of the Santa Cecília Music Academy.

Feature Film Competition 1

Baby Monstrinha

Baby MONSTRINHA presents a carefully selected programme for families with babies and children up to 3 years old, in a multi-colored session with plenty of adventure, music and movement. In a relaxed setting, we invite young ones and their parents to enjoy a joyful ride, through charming, simple worlds and characters, with fun but also thought-provoking films.

Animated Viarco Workshop

Suitable for children 8 years old and above. Despite being the oldest pencil factory in the country, VIARCO is now one of the most innovative in Europe. Based on its creations in design, colour and artistic media, we will develop animation experiences inspired by VIARCO's own research and experimental practices.

Oscars 2026

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Programmed for its 100th birthday, the film ‘The Adventures of Prince Achmed’ is a tale that takes place in an Arab country, inspired by oriental shadow theater and directed solely using stop-motion with cutouts, in what is a true artisanal accomplishment. Considered the first animated feature film, this marvelous adaptation by the German artist Lotte Reiniger of ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ uses cutout silhouettes and colourful backgrounds to bring to life the story of an Arab prince that is taken on a flying horse to an enchanted land, where he gets tangled up with a wizard, saves a princess, and joins forces with Aladin. Carefully directed by Reiniger over the course of 3 years, it is a true triumph of visual imagination. Accompanied on the piano by Catherine Morisseau

Feature Film Competition 2

Gleba Workshop - The Cookie Monster

Suitable for children 6 years old and above. In the “Workshop Gleba: The Cookie Monster”, our little bakers are invited to make their own cookie from the first step. They will mix ingredients, shape the dough, nibble on the way and take a few ready-made cookies to finish baking at home. It’s an experience thought out to play, learn, dirty their hands, all whilst they discover how to bake the goodies we so much enjoy eating. A sweet and fun activity, made with time, as everything in Gleba, integrated in the creative spirit of the MONSTRA festival.

Invísible Places | MUSEUM

MONSTRA joins forces with the new version, specially created for the National Museum of Music, of the interactive installation by composer Carlos Caires and visual artist Andrea Tamburino (Tamboo), which was featured at MONSTRA in 2025 and now includes a generative and interactive video component. Come and listen to the sounds of the forest, search for birds and other animals with your hand, or play various musical instruments hidden in the space. More information museunacionaldamusica.gov.pt/en

Perspectives - Feature 3

Perspectives - Feature 4

Perspectives - Feature 5

Family Programme Competition 3+

Thought for children from 3 years old and upwards, and dubbed in portuguese to facilitate understanding, this screening helps younger ones to discover the power of animation, an art where everything is possible.

Aardman Retrospetive 50 Years - Shaun the Sheep Movie

MONSTRA joins Aardman in the celebration of the studio’s 50th anniversary and the production of their first clay animation with a screening of Shaun the Sheep’s first feature film, produced in 2015. After his first appearance in ‘Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave’ in 1995, and a very successful TV spinoff in 2007, Shaun the Sheep has his first full length adventure in an Academy Award nominated film, among many other distinctions.

Green Giants

MONSTRA 2026 has Nature and Sustainability as its main theme. In partnership with the festival, VERDE is organising a guided walk to visit some of Lisbon's Green Giants. These are monumental trees that live in the city and, despite their size and importance, often go unnoticed. Along the way, we will stop, observe and learn more about these large trees, understanding their ecological, climatic and cultural value. An opportunity to look at Lisbon more closely and rediscover the nature that is already part of it. Up to 30 participants

Latvian Retrospective: Flow

Family Programme Competition 8+

Through different worlds, stories and techniques, this programme, thought for young ones and grown ups, invites moments of fun but also moments of contemplation.

Aardman Retrospetive 50 Years - Wallace & Gromit

The second screening that pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of Aardman Studios gathers three of Wallace & Gromit’s first short films, directed by Nick Park between 1989 and 1995. A grand tour on the moon in the search for cheese, an exciting thriller triggered by the visit of a mysterious penguin, and a shave that brings us the iconic Shaun the Sheep. British humor and puppet animation’s perfection in three Academy Award nominated films, of which the last two left as winners.

Feature Film Competition 7

Latvian Retrospective: Family Shorts Cinemateca

Integrated in our Latvia retrospective, this screening is made up of six new Latvian films to watch and repeat. Puppets are used in all these films, and some of these puppets will be on display at the Museu da Marioneta, between the 13th of february and the 19th of april of 2026.