Janela Indiscreta

Associação Cultural Janela Indiscreta

Lisboa, Portugal

Arts & CultureLGBTQ+Community development

AssociationNational reach

Profile last updated: April 2, 2026

About

Janela Indiscreta is a non-profit association based in Lisboa, Portugal working on arts & culture, lgbtq+, community development.

Janela Indiscreta is a Portuguese cultural association based in Lisbon that organises the Queer Lisboa and Queer Porto international queer film festivals. It also runs the Prémio Casa Comum and other competitions and sections, publishes books on queer cinema, and distributes Portuguese queer-themed films nationally and internationally. Its work is aimed at the public and at LGBTQIA audiences, promoting queer cinema, culture and artistic expression in Portugal.

Location

Lisboa, Portugal

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Associação Cultural

Legal name

Associação Cultural Janela Indiscreta

VAT number

505230186

Focus areas

queer cinemafilm festivalLGBTQ+LisbonPortoshort films

Languages

PTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureLGBTQ+Community development

Works for

LGBTQ+ peopleCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesGrant-making

Programmes

Queer Lisboa

Arts & Culture · Portugal

International queer film festival held in Lisbon at Cinema São Jorge and Cinemateca Portuguesa, with competitions, out-of-competition sections and retrospectives.

Queer Porto

Arts & Culture · Portugal

International queer film festival held in Porto at Batalha Centro de Cinema, Casa Comum and Passos Manuel.

Prémio Casa Comum

Arts & Culture · Portugal

Competition within Queer Porto dedicated exclusively to Portuguese queer-themed short films, run in partnership with the Reitoria da Universidade do Porto.

Competição In My Shorts

Arts & Culture · Portugal

Queer Lisboa competition for short films from European film schools, aimed at promoting student filmmakers.

Queer Art

Arts & Culture · Portugal

Queer Lisboa competition section where cinema intersects with the visual arts, showcasing experimental and transgressive films.

Prémio AltContent

Arts & Culture · Portugal

Award at Queer Porto offering in-kind use of the AltContent music catalogue and music supervision consulting for a short film.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Funded by

Grants

Ways to support

VolunteerShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Cinema São Jorge, EGEAC, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, RTP, Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Batalha Centro de Cinema, AltContent, LAlternativa, Institut Français do Portugal, ViiV Healthcare

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