Festroia
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Festroia is an International film festival in Setúbal, Portugal. In 2006 it will be run for the 21st time. Festroia is a FIAPF Festival that takes place just after Cannes International Film Festival. It normally shows films that do not normally reach commercial distribution.
The 22nd edition of the festival, will be held from the 2nd to the 11th of June 2007 in Setúbal with extensions in Lisbon (Portugal's capital city) and Almada.
There are 4 competitive sections, namely the Official Section, First Works, American Independents and Man and its Environment.
The festival also has hosts other international judges who award specific prizes: SIGNIS (Cinema’s International Catholic Organization), FISPRESCI (Cinematographic Press) and, for the first time in 2006, the CICAE (International Confederation Of Art Cinemas).