TAP Air Portugal announces that the final phase of the Altitude Film Fest, its first on-board film festival, is underway on board the airline’s long-haul flights. Passengers can cast their votes until 31 October 2024.

The initiative that celebrates the world of cinema now offers passengers the unique opportunity to take part in choosing the best short films, directly from the aircraft’s entertainment systems. The first edition of the Altitude Film Fest received a total of 355 submissions, including 101 documentaries and 254 fiction films.

The first phase of film selection was carried out in July this year, by a panel of judges, made up of a distinguished group of personalities linked to the world of cinema, who selected the 10 finalists. The jury in the fiction category is made up of Leonel Vieira (Portugal), Rui Tendinha (Portugal), Ricardo Pereira (Portugal), Sónia Balacó (Portugal), Rita Nunes (Portugal) and Elisabete Mendes (TAP, Portugal). In the documentary category, the jury includes Arthur Araújo (Brazil), Paul Visser (Holland), Aldo di Russo (Italy), João Antero (Portugal), Marco Calábria (Brazil) and also Elisabete Mendes, representing TAP.

Throughout October, TAP passengers can view the top 10 selected short films, five in the documentary category and five in the fiction category, and vote for their favourite through a survey on the in-flight entertainment system.

The Altitude Film Fest will culminate with an awards ceremony on World Cinema Day, 5 November, in Lisbon. The films awarded the Grand Prize for Best Fiction Film and Best Documentary will be rewarded with a travel grant worth 3,000 euros each.

This festival reinforces TAP’s commitment to promoting culture and the arts, providing a unique and memorable travel experience for the airline’s customers, and offering an alternative and unprecedented platform for emerging filmmakers and films from different origins.

All the information about the Altitude Film Fest can be found here.  https://www.flytap.com/en-pt/on-board/altitude-film-festival