Tribeca Festival has extended its partnership with Empressa Group to organize the Tribeca Lisbon Festival in Lisbon, Portugal for another three years until 2028.
In its third edition scheduled to take place from 9 to 13 December 2026, the Tribeca Portuguese Independent Film Fair will see a move from Lisbon’s Beto Innovation District to Avenida da Liberdade, the city’s tree-lined Champs-Elysées. This brings Tribeca’s collaboration with media operators and filmmakers in Portugal to the heart of Lisbon and fills cinemas and cultural venues such as São Jorge Cinema, Teatro Tivoli and Capitolio.
The extension of the deal with Impresa also expands Tribeca’s efforts to bridge the transatlantic rift between the US and Europe with a mix of independent and local Portuguese film titles to take cinema in new directions in Lisbon.
“At a time when the world can feel increasingly divided, storytelling remains one of the most powerful ways to connect people across cultures and experiences,” Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Festival — currently celebrating its 25th anniversary — and co-president of Tribeca Enterprises, said in a statement Friday. “The Tribeca Lisbon Festival was created to deepen those connections – bringing together filmmakers, artists and audiences from around the world in one of Europe’s great cultural capitals. We are proud to continue building this future in Lisbon alongside our partners at Empresa.”
Tribeca Festival Lisbon also presents selections from the New York City-based Tribeca Festival for premieres in Europe and Portugal. Robert De Niro, co-founder of Rosenthal and Tribeca, revealed the three-year extension for the Portugal edition alongside Tribeca Enterprises CEO Rebecca Glashow and Francisco Pedro Balsimao, Chairman and CEO of Impresa Group, during a Tribeca Festival press conference on Friday.
“Empresa is proud to renew our partnership with Tribeca Enterprises because it represents not only the continuation of a successful project, but also our ambition to grow, innovate and achieve a greater international vision, with Portugal and Lisbon serving as a creative platform,” Balsimao said in his statement.
New programming for the 2026 edition will include more public events such as “Tribeca Night Live”, an evening series featuring music, performances and appearances by Portuguese and international artists. Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas also praised the extension of the Tribeca Lisbon Festival, as he looked forward to the first two years of the local event to promote the Portuguese film industry, trade and tourism.
“The Tribeca Lisbon Festival provides unique opportunities for our artists to showcase their talents and works on the international stage. This is the festival that confirms that Lisbon is a global reference point for culture,” Moedas added in a statement.
