IndieLisboa is an international independent film festival that does justice to its name: a platform created with the intention of exhibiting works that fill the void of film circulation shaped by the mainstream production (regular national commercial releases that dominate the market), mainly focused on European films. For the last 11 years, IndieLisboa has been a stable initiative capable of attracting public and film professionals from all over the world. IndieLisboa is an event that gives audiences an opportunity to discover recent films from emerging talents and rediscover lesser-known reputed authors. The festival also finds important to explore relevant bodies of work of specific directors whose oeuvre is less known in Portugal or cinematographies from countries with low audiovisual production capacity. IndieLisboa's main sections are competitive programmes composed by world, international or national premieres. With only a few exceptions, all selected films have their national presentation at the festival. IndieJunior, the children/youth section of the festival - a show that reached its 10th year - has proven to be crucial for the formation of new audiences. Parallel activities that promote film literacy, such as the LisbonTalks (a programme composed of masterclasses, seminars and debates), have been essential to clarify the importance of the independent film circuit and also constitute an important part of the festival's main mission. Throughout eleven days IndieLisboa becomes a showcase of the best independent cinema of the world and also an indispensable meeting point for directors showing their films and film professionals such as programmers, critics, sales agents and distributors. For the next two years, IndieLisboa hopes to strengthen its position in the film circuit, serving as an agent for the international distribution of Portuguese films and as a platform that national distributors can use to discover films they wish to premiere.