The award Discovery Awards 2023 aims to show and give visibility to photographers and photographic projects that are not yet well known in the field. Every year, around thirty photographers are selected, with half having exhibitions at the festival and the other half having their work presented in a projection format. The screening of the 15 selected photography projects takes place at the Galeria do Largo do Paço between the 15th of September and the 28th of October. The exhibitions are distributed through various spaces according to the two themes Environmental Futures and Cultural Futures.