200 film premieres at Fantasporto 2014
ABOUT 200 FILMS PREMIERE of FEBRUARY 28 to MARCH 9 in the 34th Edition of FANTASPORTO-FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DO PORTO. EVERYTHING IN THE RIVOLI WITH NATALI, ALEX DE LA IGLESIA, MIIKA, KIM KI-DUK ...OF THE PHILIPPINES TO VENEZUELA ...PASSING AROUND THE WORLD. IT'S TIME FOR THE PARTY OF THE ARTS.
2014. Ediçáo 34 of Fantasporto. Year of celebration. Party for the cinema. Party for the arts. Music, literature, fine arts, photography, for the dance. Finally a Cultural Forum which has as its Center, the traditional Fantas, this year highlighting again the European cinema, but not forgetting the new proposals coming from the 5 corners of the World.
Will be displayed about 200 new films, unpublished in Portugal, among which we highlight ten World Premieres, too, several being naturally the other European nationals. 30 countries will be represented in the event that you have chosen extremely recent productions and that intersect with the most outstanding movies in the 2013 world cinematography firmament. Among the selected films appear dozens of striking names of cinema and the Fantas comes giving meet Portugal and, in many cases to Europe, as has been happening with the renovated Eastern cinema, coming from Oceania, Africa or Latin America.
At the official opening of the Festival, on February 28, we will see the new production of the team behind the Twilight series, "Vampire Academy", a production of 2014 that will have its world premiere in mid-February in the United States.
This will be followed by a very special exhibition, held with the permission of the producers, the restored version of the masterpiece of Victor Fleming, "the wizard of Oz," which celebrates 75 years of its debut in 2014. Musical in which magic and fantasy melt together brilliantly, is considered one of the 10 best movie in film history, having brought Judy Garland the opportunity to win the Academy Award for best actress at the Academy.
The Fantasporto account, in addition to its traditional official sections 5 (fantastic film with short and feature films), the directors week-Prize Cannes Palme d'Or winner Manoel de Oliveira, the Orient Express Section, this dedicated to Asian Cinema, the Portuguese Cinema Section with various areas of contest and the retrospective that sector in 2014 will honor producer Henrique Espírito Santo, who will be awarded the Prize for a career. The space Fantas in Shorts will highlight the cinematographies Catalan and French, Portuguese Cinema in your Panorama will have its section for the unedited movies that compete to prize for the best Portuguese Film of the year and an increasingly wide area of cinema devoted to Schools linked to Portugal in which Audiovisual participating this year 10 schools and universities. Special sessions will also be held in partnership with the Cinanima Festival and Avanca.
As novelties in the field of programming, the new spaces called "Fantas Classics" where they will be displayed, celebrating 75 years of its debut, the masterpieces of cinema "the Feiticeirode Oz" and "gone with the wind, both of the great Viktor Fleming, in addition to an extensive set of classic films and the" Industry Screenings "area dedicated to global producers, like" marché du film "will present their latest productions to film professionals present in Porto, admiye this year in much broader than in previous years. In the background the port is in fashion and film the Fantasporto being their brand, is strong and healthy guarantee coexistence among professionals in the Middle, cinephiles and simple lovers of cinema.
The film program will be supplemented with special events, such as exhibitions of plastic arts of Helena lion and Antonia Garcia and photography, under the theme "the port" Rui, as well as various conferences Vine and several homages to announce. Concurrent film screenings in the living room and cable wharf will be another of the initiatives for the creation of technological applications through several about this Fantas so this walk with you. In your pocket. And other good news to announce.
The final schedule will be announced in mid-January, although until then will be made available the information of selected films for each section of the Festival. A selection difficult given have been viewed about a thousand movies of between cirtas and feature films.
The organisation of the 34th Edition of FantasPorto has circulated through social networks some of the titles of productions that will make an appearance in the programming of the 2014 Edition. Among the main novelties already announced, the highlight belonging to the presence of the Portuguese film "Deadly Sin" by Luís Diogo, official of the week competition of Directors. This independent production, whose dramatic plot follows the journey of a young man who tries to find parents who never wanted, starring Sara Barros Leitão, Miguel Meira, João Guimarães and José Eduardo. In addition to this great national premiere, the Fantasporto also apadrinhará the national debut of the Guinean fantasy drama "the thorn of the rose" by Filipe Henriques, movie that's already being applauded in several countries as one of the most creative of the year African productions. In the fantastic short film contest will be present also in World Premiere two new independent productions. In addition to these innovations, the 2014 Fantasporto Lusofonia will be in competition with films such as the crime drama "Cold Comes The Night" by Tze Chun, with Alice Eve and Bryan Cranston in the lead roles or "Scintilla", a very creative British film by Billy O'Brien. The remarkable drama "Love Eternal" by Brendan Muldowney, the film adaptation of "In Love With The Dead", the Japanese author Kei Oishi, also will be part of this selection, such as the surprising Swiss horror film "Chimères" by Oliver Yogamardiansyah. The German thriler "Houston" by Bastian Günther, the violent "Viral" by Lucas Figueroa, the drama "The Strange Colour of Your Body ' s Years", already winners of Fantas, Hélène Cattet y Bruno Forzani, the very famous Romanian drama "Kill Child" or the action film that reveals the new super hero "Sparks" are other movies to display. As the festival's closing Movie will display one of the films of the year, the drama "The Railway Man" by Jonathan Teplitzky with Nicole Kidman as protagonist.
Are also now confirmed the presence of several strong titles in this Edition, such as "Straw Shield" by Takashi Miike; "What Maisie Knew" by Scott McGehee and David Siegel; "Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi" by Alex de la Iglésia; "Haunter," de Vicenzo Natali or "Big Bad Wolves, which marks a return to the Israelites" Fantas Rabbies, "Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado with a film that Tarantino considers to be" the best of 2013 ", as stated in his own movie trailer.
EVEN MORE PROMINENCE to the CINEMA "MADE" IN PORTUGAL, continuing the process of dissemination and promotion of Portuguese Cinema made with schools and soon with the younger, stands out for the PORTUGUESE FILM section now (unedited movies) and the competition between CINEMA SCHOOLS beating all records this year with the participation of film schools across the country. To highlight the presence in sections and the week fantastic film directors of two feature films and two short portuguesas, which demonstrates the dynamism of independent film production in Portugal in strong crisis.
The tribute to be made to Henrique Espírito Santo, a producer in the world, you will also receive the award Fantasporto for a career of Fantasporto, celebrate the cinematic experience of one of the most prolific and sensitive Portuguese producers. Someone who's in the distant year of 1981, in year 1 of Fantas there this gift and, over the years, created a strong bond of friendship not only with the project, as well as with its founders.Henrique Espírito Santo was born in Queluz in November 18, 1931. Currently 80 years of age a résumé of about 70 films produced. His influence on Portuguese cinema is striking. Particularly in the period in which the vacancy of the Portuguese cinema novo, which would turn out to be the period of appearance of several directors with whom he worked. Inherited their parents ' interest and taste for movies. It was this curiosity and this passion for cinema which led Henry to engage in film societies in the distant year of 1948. Cine club activity was that Fonseca e Costa met with whom he worked on the first feature film for both. It would be «message» by José Fonseca e Costa, was the year of 1971. Henrique Espírito Santo was also victim of persecution of PIDE (political police of the ancien régime) at the time of the dictatorship. He was jailed for 18 months on charges of subversion. She's always had an exemplary attitude and extremely accurate with whom he worked over all these years. The values of ethics and principles of mutual respect always superimposed to the materials. Your choice of films that will be screened at the Festival includes p referred to "the Message" (1971) by José Fonseca e Costa, "Veredas" (1977) from João César Monteiro, "Bobo" (1979) from José Álvaro Morais, "Cerromaior" (1980) by Luís Filipe Rocha and Hors Salson "(1991) by Daniel Schmid.
With the high patronage of the Ministry of culture, the City Council of Porto and the EU average.
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SUMMARY CONDITIONS of ACCESS to the FANTASPORTO 2014 organizing the 34th Edition of FantasPorto recalls that, until 16 December the free pass has the special price of 60 Euros, thence to February 1 this will cost Eur 80.00. From that date the price will increase to Eur 100.00.
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