Fantasporto

40 Years of Fantasporto in Portugal’s capital of cinema

The city of Porto, overlooking the River Douro and close to the Atlantic Ocean, and a World Heritage City, welcomes once again one of the most prestigious film festivals in Europe and in the World.  Fantasporto, Porto International Film Festival celebrates its 40^th Anniversary in 2020 and it will be held in 25^th February- 8^th March at the Rivoli Theatre, with the support of the Town City Hall. 

Thirteen days of celebration of the Film World, where producers, director, actors, distributors and the audience mix together to watch films of all genres and coming from all over the world. So, no wonder that a horror film is followed by a drama or a documentary, or, maybe an experimental film.

2020 will be a celebration of the great names of cinema, some revealed for the first time in Fantasporto. Some famous names have also visited the festival such as Max von Sydow, Guillermo del Toro, Wim Wenders, John Hurt, Rosana Arquette, Danny Boyle, Ben Kingsley, Paul Schrader who came to introduce their films to the audience. The competitive structure remains the same- Fantasy, Directors Week, Orient Express, Fantasclassics. screenings, Q&A’s, book presentations, debates, art exhibitions, workshops. 

The program, of the latest film production usually brings many International and World Premieres which attracts to Porto many cinema and media people who want to see them first hand.  The Industry Screenings are also a means of connecting the festival with the distributors. In 2020, the festival pays a Tribute to British producer - director - distributor Julian Richards, who after working in Amblin, resumed a successful career and has played an important role as the head of Jinga Films. Also Taiwan is present as a special partner of Fantasporto.  And more to come. 

Welcome to the World of the Visual Arts, to Porto, twice Best European Destination, to the 40^th Fantasporto