The festival offers an exclusive look at of the most recent short film production from several countries, in a special cooperation with official film institutes, film schools, festivals, producers, etc
Portugal premieres
CATALAN SHORT FILMS
The Disorganized Crime - Stephan Hofmann - 15’
The Olive Tree - Frederic Menchón - 16’ - Esp
Mundane Interests Bar Mut - Christian Molina, Ramses Albiñana - 16’42’’
Distop...
The festival will open with Vampire Academy by Mark Waters (USA)
Vampire Academy
Closing Film : The Railway Man - Jonathan Teplitzky - USA
COMPETITIVE SECTION OFFICIAL FANTASY FILMS
CINEMA FANTASTIC
Films in Competition
Longas-Metragens/Features
Ante - Firsts / Previews in Portugal
The Thorn of the Rose - Filipe Henriques - Port / Guinea-Bissau -97 ' - World Opening / Antrestreia World
Kung Fu Divas - Onat D...
REGULATIONS
1. The 34th edition of the OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FANTASPORTO 2014 will take place from February, 28th till March 9th.
2. The Festival main purpose is screening and promoting films of quality, both aesthetically and thematically, and to seek new forms and methods of filmmaking.
3. The Festival has the following sections.
3.1. Competitive Sections:
3.1.1. Official Competition fo...
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 ...
Super Bock Beer major sponsor of the Fantasporto Film Festival...talking a bit about t-shirts...and beer of course! Images and moments at the 2013 annual Fantasporto Film Festival in Porto Portugal brought to you by www.filmfestivals.com Music by M-Pex - Babylonis.
Shot at the Foyer of Rivoli, Festival Headquarters hosted a few animations like this one, including darts shooting...MUCH FUN
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Images and moments at the 2013 annual FantasPorto Film Festival captured in Porto Portugal. Cobbled stone paths to the Art Nouveau stylings of an era frozen in time, Delicious flavours come back to life and lips - food, coffee, Porto. Peacocks walking... Music by M-Pex - "iPhado" and Jorge Costa "Fadista Vadio" video by MV
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Finnish director Timo Vuorensola at FantasPorto Film Festival 2013 talks about his film Iron Sky. Thanks to sponsor Super Bock - good beer! Iron Sky is a 2012 Finnish-German-Australian comic science fiction action film written by Johanna Sinisalo and Michael Kalesniko. Nazi Germans being defeated in 1945, fled to the Moon where they built a space fleet to return in 2018 and conquer Earth.
Iron Sky comes from the makers of Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning and was produced by Tero Kaukomaa of ...
With general praise for the quality of the selection, the latest edition of Fantasporto, Portugal’s leading film festival, has just ended. So much said the members of the juries of the three competitive sections (Fantasy, Directors Week and Orient Express).
“MAMA” by Andrés Muschietti in the Fantasy Competition and “PIETÀ” by Korean director Kim Ki Duk in the Directors Week, are the winners of the 33rd edi...
Ali leads a solitary existence in a semi-basement apartment. His life is endlessly monotonous: he prepares his frugal meals, prays and then goes to sleep. His only diversion is the kick-boxing championship he’s training for. He makes a meager living by pilfering trash cans for scrap metal he hauls around town in a super-market cart. He’s plagued by memories of his home town, his family and his girlfriend. But worst of all, he’s haunted by the Ashura, which he always obser...
The Weight Directed by Jeon Kyu-hwan
Produced by Kim Woo-taek & Choi Min-ae
Written by Jeon Kyu-hwan
Starring Jo Jae-hyun; Park Ji-a
Music by Ju Dae-gwan
Cinematography Kim Nam-gyun
Editing by Kim Mi-yeong Park Hae-o
Running time 108 mins.
Country South Korea
The Weight (Hangul: 무게; RR: Muge; MR: Muge) is a 2012 South Korean film about a hunchback mortician and his transgender stepbrother.
It made its world premiere in the Venice Days sidebar of...
DIRECTED BY PAUL HYETT STARRING ROSIE DAY (Ironclad 2) SEAN PERTWEE (Dog Soldiers, Wild Bill) KEVIN HOWARTH (The Last Horror Movie, Gallowwalker), ANNA WALTON (Hellboy 2, Mutant Chronicles)
Revenge thriller THE SEASONING HOUSE is the highly anticipated directorial debut from British special effects maestro, PAUL HYETT (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake, The Descent).
Making its much awaited premiere at the opening of FRIGHTFEST 2012 to critical acclaim THE SEASONING HOUSE is ...
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• Regular ticket for the Great and Small Auditoriums of the Rivoli - Municipal Theatre| Price: 5€
• Pre-Opening Session of Fantasporto'2013 at the Rivoli - Municipal Theatre at the Great Auditorium of Rivoli (February 25th at 10.00p.m.) | Price: 8€
• Official Opening session (at the Great Auditorium of Rivoli - Municipal Theatre (March 1st at 9.00 p.m) | Price: 6€
• Official Closing Session and Award Cerimony at the Great Auditorium of Rivoli - ...
ROBOT AND FRANK Extrait 2 par europacorp
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Fantasporto 2013 Films will open with Mama – Andrès Muschietti – Spa/Can – 100 min - CF
Closing Film:
Robot & Frank – Jake Schreier – USA – 89 min P&P
Homages:
Aniki Bobó - Manoel de Oliveira - Portugal - 71 min - 1942
La Planète Sauvage - René Laloux - Fra / Che Rep - 72 min - 1973
The Red Shoes - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburguer - GB - 133 min
Fantasy
Competit...
Pre -Fantas from February 25th to 28th The Competitions from March 1st to 10th
FANTASPORTO’2013 KEEPS UP THE PUBLIC SERVICE
The 33rd edition of Fantasporto, the greatest film festival of Portugal, will take place between February 25th and March 10th with the week March 1st- 9th dedicated to the international competitions: Official Section Fantasy for feature and short films, Official Section Directors Week (general), Official Section Orient Express (Asian...
Following the closing ceremony : Huge party, great setting, crowded, very crowded and fun.
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I was there...dancing !
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Bladerunner at Fantasporto, 2012
What better film to be honored at a 'Fantastic' film festival than the classic Sci-Fi film Bladerunner (1982)! At the 32nd International Film Festival of Porto (Fantasporto) the film was screened as an homage to cinemas of the future. Directed by Ridley Scott, the canonical film was based on the novel by Sci-Fi writer Philip K. Dick called: "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" about a time in the future where androids (who look like h...
32nd FANTASPORTO, 24 February to March 3, 2012.
FANTASPORTO 2012 AWARDS
FANTASY SECTION
Best Film Award Fantasporto
Hell - Tim Fehlbaum (Ger)
Jury’s Special Award
Bellflower - Evan Godell (USA)
Best Direction
Susan Jackobson - The Holding (UK)
Best Actor
Alexis Diaz de Villegas - Juan de los Muertos (Spa/Cuba)
Best Actress
Hannah Herzsprung – Hell (Ger)
Best Screenplay
Alejandro Bruguès - Juan de los Muertos (Spa/Cub...
