FANTASPORTO AWARDS 2011
The year 2011 proves to be a year of discoveries. The Dutch film "Two Eyes Staring" born of a conversation between director Elbert Van Strien and his therapist won the Grand Prix best Film Award of the 31st edition of International Film Festival of Porto, and also the Award for Best Screenplay. This is a sophisticated psychological thriller with shades of horror about how we deform the reality from what we see. With a surreal atmosphere, surrounde...
TEKKEN
by Dwight H. Little (Jap/EUA) - 92 min
They fight to save the world, or whatever is left of it. They fight hard, loud and to death. The girls are loaded like guns.
Fun to watch.
Adapted from the japanese game.
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Who will go wawy with the fantasporto prizes?
R U There? I saw the Devil? Red Nights?
answers for you tonite at 9.15! Followed by the Ball
Chance to see Mario Dorminsky with some make up on!
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BOUDU SAUVÉ DES EAUX
de Jean Renoir (Fra) - 85 min. A classic masterpiec, funny to see it in fantasporto (in french, and quite an exception in the genre line of prgraming)
DUAS MULHERES
de João Mário Grilo (Por) - 100 min.
I tried...but portugese is too tough, no subtitles to help.
RED NIGHTS
de L. Courtiaud e J. Carbon (Fra/HK) - 110 min.
Missed that, the ending looked very Hong Kong style to me.
THE RITE
de Mikael Hafstrom ...
A FANTASTIC YEAR OF CINEMA! Get ready for the thrills! In a year that has been quite tough because of the crisis, the fantastic cinema returns stronger as ever with a variety of themes, ready to please all types of spectators. From the chills of gore to the delusions of science fiction, through imagination and suspense, the films in competition suit for all tastes. Established filmmakers mixed with new talents, cinema as diverse as the one coming from Serbia or Iceland, not forgetting...
Very sweet short film directed by filmmaker Nicky Lianos, prodcued by Huberta von Liel
A short (10 minutes) comedy about the Grim Reaper bored with her job trying to cope with her unrequited love for another.
Love can happen in very unlikely places, unexpetced characters. A dark movie with a happy ending, Death and no blood, a refreshing change from Fantasporto
www.nickylianos.com/index.php?/projects/dead-happy
Starring: Alice Lowe, Dario Bernal, David Bussell, Clare Thom...
FEBRE DA FIENO
de Laura Luchetti (Ita) - 100 min.
This afternoon screening was a touch of refreshment in an otherwise fantastic or gore line up.
Shere romance, love etc
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A brother and sister in their twenties, run away from home after their dark secret is discovered. They find temporary refuge in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into a hunting trap, set by a psychotic killer, the brother sets out in a race against time to res...
My treat for today: after a great coffee in the sun by the river Douro... The screening began at 3 something
RABIES (KALEVET)
by Aharon Keshales (Isr) - 90 min.
The film is fresh from the EFM market presentation and Fantasporto is the first stop on the festival circuit, I bet it is not the last one.
I chatted with Aharon before and after the movie, he is so proud to have amade the first horror movie in israel for the israelians, this came as a big surprise too for...
My day in Fantasporto: a treat of fantastic, raw ham-and-bread tapas and a glass of port. RED as blood!
PATIENT X de Yam Laranas (Filip) - 108 min. Creatures you do not want to meet: stupid, strong, violent, strange language, even for someone from Philipines. They would feed on you. and a well deserved happy end after 108 long minutes.
Second feature in the Rivoli auditorium:
THE CHAMELEON de Jean Paul Salomé (Can) - 106 min.
Based on a true story of a young fre...
Under the aegis of Manoel de Oliveira
QUALITY AND TALENT COMPETE IN THE WEEK OF DIRECTORS
The Directors Week Section of Fantasporto is always a program of discovery of new trends and new values of the Seventh Art. Under the aegis of the dean...
GOING TO FANTASPORTO IS ON THE HOUSE
Going to Fantasporto for free is a truly irresistible proposition. Having the opportunity to see the best cinema in the world, participate in the multitude of parallel activities and socialize with interested public free of charge is one of the ways the festival has found to overcome the financial difficulties of many potential viewers.
Thus, between February 21 and March 4, Fantasporto invites ...
EXTREMES FROM EAST
One of the fields of discovery at Fantasporto has been the Official Section Orient Express. It was through this festival that Portugal discovered and acknowledged this strange and different way of looking at the life. With cultures so different from our own and values that often clash with ours because of exploring the cult of violence and extreme cruelty, Asian countries have been an endless source of inspiration and remakes of American movies. After some y...
IT'S TIME FOR CINEMA... IN RIVOLI
from February 21 to March 6
Get ready because the big party of cinema is about to begin! In only 5 days the Rivoli Theatre will open its doors to Pre-Fantasporto, for what will be another deluxe edition where the cinema becomes the ...
Mario Dormisnky at make up before the party.
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The festival closed with a high note and the closing ceremony delivered hommages to Paul Schrader and Wim Wenders (both were in attendance to pick up the award) and the awards of the three competitions
The Jury decided to award Idiots and Angels best film at the Fantastic competition, a film that plays to the bright part of human beeing rather than the dark side of it.
Bruno Chatelin on stage handing award to Antonio Reyes
The idiot becomes an angel, grows win...
The winners of FANTASPORTO 2009 with homages to WIM WENDERS, PAUL SCHRADER and JOSÉ FONSECA E COSTA With a selection that was praised by juries, audiences and critics, the 29th edition of the Oporto International Film Festival announced its awards. The films "Idiots and Angels" by Bill Plympton (USA), "Moscow, Belgium" by Christophe Van Rompaey (Bel), two directors well known of the festival, together with the South Corean Phil-sung Yim, the dire...
Le Prince de ce Monde (in fantastic competion)
One of the most popular sub-genres of terror movies is the one about diabolical possessions, seen in films such as "Repulsion", "The Exorcist" and "The Omen".
Father Donato hopes to find peace in a small village, far from worldly temptations. But Baroness De Bailleux, a young nymphomaniac aristocrat, has other plans for the cleric. Bewitched by the sensuality of the baroness, Donato finds himself involved in ...
Prime Time (in fantastic competition) ie: I cant comment
Does fiction copy reality or is it that reality inspires fiction? Is TV a mirror of the society and a reality show a virtual reality that anticipates the future which awaits us? After "Big Brother "and other shows that invaded the intimacy and privacy of the competitors, "Prime Time" crosses the last barrier. A show where the competitors are volunteers by force. They all hide a secret and a crime an...
Hair High by Bill Plympton: a classic Campus Story, prom night, king and Queen story returning from the dead to party, hair high is nice animation movie.
Sexy Killer (in fantastic competition) ie: I cant comment
(But I can show you a picture of the fantastic lead actress) courtesy Luis Barbosa
The main character of this story combines the criminal mind of Hannibal Lecter with the wardrobe of Paris Hilton. That is how Barbara, the latest fashion of sexy serial killer, ...
Bellini e o Demónio (in fantastic competition) still no comment
Made out of cinematographic passions and pulp fiction, this is a thriller that hooks the viewer to its narrative. Bellini has just become the owner of a bankrupt detective agency. He's in debt, without clients and has a tremendous capacity to get into trouble. One day a strange man hires him to find a mysterious book. In partnership with the journalist Gala, who happens to be his ex-girlfriend, they put the clues together an...
Choke (Directors week)
Goooooood, that was dirty fun, Sundance folks loved it the audience here loved it a lot
Another story of the America of today. A former medical student, Victor, has found a way of paying for his Alzheimer afflicted mother's illness: he pretends to choke when dining in expensive reataurants. And there is always someone who feels responsible for his life and sends a cheque. Victor also goes to centers where he treats his addiction to sex while working in a thema...
