TRIBUTE TO ANTÓNIO-PEDRO VASCONCELOS 2012
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Homage in Fantasporto 2012
A director who was able to attract over 1 million viewers to the cinemas to see Portuguese films, definitely deserves a tribute at Fantasporto 2012. António-Pedro Vasconcelos is the only director who can boast such a feat and the International Film Festival of Porto has chosen him as the Portuguese personality to be highlighted in its 32ndedition. Becau...
Porto7 - Oporto International Short Film Festival: Call for submission
Oporto International Short Film Festival - Porto7
Call for submission
Entry deadline 15th March 2012
Free Submission
www.porto7.com
“Porto7” – Oporto’s International Short-Film Festival, is an event that will take place from 13th to 17th June 2012 in Portugal.
Porto7 is a Festival dedicated to Short-Films. Its target is to promote the production and exhibition o...
The 32nd Fantasporto, Portugal’s biggest film fest (Variety) is coming. With a programme dedicated to the newest films in the three competitions, with retrospectives and tributes, it is not only there that lies the whole interest of the event.In fact, this edition will celebrate officially, and with special permission of the American legal representatives, the 30th Anniversary of the film “Blade Runner” which was seen for the first time in Fantasporto '83. This film serves as a “leitmoti...
One of the most sought for workshops in filmmaking will return to FEST FILM LAB. After his September workshop Philip Bloom will return to Portugal for a new workshop in January directed to all of those who wish to elevate their knowledge on DSLR’s and Digital Video. Due to the great number of people interested we are sure the workshop will be sold out very quickly therefore we advise to register timely to avoid any disappointments. This workshop has the price of 325 Euros per person, and the d...
Films about nuclear issues wanted!
Filmmakers and Producers from all over the World are invited to send
their preview DVDs until January 31, 2012.
Last May 2011 we organized the First International
Uranium Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro (Urânio em Movi[e]mento). The Festival
is about any nuclear issue from Uranium mining to Atomic Bombs and nuclear Waste
and it is about creating awareness. Independent information about the risks of
the whole nuclear fuel chain is...
This year was the kick off to the new film festival FANTASTIC ZAGREB. I loved the statement of the festival directors so much but it could only be found in the film program so I have decided to share it with you here by transcribing it word for word. :-)Founders of the Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival statement:"WELCOME...From Paris to Tokyo, from Berlin to Toronto, from Venice and Cannes to Abu Dhabi, Stockholm and Porto... We traveled half way around the world, visited numerous film festi...
"A.L.I.C.E." will screen at Porto 7 in Porto, Portugal in June 2011: http://www.porto7.com/competicao/
This is the 16th festival acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E." For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com
World sales for the film are handled by Fred Joubaud at Ouat Media. Contact: fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com
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In May, La Semaine de la Critique will celebrate its 50th edition. Since in 1962, La Semaine de la Critiq...
............. NEWSLETTER N° 500 bis: march 11rd, 2011 Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly 500 Let us toast to that! Since we like that number we will name this issue 500 bis if you do not mind? ...
The Psychological thriller TWO EYES STARING (original title: ZWART WATER) by Dutch writer/director Elbert van Strien has won the Grand Prix Best Film Award of the 31st edition of the International Film Festival of Porto 2011 (Fantasporto), and also the Award for Best Screenplay.
"...the film "Two Eyes Staring" by Elbert van Strien is the Grand Prize Best Film Award Winner of Fantasporto 2011. The Dutch film that will be...
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, surrounded by seemingly normal, a ...
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...
Director: Luiza Parvu.
Adina tries to make a birthday for herself, but this is not an easy job for a lonely bus ticket saleswoman, living alone in the old apartment of her late parents. She finds an unusual way of spending the day, when she decides to call a professional party entertainer agency.The Birthday is a sincere and sensitive short film about the need to get close to someone and, at the same time, the impossibility of doing it. The motivation of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival Short Competition jury, who awarded this film with the 2nd Prize was: 'The jury found this film effectively acted and directed to express a young woman's sense of isolation, but there is a stubborn hope in despair which resonated with us.'
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BLACK & WHITE AUDIOVISUAL FESTIVAL
April 18-21, 2012 | Porto - Portugal
http://www.artes.ucp.pt/b&w
Deadline for video, audio and photography submissions: January 9th 2012
www.artes.ucp.pt/b&w
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The Black & White Audiovisual Festival 2011 is hosted by UCP's School of Arts and it brings together a worldwide community of Artists expressing themselves through video, photography or audio that co...
Director: tomas baltazar.
17 ', HD, colour
A barefoot emerging from the aseptic conventions walks to find freedom. In a road
into solitude. Looking for a place that is not his, but where he belongs to it.
The barefoot walks in a journey to reconstruct himself.
Director: Jean Counet.
"It is said that whenever you catch a glimpse of a nymph, she casts a spell over you, forever holding you in her power."
Afmin is a short documentary about the director's travel through Poland in search for his nymph...
Director: Jean Counet.
A simple driving lesson in winter reveals the relational status of a young married Russian couple.
Director: JUAN PABLO ETCHEVERRY.
THE BIGGEST FLOWER IN THE WORLD is a text of rare beauty, full of symbols and enigmas, for children who grow up in a world split by individualism, where there is no hope and violence and lack of ideals are the norm. There are two messages, one for the children (discovery, bravery and altruism) and another for all men and women who ask themselves about their place in the world.
The British actor (Oscar winner in 1990 for "Reversal of Fortune" by Barbet Schroeder) will receive the prestigious special award on Tuesday July 13th at Sant'Angelo of Ischia during the 8° Global Film & Music Festival. With this award the accomplished British actor joins in the Festival record beside prominent colleagues such as Sir Ben Kinglsey, Dennis Hopper, Vanessa Redgrave, Hilary Swank, Murray Abraham, Giancarlo Giannini and Stefania Sandrelli. Jeremy Irons, whos...
The Ischia Legend Award 2010 has been awarded to Jeremy Irons. The British actor (Oscar winner in 1990 for “Reversal of Fortune” by Barbet Schroeder) will receive the prestigious special award on Tuesday July 13th at Sant’Angelo of Ischia during the 8° Global Film & Music Festival. With this award the accomplished British actor joins in the Festival record beside prominent colleagues such as Sir Ben Kinglsey, Dennis Hopper, Vanessa Redgrave, Hilary Swank, Murray Abraham, Giancarlo Giann...
Training Ground 2010 confirmed 4 top experts added to the program:OLIVIER COTTE IN SPECIAL EFFECTS ON MY BACKYARD Olivier Cotte is a French film director, writer, graphic novel author, and animation historian.After studying music, ballet, fine arts and films, he worked 15 years in the industry as director, flame artist and director of special effects, with such people as Wim Wenders (Until the End of the World), Roman Polanski (Death and the Maiden), Costa-Gavras (Mad City), Bob Swaim (The Clim...
David Macmillan, is a long established Sound Department expert winner of 3 Oscars, and who has worked in the highest level for five decades.
David has worked with some of the best film Directors of our time, he has helped names such as Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Sydney Pollack, Philip Kaufman, Alan Parker, Joel Schumacher, Kathryn Bigelow, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, and many others to achive their goals.
Davis is wdely recognized as one of the most important s...
Marc Price is the person responsible of one of the biggest film phenomenons in 2009 with its film "Colin"
"Colin" hit the spotlight in Cannes where the film wowed by the critics and got several distribution deals, but some films have achieved similar objective, but none of the others had a similar budget to "Colin" that was made for 50 Euros!
This achievement made Marc Price a case study, he wrote "Colin" during his day work and suddenly he was...
Marc Price is the person responsible of one of the biggest film phenomenons in 2009 with its film "Colin""Colin" hit the spotlight in Cannes where the film wowed by the critics and got several distribution deals, but some films have achieved similar objective, but none of the others had a similar budget to "Colin" that was made for 50 Euros!This achievement made Marc Price a case study, he wrote "Colin" during his day work and suddenly he was in Cannes, and soon after in every major news media. ...
Ischia Global Fest 2009 – OFFICIAL PROGRAM
SATURDAY JULY 11
LACCO AMENO
8:00pm: Museo Villa Arbusto: Tony Renis and Olivia Magnani to open the “Mina’s exhibit”
ISCHIA PORTO
8:30pm – Piazza San Girolamo – Welcome to Ischia Global 2009 with Olivia Magnani and
Riccardo Marone, minister Tourism and Industry Campania Region
FORIO
8:30pm – Piazzale del Soccorso – Welcome to Ischia Global 2009 with Tony Renis
LACCO AMENO (by...