43rd OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO’2023
24th Feb to 5th March
FILMS, GUESTS AND A WARM WELCOME
Fantasporto 2023 is coming soon. The rush now is creating the best conditions for our guests, coming from all parts of the world. Set in the beautiful restored BATALHA, home of all things cinema in Oporto, Fantasporto is the next meeting place for cinema lovers.
68 countries sent films for selection, resulting in a selection of 86 premières in ...
SPECIAL PROGRAM “FALAR DE CINEMA- THE MOVIE TALKS”
Specially dedicated to training in cinema, and taking advantage of the availability of some of the national and foreign guests of Fantasporto 2023, a program of debates/workshops was organized aimed at the younger audience, young filmmakers and film students. The aim of this extra-exhibition program of the festival's films is to promote debate and conversation. Not only about the films shown at the festival and how their...
DIRECTORS OF THE FILMS IN COMPETITION PRESENT IN PORTO
RUSSELL OWEN
Born in North Wales (United Kingdom). He studied illustration and screenwriting at the University of California. He started out as a storyboard artist and worked on the “Doctor Who” series and “Tomb Raider” games before becoming artistic director for very popular TV series. He made his first short film “Anglesey Road” (2009), highly awarded. This was followed by...
JURY MEMBERS
INTERNATIONAL JURY OF THE OFFICIAL FANTASTIC CINEMA SECTION
MÁRTA BÉNYEI
Born in Hungary. Expert with over 35 years of experience in the film industry. She started out as a market specialist and rights buyer. Responsible for the Festivals Department of the National Film Institute of Hungary since 2004, deputy representative of Hungary in the Eurimages Program and collaborator of Fantasporto for decades. Participant in Movie Talks.
LAWRENCE TROTT (Un...
The official section FANTASTIC CINEMA, comes to us with a lineup with several World and International Premiers and the most diverse award-winning feature films at prestigious festivals.
Highlight forever strong representation of Japanese cinema, to the presence of a surprising Ukrainian film, from a Malaysian film, country for the first time present at the festival. Strong presence also of the extremely creative European Cinema, this year again with great product...
ENTRIES FOR THE 43rdd EDITION OF FANTASPORTO ARE OPEN
WELCOME TO THE PORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Fantasporto´2023 | 43rd Porto International Film Festival reminds you that the entries for the next edition of this festival are open, and will close on December 31st, for all sections.
The 43rd edition of the event will be from February 24t till March 5th at Batalha – Centro de Cinema. To submit a film please send to info@fantasporto.com t...
42nd PORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2022 | THE AWARDS
THE WORLD OPENING OF “FOLLOW HER” BY THE NORTH AMERICAN DIRECTOR SYLVIA CAMINER MESMERIZED THE INTERNATIONAL FANTASY JURY, THE SPANISH “JACINTO” BY JAMI CAMINO WON THE DIRECTOR`S WEEK AND “ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU” BY SEUNG-WAN RYOO, A STRONG FILM FROM SOUTH KOREA WAS THE WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL ORIENT EXPRESS SECTION
The awards of the International Juries went also to Afg...
DON'T MISS THE AWARD FILMS OF FANTAS'2022, TODAY, SUNDAY 10, AT THE RIVOLI TEATRO
DE OLIVEIRA AUDITORIUM
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
15.00 • BEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FANTASTIC CINEMA
The Exorcism of God - Alejandro Hidalgo - 99' (USA/ Mex /Venezuela) - vo ingl /port
a priest North American is called to perform _ a exorcism _ but nothing runs as predicted and years later still _ is suffering the consequences of what he has done. Director Alejandro Hidalgo visited Fan...
TOO HAPPY ! I was awarded the Best Director award for my film THE EXORCISM OF GOD in the 42nd edition of Fantasporto 2022 | 42 anos | Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto one of the most prestigious genre festivals in the world! Many thanks to the festival, its director Mário Dorminsky , my friend and mentor Julian Richards and all the technical and artistic team of the film! I carry this award to my soul! THANK YOU!
Alejandro Hidalgo
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AN HOMAGE TO THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AT FANTASPORTO'2022
CLOSING SESSION and AWARD SESSION
The organization of the 42nd FANTASPORTO is pleased to join the wave of solidarity with Ukraine that is being felt throughout the world.
Today, at the official closing of Fantasporto 2022, there will be a tribute to the Ukrainian People, which will be attended by Ms. Consul of the Republic of Ukraine, who will bring with him a message from the Ambassador of Ukraine to Portug...
With the awards ceremony scheduled for tomorrow it is time to look back at the program of films and shorts which were featured at this year rainy filmfestival : rain brings more crowd into theatres which is also a positive thing. It slightly deprives you from the beauty of the city, buit thank god we have been here as a regular partner and we are now quite familiar with the city's assets.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH
GRAND AUDITORIUM
16:00 CF/AN/OE
Chicken of the Mound
Xi Chen, 83' (Chi) – Fiction Scientific – vol leg. english ./ leg. port . – preview European
Robots rule the Earth but no hide the nostalgia of humans what already no exist . and do what _ they did -- fight . machines infernals , crabs and humanoids , in a fabulous fictional animation _ scientific , selected for the Annecy Festival and the Ottawa Festival.
18:00 CF
Night at the Eagl...
This Monday and Tuesday at Fantasporto 2022
WORLD PREVIEWS OF AMAZING FILMS, HIGHLIGHTING THE PORTUGUESE AMELINDA DE MIGUEL GOMES
The program of this 42nd edition is very appetizing. Of the approximately 70 unpublished films and, in competition, selected, 26 are in WORLD AND EUROPEAN PREVIEW, an unprecedented number at a film festival in Portugal. This is clear if we look at the films already shown this weekend and those that will be shown this Monday and Tuesday, of which 6 are in World ...
After an opening of a great show and a lot of public that almost filled the Rivoli and where xxxHOLIC was shown in the world premiere in an Official Session preceded by an intervention by Beatriz Pacheco Pereira, founder and co-director of Fantasporto with Mário Dorminsky, a room with about than 500 people saw or rewatched Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, in celebration of its 40th anniversary of its European premiere in 1982, also at FANTASPORTO, but in the old Carlos Alber...
42nd PORTO INTERNATIONAL CINEMA FESTIVAL
RIVOLI THEATER
FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST
GRAND AUDITORIUM
20:45 CF/OE
Opening Session • Opening Night
xxxHolic
Mika Ninagawa, 110’ (Jap) – Fantastic/Manga – v. O. leg. english/leg. port. – World premiere
A student named Watanuki wants a normal life. To get rid of what torments him, he is guided by a butterfly to a witch's shop which reads "I can fulfill any d...
Festival opener and in competition in the Official Fantastic Cinema Section
Porto International Film Festival | Fantasporto 2022, which will take place between April 1 and 10 at Teatro Rivoli, will have as its Official Opening film the world premiere of the Japanese super production “xxxHOLIC”, the live-action film adaptation of CLAMP 's xxxHOLiC manga , a film that will also be in competition at the official sections of Fantastic Cinema and Orient Express. The film wi...
Filmfestivals.com returns as FANTASPORTO partner and looks forward to catching up with the beautiful city and 55 films in Portuguese Première in the 3 competitions
FANTASPORTO 2022 PRESENTS 25 EUROPEAN AND WORLD PREMIÈRES, A RECORD NUMBER IN PORTUGUESE FILM FESTIVALS.
The program also includes a retrospective of Classic Movies from the 30-60’s
The 42nd Oporto International Film Festival is proud to announce the proof of its international status: o...
Among 55 films in Portuguese Première in the 3 competitions
FANTASPORTO 2022 PRESENTS 25 EUROPEAN AND WORLD PREMIÈRES, A RECORD NUMBER IN PORTUGUESE FILM FESTIVALS.
The program also includes a retrospective of Classical Movies from the 30-60’s
The 42nd Oporto International Film Festival is proud to announce the proof of its international status: of the new 55 films (most in competition) almost half of them, 21 in fact, are in WORLD PREMIÈRE and 5 in EUROPE...
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ON THE CLOSING NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL, THE AWARDS NIGHT, FANTASPORTO PRESENTS THE WORLD OPENING OF THE UKRAINIAN NEW FILM “EVERYTHING, NOTHING AND SOMETHING ELSE”
The Organizing Committee of the 42nd Fantasporto has the honour to join the waves of solidarity around the world towards Ukrainians.
On its Closing Award ceremony, on April 9th, the OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL- FANTASPORTO is going to screen in WORLD PREMIERE the feature EVERYTHING, NOTHING AND SOMETHING ...
80% of the 68 films of the 3 Competitive Sections are WORLD PREMIERES and EUROPEAN PREMIERES, the other films have their national premières.
For a festival in Portugal this is quite an accomplishment!
The Popular Fantasporto is back, after two downsized editions due to the pandemic regulations. But the Oporto Film festival moves on, holding its 42nd edition back at the Rivoli Theatre in the centre of the city.
Looking at the line-up and the films in the two most important com...
The Festival is cheduled to take place from the 1st to the 10th of April with a renewed partnership with filmfestivals.com.
FantasPorto returns, in 2022, to Teatro Rivoli, after last year the pandemic forced it to take place at Mercado Ferreira Borges, another ex-libris of the city of Harbor.
Asia has great predominance in this year's selection.
The 41st edition consecrated the Japanese "Suicide Forest Village", by Takashi Shimizu, as the B...
