WORLD PREMIERE OF ONE OF THE FUTURE WORLD BLOCKBUSTERS

March 6th - IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FILM CREW

The Floor Plan – Junichi Ishikawa -110´- ( Japan ) CF/OE- WORLD PREMIERE- horror fantastic , vo, leg english , leg port

Amemiya is a Youtuber who specializes in the occult . When your _ advisor him brings a house plan to observe , notice that the house presents compartments that do not they are logical , as if the owners they wanted to hide some thing dark or someone . Who? What ? _ The imagination is on the loose . However , the neighborhood start counting _ stories and a woman , Yuzuki , contacts the Youtuber . Together will reveal the mystery of the house. The horror Japanese in your better .

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IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR

15:15 Supporting Actors - Árpad Sopsits – 110' (Hun) - Retrospective Visions of Hungarian Cinema | SR- drama , vo, leg ingl , leg. port

Árpád Sopsits

Director Árpád Sopsits _ studied at the Theater and Cinema Academy . Your first feature film was “Shooting Gallery ” (1989) which had debuted in the Directors ' Fortnight at the Cannes Festival where it was awarded . Others followed , such as “ Videoblues ” (1992) and “ Abandoned ” (2000), equally awarded . After came , among other films, “The Seventh Circle” in 2009, Best Film at the Amsterdam Festival , and “ Strangled ” (2016) which features it is Retrospective Hungarian . In competition in Fantas 2024 Two Directors ' Week .

This social drama tells the stories parallels of 3 families in modern - day rural Hungary . We follow the stories of Árpad , a rich business man , woman _ Franciska , Babita's daughter , a photographer called Gábor , the artist ceramics his girlfriend , Edina, and a priest who works at the prison . Yours _ destinations they are connected . Many live still or lived in the same city and their lives are determined by the secrets and crimes that are revealing over a period of ten years .

 IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR AND THE PRODUCER

17:30 - Papa Mascot – King Palisoc - 94' (Philippines) SR/OE- drama, vo, leg engl, leg port

Nicole, 7 years old , has leukemia . The father, Nico, who clearly adores the child , seeks help to cure his daughter who is in the hospital . And when stops having money , withdraws it at hidden . Pursued by the police , the girl recovered , it is concluded that the child was kidnapped there is years . Portraits of revenge and tenderness , even per ways tortuous . Another Luisito film Lagdameo , director awarded at Fantasporto for “Laut” (2016) and “ School Service” (2019).

AFTER VENICE 2023 WHERE THE CRITICS AWARD WON

19:15 Shadow Of Fire - Shinya Tsukamoto - 95' ( Japan ) SR/OE- drama , voice, leg English , leg port

Shinya Tsukamoto

Director Japanese , known and awarded at Fantasporto which has already presented about one _ ten of his films, including “ Tetsuo : the Iron Man” (1989), “ Tetsuo : Body Hammer” (1992), in the presence of the director , “ Ichi the Killer” (2001), “Vital” (2004) and “A Snake of June” ( Best Award ) Actress and Jury in 2003). Also known for “Tetsuo: The Bullet Man” (2009), “Killing” (2018), “Fires on the Plain” (2014) and “Kotoko”. “Shadow of Fire” was part of the selection at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.

One of the “enfants terribles” of Japanese cinema, Shin'ya Tsukamoto came to Porto in 1992 and made the Fantasporto audience tremble with his saga “Tetsuo”. Now, years later and with great recognition international , come back registration totally different . This is the saga of a boy who watches the horror of a world that crumbles in front of him , always looking for survival and human warmth . The citizens ' point of view vulgar when the war ends peace . _ Selection from the Venice festival where it won the Net Pac Award in 2023.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE RELARIZER

21:15 Halfway Home Isti Madarász-104' (Hun) CF | Retrospective Visions of Hungarian Cinema- fantastic , leg English , leg. port

Isti Madarász

 The director Isti Madarász he was born in 1976 in Hungary , he worked for television and is also known for the short films “ Elöbb-utóbb ” (2006) and “147 Rovás ” (2018). “ HalfWay Home” (2023) is his most recent feature film , after “Loop”.

Christian, a man in his early twenties years old , he is still looking for a direction for his life. With a new job like night guard at a morgue, he ignores that the dead no are calm during their _ shift . All have a subject unfinished to deal with and not they can go to the stadium Following without getting rid of this weight. In the sinister basement , the Undertaker , a creature monstrous , tries everything to make them to fall in its claws . Another beautiful example of Fantástico Hungarian , so many times awarded at Fantasporto. Second feature film by the director of “Loop”, presented at Fantasporto in 2017 and candidate for the Méliès Prize . “Half- Way Home” is in competition at SO Cinema Fantástico at Fantasporto 2024.

IN THE PRESENCE OF 15 (!) FILM CREW ELEMENTS.

WORLD PREMIERE

23.30- The Floor Plan – Junichi Ishikawa -110´- ( Japan ) CF/OE- WORLD PREMIERE- horror fantastic , vo, leg ingl , leg pOT

Junichi Ishikawa

Director Japanese known by “April Fools ” (2015) and “Mixed Doubles” (2017)

Amemiya is a Youtuber who specializes in the occult . When your _ advisor him brings a house plan to observe , notice that the house presents compartments that do not they are logical , as if the owners they wanted to hide some thing dark or someone . Who? What ? _ The imagination is on the loose . However , the neighborhood start counting _ stories and a woman , Yuzuki , contacts the Youtuber . Together will reveal the mystery of the house. The horror Japanese in your better .

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IN THE PRESENCE OF DIRECTORS AND FILM CREW

15:00- SO FANTASTIC SHORT COMPETITION 1 - CF - Total: 111´'- vo

Alicia - Tony Morales- 5' 30'' - Esp

They go das Almas – Edileuza Penha de Sousa, Santiago Dellape - 15' (Brazil)

The Looming - Masha Ko- 15' (USA)

Signal - Jerôme Pierrat- 8'54'' ( Belg )

Fishmonger – Neil Ferron- USA- 25'30''

Now Vuelvo – Lucas Paulino - 13' (Esp)

Heavy - Miguel Diaz- 20'24'' (Esp)

La Ley del But Fuerte – Raul Monge- 19' (Esp)

Acid Base - Shirin Eklasi - 15'- ( Iran )

Elegy - Jérémy Adonis – 12' ( Belg )

Spot the Differences - Brune C, Aurélie L, Fleur L, Yohan G, Clémence, Samatha Liu – 6' 34' – (Fra)

Stabat Mater – Hadrien Maton, Quentin Wittevrongel , Arnaud Mege , Coline Thelliez , William Defrance -13'09'' (Fra)

Ciela – Mauricio Sierra- 15' (Mex)

Au 8ème Jour – Agathe Sénechal , Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne , Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois - 9' (Fra)

The Voyager – Fabrice Dugast - 14' (Fra)

La Condena – Ángel Pazos 14´(Esp)

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR

19:15 Pandemonium - Quarxx - 95´ France CF- horror fantastic , vo, leg engl , leg. port

Quarxx

Director known for “All the Gods in the “Sky” (2018), winner of the Black Sea Festival and Mention Jury Special . _ The short “A Perfect Blue Sky” (2016) was selected at the Sundance Festival, winner of the Fantasia Film Festival ( Canada ) and the LA Indie Film Festival (USA).

An accident . A car it is turned one road in the middle of the mountain . Two men meet and come to the conclusion that one of them caused the death of the other . What to do now? Two enigmatic doors open . _ Which to choose ? Which will leave them to spend ? One story about Evil, monsters , Hell and children sinister . An intriguing and disturbing film from a director awarded . Sitges Festival Selection .

21:00 Preparations To Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time - Lili Horvát - 95' ( Hungary )- 2021 Retrospective Visions of Hungarian Cinema- romance, voice, English leg

Lili Horvát

Director Lily Horvát _ he was born in 1982 in Budapest. He studied Art Visuals at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and production at the Budapest University of Theater and Cinema. Your first feature film , “The Wednesday Child” (2015), won the East of The West Prize at the Karlovy Festival Vary et al. in several festivals . “ Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” is his second feature film , now winner of the Jury Prize at the Philadelphia Festival and others awards at the Valladolid and Warsaw Festivals .

Marta , a 40- year-old neurosurgeon , falls in love . Leave your career brilliant in the United States and returns to Budapest to start a new life with the man she loves. But the meeting marked with him on the Liberty Bridge no it happens . Desperate , Márta looks for him and when she discovers him , he Tell her you 've never seen her . One love story , irresistible and inevitable _ as all the loves real . “Preparations To Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” won the Award for Best Film of Directors' Week and Best SR Actress at Fantasporto 2021.

23:00 The Invisible Fight – Rainer Sarnet – 116' ( Estonia ) – comedy fantastic , CF-vo, leg ingle , leg. port

Rainer Sarnet

Director and screenwriter Estonian , known for “ November ” (2017), awarded at Fantasporto 2018 and already with 24 awards international . This was followed by the TV series “The Bank” (2018) and “ Vaino Vahingu Paevaraamat ” (2021).

A rocker and former border guard between the Union Soviet Union and China , after being attacked , decide go to a monastery orthodox where the monks mix religion and Kung Fu. on one delirium mixed look _ also heavy metal and a Madonna who cries , the rocker seeks to be accepted by the monks . The first The lesson he receives is one of humility . Coming from the director of “ November ” who received 24 awards international competitions and shown at Fantasporto 2018 where it received the Jury Special and Best _ Photography . This film is part of the selection for the Sitges , Locarno and Warsaw Festivals .