The 36th edition of Fantasporto is held at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli, and as usual, with the Pre-Fantas as an appetizer.
Shorts are particularly in focus in the Official Fantasy competition, after a long selection process. And for the first time, they will be repeated in two independent screenings. Unreleased, recent films are also present in the Portuguese Best Film competition. Eight schools and universities from all over the country participate in a one of a kind competition. Inn...
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PORTUGUESE CINEMA, EIGHT FILM SCHOOLS AND FRENCH CINEMA DOMINATE THE PREMIÈRES IN THE SHORTS SECTIONS
The 36th edition of Fantasporto, between 26th February and 5th March is held at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli, and as usual, with the Pre-Fantas as an appetizer.
Shorts are particularly in focus in the Official Fantasy competition, after a long selection process. And for the first time, they will be repeated in two independent screenings...
The 36th edition of Fantasporto- Oporto International Film Festival will be held between the 26th February and the 5th March 2016., at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli. As always, trying to join innovation with the promotion of Cinema, both national and international , Fantasporto will celebrate Music as the theme of the year. Competitions for Fantasy Films (features and shorts – Line up for the shorts will be anounced December 28th), the Directors Week (features only)...
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The 36th edition of Fantasporto- Oporto International Film Festival will be held between the 26th February and the 5th March 2016., at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli. As always, trying to join innovation with the promotion of Cinema, both national and international , Fantasporto will celebrate Music as the theme of the year. Competitions for Fantasy Films (features and shorts), the Directors Wee...
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The city of Porto is such a gem that filmmakers want to return each year with a new film, visitors want to return watch new films or decide to stay and enjoy the beauties of the city.
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Fantasporto 2016 26th Feb till March 5th
Submissions close December 5th
The selection for shorts is only for fantasy ones, like always. Submissions are open and we are accepting online submissions.
Since we are making a new site that will be ready only in October we propose you to send us the screener(s) for the selection commitee to see and, if the film(s) is(are) chosen, we will ask you all the materials needed (please see regulations from the...
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A young man in Romania becomes obsessed to make a movie with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway after seeing her in The Dark Knight Rises. He tricks three Romanian actresses into thinking that he is a film director and shoots scenes from the movie that he wants to make with Anne in order to send them to her as proof of his filmmaking and acting skills, to convince her to come to Romania and play in his movie. The actresses ...
Mario Dorminsky looks forward to the next edition and promised he would reduce the number of films.
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Fantasporto is back for its 35th edition. For a week containing 173 films from 28 countries the city of Porto was the world capital of all things horror and fantasy in the world of film, with audiences packing into the Rivoli and other cinemas in this port city in the north of Portugal.
This year’s big winner came from Hungary, grabbing the festival’s top prize.
“Liza, the Fox Fairy” by Károly Ujj Mészáros is a delicious comedy that had ...
Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date.
Liza has taken care of Marta, widow of the former Japanese ambassador, for the last 12 years. Lizas only companion is her imaginary friend, Tomy Tani, the ghost of a Japanese pop singer from the 1950s. Its her birthday, and so Liza goes to a Mekk Burgers to find romance. While shes away, Marta die...
FANTASPORTO 2015: HUNGARIAN KÁROLY MÉSZÁROS IS THE GREAT WINNER OF THE FANTASY COMPETITION WITH “LIZA, THE FOX FAIRY”
Hungarian feature “ Liza, the Fox Fairy” is the winner of the fantasy competition in the 35th edition of the Oporto international Film Festival – Fantasporto. Receiving the Special Effects Award as well, this film was presented in World Premiere at the Portuguese film festival. The director came to the city...
35th edition of OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | THE AWARDS
FANTASPORTO 2015: HUNGARIAN KÁROLY MÉSZÁROS IS THE GREAT WINNER OF THE FANTASY COMPETITION WITH “
Hungarian feature “ Liza, the Fox Fairy” is the winner of the fantasy competition in the 35th edition of the Oporto international Film Festival – Fantasporto. Receiving the Special Effects Award as well, this film was presented in World Premiere at the Po...
Friday, march 6 big auditorium
13.30 - crazy bitches of jane clark, 100 ' ( usa ), Cf
Presented by members of the team / presented by members of the cast & crew
Horror / comedy - a weekend of a group of young friends becomes a Nightmare when, one by one, they are being killed for their own vanity. Beautiful women in the home.
15.30 – THE DEAD II: INDIA de Howard J. Ford e Jonathan Ford, 98’ (UK), CF
Presented by members of the team / presented by ...
FLASH INTERVIEW by Mario Dorminsky
TIM DENNISON | THE HOERDER
Why did you choose Fantasporto to screen your film?
BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE PREMIER ‘GENRE’ FESTIVALS FOR OUR KIND OF FILM
2- Why do you think coming to the festival from so far away, is wortwhile?
BECAUSE FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, BEING SEEN AND SELECTED FOR FANTASPORTO IS A STAMP OF APPROVAL OVER A FILM
3- Did the city Oporto play a role in your decision?
NO, NOT REALLY.
4- When did...
Hungerford is the first feature from up and coming British Director, 19 year old Drew Casson. The film tells the story of what happens when a group of friends discover that the small English town where they live has come under a malign influence...
Shot for £20,000, but including some 100+ special effects shots, the film combines great heart with a scale more usual from a film 100 times as expensive.
Equal parts zombie flick, sci fi shocker, black comedy, and apocalyptic disaste...
RETROSPECTIVA FERNANDO VENDRELL
PELE de Fernando Vendrell, 102’ (Portugal) – VO Port
Wednesday, 4 march - ( granny ) wednesday, march 4
Small auditorium - small auditorium
15.15 - prize cinema portuguese - best movie
The door 21 of john mark, 93 ' ( portugal ) - i am going to port
World antestreia / world premiere
17.15 - prize cinema portuguese - best movie: Short 1 - i am going to port
Last seconds of stephane de oliveira and rui co...
It's not unusual for alcoholic cop Lou Garou to black out and wake up in unfamiliar surroundings, but lately things have taken a strange turn. Crime scenes seem oddly familiar. Lou's senses are heightened, and when the full moon is out, he's a rage-fueled werewolf. WOLFCOP is one cop's quest to become a better man...one transformation at a time.
Check out our website and social channels. Get badass stuff including action collectibles, graphic novel, vinyl soundtrack and open...
image of the film to cry from within
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19.15 - WOLFCOP de Lowell Dean, 79’ (Canadá), CF
Antecedido by... The last supper of vanessa quintanilla cobo, 10 ' (mexico), Cf
21.15 – LANDMINE GOES CLICK de Levan Bakhia, 108’ (Georgia), SR
23.00 - the channel of ivan kavanagh, 92 ' ( irlanda ), Cf
Wednesday, 4 march - ( granny ) wednesday, march 4
Great auditorium - big auditorium
13.30 - pink zone of benjamin wa...
People asked for my autograph!!! It was a good first screening of DEMENTIA here at #Fantasporto! Some people went up to me to say how much they liked it and even asked me to sign their tickets! Congratulations Team Dementia! On Tuesday afternoon is an even bigger screening. Let's do this #DEMENTIAFantasporto!
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