#Fantasporto

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FANTASPORTO CON UNA EXCELENTE PROGRAMACIÓN

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Kargo Directed by: TM Malones Starring: Max Eigenmann, Myles Robles, and Jess Mendoza Won:

2022 Cinemalaya Audience Choice Award winner

Best Film for Orient Express in Fantasporto International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal

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On February 4, 1997 Pulp Fiction was screened at the Fantasporto Film Festival.

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FANTASPORTO

The festival takes place at Batalha Centro de Cinema, in Porto, until March 10, with 93 films from 36 countries. Director Mário Dorminsky

Reinforcement of traditional fantastic cinema, epics and super productions, retrospectives and debates, classics in replacement and manga transposed into moving images are some of the highlights from the 44th Fantasporto, which between Friday and March 10th will feature 93 national premieres from 36 countries in the theaters of Batalha Centro de Cinema, in Porto.

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European cinema rewarded at Portugal's film festival

If life begins at 40, then Fantasporto, Portugal's international film festival, has not only found its feet, but is also certain of its place and purpose in the years ahead. Despite its association with horror and fantasy, the generalist festival took place this year at a new venue in Porto. Indeed, the 43rd edition of one of Europe's oldest film festivals dedicated to European cinema, maybe in contrast to earlier editions where the organizers accused of prioritizing Asian films, but more on that eventually... Megalomaniac (Belgium) and Narcosis (Dutch) Megalomaniac (Belgium) won the big prize in the Fantastic Movies section, while the Dutch film Narcosis triumphed in the Directors Week - a category with growing importance at the festival dedicated to cinema of all genres - and there was home-grown success for the Portuguese film Incubus, by Tito Fernandes, which won the short film and the Portuguese film gong, an unusual achievement for a national production. https://youtu.be/NNd2Zcp1NNA It also proved a success for European cinematography at a festival that evolved into a public platform for productions from across the world. "It's curious that practically only European films triumphed in this edition, when we often accused of privileging Asian cinema," one of its co-founders, Beatriz Pacheco Pereira, writes with Mário Dorminsky. But it's not entirely unreal, given the festival's recent emphasis on Asian cinematography (Japan, China, South Korea, Philippines, etc.) and the number of winners in the key categories from these nations.  Who said what? This refocusing on Europe comes with a distressing film, heir to a Belgian heritage of sociological filmmaking. Lawrence Trott, a jury member and former director of Scotland Yard's audiovisual section, told Euronews Culture that he was both happy and proud of Megalomaniac's win: "I've spent most of my life fighting racism and misogyny, so awarding this film was important to me." However, as the film's director, Karim Ouelhaj, noted to Euronews Culture, this is far from a basic anti-misogyny statement. If the main heroine, Martha, raped while working as a factory cleaner, she also becomes an executioner by assisting her brother, a serial murderer, in his horrific mission. "I refuse Manichaeism or the way of portraying the characters only as good or bad," the filmmaker adds. "The victim frequently becomes violent, and there is a boomerang effect." Megalomaniac also won Best Actress (Eline Schumacher) and Best Director, in addition to the Best Film prize. If "Megalomaniac" shows a terrible spiral of violence, Martijn de Jong's Narcosis, winner of Directors Week, is about loneliness and the anguish of losing someone. https://youtu.be/tSDNcI3n61M What distinguishes this film, according to the jury, is "the way in which the fluctuations of a grieving woman's scattered mind interrelate with the hectic autumn landscape outside and with the overall rhythm of the story's atmosphere." In the Orient Express section, which dedicated to Asian cinema, Kargo, by Filipino TM Malones, took top place, beating out other opponents from Japan. Historic venue Special edition of Fantas held at Batalha Cinema Center, one of Porto's iconic venues for the seventh art. After being closed and abandoned for years, this top Porto cinephilia destination has restored to its former glory. This cinema is a site of devotion for film fans and a landmark for art. And the work of Julio Pomar's frescoes that decorate its walls, making it an important monument in the city. Júlio Pomar's frescoes have pride of place at film Festival Batalha - Ricardo Figueira / Euronews The frescos emerged in the 1940s and covered with numerous layers of plaster by the Salazar regime before they fixed almost miraculously. After being assumed to be lost for nearly seven decades, several generations are suddenly discovering them for the first time. "I began attending film sessions in Batalha; this is a place that has been extremely important in my development as a film lover." Discovering these frescoes for the first time and being able to work near them is a big delight," remarked Beatriz Pacheco Pereira. Read the full article

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The Thing Behind the Door - Fantasporto 2023

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ALCHEMY OF THE SPIRIT | Trailer, Images & Poster

Artist Oliver Black wakes to discover his wife Evelyn has died in their bed overnight. Brimming with magical realism, we enter a world in which the misconceptions of our belief in a solid reality are revealed.

Space and time bend in a way to challenge the audience with what is real, what is illusion, and what is beyond... This peaceful and hypnotic quiet is interrupted by the outside world and the threat of everyday, common reality, thanks to Oliver's art dealer.

Alchemy of the Spirit is the latest feature from acclaimed indie director Steve Balderson (Firecracker, The Casserole Club), starring Xander Berkeley (Candyman, "24"), Sarah Clarke ("24", "Covert Affairs"), and cult icon Mink Stole (Female Trouble, Pink Flamingos). Balderson, Berkeley and Clarke penned the screenplay together.

Alchemy of the Spirit world premiered at Fantasporto in Portugal, picking up a nomination for Best International Feature, and went on to screen around the globe to critical acclaim, including and the International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival, dominating the awards with Best in Show, Best Director for Balderson, Best Actor for Berkeley, and Best Actress for Clarke.

ALCHEMY OF THE SPIRIT is now available on Prime Video, and will soon launch on a number of Cable and digital platforms across North America. 

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TIN CAN is an in competition selection at FANTASPORTO 2021 in Portugal, running April 26 - May 4 (updated). https://www.facebook.com/fantasporto

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Congratulations to my new friends Wen Ren and Elly Lee on their film Last Sunrise. The film has its #losangeles premiere tonight @danceswithfilms. It’s an awesome film with a beautiful and touching story. 💗🌄 so glad I got to see it up here when it was an #officialselection @cinequestinc #sanjose #bayarea. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #Repost @thewenren with @get_repost ・・・ I want to thank these champions who showed up to our film. Some took the train across China. Some took an international flight to Portugal. Some drove up north to Nor Cal. I want to thank everyone who showed up when I thought I was going to be alone in the theatre. So here is to those amazing friends and family. #lastsunrise #director #caamfest #fantasporto #cinequest #friends #china https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvXlaAh1dW/?igshid=cqv2uoo4k59r

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BRUSELAS INTERNATIONALFANTASTIC  FILM  FESTIVAL

Carlos Hugo Aztarain // Junto al reciente Fantasporto y al de Sitges (el próximo mes de octubre) el de Bruselas es otro de los más importantes Festivales para los amantes del cine de género, y dentro de pocos días, del 9 al 21 abril, se llevará a cabo está 42nd. edición del BIFFF, y 72 films en los que se incluyen 4 premieres mundiales, 10 internacionales, 9 premieres europeas y 39…

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#alexandrerolaphoto #fantasporto #igersporto #porto https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-3B3JluXm/?igshid=7u93kiqtqk87

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On February 1, 1988 Cherry 2000 was screened at the Fantasporto Film Festival.