Fantasporto 2017 calling

 

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2016!  

Fantasporto’2017 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 37th annual festival, running February 24th till March 4th.

This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy.

Deadlines for Entries for 2017 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call).

Films can be submitted now using the film submission website www.fantasporto.com

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 20,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 37th edition has the support of the Portuguese State.

Check the  Regulations on the site www.fantasporto.com .

 SHORT FILM ELIGIBILITY (FANTASY ONLY):

Completed after January 1st, 2016

Only Completed Films

Running time of between 1 and 15 minutes

Never screened in Portugal

Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English

 

FEATURE FILM ELIGIBILITY:

Completed after January 1st, 2016

Only Completed Films

Running time of 61 minutes or longer

Screening at the festival should be the film’s first in Portugal

Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English

 

Site: www.fantasporto.com