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Since the rise of independent cinema in the 1990’s, the art of making movies is no longer a tool to make your (day)dreams come to life. It has evolved, strongly, into a mind-shaking, eye-opening, revolution-starter machine; a call for action, a way to document the current state of society or to shed a new light on past events. Never have independent films been as important to us as they are today; we are no longer blown aw...
37th EDITION OF THE OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FROM FEBRUARY 24TH TO MARCH 4TH Coming next February, the 37th edition of the renowned film festival, considered in the Top 10 of the independent film festivals of the world, is coming, once again, to celebrate the most recent film production. With two main competitions, Director’s Week (for all ki...
Sins of The Flesh Don't hang up Neil Stryker kinder des Lichts OMG I m a Robot Seoul Station The Age of Shadows The Net The Wailing Paranormal Drive Heart of Stone ...
Fantasporto confirms presence of superstar talent and Actresses : Mariana Ximenez (from Brasil) and Marina Ruy Barbosa and Gloria Perez, the renowned brazilian scriptwriter (one of the most important in Latin America ), winner of a Emmy, . Marina Ruy Barbosa Glória Perez was born on September 25, 1948 in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil as Gloria Maria Ferrante Perez. She is a writer and producer, known for Dupla Identidade (2014), O Clone (2001) ...
PRÉ FANTAS SEGUNDA, 20 DE FEVEREIRO Grande Auditório Manoel de Oliveira 21:30 THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN, Joseph Kuo, 85’, 1968 - Retro Taiwan (action) v.o. leg. Ingl. Para obter uma espada poderosa, Yun lidera um grupo de homens para a roubar do mestre armeiro Chang. Pequeno Auditório Isabel Alves Costa 21:30 MALDITOS SEAN (CURSED BASTARDS), Fábian Forte, Demian Rugno, 120’, 2011 - Retro Argentina (fantasy/sci-fi) v.o. leg. Ingl. ...
MOVIES Feature Films Os Penetras - Quem da Mais? - a ser lançado - Direção de Andrucha Waddington Uma Loucura de Mulher - a ser lançado - Direção de Marcus Ligocki Júnior Prova de Coragem - 2016 - Direção de Roberto Gervltz O Grande Circo Místico - em produção - Directed by Cacá Diegues Quase Memória - to be released - Directed by Ruy Guerra Zoo...
37th EDITION OF THE OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS THE 24 FEBRUARY TILL 4TH MARCH. Coming next February, the 37th edition of the renowned film festival, considered in the Top 10 of the independent film festivals of the world, is coming, once again, to celebrate the most recent film production. With two main competitions, Director’s Week (for all kinds of films) and Fantasy (for fantasy genre shorts and features) , the festival has received offers from 60 countries, o...
Kim Ki-duk (Hangul: 김기덕 Korean pronunciation: [kimɡidʌk]; born December 20, 1960) is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, making him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors. Major festival awards include Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà, Silver L...
"Lines" a film by Vassilis Mazomenos : A call operator endeavors to help people keep on living and hoping. Storyline : Greece now days. Seven different stories about seven persons who have already reached their limits and finally fall apart. Despite their seemingly obvious connection they are simultaneously connected through a common desperate action: the last phone call to the psychological support center called "life line". It's t...
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most. Starring: Frederick Koehler (Death Race), Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints), Michael Berryman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) Brianna Brown (General Hospital), Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers), Kim Darby (True Gri...
PRE FANTAS SEGUNDA, 20 DE FEVEREIRO Grande Auditório Manoel de Oliveira 21:30 THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN, Joseph Kuo, 85’, 1968 - Retro Taiwan (action) v.o. leg. Ingl. Para obter uma espada poderosa, Yun lidera um grupo de homens para a roubar do mestre armeiro Chang. Pequeno Auditório Isabel Alves Costa 21:30 MALDITOS SEAN (CURSED BASTARDS), Fábian Forte, Demian Rugno, 120’, 2011 - Retro Argentina (fantasy/sci-fi) v.o. leg. ...
Laura is hired as a teacher of two orphan children who live in coffee farm. Gradually, she feels that children are under evil influences of hostile spirits who lived there. Alone, she must face everybody’s hostility. The film is based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.
Walter Lima Jr. was born in 1938 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for “Os Desafinados” (2008), “A Ostra e o Vento” (1997) and “A Lira do Delírio” (1978).
Watch the mash up video with excerpts from films from the selection. Coming next February, the 37th edition of the renowned film festival, considered in the Top 10 of the independent film festivals of the world, is coming, once again, to celebrate the most recent film production. With two main competitions, Director’s Week (for all kinds of films) and Fantasy (for fantasy genre shorts and features) , the festival has received offers from 60 countries, of which only 35 w...
THE AGE OF SHADOWS, Jee-Woon Kim, 140’, South Korea (action/drama/thriller) v.o. leg. Port. – ANTESTREIA From the director of “A Tale of Two Sisters”, “I Saw The Devil” was the Óscar entry for South Korea and was invited in competition at Toronto and Venice.
Lee is a Korean police captain whose cruel Japanese overlords have charged him with rooting out members of his country’s resistance movement. But Captain Lee has a history of selling out his own people to secure a favourable position with the Japanese, he’s been hit harder than usual by the death of Kim Jan-ok (Park Hee-soon), a resistance fighter who used to be his classmate. The leader of the resistance, Che-san (Lee Byung-hun), senses that this turncoat, if approached and handled properly, might be turned once more — this time in their favour. And so begins an incremental, ingeniously coded psychological dance between Lee and a key resistance figure, whose antique shop is a front for a scheme to smuggle explosives from Shanghai into Seoul. While Lee could theoretically bring down this operation at any moment, he seems just as likely to become an ally, thanks in no small part to Kim’s skillful application of pressure…
With the action thriller “The Age of Shadows, Jee-won Kim won the Best Picture award in the Action Features category at the 2016 Fantastic Fest held in Austin Texas, it won the Korean Film Critics Award and was chosen to be the Korean candidate to the Oscars....
The 37th edition of FANTASPORTO- OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HELD BETWEEN 24TH FEBRUARY AND 4TH MARCH 2017, at the Rivoli - Municipal Theatre. So far over 50 countries have already sent their best films (features of all kinds and fantasy shorts). Our audience and guests of arround the world representing the movies or not (in general, more than 200) will attend the screenings for World, European and Portuguese premieres in the competitve sections- Fantasy, Directors Week /Manoel de Oli...
FINAL LINE -UP OF THE 37Th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FANTASPORTO 2017 Opening Film: The Age of Shadows- Jee-woon Kim- 140’- Coreia do Sul Closing Film: Through the Shadow - Walter Lima Jr (Brasil), 1h 43' 44''- Bras Official Sections FANTASY FILMS IN COMPETITION FEATURES Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time- Rob Taylor- 93’ – EUA – International Opening O...
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OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FANTASPORTO 2017 Oporto Film Festival promotes films that seek new forms and methods of film making.
37th edition of the Festival to be celebrated from February 24 to March 4, 2017.