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40 Years of Fantasporto
40 Years of Fantasporto
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40 Years of Fantasporto

Original Title: 40 Anos de Fantasporto

2021
1h 50m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2021

Runtime

1h 50m

Storyline

"A journey through 40 years of life of the most important Film Festival in Portugal, Fantasporto, now entering its 40th edition."

A journey through 40 years of life of the most important Film Festival in Portugal, through the voice of its President and Director, Mário Dorminsky and Beatriz Pacheco Pereira. Born at a coffee shop table in the "Invicta" - Porto City, with a subsidy of 15 "contos" (75EUR), since 1981 it hasn't stopped bringing us cinema, and given its weight and peculiarity, The project developed and soon became a reality, with the screening of several sessions a day, the realization of retrospectives and, also, in parallel, the promotion of concerts and art exhibitions. It is considered the biggest film festival in Portugal, and internationally recognized as one of the most important worldwide, and is now entering its 40th edition.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Apr 29, 2021
Languages
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Director
Isabel Pina
Production
Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo
Pizo Lisbon Production
Pizo Lisbon Production
Production Countries
Portugal

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

Lauro António

Lauro António

Self

Georgia Chara

Georgia Chara

Self (archive footage)

Bruno Chatelin

Self

João Dorminsky

Self

Ivan Cardoso

Ivan Cardoso

Self (archive footage)

João Alves

João Alves

Self

Christian Hallman

Self

João Costa Menezes

Self

Michael Melski

Self

Vasilis Mazomenos

Vasilis Mazomenos

Self

Julian Richards

Self

Mariette Rissenbeek

Self

Milan Todorović

Milan Todorović

Self

António-Pedro Vasconcelos

António-Pedro Vasconcelos

Self

Károly Ujj Mészáros

Károly Ujj Mészáros

Self

Fernando Vendrell

Fernando Vendrell

Self

Paulo Trancoso

Self

Wen Ren

Self

Rui Reininho

Rui Reininho

Self

Luís Moya

Self

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