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40 Years of Fantasporto

"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.

Top Cast

  • Lauro António

    Lauro António

    Self

  • Georgia Chara

    Georgia Chara

    Self (archive footage)

  • Bruno Chatelin

    Bruno Chatelin

    Self

  • João Dorminsky

    João Dorminsky

    Self

  • Ivan Cardoso

    Ivan Cardoso

    Self (archive footage)

  • João Alves

    João Alves

    Self

  • Christian Hallman

    Christian Hallman

    Self

  • João Costa Menezes

    João Costa Menezes

    Self

  • Michael Melski

    Michael Melski

    Self

Overview

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.

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