Guess why THEY choose to screen their film in Fantasporto !

 WHY DID YOU CHOOSE FANTASPORTO TO SCREEN YOUR FILM(S)? 
 
“(…) I loved the experience in Oporto two years ago, when Fantasporto had a retrospective of my work. The festival and the hospitality touched me (…) I felt Fantasporto should be one of the first places to show the film.” Milcho Manchevski-  realizador BIKINI MOON (EUA)
 
 “(Fantasporto) is considered one of the more important film festivals in its genre. And is going to be an honor to my  A Comedy Divine to have its European premiere there. (…) It is a known film festival in Brazil and seen as an important entrance door to the European market.“ Toni Venturi- A COMÉDIA DIVINA (Brasil)
 
“For me Fantasporto is a one of the most important Festivals in the Horror, Thriller or Fantasy genre! This is my second invitation to this Festival and I feel very proud to present my new film "Involution" to Fantasporto, where big names as Guillermo del Toro and other legends won already some awards.” Pavel Khvaleev- realizador  INVOLUTION (Russia)
 
“Four years ago, I was searching for festivals in Portugal and I came across Fantasporto, described by Variety as one of the Top 25 Film Festivals in the world. (…) I was not quite familiar with Oporto when I first submitted to the festival.  But I was aware of its beauty and kindness of the people when I came here the first time.”  Ferdinand Lapuz, produtor e distribuidor (Filipinas)
 
“I was told about the festival by other filmmakers.  I did some research and it was known as one of the top genre film festivals in the world. (…)I have known about the festival for years. (…) I believe I was at the Cannes film festival at the time when I first hear about Fantasporto. “  Jeremy Lutter, realizador  THE HOLLOW CHILD (Canada)
 
“I'd always heard of Fantasporto and understood it to be a well-established film festival with a roster of early films from the likes of Cronenberg, Fincher and Guillermo del Toro. A very impressive lineage. (…) Fantasporto, … is always in the back of the mind of filmmakers - there are so many festivals now … The aim for a filmmaker is to get accepted into a well-established film festival with a pedigree where the official entry status actually means something and adds value to your film. Fantasporto is one of these film festivals. “ - Suzie Halewood , realizadora DIVISON 19, Prémio da Crítica 2017 (UK)
 
“I've chosen Fantasporto because of its international reputation and credibility among film festival's community. (…) I first heard about Fantasporto when I started making movies, 15 years ago. It was already one of the biggest fantastic film festivals in the world, in which I´ve always wanted to screen my films (…)” - Santiago Dellape, realizador MEIO EXPEDIENTE (Brasil)
 
“It is a prestigious world renown genre festival. An opportunity to screen at Fantasporto is a true honor. After completing our first feature film, other film producers suggest we screen at Fantasporto. The festival comes highly recommended.”- Jason Bognacki, realizador IN THE DARK DARK WOODS (USA)
 
“I’ve been lucky enough to attend a number of festivals with my films all over the world, I can easily say that Fantasporto is the best. I had a great time with my film ‘Caught’ last year and wanted to return with my new film Fractured.(…) I’d known about the festival for a few years, last year was my first time attending though. I’m hoping to bring all my films to Oporto.” – Jamie Patterson, realizador FRACTURED (UK)
 
 “Fantasporto is an amazing film festival to screen my film as it allows fantasy/sci-fi/horror films to have a place to be seen and heard. (…) I heard about the fest this year when I was researching film festivals and found out how amazing this one was and I wanted to be a part of it.” – Brian Metcalf, realizador LIVING AMONG US (USA)
“ Fantasporto is one of the world’s top 3 Fantastic Film Festival and also we were hoping the audiences in Europe to know and enjoy the film we produced.” - Hideaki Asayama, produtor “DC HEROES VS EAGLE TALON” (JAPAN)