Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized in Porto, Portugal. Giving space to big screen productions, to auteur films and to experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from cinephiles to more popular spectators, with an annual average of 110,000 film goers. In its 27th edition in February 2006 the festival reached 104,000 people and 5,000 me...
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Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized in Porto, Portugal. Giving space to big screen productions, to auteur films and to experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from cinephiles to more popular spectators, with an annual average of 110,000 film goers. In its 27th edition in February 2006 the festival reached 104,000 people and 5,000 media references (both national and international) with a record of 187 hours of TV time. Present in Porto were circa 100 members of the foreign press and about 250 Portuguese journalists and media representatives.
In spite of being organized by a private entity, the event is mostly State funded, with the Ministry of Culture of Portugal leading and the President of the Republic as head of the Honour Committee, along with several private sponsors.
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