Présentation de l'édition 2025

1. The 45th edition of the PORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – FANTASPORTO 2025 will take place from February 28th till March 9th of 2025 at BATALHA CENTRO DE CINEMA

2. The Festival main purpose is screening and promoting films of quality, both aesthetically and thematically, and to seek new forms and methods of filmmaking.

3. The Festival has the following sections.

3.1. Competitive Sections only for unreleased films in Portugal produced in 2024:
3.1.1. Official Section – Fantasy Feature Films – features – fantasy as main genre. Must have been produced in 2024.
3.1.2. Official Section – Fantasy Short Films – short films – only fantasy genre. The shorts should have a maximum of 15 minutes length and must have been produced in 2024.
3.1.3. Official Section – Directors Week (Manoel de Oliveira Award) – for feature films in all genres, produced in 2024.
3.1.4. Official Section – Orient Express – for Asian feature films, produced in 2024.
3.1.5. Official Section – Prémio de Cinema Português – Best Portuguese Film Award – for world premieres of Portuguese films (all lengths) produced in 2024.
3.2. Non – Competitive Sections:
3.2.1. Official Section Out of Competition – Panorama & Première – for feature films unreleased in Portugal and that, for some reason, will not be selected for competition.
3.2.2. FantasClassics and FantasCult Films – Tribute to classical or more recent masterpieces, and cult movies, usually remastered.
3.2.3. Retrospective Section
3.2.4. Tributes