Fantasporto International Film Festival (Portuguese: Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto) is an international genre film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal.
Screening and awarding fantasy, sci-fi and horror oriented commercial productions, auteur and experimental films from all over the world, Fantasporto has gained a cult following of enthusiastic audiences, ranging from cinephiles to more popular spectators. It has built the reputation of a discovery festival, premiering films which went on to achieve a cult status themselves.
Fantasporto has been cited as one of the world's most prestigious genre film festivals, being often featured in Variety and named one of Dread Centrals "Best Horror Festivals in the World" in both 2022 and 2021, as well as one of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" by MovieMaker in 2023.
History Fantasporto was founded by Mário Dorminsky, Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and José Manuel Pereira in 1981.
In its 27th edition in February 2006 the festival reached 104,000 people and 5,000 media references, both domestic and international, with a record of 187 hours of TV time. Present in Porto were about 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.
The festival is a former member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation.
Awards Secção Oficial Cinema Fantástico Grande Prémio Fantasporto – Best Film Award Prémio Especial do Juri – Jury's Special Award Melhor Realização – Best Direction Melhor Actor – Best Actor Melhor Actriz – Best Actress Melhor Argumento – Best Screenplay Melhores Efeitos Especiais – Best Special Effects Melhor Curta-Metragem – Best Short Film Menção do Juri Internacional – Special Mention of the Jury Semana dos Realizadores Prémio Melhor Filme Semana dos Realizadores – Directors Week Best Film Award Prémio Especial do Juri – Directors Week Jury’s Special Award Melhor Realização – Directors Week Best Director Award Melhor Actor – Directors Week Best Actor Award Melhor Actriz – Directors Week Best Actress Award Melhor Argumento – Directors Week Best Screenplay Award Menção Especial – Special Mention of the Directors Week Jury Prémio do Cinema Português Melhor Filme – Best Portuguese Picture Melhor Escola – Best Portuguese Cinema School Non official awards International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award Prémio da Crítica – Critic's Award Prémio do Público – Audience Award Prémios Carreira
Winners Grand Prix Fantasporto The Grand Prix Fantasporto (Portuguese: Grande Prémio Fantasporto) is the highest prize awarded at the Fantasporto Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. YearFilmDirectorNationality of director(at time of film's release) 1982 The Redeemer Krsto Papić * 1983 Scanners David Cronenberg * 1984 The Last Battle Luc Besson * 1985 The Company of Wolves Neil Jordan * 1986 Eternal Fire José Ángel Rebolledo * 1987 Defense of the Realm David Drury 1988 A Chinese Ghost Story Ching Siu-tung * 1989 Monkey Shines George A. Romero 1990 Black Rainbow Mike Hodges 1991 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer John McNaughton 1992 Toto the Hero Jaco van Dormael * 1993 Braindead Peter Jackson * 1994 Cronos Guillermo del Toro * 1995 Shallow Grave Danny Boyle 1996 Seven David Fincher 1997 Bound The Wachowskis 1998 Retroactive Louis Morneau 1999 Cube Vincenzo Natali * 2000 Siam Sunset John Polson * 2001 Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu 2002 Fausto 5.0 La Fura dels Baus 2003 Intacto Juan Carlos Fresnadillo 2004 A Tale of Two Sisters Kim Jee-woon * 2005 Nothing Vincenzo Natali 2006 Frostbiten Anders Banke * 2007 Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro 2008 REC Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza 2009 Idiots and Angels Bill Plympton 2010 Heartless Philip Ridley 2011 Two Eyes Staring Elbert van Strien * 2012 Hell Tim Fehlbaum * 2013 Mama Andy Muschietti / 2014 Miss Zombie Sabu * 2015 Liza, the Fox-Fairy Károly Ujj Mészáros * 2016 The Lure Agnieszka Smoczynska * 2017 Realive Mateo Gil 2018 Ravenous Robin Aubert 2019 Last Sunrise Wen Ren 2020 Ghost Master Paul Young 2021 Suicide Forest Village Takashi Shimizu 2022 Follow Her Sylvia Caminer 2023 Once Upon a Time in the Future: 2121 Serpil Altin 2024 From the End of the World Kazuaki Kiriya 2025 Dollhouse Shinobu Yaguchi 2026 The Dollmaker José María Cicala *
* denotes first win
Multiple award winners Vincenzo Natali (1999, 2005) Guillermo del Toro (1994, 2007)
Best Actor The Best Actor Award () is an award presented at Fantasporto. It is chosen by the jury from the films in the official selection. It was first awarded in 1982. Year Actor Film 1982 Eusebio Poncela Arrebato 1983 Fabijan Šovagović Ritam zločina 1984 Vincent Price For their contributions to the fantastic film genre. Peter Cushing Christopher Lee John Carradine 1985 John Hurt Nineteen Eighty-Four Eddy Mitchell Frankenstein 90 1986 Ian Holm Dreamchild 1987 Gabriel Byrne Gothic Defence of the Realm 1988 Jim van der Woude De Wisselwachter 1989 Jeremy Irons Dead Ringers 1990 Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Spoorloos 1991 Michael Rooker Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1992 Jeff Daniels Timescape 1993 Harvey Keitel Bad Lieutenant 1994 Federico Luppi Cronos 1995 Karra Elejalde La Madre Muerta 1996 Rupert Everett Cemetery Man 1997 Juan Inciarte Sólo se muere dos veces 1998 Nancho Novo Dame algo 1999 Kevin McKidd The Acid House Gary McCormack2000 Tom Fisher The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz Konstantin Prochorowski Holgi 2001 Willem Dafoe Shadow of the Vampire 2002 Eduard Fernández Fausto 5.0 Miguel Ángel Solá 2003 Jeremy Northam Cypher 2004 Darío Grandinetti Palabras encadenadas 2005 Bruce Campbell Bubba Ho-Tep 2006 Jaume García Arija Zulo 2007 Sergi López Pan's Labyrinth 2008 Mark Borkowski The Ungodly 2009 Jack O'Connell Eden Lake 2010 Jim Sturgess Heartless 2011 Axel Wedekind Iron Doors 2012 Alexis Diaz de Villegas Juan of the Dead 2013 Toby Jones Berberian Sound Studio 2014 Duval'e Glickman Big Bad Wolves 2015 Rupert Evans The Canal 2016 Kenichi Matsuyama Chasuke's Journey 2017 Frederick Koehler The Evil Within 2018 Ian Veneracion Ilawod 2019 Christopher Rygh The Head Hunter 2020 Leif Edlund Koko-di Koko-da 2021 James D'Arcy LX 2048 2022 László Attila Horváth SoulPark 2023 Zsolt Nagy A játszma 2024 Tovino Thomas Invisible Windows 2025 Brendan Bradley Succubus 2026 Rodrigo Noya The Dollmaker
Best Actress The Best Actress Award () is an award presented at Fantasporto. It is chosen by the jury from the films in the official selection. It was first awarded in 1982. Year Actress Film 1982 Julie Christie Memoirs of a Survivor 1983 Isabelle Adjani Possession 1984 Anny Duperey Le Démon dans l'île 1985 Adriana Herrán Carne de tu carne 1986 Domiziana Giordano Zina 1987 Julieta Serrano Matador 1988 Charlotte Rampling Mascara 1989 Charlotte Burke Paperhouse 1990 Rosanna Arquette Black Rainbow 1991 Tracy Arnold Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Billie Whitelaw The Krays 1992 Juliet Stevenson Truly, Madly, Deeply 1993 Evangelina Sosa Ángel de Fuego 1994 Sarah Smuts-Kennedy Jack Be Nimble 1995 Rena Owen Once Were Warriors 1996 Helena Bonham Carter Margaret's Museum 1997 Jennifer Tilly Bound 1998 Rebecca Hobbs The Ugly 1999 Sofie Gråbøl Credo 2000 Danielle Cormack Siam Sunset 2001 Suh Jung The Isle 2002 Jang Jin-young Sorum 2003 Asuka Kurosawa Rokugatsu no hebi 2004 Im Soo-jung A Tale of Two Sisters 2005 Karen Black Firecracker 2006 Orsolya Tóth Johanna 2007 Ariadna Gil Ausentes 2008 Belén Rueda El orfanato 2009 Mamatha Bhukya Vanaja 2010 Neve McIntosh Salvage 2011 Seo Young-hee Bedevilled 2012 Hannah Herzsprung Hell 2013 Jessica Chastain Mama 2014 Anna Walton Soulmate 2015 Georgia Bradley Hungerford 2016 Barbie Forteza Laut 2017 Catherine Walker A Dark Song 2018 Jessica McLeod The Hollow Child 2019 Georgia Chara Living Space 2020 Cristine Reyes UnTrue 2021 Thekla Reuten Marionette 2022 Dani Barker Follow Her 2023 Thekla Reuten Narcosis 2024 Eve Ringuette Jour de Merde 2025 Judy Ann Santos Espantaho 2026 Maribel Verdú Under Your Feet
Best Screenplay The Best Screenplay Award () is an award presented at Fantasporto. It is chosen by the jury from the films in the official selection. Year Writer Film 2012 Alejandro Brugués Juan of the Dead 2013 Alex Schmidt Forgotten 2014 Yeon Sang-ho The Fake 2015 Jong-ho Lee Mourning Grave 2016 Sabu Chasuke's Journey 2017 Mateo Gil Realive 2018 Shin Su-won Glass Garden 2019 Rodrigo Aragão A Mata Negra 2020 Chris Bavota & Lee Paula Springer Dead Dicks 2021 Gábor Hellebrandt & Péter Bergendy Post Mortem 2022 Rick Ostermann & Patrick Brunken & Dirk Kurbjuweit Das Haus 2023 Norbert Köbli A játszma 2024 Sébastien Drouin Cold Meat 2025 Yugo Sakamoto Ghost Killer 2026 Gustavo Hernández Ibañez The Whisper
See also List of fantastic and horror film festivals European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation MOTELx
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External links Official website Fantasporto at IMDb