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New Directors | New Films
23.01.2023
FEST is a new generation of festivals, featuring film screenings, music concerts & showcases,...
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New Directors | New Films
28.06.2022
With the conclusion of FEST’s 18th edition, all the winners of the festival’s various competitions...
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Pitching Forum
28.06.2022
FEST’s Pitching Forum is an international film financing and co-production event focused on...
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New Directors | New Films
27.06.2022
The last day of FEST's industry program ended with two great masterclasses.
Caprice Crawford...
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New Directors | New Films
26.06.2022
One of the coolest new additions in FEST’s program in this 18th edition was the Sound and Music...
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New Directors | New Films
26.06.2022
The fifth day of FEST PRO was dedicated to VFX, with three masterclasses and one roundtable.
Pablo de la Chica, the producer of The Other Kids (2016) and director of Dreams Without Borders (2020), gave...
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New Directors | New Films
25.06.2022
Great names in the film indsutry were present on FEST’s fifth day - the fourth day of its industry...
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New Directors | New Films
24.06.2022
FEST’s 18th edition brought some of cinema’s greatest names to Espinho. Gael García Bernal...
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New Directors | New Films
24.06.2022
FEST’s fourth day kept everyone booked and busy with various masterclasses and workshops. The...
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New Directors | New Films
23.06.2022
FEST’s 18th edition is already halfway through and the third day gave everyone a schedule packed...
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New Directors | New Films
23.06.2022
The enthusiasm for Gaspar Noé's masterclass could be felt across Centro Multimeios de Espinho...
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New Directors | New Films
22.06.2022
FEST’s Industry Program could not have started on a better note. After an afternoon of speed...
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Training Ground
10.06.2022
FEST PRO mantains in 2022 the high level of speakers and a consistency in its program. Like...
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New Directors | New Films
08.06.2022
It's the final countdown to FEST - ND | NF Festival, taking place between the 21st and 26th...
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Pitching Forum
08.06.2022
FEST — Pitching Forum returns in full form with a total of 22 selected projects for its 2022...
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Training Ground
07.06.2022
On the 22th June, in Centro Multimeios de Espinho, FEST Film Educators Meetup will...
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New Directors | New Films
06.06.2022
As a film festival grows, so does its scope, and its own perspective on the meaning of filmmaking...
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New Directors | New Films
03.06.2022
On the 23rd and 24th of June, as a part of FEST PRO 2022, FEST and Creative Europe Media Desk...
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New Directors | New Films
03.06.2022
The Silver Lynx Competition is a short film competition that attempts to provide a launch board...
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New Directors | New Films
30.05.2022
A festival that aspires to discover the latest talent in filmmaking could never be kept too...
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New Directors | New Films
27.05.2022
Between the 21st and the 26th of June, the award-winning film directors will enlarge the FEST...
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New Directors | New Films
27.05.2022
In a special selection, FEST presents the FESTinha film program. FEST once again features a...
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New Directors | New Films
25.05.2022
We are glad to announce that in FEST ND| NF we will dedicate a full day to VFX! At VFX day...
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18.05.2022
FEST 2022 will have its usual wide range of competitive sections; rewarding and exhibiting...
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New Directors | New Films
17.05.2022
We have always looked at the film universe as a series of dots scattered around the planet,...
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New Directors | New Films
16.05.2022
On the 24th and 25th of June, a special two-day event will enlarge the 18ª edition of FEST...
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New Directors | New Films
13.05.2022
On the 24th and 25th of June, a special two-day event will enlarge the 18ª edition of FEST...
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New Directors | New Films
11.05.2022
Between the 21st and the 26th of June, the well-known Casting Director Caprice Crawford - CEO...
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04.05.2022
The evolution of the audiovisual content sector in the last 5 years, the changes to come in...
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New Directors | New Films
07.04.2022
Between the 21st and the 26th of June, Juliette Welfling and Polly Duval enlarge the FEST PRO...
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New Directors | New Films
14.03.2022
FEST PRO - a week of Networking, masterclasses, conferences and debates guided by established...
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New Directors | New Films
23.02.2022
The 18th edition of FEST will be about the most transversal emotion in humanity - LOVE. Once...
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New Directors | New Films
19.02.2022
From June 20th to the 27th, FEST 2022 will gather once again some of the biggest creative minds...
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Pitching Forum
31.01.2022
FEST — Pitching Forum is an international film financing and co-production event focused on...
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New Directors | New Films
11.11.2021
After a successful 17th edition of FEST, a new one is confirmed and already in progress. After...
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New Directors | New Films
14.10.2021
The courage in art, the overload of digitalisation in the world, and a nostalgia for a more...
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Pitching Forum
12.10.2021
As a conclusion to this 17th edition of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival we present,...
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New Directors | New Films
11.10.2021
As a conclusion to our 17th edition of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, we reveal...
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New Directors | New Films
10.10.2021
FEST’s 17th edition entered its final stretch this Saturday, but it saved the best for last....
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New Directors | New Films
09.10.2021
Friday’s industry program selection brought an eclectic mix of talks to sunny Espinho.
After...
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New Directors | New Films
08.10.2021
FEST turned its attention to the future of cinema on the fourth day of its industry program....
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Training Ground
08.10.2021
Artificial Intelligence (AI) started being used in the cinema industry at the start of the...
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New Directors | New Films
07.10.2021
FEST’s second day of masterclasses put actors at the center of the conversation.
Across four...
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Training Ground
06.10.2021
The days are getting shorter, but FEST's Industry Program keeps on growing!
Kleber Mendonça...
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New Directors | New Films
25.09.2021
The days until FEST's 17th edition keep on passing by, but the news don't stop coming!
In...
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New Directors | New Films
24.09.2021
FEST's 17th edition starts 4th of October, in Espinho. However, just like last year, the festival...
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New Directors | New Films
23.09.2021
As the film industry grows in size and scope, so does our festival: this year, FEST will debut...
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New Directors | New Films
18.09.2021
On the final sprint of revealing our film program, FEST draws the curtains on its NEXXT and FESTinha...
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Pitching Forum
16.09.2021
After a revamp of its categories, FEST — Pitching Forum returns in full form with a total of...
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New Directors | New Films
15.09.2021
Portuguese cinema returns to Espinho with more films than ever: this year, FEST expands it...
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Training Ground
14.09.2021
FEST's 2021 Industry Program welcomes film consultant Dörte Schneider and veteran sound editor Eddy...
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New Directors | New Films
09.09.2021
This year's selection of short films in competition for the Silver Lynx award returns to Espinho...
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Training Ground
06.09.2021
As the festival dates rapidly approach, FEST's Industry Program starts to take shape, adding...
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New Directors | New Films
02.09.2021
A month away from the festival proper, FEST kicks off September revealing its feature film...
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Training Ground
11.08.2021
FEST is excited to announce a brand new confirmation for its industry program: the remarkable...
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Pitching Forum
06.08.2021
This year, FEST — Pitching Forum is back stronger than ever. With applications closing August...
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Training Ground
04.08.2021
After a brief respite last year, FEST's industry program is back, promoting a cycle of live...
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New Directors | New Films
28.07.2021
During the past week of 19th - 23rd of July, FEST — New Directors | New Films Festival held...
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New Directors | New Films
21.07.2021
This past 19th and 20th of July, FEST — New Directors | New Films Festival held the first part...
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New Directors | New Films
08.07.2021
FEST presents “THE FUTURE OF FILM”, an online conference dedicated to the immediate future...
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New Directors | New Films
06.07.2021
Accreditations for the 17th edition of FEST — New Directors | New Films Festival are now officially...
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New Directors | New Films
02.07.2021
Catalan filmmaker Isabel Coixet will be in focus at the 17th edition of FEST - New Directors...
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New Directors | New Films
30.06.2021
Hope you are all having an amazing Pride Month!
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New Directors | New Films
22.06.2021
FEST returns in 2021 with "HOPE".
This year, after months of uncertainty and a weakened cultural...
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Pitching Forum
17.06.2021
Do you have a great story to tell?
Do you wish to share it with the world, but don’t know...
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New Directors | New Films
16.06.2021
Sign up now to be part of FEST 2021!
Every year, dozens of volunteers make FEST the best festival...
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Pitching Forum
31.05.2021
FEST — Pitching Forum returns with a new online edition, taking place October 8 — 9, 2021.
This...
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Training Ground
24.05.2021
This past May, FEST FILM LAB organized a "Film Title Design" workshop with industry veterans...
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Training Ground
25.03.2021
Digital Production Challenge II's post-production for Film and TV workshop will have two free...
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New Directors | New Films
23.02.2021
FEST has new dates!
The current situation in Portugal regarding the COVID-19 pandemic has...
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New Directors | New Films
12.02.2021
Applications for Digital Production Challenge II are in full swing.This year, DPC II will run...
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New Directors | New Films
31.01.2021
Digital Production Challenge II, an workshop to help improve film production workflow
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Pitching Forum
14.08.2020
We have reached the end of three great days of FEST - Pitching Forum!
Our participants' energy and enthusiasm was amazing and the quality of the projects presented was impressive, which made up one of...
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Pitching Forum
13.08.2020
Today at FEST - Pitching Forum day 2, Short Films took center stage!
After a great morning of pitches, our Jury elected two projects that stood out:
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Pitching Forum
12.08.2020
Today marked the first day of FEST's - Pitching Forum that, this year, tackles a new format!
This is the first time ever that the event is taking place online, but distances have been shortened for a...
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New Directors | New Films
08.08.2020
FEST WINNERS 2020
Golden Lynx
BEST FEATURE FICTION PAPICHA, Mounia MeddourJury's declaration:Papicha...
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New Directors | New Films
29.07.2020
The program for yet another edition of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival is now closed.
In...
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New Directors | New Films
24.07.2020
On the final sprint of revealing our film program, we present today the selected films for...
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Pitching Forum
16.07.2020
We already know the selected projects for FEST - Pitching Forum 2020!
In total, there will...
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New Directors | New Films
15.07.2020
The films competing for the Silver Lynx and the National Grand Prix are revealed today, with...
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New Directors | New Films
09.07.2020
On our way to our 16th edition, FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival continues to unravel...
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New Directors | New Films
26.06.2020
FEST starts to unravel today its Film Program for the 2020 edition.
A series of programs focused...
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Pitching Forum
05.06.2020
FEST - Pitching Forum 2020 will go online with new dates, taking on a new format, and tackling...
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New Directors | New Films
03.06.2020
FEST – ND | NF carries on with its 16th edition, this year between the 2nd and the 9th of August, instead of the initially planned 22nd to the 29th of June
It is with great pleasure we announce FEST 2020...
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New Directors | New Films
20.05.2020
As isolation struck over two months ago, we know the general feeling of uncertainty is set amongst almost every country and affects all people.
The COVID-19 pandemic continuously takes a toll on all...
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New Directors | New Films
24.04.2020
In this last week of our film campaign, we bring you yet again 5 great movies that we think are worth watching this quarantine.
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New Directors | New Films
17.04.2020
It was week #3 of this movie marathon, so this is the list of what we choose for you this week:
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New Directors | New Films
11.04.2020
So this week we brought you 5 more jam-packed days of great films, so you don’t feel tempted to leave your house, and can spend time inside, watching movies all day long.
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New Directors | New Films
10.04.2020
Easter is around the corner and if this quarantine is keeping you locked safe at home, then here are a few ideas of how to fill in your time.
Here are our suggestions for your Easter 2020 film list.
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New Directors | New Films
03.04.2020
This past week, to honor the spirit of solidarity and offer our support to everyone quarantining at home, FEST started a campaign on our social networks (Facebook and Instagram) where we will be sharing...
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Pitching Forum
02.04.2020
Good news everyone!
We have extended our final date for the submission of the pitching forum.
So if you are in any of the following categories, be sure to submit your project.
Fiction Feature Films...
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New Directors | New Films
27.03.2020
Dear friends FEST and Family,
While the world faces a crisis of unprecedented times caused by the global pandemic of COVID-19, we at FEST are doing our part as agents of public safety and following the...
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New Directors | New Films
26.02.2020
As we continue the preparations for FEST 2020, we start to unveil the industry program with our first confirmed Guests Speakers.
Lone Scherfig will be at FEST, from the 22nd to the 29th of June in Espinho,...
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New Directors | New Films
20.02.2020
FEST has been busy!
We are present at yet another edition of the Berlin International Film...
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Pitching Forum
10.02.2020
Call for Projects for FEST - Pitching Forum 2020 is now open!
Submit your project and get...
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New Directors | New Films
13.12.2019
Starting today you can buy your accreditation for the 16th edition of FEST - New Directors...
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New Directors | New Films
19.09.2019
We are glad to announce that the Call for Films period for FEST 2020 is officially open.
We...
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New Directors | New Films
29.07.2019
The 15th edition of FEST was a success!
With more than 250 films, various activities and participants...
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New Directors | New Films
30.06.2019
We reach the seventh day of FEST!
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New Directors | New Films
30.06.2019
On the final stretch of FEST's 15th edition, we reveal this year's winners....
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New Directors | New Films
29.06.2019
We are now facing the last two days of FEST. For This Saturday we will be covering some of...
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New Directors | New Films
28.06.2019
At the entrance of the weekend, FEST Training Ground continues with the fast-paced rhythm,...
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New Directors | New Films
27.06.2019
We all know how important it is to master the way we work, collaborate and manage the people...
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New Directors | New Films
26.06.2019
We have now arrived at day three of FEST.
Today is the day we launch our Director's Hub section,...
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New Directors | New Films
25.06.2019
Welcome to FEST 2019 - New Directors | New Films festival is about to start with a full daily...
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New Directors | New Films
10.06.2019
Closing in on the 15th edition of FEST, Clifford De Spenser, Guillermo Garcia Ramos, Mariana...
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New Directors | New Films
06.06.2019
It may not seem so, but 15 years of existence is a real triumph for a film festival. In this...
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New Directors | New Films
05.06.2019
It is our pleasure to announce that Ritesh Batra, one of India's most exciting directors widely...
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Training Ground
30.05.2019
With less than a month to FEST 2019, we take one more step to a truly remarkable line-up of...
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New Directors | New Films
29.05.2019
FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival yet again lifts up its veil to reveal the cinema...
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Training Ground
23.05.2019
We are almost a month away from FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival and FEST - Training...
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New Directors | New Films
22.05.2019
FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival continues to unravel the cinema program for its 15th...
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Pitching Forum
15.05.2019
No better way to continue the celebration of FEST’s 15 years than by announcing the selected...
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New Directors | New Films
14.05.2019
A little more than a month away from FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival's takeoff, and...
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New Directors | New Films
13.05.2019
FEST 2019 marks the symbolic date of the festival’s 15th edition.
From the memories of the...
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New Directors | New Films
09.05.2019
FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival is close to putting out the candles for its 15th...
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Training Ground
24.04.2019
Stuart Dryburgh will be presenting a Masterclass at FEST - TG; and Carey Duffy, from Cooke...
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New Directors | New Films
15.04.2019
As we walk steadily in the direction of FEST’s 15th birthday party celebrations, we start to...
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Training Ground
12.04.2019
The industry experts first time at FEST will add to the festival’s industry program, that is...
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New Directors | New Films
11.04.2019
On the latter Friday, 29th of March, FEST was at Escola Básica e Secundária Dr. Manuel Gomes...
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New Directors | New Films
08.04.2019
We are very excited to introduce the Director’s Hub - a new platform to further expand networking...
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Training Ground
27.03.2019
Marjane Satrapi, the author and director of “Persepolis”, is the most recent confirmation for...
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Training Ground
21.03.2019
John Warhurst, Tim Cavagin and Nina Hartstone are the new confirmations on FEST’s 2019’s Training...
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New Directors | New Films
15.03.2019
Just a few days after we announce the presence of Jonathan Morris in FEST 2019, who is coming...
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Pitching Forum
12.03.2019
FEST – Pitching Forum end of submissions is almost around the corner!
Do you have an amazing...
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Training Ground
11.03.2019
We reveal two more speakers confirmed for FEST 2019’s Industry Program.
Jonathan Morris, editor...
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Training Ground
15.02.2019
We start to unveil the industry program with our first Guest Speaker: Tony Grisoni is coming...
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New Directors | New Films
16.01.2019
With FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2019, the...
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New Directors | New Films
28.11.2018
Now that FEST 2019 is getting into proper shape we can share with you some details of what...
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New Directors | New Films
17.09.2018
In the last 15 year FEST grew from a small local film festival into an obligatory stop for...
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New Directors | New Films
05.09.2018
Preparations for the 15th Anniversary of FEST are underway.
At this point there’s a lot going...
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New Directors | New Films
25.06.2018
Filmed in nine days and released in 1963, Francis Ford Coppola's “Dementia 13” leads us to...
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New Directors | New Films
24.06.2018
For us, a very dear director, whose career has always been linked to FEST. Franziska Hoenisch...
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New Directors | New Films
24.06.2018
The winners of FEST - New Directors | New Films 2018 have been announced.
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New Directors | New Films
23.06.2018
The Mars Generation
10h30 | Cinema Casino
"The Mars Generation" relaunches our attention...
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Pitching Forum
23.06.2018
We have the list of winners for this year's edition of Pitching Forum, the section that allows...
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New Directors | New Films
22.06.2018
From the quietness of the prairies, somewhere in Zambia, the chants and the cries of women...
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New Directors | New Films
22.06.2018
A Portuguese by birth, a Londoner of habits, Pedro Lino studied art and design before dedicating...
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New Directors | New Films
21.06.2018
On its third day out masterclass calendar streched with session occupying Centro Multimeios...
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New Directors | New Films
21.06.2018
A 14 years old festival, still in its teenage years. Getting here wasn’t easy, there were inevitably...
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New Directors | New Films
20.06.2018
It is always difficult for a teenager to deal with the feeling of being ‘weird’. Lisa Brühlmann’s...
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New Directors | New Films
19.06.2018
Considering the theme of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival 2018, Borders, North Korea...
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New Directors | New Films
19.06.2018
Hlynur Palmason | DEN, ISL | 100'
After the short film “Seven Boats” (2014), Hlynur Palmason,...
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New Directors | New Films
19.06.2018
Born in Katowice, Poland, Alexandra Wesolowski studied political science at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität...
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Training Ground
15.06.2018
The Training Ground program is officially closed! Just 3 days away from the beginning of FEST...
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New Directors | New Films
04.06.2018
In this ever changing contemporary world the physical borders that separate all nations on...
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New Directors | New Films
01.06.2018
After a year of traveling through several festivals of the international circle and analyzing...
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New Directors | New Films
30.05.2018
Today we announce the selected for two major short films competitive sections: Silver Lynx...
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Pitching Forum
30.05.2018
We have the pleasure to announce the selected projects for FEST - Pitching Forum 2018.
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Training Ground
30.05.2018
As time brings us closer to another edition of FEST - the 14th - we present you the preliminary...
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Training Ground
29.05.2018
Our two most recent additions to the Training Ground speakers panel share one thing: both have...
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New Directors | New Films
29.05.2018
A festival that aspires to discover the latest talent in filmmaking could never be kept too...
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Training Ground
22.05.2018
There are 3 main sections of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, the Film Program, Training...
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Training Ground
21.05.2018
We are so honoured to announce that the two time Academy Award winner Asghar Farhadi is coming...
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New Directors | New Films
17.05.2018
With sessions directed to three different age groups (below 6 yo, between 6 and 12 and below...
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New Directors | New Films
14.05.2018
The beach marks the border between land and sea. Besides being the place where these two different...
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Training Ground
11.05.2018
We start with Christopher Hampton, the highly acclaimed screenwriter who won the Oscar and...
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Training Ground
10.05.2018
It’s 40 days until FEST kicks off and to show you how committed we are, we’ll give you 40 hours...
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New Directors | New Films
10.05.2018
We are less than a month away from FEST, so we understand that the concerns with the trip may...
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Training Ground
09.05.2018
Our latest confirmation, besides being the third Oscar winner amongst the Training Ground 2018...
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New Directors | New Films
07.05.2018
We all have those musics that help us get through the day, the ones we recognize at the very...
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New Directors | New Films
27.04.2018
In an edition dedicated to borders and ways to accept or go through them, a retrospective of...
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Training Ground
20.04.2018
With May approaching fast this year’s Training Ground line-up is filling up quickly with good...
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Training Ground
18.04.2018
Work in dance and movement in film can be extremely challenging. There are a host of details...
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Training Ground
13.04.2018
We bring you another confirmation:an Italian editor with a very complete and highly achieved...
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New Directors | New Films
10.04.2018
Although it is never the first thing that comes to mind when you think about a movie, aspect...
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Training Ground
09.04.2018
Scandar Copti is coming to Espinho, bringing once again his workshop on Techniques For Directing...
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Training Ground
06.04.2018
It's not every day we get to confirm such keynote speakers as these two:an Oscar Winner Scriptwriter...
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New Directors | New Films
28.03.2018
A border is much more than a line where a place ends and the other starts: this is the motto...
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Training Ground
23.03.2018
We are so very excited to bring you these news:Roman Coppola is coming to FEST - Training...
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Pitching Forum
09.03.2018
There are times when you need to make the world your oyster and show what you worth: preparing...
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New Directors | New Films
28.02.2018
Shortcutz is an urban and international short films movement with implementation in several...
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Training Ground
14.02.2018
With 18 weeks left until FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, the Film Program, which is richer in quantity and quality than ever before, will reach its crucial period with less than 20 days for...
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New Directors | New Films
12.02.2018
2017 was an important year for FEST in regards to the film programing, and everything else...
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Pitching Forum
12.02.2018
Since we're packing up our things to go to Berlin we found it appropriate to have a throwback...
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New Directors | New Films
10.02.2018
As it’s traditional around this time, the Berlin International Film Festival brings hundreds...
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Pitching Forum
07.02.2018
The 2017 edition of FEST – Pitching Forum was the most sucessful one to date. It counted around...
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New Directors | New Films
24.01.2018
The theme for the 2018 edition of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival is Borders.
Whether...
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Training Ground
08.12.2017
Christmas is almost here and as gift aficionados we couldn’t pass the opportunity to offer...
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New Directors | New Films
24.11.2017
A discussion arose at FEST headquarters, partially because it’s November, partially because...
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New Directors | New Films
26.10.2017
The refugee crisis, homosexuality and pathological narcissism: this week we highlight the films...
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New Directors | New Films
20.10.2017
From the story of a serial killer who, with the first snowfall, returns to kill, the connection...
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Training Ground
13.10.2017
FEST is delighted to announce the return of one of its most illustrious guest speakers in the...
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New Directors | New Films
12.10.2017
This week we highlight six films. To “The Queen of Spain” and “Al Berto”, films performed by...
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New Directors | New Films
12.09.2017
We start off FEST 2018 with two good news.
The first one is a calendar note: In 2018, FEST...
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New Directors | New Films
26.06.2017
With the end of the 13th edition of FEST - Festival New Filmmakers | New Cinema at sight, we take this opportunity to congratulate the winners of the film festival, announced at the Closing Session, which...
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26.06.2017
And FEST is finished for this year! Eddy Joseph, Salomé Lamas and Jennifer Parker closed our...
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25.06.2017
We would like to invite you to the closing ceremony of the 13th edtion of FEST - New Directors...
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25.06.2017
Amidst the features that make FEST so special year after year is Be Kind Rewind, a thematic...
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25.06.2017
The sixth day of FEST couldn’t have done better! It was time for Ed Lachman: Live commentary:...
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24.06.2017
What not to miss today!
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24.06.2017
FEST continues! On 23 June, many participants attended the Masterclass by Allan Starski. The...
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23.06.2017
What not to miss today in FEST!
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23.06.2017
FEST continues! Yesterday Ed Lachman's masterclass "Through The Lens: A DOP Perspective" was sold out, where the director of photography shared with the audience his experience and the strategies used...
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Training Ground
23.06.2017
We talk acting, learning, and playing strong women with the Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo.
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New Directors | New Films
23.06.2017
It´s interesting to see how the animation and experimental formats have been constantly explored,...
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22.06.2017
What not to miss today in FEST!
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22.06.2017
The Highlight for 21th June was the masterclass by the film sculptor Brian Muir - Sculpting For Movies: Challenges of the Past and the Future.
Gary Yershon was present to continue the Training Ground...
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New Directors | New Films
22.06.2017
Surfing by day, films at night – if that sounds like your ideal lifestyle, you've come to the...
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21.06.2017
What to see, hear and participate today at FEST!
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21.06.2017
FEST has already started! The 20th of June featured the screening of Old Stone at Multimeios...
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New Directors | New Films
20.06.2017
What to see, hear and participate today at FEST!
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New Directors | New Films
20.06.2017
The 13th FEST could not have started better, with a sold out Centro Multimeios in Espinho for...
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New Directors | New Films
18.06.2017
The 13th edition of FEST – New Directors, New Films Festival in Espinho is about to start....
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Training Ground
18.06.2017
The official programme for this year's edition of Training Ground is already closed. The line-up...
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Training Ground
15.06.2017
As the festival draws near, more and more top experts confirm their presence at FEST Training Ground 2017. This time, we announce the presence of actor Nuno Lopes.
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New Directors | New Films
13.06.2017
FEST recognized by EFFE - Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe.
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New Directors | New Films
06.06.2017
The endless months of working and intense film watching have resulted in one of the most eclectic...
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New Directors | New Films
31.05.2017
Our trip through this year's film program is reaching its end, but not without first revealing...
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New Directors | New Films
29.05.2017
As it has been mentioned before, this year’s film program is perhaps the most provocative in...
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New Directors | New Films
28.05.2017
As we continue through this voyage through this year’s selection, the time has come to reveal...
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New Directors | New Films
27.05.2017
Today we reveal the remaining part of Silver Lynx Competition: our Short Fiction selection....
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Training Ground
26.05.2017
Only a few weeks away from FEST Training Ground, were delighted to announce the return of one...
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New Directors | New Films
26.05.2017
Following yesterday's publication, we now proceed with the first take on the Silver Lynx.
FEST’s...
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New Directors | New Films
25.05.2017
FEST is as usual happening in Espinho, but not before making a quick stop in Oporto.
On the...
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New Directors | New Films
25.05.2017
Now that we are only four weeks away from the opening of the 13th edition of FEST – New Directors...
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Training Ground
18.05.2017
Garyʼs career composing music for drama spans 40 years and encompasses scores for the leading...
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Training Ground
18.05.2017
Iain Smith, who recently produced “Mad Max: Fury Road”, was born in Glasgow and graduated from...
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Training Ground
10.05.2017
Ed Lachman is one of the most notorious DOPs of our generation. With a career that spans over...
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Training Ground
03.05.2017
Richard Morrison is one of the most prolific designers of TV and film title sequences and channel...
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Training Ground
02.05.2017
Allan Starski is one of the top Production Designers working today with more than 45 Production...
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New Directors | New Films
07.04.2017
From an artist who used her art to defend what she believed in, to someone who unexpectedly...
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New Directors | New Films
14.03.2017
This week we talk about a story about strength “Aquarius”, another about difficult family relations...
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New Directors | New Films
09.03.2017
This week, our highlight goes to the expected “Saint Jorge”, directed by Marco Martins and...
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Training Ground
07.03.2017
Fest is thrilled to announce Brian Muir’s presence at this year’s Training Ground.
Brian Ian...
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New Directors | New Films
06.03.2017
FEST 2016 speaker Ben Johnson is the CEO of Gruvi, a technology based media agency that helps...
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New Directors | New Films
03.03.2017
The newest film of Dome Karukoski “Tom of Finland” was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival,...
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New Directors | New Films
02.03.2017
Still in the Oscars aftermath, we recommend you three films that are premiering in Portugal.
Mal...
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New Directors | New Films
25.02.2017
With the award ceremony for this year Oscars' this Sunday, we decided to do a TOP 10 from all...
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New Directors | New Films
22.02.2017
At a time when race, immigration and women's issues are hot topics of the day, it is a happy...
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New Directors | New Films
22.02.2017
Past participants from FEST have been leaving their imprint among many top festivals – from...
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New Directors | New Films
21.02.2017
This week we highlight four films, among them the so awaited sequel of Trainspotting who arrives...
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New Directors | New Films
14.02.2017
This week, we highlight films from Brazil, from Germany and from the United States.
Don’t...
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Training Ground
09.02.2017
It is with great pleasure that we write to you today, from cold Berlin, on the first day of...
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New Directors | New Films
08.02.2017
This week "Jackie" will première in Portugal – directed by Pablo Larraín, with Natalie Portman...
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New Directors | New Films
07.02.2017
FEST is going to Berlin, from the 8th to the 15th of February. If you're around, you can meet...
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New Directors | New Films
31.01.2017
This week we highlighted two feature films and one documentary, which will only premiere at...
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Pitching Forum
27.01.2017
Turkish writer/director Ceylan Özgün Özçelik's debut feature INFLAME, that was at FEST -...
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New Directors | New Films
25.01.2017
Oscars nominated are announced and now we’re only one month away to know who are the winners....
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New Directors | New Films
24.01.2017
We already know who are the nominees for the 88th Oscars' Cerimony, that happens on the 26th...
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New Directors | New Films
18.01.2017
Europe has entered 2017 in what promises to be a particularly cold winter, with much of the...
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Pitching Forum
17.01.2017
The submissions for Pitching Forum are now open. The event occurs at the same time as FEST...
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New Directors | New Films
16.01.2017
This week we have less Portuguese premieres, contrasting to last week. So our highlight goes...
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New Directors | New Films
11.01.2017
Right after the Golden Globes, and already with our eyes in the Oscars, we leave you with a...
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New Directors | New Films
10.01.2017
The official selection of the Berlinale has been released. The festival happens in less than...
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New Directors | New Films
26.12.2016
"Premiering this Week" will choose the best films that are premiering in Portugal, as the title...
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New Directors | New Films
24.12.2016
In the last month of the year, the FEST team chose the best feature films that premiered...
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New Directors | New Films
22.12.2016
It is hard to think of Greek cinema without immediately being transported to the sick and...
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New Directors | New Films
15.12.2016
The first 14 films present in the catalogue of the 67th edition of the Berlinale were announced...
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11.12.2016
The film “9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo”, which was in FEST | New Directors New Films’...
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New Directors | New Films
17.11.2016
© Isak Bodin Alfredsson
It is astounding to observe how much the documentary format...
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New Directors | New Films
30.10.2016
It's that time of the year again - vampires are out cruising for blood, black cats hissing...
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New Directors | New Films
18.10.2016
As we reach the middle of October it is time to reveal which young filmmaker we believe deserves...
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New Directors | New Films
10.10.2016
The good folks at Cinephilia and Beyond have had their eyes wide open on the great series of...
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New Directors | New Films
29.09.2016
As we kick of the preparations for the 13th edition of FEST it is hard, if not impossible,...
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New Directors | New Films
28.09.2016
The film submission process for the 13th edition of FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival...
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New Directors | New Films
27.09.2016
As FEST began showing its first signs of life back in 2004 it is hard not to look back at the...
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New Directors | New Films
20.09.2016
It is hard not to get excited with the brand new teaser for “Tom of Finland”, the up coming...
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New Directors | New Films
19.09.2016
Some would be intimidated by such a phenomenon, but we are quickly getting ready for the upcoming...
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New Directors | New Films
19.09.2016
It has been recently announced that Kuba Czekaj's new film, “The Erlprince” is premiering in...
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New Directors | New Films
16.09.2016
The San Sebastian International Film Festival kicks off today, and there is no need to dig...
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New Directors | New Films
29.06.2016
After a flash publication of this year's winners list it is time to get to the details
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New Directors | New Films
13.06.2016
A week away from the official launch of the event, we are delighted to let you know our...
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Pitching Forum
09.06.2016
For a second consecutive year FEST New Directors | New Films is collaborating with Filmarket Hub to offer the projects selected in the Pitching Forum a chance to find producers and co-producers on their...
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Training Ground
07.06.2016
Cinematographer Remi Adefarasin will be at FEST Training Ground 2016 to share his extensive...
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New Directors | New Films
07.06.2016
We are coming close to the end of this avalanche of revelations, but we still have a few chapters...
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New Directors | New Films
06.06.2016
We return to the public announcement of our film program for this coming edition.
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New Directors | New Films
01.06.2016
As we enter June, and the event is only weeks away, we are delighted to let our Feature Film...
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New Directors | New Films
31.05.2016
A new week calls for new announcements and we begin by revealing our extraordinary Short Fiction...
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Training Ground
29.05.2016
The director of “Endgame” actually had a late start in his filmmaking career - before becoming...
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Training Ground
27.05.2016
Halo’s senior Colorist Ross Baker is known as one of the hottest creatives on London’s post...
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New Directors | New Films
27.05.2016
Before the weekend's arrival we unleash the 11 short documentary films that make up our Silver...
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New Directors | New Films
26.05.2016
We continue revealing our film program gradually. This time around it is the chance to find...
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New Directors | New Films
25.05.2016
After months of analyzing the over 2500 film submissions FEST received this year we have finally...
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Training Ground
23.05.2016
It’s the first Sprocket Rocket Soho first event abroad, and it will happen at FEST! On the 25th of June SRS will present Flightpath talk "Ignition: Movie Beginnings".
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Training Ground
17.05.2016
Béla Tarr is one of the most appraised directors today and is responsible for films that are...
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Training Ground
04.05.2016
Mark Sanger is an Oscar winning film editor ("Gravity") with extensive experience in the industry....
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Training Ground
30.04.2016
Eddy Joseph has worked in over 80 films, with all the biggest names in the film business and has...
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Training Ground
28.04.2016
Another big name confirmed for this year’s Training Ground: art director and production designer...
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Training Ground
19.04.2016
Another heavyweight speaker has been confirmed for the Training Ground. We are pleased to announce...
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Training Ground
06.04.2016
The Executive Master in Audiovisual Production and Management (MPXA) has opened inscriptions...
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Training Ground
06.04.2016
Another heavyweight speaker has been confirmed for the Training Ground. We are pleased to announce...
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Pitching Forum
05.04.2016
Envy, one of the biggest post-production houses in Europe is now a FEST partner.
With several...
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New Directors | New Films
01.04.2016
FEST announces a new partnership with CP – Comboios de Portugal (CP – Trains of Portugal).
This...
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Pitching Forum
18.03.2016
To add to the prize of three months of mentorship by a top expert, Pitching Forum now has...
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Training Ground
04.03.2016
What to see, hear and participate today at FEST!
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New Directors | New Films
04.03.2016
What to see, hear and participate today at FEST!
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Training Ground
04.03.2016
What to see, hear and participate today at FEST!
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Training Ground
04.03.2016
What to see, ear and participate today at FEST!
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Training Ground
04.03.2016
What to see, ear and participate today at FEST!
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Pitching Forum
01.03.2016
FEST announces, in partnership with Goldcrest Films- one of the biggest post-producer, producer...
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Training Ground
11.02.2016
FEST proudly announces the return of Gareth Wiley to this year’s edition.
The Golden Globe...
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