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FantasPorto 2013 – Fantasy Film Festival – Winners Update

FantasPorto 2013 – Fantasy Film Festival – Winners Update

By | February 28, 2013 at 7:09 pm | No comments

UPDATE:  Winners announced in the competitive categories for FantasPorto Film Festival 2013 (see winners in blue below).   -------------------------------- Porto once again warmly welcomes aliens, psychos, fairies, robots and scary screaming children. Yep, it’s that time...

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Essence of Wine – Portuguese Wine Celebrated in Porto, 7-10 February 2013

Essence of Wine – Portuguese Wine Celebrated in Porto, 7-10 February 2013

By | January 10, 2013 at 5:29 pm | No comments

Essência do Vinho (“Essence of Wine”), the largest event in Portugal celebrating and praising national wines of distinction, returns to the Palácio da Bolsa in Porto, 7-10 February. This is the 10th edition of the popular exhibition that attracts thousands of wine experts...

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Douro Film Harvest – Delicious Films of Food & Wine, 26-29 September

Douro Film Harvest – Delicious Films of Food & Wine, 26-29 September

By | September 16, 2012 at 12:51 pm | No comments

Douro Film Harvest returns with another delectable menu of films and events programmed around the themes of wine, food and joie de vie. From September 26-29, the festival rolls out in venues around Porto and the Douro Valley. Delicious films from around the globe will be...

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Surf at Night Surfing & Music Festival 2012 – 13-19 August, Praia de Cortegaça

Surf at Night Surfing & Music Festival 2012 – 13-19 August, Praia de Cortegaça

By | August 10, 2012 at 10:47 am | No comments

Prepare for the craziest week of your life! The Surf at Night Surfing and Music Festival returns to Praia de Cortegaça (just south of Porto). And this year, the event is SUPER-sized! Organizers have expanded the festival from three days to seven. Competitive surfing,...

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FantasPorto 2012 – Fantasy Film Festival, 20 February to 4 March

FantasPorto 2012 – Fantasy Film Festival, 20 February to 4 March

By | February 4, 2012 at 3:49 pm | No comments

UPDATE:  Winners have been announced at the 2012 Fantasporto Fantasy Film Festival.  The German film Hell has walked away with the "Best Film - Official Selection."  Bellflower from the United States won a "Special Jury Prize."  In the Director's Week Selection, Ave, the...

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Desconcerto de Natal – Christmas Confusion Concert by Doctors with Red Noses

Desconcerto de Natal – Christmas Confusion Concert by Doctors with Red Noses

By | November 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | No comments

Those crazy doctors with the red noses are filled with Christmas spirit, and they want you join in their holiday madness! The Christmas Confusion Concert (Desconcerto de Natal) is a musical for children and families, with sketches and songs promising joy, fun and friendship as...

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