April 1, 2022
Norman Gidney
After revealing the first batch of titles from its upcoming lineup last month, Brazil’s Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival announced the remaining selection of features appearing in its eighteenth edition. The full Fantaspoa 2022 lineup will consist of 90 features and 97 shorts - equaling 187 incredible movies, shown in five theaters around Porto Alegre from [...]
March 22, 2022
Norman Gidney
Fantaspoa 2022 Goes Back to the Cinemas! Announces Poster Art and First Wave of Titles Acclaimed Brazilian Genre Fest will hold its 2022 Edition from April 15th through May 1st, with over 30 film premieres
August 7, 2020
Norman Gidney
One of South America's coolest film festivals celebrated its sixteenth edition of Fantaspoa with trailblazing innovation during the coronavirus pandemic and announced this year's award winners. This was the first-ever online edition, with free access to all festival content in Brazil. In total, 138 films were exhibited: 49 features and 89 shorts from over 40 [...]
June 29, 2020
Remy Cashman
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival has announced that its sixteenth edition will be held online and completely free of charge. The bold move is courtesy of an unprecedented partnership with Darkflix, a Brazilian video streaming service aimed at fantastic genre productions. Scheduled to begin on July 24th and run until [...]
April 14, 2020
Remy Cashman
Brazil's FANTASPOA FILM FESTIVAL has announced the first Fantaspoa at Home Online Filmmaking Contest. The festival has already launched its free worldwide movie streaming platform, which will be available until the end of May. Emphasizing importance of the world quarantine to contain the spread of COVID-19, the competition aims to encourage film production at home [...]
March 25, 2020
Norman Gidney
Brazilian festival requests support via crowdfunding, Launches worldwide free "Fantaspoa at Home" initiative Amid growing concerns over the COVID-19 epidemic, Brazilian Fantaspoa Film Festival announced that they are postponing the upcoming 16th edition. Originally scheduled for this coming May, the festival directors are hoping to present the festival later in the year between the [...]
June 9, 2019
Norman Gidney
Closing out an amazing 15th year, with 10,000 participants, and the most successful year to date, Fantaspoa Film Festival proudly brought Porto Alegre the best in fantastic cinema from around the world. Between May 16th and June 2nd, 2019, over 100 films were screened - with over 100 guests from many diverse countries - bringing [...]
FOLLOW HER–If You Can Keep Up–FANTASPOA 2022
FANTASPOA 2022 Full Lineup Announced
FANTASPOA 2022 First Wave of Titles! Poster Art!
Fantaspoa 2020 A Triumph, Doles out Awards for 16th Season
FANTASPOA Partners With Darkflix: FREE 2020 EDITION
FANTASPOA AT HOME Announces Online Filmmaking Contest
16th Edition of Fantaspoa to be Postponed, Comes home!
Fantaspoa Film Festival Awards The Best of the Fest
FOLLOW HER–If You Can Keep Up–FANTASPOA 2022
FANTASPOA 2022 Full Lineup Announced
FANTASPOA 2022 First Wave of Titles! Poster Art!
Fantaspoa 2020 A Triumph, Doles out Awards for 16th Season
FANTASPOA Partners With Darkflix: FREE 2020 EDITION
FANTASPOA AT HOME Announces Online Filmmaking Contest
16th Edition of Fantaspoa to be Postponed, Comes home!
Fantaspoa Film Festival Awards The Best of the Fest
FOLLOW HER–If You Can Keep Up–FANTASPOA 2022
FANTASPOA 2022 Full Lineup Announced
FANTASPOA 2022 First Wave of Titles! Poster Art!
Fantaspoa 2020 A Triumph, Doles out Awards for 16th Season
FANTASPOA Partners With Darkflix: FREE 2020 EDITION
FANTASPOA AT HOME Announces Online Filmmaking Contest
16th Edition of Fantaspoa to be Postponed, Comes home!
Fantaspoa Film Festival Awards The Best of the Fest