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FEST – NEW DIRECTORS | NEW FILMS FESTIVAL

FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival is a unique celebration of new cinema and new

filmmakers. It´s an annual festival taking place in the city of Espinho.

The event creates a space where young promising filmmakers can show and promote their work, as

well as further their knowledge and share opportunities, creating new audiences for independent

cinema.

In addition to film festival, the FEST also has FEST – Training Ground and FEST – Pitching Forum.

These parallel events bring together recognized professionals and new filmmakers that are starting

now to define their place.

For that, FEST is one of the new filmmaker´s events with more impact worldwide – it meets

nowadays most important audiovisual opinion makers, as well as those who will be.

This year FEST reaches its 12th edition, which will take place between the 20th and the 27th of June

2016, in Centro Multimeios de Espinho, a modern infrastructure of renowned quality, equipped with

two screening rooms, an IMAX screen, a planetarium, a café and free-access Wi-Fi.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Our program consists of 7 different festival sections:

Golden Lynx Competition, a Feature film competition, which includes a fiction and a documentary

competition. This section is dedicated to filmmakers in their first or second feature film.

Silver Lynx Competition for Short films, which has special prizes dedicated to each of the following

genres: fiction, documentary, experimental and animation. This section is dedicated to filmmakers

up to 30 years old.

NEXXT, a competitive section with focus on young and fresh minds, organized in collaboration with

the best film schools in the world, and we here present their best productions.

Flavors of the World, a non-competitive section dedicated to different country filmographies, with

the goal of letting our audience discover different views on film. The selected countries are Portugal,

Ireland and Iceland.

Be Kind Rewind, a non-competitive section dedicated to the theme of the annual festival and

presents a series of films under this spotlight. This year's theme will be the “10th FEST´s anniversary”,

and we will exhibit some of our best films that were part of our catalogue.

FEST Social, a series of social responsibility programs, which include Senior Film Sessions: one of the

most forgotten audience in film festivals.

FESTinha is a section dedicated to a younger audience. It´s divided into different age groups and

has various educational activities, like the debate and the award of prizes to the films displayed.

FEST - TRAINING GROUND

FEST – Training Ground is an educational event where new emerging talents from all over the world

come together for a week to participate in a deluxe learning experience which includes workshops,

masterclasses, lectures and debates led by top experts of renowned success.

Here, every field of the filmmaking process is covered, from directing, editing, producing and

screenwriting to production design, sound design, creative research, distribution, among many

others.

FEST – Training Ground was designed to allow each participant to organize their own individual

program, according to their interests and priorities.

In just one open space (with no “VIP areas”), FEST – Training Ground ensures the opportunity to

make new contacts with people of various profiles and perspectives. This exchange of experiences

is extremely important in the world of cinema, and FEST – Training Ground offers a privileged entry

into this dimension of the filmmaking industry. The gathering of talents and energies can really be

the vehicle for the creation of projects in common, making FEST – Training Ground not just an

educational experience but something more productive as well.

FEST – Training Ground encourages its participants to enjoy the whole week full of activities. The

event will take place between the 21st and 26th of June, in Centro Multimeios de Espinho, parallel

to FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival.

SPEAKERS OF FEST - TRAINING GROUND 2016

MARK SANGER - Editor, “Gravity” (Oscar winner)

GARETH WILEY – Producer, "Match Point", "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (Golden Globe winner)

JOE WALKER – Editor, "Sicario", "Shame" (Oscar nominee)

EDDY JOSEPH – Sound Editor, "The Corpse Bride", "Interview with the Vampire" (BAFTA nominee)

GONÇALO GALVÃO TELES – Director “Gelo”

PAUL MILLER - Producer, "Prozac Nation", "A Love Song for Bobby Long"

GARY MADDISON - Colourist, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ", "Captain America:

Civil War", "Interstellar"

SCANDAR COPTI – Director, "Ajami" (Oscar nominee)

GUILLERMO GARCIA-RAMOS - Scriptwriter

GEMMA JACKSON – Production Designer, "Finding Neverland", "Game of Thrones" (Oscar

nominee)

And more names to be announced soon!

FEST - PITCHING FORUM

FEST Pitching Forum is a unique platform for upcoming filmmakers to present their projects to top

industry producers, financiers, fund managers and investors who are looking to finance, produce or

develop new projects.

The Forum is divided into 4 distinct sessions: Feature Film; Short Film; Documentary and TV Series.

In a 5-minute pitch, each participant is asked to expose their project before a panel of experts,

composed of 44 skilled professionals and with a strong track record of production and distribution.

At the end of each pitch, there will be 10 minutes for feedback and discussion from the experts.

This feedback is valuable, since the experts can provide the best and most constructive advice, based

on their years of experience, in order to take the participant´s project to the next level.

At the end of FEST Pitching Forum, each participant will partake in an exclusive meeting with all the

experts, for more private feedback and counselling about their project.

In FEST Pitching Forum there will be a section for training, the forum itself, and the Industry

Meetings.

In the Industry Meetings, our experienced guests will be available for individual meetings, for advice

and guidance. This opportunity can be extremely useful to advanced participants that are looking

for help in the improvement of their project.

The FEST – Pitching Forum takes place on the 24th and the 25th of June, at Espinho’s Municipal

Library (Biblioteca Municipal José Marmelo e Silva), also part of FEST – New Directors | New Films

Festival.

EXPERTS FEST - PITCHING FORUM

GARETH WILEY - Producer

GUILLERMO GARCIA RAMOS – Scriptwriter

MANUEL CLARO - Creative Europe, Portugal

NUNO FONSECA - ICA

PAUL MILLER - Producer

SCANDAR COPTI – Director

MARTIN POLTNEY – Representative of Goldcrest Films

DAVID TURNER – Representative of Halo Post Production

DOMINIC BRIERE-EDNEY – Representative of Envy Post Production

More names to be announced soon!

ESPINHO

Espinho is the perfect city to host an event with the characteristics of FEST – New Directors | New

Cinema. The city is located in a privileged position for its landscape and environmental features

and ease of access to the city of Porto. The festival’s participants come to the festival and avail

themselves to a beach and cinema vacation, temporarily reinvigorating the city’s tourism.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The official language of FEST is English. A great part of its speakers and participants are foreigners,

thus communication is held entirely in English.

It’s a unique experience, visiting Centro Multimeios de Espinho, near where Espinho’s Centennial

Fair takes place, and to be greeted by a vibrant international environment, where people of all

nationalities meet and exchange ideas.

FEST – Training Ground brings approximately 400 foreigners participants (participants with a pass

to attend master classes, workshops and film screenings).

Numbers such as these make FEST the most international festival in Portugal.

In 2015 FEST brought, to Espinho, people from more than 42 countries from all over the world.

HISTORIAL

2015

22nd to the 29th of June 2015

In 2015, FEST had one of the greatest programs of all time. Around 60 films were competing, where

new filmmakers showed their innovative skills and talent.

FEST - Training Ground, which consists of several masterclasses, lectures and workshops, had the

pleasure to have Peter Webber, director of "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" (2003) and "Hannibal

Rising" (2007); Gareth Wiley, Producer of "Matchpoint" (2005) and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

(2008); Dalila Carmo, Actress in "Vale Abraham" and "Florbela" also attended FEST.

FEST - Pitching Forum, which gives the opportunity for young filmmakers to present a 5-minute pitch

to producers, financiers and most relevant managers, had experts as Àngela Bosch, Camille McCurry,

Guillermo Garcia Ramos, Scandar Copti, among others. They underwent approximately 120 projects,

of which 28 were chosen, 3 of them originally Portuguese. The winners had the opportunity to be

tutored by industry experts and even joined workshops in FEST Film Lab.

2014

24th to the 26th of June 2014

In that year FEST had more than 70 films in competition, from more than 20 countries.

FEST - Training Ground had 450 plus participants as well, from all the five continents, with more

than 20 masterclasses and workshops, led by figures such as Michael Katz, producer of Michael

Haneke;, Chris Dickens, Editor of “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008); Eddy Joseph, sound supervisor who

worked with Bernardo Bertolucci, Neil Jordan, Alan Parker and Tim Burton; Gareth Wiley, producer

of “Matchpoint” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and Woody Allen’s producer in Europe, among other

important names.

Pitching Forum was once more one of the festival’s highlights, where in five minutes, participants

could expose their projects and at the end the producers, all with a vast experience, gave their

feedback. That year the international panel included Michael Katz; Gareth Wiley; Jarle Bjorkes,

director of the Norwegian fund Filmkraft; Scandar Copti, award-winning director of “Ajami”; and

many more. As for portuguese producers, we had a wide list: Original Features; Real Ficção; Anexo

82; Individeos; Lightbox; FilmesDaMente; Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual; Papaveronoir

Filmes; Filmógrafo; Fado Filmes; Cimbalino Filmes and Sardinha em Lata.

2013

2013 was a special year. We saw the festival grow, not only in numbers, but in relevance as well.

FEST – Training Ground guests included Melissa Leo, Academy Award-winning actress from films

such as David O. Russel’s “the Fighter” and Courtney Hunt’s “Frozen River”; Peter Webber, BAFTA-

nominated British Director, known for “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and “Hannibal Rising”; Christian

Berger, Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, known for his work alongside Michael

Haneke in films such as “The White Ribbon”; “Caché” and “The Piano Teacher”; Tariq Anwar, a

BAFTA and Academy Award-nominated British editor for films such as “American Beauty”, “The

King’s Speech” and “Revolutionary Road”; Tim Corrie, the director of the BAFTAs and one of the

most renowned and influent talent agents in Europe.

The FEST Pitching Forum also reached a higher status as one of the key sections of the festival.

2012

1st to the 8th of June 2012

FEST 2012 was once again a big success. Breaking once more records for audience and participants

of FEST – Training Ground, the event included a new key section, a long-sought goal, the creation of

FEST - Pitching Forum. Answering to a longstanding flaw of the local filmmaking industry, FEST

invited numerous producers, distributors and possible investors to take part in a long and intensive

of “pitching sessions”, in which participants had the chance to, in five minutes, present their

projects. Training Ground once again included a wide range of guest speakers, including Martin

Walsh (Oscar winning editor), Fernando Trueba (Oscar winning Spanish legendary director), Anders

Osteergard ( Danish director of the famous documentary “Burma VJ”), Brian Grant (a pioneer in the

music video world), João Pedro Rodriguez (one of the most influential Portuguese directors), Kjartan

Sveinsson (Soundtrack composer and keyboard player of Sigur Ròs), Sylvie Landra (Editor of the 5th

Element and Leon), only to name a few. On the film festival front the event also marked a big jump,

with over 150 short and feature films on display in the most complete program FEST has ever had.

Films like Runar Runarsson´s Volcano (that ended up winning the biggest prize), the Japanese

sensation “About the Pink Sky”, or the Dutch experimental extravaganza “170Hz” were part of an

impressive Silver Castle competition that included 10 feature films overall. The shorts competition

was no less remarkable.

2011

26th of June to the 3rd of July 2011

The 2011 edition of FEST was a tremendous success. In terms of audience, we witnessed a notable

increase, reaching a total of 17.120 people in all the activities. The program was the main focus,

having included the national openings of films such as “Hanna” by Joe Wright and “Obselidia” by

Dianne Bell. New award categories were created, such as the prize for best Non Fiction Long Feature.

The program also included some of the best works from some of our partner schools. Training

Ground also grew significantly with 353 registrations. The event brought to Espinho figures like

Eugenio Caballero (Oscar winning art director of films such as “Pan´s Labyrinth”), much acclaimed

Portuguese Cinematographer, Eduardo Serra (twice nominated for an Oscar), Colin Arthur (Special

effects veteran), Scandar Copti (winner of the Golden Camera award in Cannes and one of the most

promising filmmakers in the middle east), among many others. 2011 was a particularly significant

year, as the event grew in a sustainable way, attracting much attention in the national and

international media, at the same time developing a brilliant program, providing a unique and

indispensable development in the audiovisual industry.

2010

20th to the 27th of June 2010

This year FEST continued its path to greatness. The usual audience growth was a great victory with

a total of 14.816 people. Training ground saw the most complete guest speaker list so far, in its 23

sessions, with prestigious names such as Larry Smith, director of photography of Stanley Kubrik´s

Eyes Wide Shut; Hervé Schneid, the French editor deeply connected to the success of Jean Pierre

Jeunet, having edited films like Amelie, Delicatessen and Alien: Resurrection; Christian Frei, a big

name in documentary filmmaking, nominated for an Oscar for War Photographer; David Macmillan,

a three time Oscar winner in Sound Mixing, who worked in films like The Right Stuff, Natural Born

Killers and The Firm; Nancy Bishop, Casting Director for several Hollywood studios; António Pedro

Vasconcelos, one of the most popular Portuguese film directors; Bruno Chatelin, director of

filmfestival.com, the biggest web film directory, and an expert in distribution and financing; Etgar

Karet, winner of the golden Camera award in Cannes; among others. 1633 films were registered in

the festival, and 84 were carefully selected, guaranteeing a quality program. In the Silver Castle

competition FEST screened two of the most 13 successful films of the year, Kyle Patrick Alvarez`s

“Easier with Practice” and Debra Granik`s “Winter`s Bone”. Finally FEST also opened a new section

entitled Filmmakers Corner, a space focused on improvised screenings of films brought and

produced by the participants.

SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES

PAUL MILLER

Paul Miller is an independent producer working in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

From May 2012 to October 2013 Miller was Director of Film Financing at the Doha Film Institute in

Qatar. Miller oversaw a $2.5M education training program, a $1m global grants fund and managed

a $25M film financing fund. Prior to this Miller produced The Birder’s Guide to Everything directed

by Rob Meyer, Babygirl, written and directed by Macdara Vallely, produced by Samson Films and

the Irish Film Board. During this period Miller produced a feature length documentary, Poor

Consuelo Conquers the World, with Les Films d’Ici for ARTE in 2011. Miller also Exec-Produced the

feature length documentary, The Man Who Drew the Future with Una Films and ARTE. Between

2002 and 2009, Miller was Head of Film Production at Crossroads Films, where he produced Snow

Angels, which was released by Warner Independent Pictures in 2008. The film was written and

directed by David Gordon Green and stars Sam Rockwell and Kate Becksinale. Miller also produced

A Love Song for Bobby Long starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, released by Lionsgate

Films in 2006. Other previous films include John Sayles’ feature The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), the

Academy Award nominated Lone Star (1996) and Golden Globe nominated Men with Guns (1997).

Miller also produced Prozac Nation, directed by Erik Skjoldbaerg’s (“Insomnia”) and starring Chistina

Ricci, Jessica Lange and Anne Heche. The film was released by Miramax.

For the Training Ground, Miller will bring their experience and give a Masterclass on production and

Film Financing.

MANUEL CLARO

Manuel Claro took the course of political science and international relations at the Faculty of social

and human sciences of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, taking after the master's degree in Cultural

Practices for Municipalities. He´s in charge of the Executive Board of the Information Center -

Creative Europe, having already been Municipal Cultural Board Advisor of Lisbon´s city hall, and

Executive Coordinator of the Association MEDIA Desk Portugal.

EDDY JOSEPH

Eddy Joseph is one of the biggest names in Sound field. As sound supervisor, Eddy Joseph is in charge

of coordinating all the post-production sound team, since the music editor, audio editor, foley artist

to additional folding editor.

Joseph worked as a Supervising Sound Editor for more than 30 years. The first large projects where

he worked on were "Shoot the Moon" and "Pink Floyd - The Wall" both from Alan Parker. “The Wall”

gave him his first BAFTA Award.

Eddy has worked with several acclaimed directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Neil Jordan, Louis

Malle, Anthony Minghella, Tim Burton, Paul Greengrass, among many others. His credits include

"Pink Floyd The Wall", "Angel Heart," Batman, "" The Commitments, "" The Crying Game "," Little

Buddha "," Interview with the Vampire "," Evita "," Enemy at the Gates "," Harry Potter and the

Philosopher's Stone "," Cold Mountain", “Corpse Bride "," United 93 "," Casino Royale" and

"Quantum of Solace ".

To the Training Ground he will bring his vast experience, in what will undoubtedly be an

unforgettable masterclass.

GARETH WILEY

Gareth Wiley began his professional life in Finance. In 1993 he begins his career as a film producer,

the activity which shall engage exclusively in 2002. In these 13 year career in the world of cinema,

works, among others, with two Oscar winning directors: Woody Allen and Alex Gibney.

The working relationship with Woody Allen proved very fruitful, producing a Golden Globe

nomination with Match Point, and a Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture with Vicky

Christina Barcelona. Wiley is also the CEO of Screen Advantage (www.screenadvantage.com), an

online app for producers, designed as a tool for them to create financial plans that will be

understandable by financiers. On the Training Ground, Gareth Wiley’s masterclass will explore the

theme of film production and funding.

NUNO FONSECA (ICA)

The ICA is the national body of public support to the film and audiovisual.

Nuno Fonseca is the Advisor for European Affairs and Strategy since 2000, having been Vice

President between 2005 and 2007. He is also responsible for international co-productions, including

the evaluation of projects, as a member of the Directing Committee of the EURIMAGES Fund.

Between 1997 and 2000, was Deputy Secretary of State for Culture, after a career in an EU

institution.

He has also translated various literary and philosophical works and was author of creative texts for

radio and others.

Nuno is a member of the European Film Academy.

SCANDAR COPTI

With a background in Mechanical engineering, the Palestinian director first caught the film world’s

attention when he received a special mention in Cannes for “Ajami” (2009), co-directed with Yaron

Shani, which also provided him a series of accolades in major events such as Thessaloniki, Istanbul

and Tallinn Black Nights film festival’s.

During the production, the Palestinian artist developed a complex yet effective workshop method

to prepare nonprofessional actors to work in fiction. He has been travelling across the world sharing

this invaluable experience, producing workshops focused on providing the tools and knowledge to

filmmakers who choose to work with amateur actors.

Scandar has also played a key role in the creation of the Doha Film Institute, a major player in third

cinema circles, responsible for financing film production and education in the Middle East and lower

Asia. He is now a film academic at NYU Abu Dhabi, where he lives with his family, a position he

combines with his continuous work as a filmmaker producing several fiction shorts, academic and

experimental films.

Copti is also an accomplished visual artist and has been a jury member at several film events such

as Tribeca Film Festival.

GUILLERMO GARCIA-RAMOS

Guillermo Garcia – Ramos began his career in cinema as a scriptwriter and a director of fiction films,

but was directing documentaries, such as “De Kuleshov a Berlanga” and “Tenis con JLG - Buscando

a Godard” that he became one of the most famous and prestigious Spanish documentarists.

Garcia-Ramos has frequently produced content for the Spanish public TV network TVE, as well as

independently producing short, long features and collaborating directly with different film festivals

around the world.

GEMMA JACKSON

Gemma Jackson has recently finished her work in “Guy Ritchie Knights of the Roundtable: King

Arthur”, starring Jude law, Charlie Hunnam e Eric Bana. Jackson has already worked with Richard

Eyre (Notes on a Scandal), Mark Herman (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) and Marc Forster (The

Kite Runner). In her portfolio, we can find some collaborations with David Mamet (The

Untouchables).

She is also well-known for her work on Game of Thrones on Seasons 1, 2 and 3. Jackson

was responsible for designing, building, and dressing the actual physical sets used in filming the

series. She was the designer of the desired Iron Throne, as well of the sets for the epic episode “The

Rains of Castamere”. She was awarded an Emmy for Best Art Direction and an Art Directors Guild

Award for excellence in production design, for her impressive work in this popular series.

In 2008 Jackson worked as a production designer on the TV mini-series John Adams, which was very

successful and got her another Emmy award.

Jackson’s most recent design can be seen in the unsettling sets of series Fortitude (2015), with

Stanley Tucci.

GARRY MADDISON

With more than 60 feature films to his credits, Maddison has worked in films such as Interstellar, Ex

Machina, Trascendence, Bourne Legacy and 007: Skyfall and collaborated with directors such as Ron

Howard, Mike Leigh, Edgar Wright and Stephen Frears, among many others.

Maddison began his path by studying Performative Arts and Media.

While studying, and unlike most of his peers, he would often try to integrate audiovisuals into

activities such as playwriting. Progressively becoming closer to post-production, his first contact

with grading equipment happened with film, rather than digital.

Maddison perfected his technique with extensive work in TV and archive footage and he quickly

moved into cinema, namely with Joe Wright’s Channel – starring Keira Knightley – which was shot

in film. It was this experience with film (as opposed to digital) that opened the door to a

collaboration with Christopher Nolan.

2016 will see the premiere of several films in which Maddison has worked and that are a clear

example of the type of mastery that VFX colouring requires: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar

Children (directed by Tim Burton), Alice Through the Looking Glass (produced by Tim Burton),

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (following the Harry Potter saga), DC’s Wonder Woman

and Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War.

GONÇALO GALVÃO TELES

With a background Law, and a Master Degree in Scriptwriting for Film and Television from

the University of Southern California, Gonçalo Galvão Telles quickly became a reference in

Portuguese cinema due to his extensive writing and academic work.

His first glimpse of success came with the release of “A Suspeita” (2000), an animated short film that

would go on to give him a foremost recognition at the prestigious Cartoon D’Or event.

He is one of Portugal’s most accomplished Television writers, with major hits such as “Teorema de

Pitágoras”, “Jogo da Glória” and “A Noiva”, which he also co-directed. “O Outro Lado do Arco-irís”

(2004), a short film directed by himself, received the Don Quixote Award from the International

Federation of Film Societies. He has also produced several films, including the very successful “Tudo

Isto É Fado” (2004), directed by his father, himself a legendary figure in the Portuguese film scene.

Gonçalo is currently promoting his directing debut feature “Gelo” (2016) and at the same time, he

teaches at the Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa.

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