BEAST International Film Festival celebrates the best cinema from Central & Eastern Europe, taking place in Porto, Portugal every September. Through its public screenings, BEAST IFF premieres a highly curated programme including feature films, documentaries, experimental, short films and animation works. The post-screenings Q&A create a space for connecting filmmakers, pioneers ,opinion-makers, and the wider audience. The festival is establishing itself as a complex channel of contemporary culture from Central & Eastern Europe to Portugal, focused on cinema but extending its program with parallel activities such as exhibitions, masterclass sessions, workshops and unique related industry events such as Visegrad Film Hub or BEAST Co-Production Hub.
The 6th BEAST Festival of Central & Eastern European Film will take place between 27 September – 01 October 2023.
Team & Contacts
OKNA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
BOARD
Radu Sticlea, Bianca Stanea, Rita Marinho, Iolanda Vasile, Livia Krisztina Barts, Teresa Vieira, Andrei Pantea, Aleksandras Siktorovas, Beatrix Rencsisovszki
ADDRESS
Rua Igreja de Cedofeita 27, 4050-306 Porto, Portugal
info@beastfilm.pt / +351 916 500 204
HEAD OF FESTIVAL
RADU STICLEA – radu(at)beastfilm.pt
Phone: +351 916 500 204
MANAGEMENT/ORGANISATION
Production
BIANCA STANEA – bianca(at)beastfilm.pt
Phone: +351 933 188 612
Associate Producer
RITA MARINHO – rita(at)beastfilm.pt
Phone: +351 917 854 822
Production Assistance
DOMINIKA LUŚNIAK, ELO AGNES KÕIV
Administration
BEATRIX RENCSISOVSZKI
Guest Management
NICOLAS DROŻDŻ – guest(at)beastfilm.pt
Print traffic
ALEKSANDRAS SIKTOROVAS – tech(at)beastfilm.pt
UGNĖ BRAZYTĖ
Jury Secretary
LIVIA BARTS
PROGRAMME
Head of Programme
RADU STICLEA
Selection Committee – Official Competition
BIANCA STANEA, BOHDAN ZHUK, MARTA REIS, RITA MARINHO, TERESA VIEIRA, ANDREI ALECSANDRU PANTEA
Programme Assistance
PAVLA ROUSKOVA, BOHDAN ZHUK, MARTA REIS, TERESA VIEIRA, ALLA DMITRIEVNA, MARTYNA FORMELLA
COMMUNICATION
Communication Manager, Press Office
GUILHERME PINTO DOS SANTOS – guilherme(at)beastfilm.pt
Communication Assistance
MARIA-JOÃO MAIA, PEDRO CARAPETO, RITA MARINHO, ANDRĖJA JUŠKAITĖ, UGNĖ BRAZYTĖ, DARIA KHRYSTYCH
Webdesign and Development
CAROLINA BONZINHO, MARTA AREOSA
Graphic Design
MARTA AREOSA, PIOTR ZIĘBA
Spot
PAULINE MAUER, VASCO BARBEDO
Photo-Video
ALEXANDRU PONORAN, ANDRĖJA JUŠKAITĖ, LEANDER MERESAAR