Actor and Director Mark Webber Confirmed as Speaker in 2014 FEST

Passes for the full week of masterclasses and workshops start at 59 euros. Deadline 16th June

You probably know him as the lead singer of the fictional punk band "Sex Bob-Omb" in Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" where Mark was one of the main actors of the film but Mark Webber is a young actor and director with a 15 year old carreer.

From his 44 credits as an actor, his first recognition came in 2000's "Snow Days" where he received the best actor award at the "Youngstar Awards". Two years later you could find him in the ensemble cast of Woody Allen's "Hollywood Ending".

Webber has always prioritized small indie films, so becoming a director himself was a natural step. His debut as a director was "Explicit Ills"in 2008, that won the audience award for Best Film at the SXSW Festival.

As a director, producer and screenwriter of "The End of Love" in 2012, Webber became a Sundance phenomenon, being nominated for thefestival's Grand Prize and becoming a "must-follow" director in the american indie scene.

His third film, starring Teresa Palmer and Melissa Leo is called "The Ever After", and will have it's European Premiere as the opening Film of the Festival on the 24th of June at 22:00

To FEST Mark Webber will bring his years of experience in independent filmmaking with him, both as an actor and as a director.

His masterclass on acting will certainly be one not to miss in this year's Training Ground.

To register visit our website www.fest.pt

FEST - Training Ground is a place where upcoming film makers from all over the world gather in one week, to attend a deluxe training event from workshops to master classes, lectured by industry top experts with recognized achievements. TRAINING GROUND, is now one of the biggest learning forum in the world in the area of filmmaking, in number of participants and number of worldwide recognized experts.

When and Where?
Between the 24th and the 29th of June In Espinho, Portugal, 15 minutes south of Porto in the sea-coast line. A tourism orientated city and one of the summer hotspots of Portugal.

The fee for one week of the world´s best film training activities is only 59 Euros without accommodation or from 89 Euros with accommodation, so be sure to grab your place fast the spaces are limited!

To register visit our website on this link: http://fest.pt/?page_id=1471&lang=en

FEST - Training Ground will have more than 25 Training activities lectured industry top experts, in the past it has brought names such as MELISSA LEO Oscar Winning Actress (The Fighter, Frozen River, Oblivion) PETER WEBBER (Girl With the Pearl Hearing, Hannibal Rising) Oscar Nominated Cinematographer CHRISTIAN BERGER (The White Ribbon, The Piano Teacher) Oscar Nominated Editor TARIQ ANWAR (American Beauty, The King's Speech) FERNANDO TRUEBA, TOM STERN Cinematographer of Films such as Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, The Hunger Games, Oscar winner Editor MARTIN WALSH, LAURENCE BENNETT production designer of films such as Crash and The Artist, 3 times Oscar Winner David Macmillan, and many more, detailed information on www.fest.pt

Apart from Mark Webber we also have confirmed for 2014 Teresa Palmer, Makram Khouri, Chris Dickens (Editor of Slumdog Millionaire),Michael Katz (Producer of "Amour") Eddy Joseph Supervising Sound Editor (Corpse Bride, Enemy at The Gates, Casino Royale) Golden Globe Winner producer GARETH WILEY, Eugenio Caballero Oscar Winner Production Designer, Justine Seymour Costume Designer, TIM CORRIE Deputy Director of BAFTA and Film Agent and advisor. Cannes Winner and Oscar Nominee SCANDAR COPTI, William BrookfieldDirector and Scriptwritter, and GUILLERMO GARCIA RAMOS Spanish Filmmaker and a well known face of prevoius edition of FEST-TG, and many more.

The fee for one week of the world´s best film training activities is only 59 Euros so be sure to grab your place fast! With accommodation included for the 6 nights prices start at 89 Euros.

To register visit our website www.fest.pt

Why go?
It is an excellent opportunity in many levels, firstly the knowledge present there is overwhelming, with the best experts in the world, secondly because more than 400 people will come from all over the world to attend creating an atmosphere where you can learn from each other and the experience they have, but mainly because here you can have a big break, people have been hired by some of the experts, found financiers for their films, or simply found a correct direction on their career, FEST -Training Ground is a huge game changer, and a enormous help for up and coming film-makers.

FEST - Training Ground has been a worldwide success, with registered participants coming from all over the World, from countries such as Italy, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Lebanon, Brazil, Greece, Portugal, Nigeria, Japan, Poland Russia, Romania, Qatar and so on...

FEST - Pitching Forum and FEST - Industry Meetings
On the program you will also have FEST Pitching Forum In this space filmmakers will meet producers and financers, and each participant will have 4 minutes to pitch his project, and why it should be supported, produced and financed. The FEST Pitching Forum will have many new features in 2014. You will also have a workshop and a masterclass about pitching before the real pitching sessions, so you can prepare yourself the best. This year we will introduce the FEST - Industry meetings

All in one
Training Ground is all in one program, as participants will not only enjoy a six day deluxe training program, but also will be able to attend the screenings of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, as parallel activities, all of this having as a scenario the beautiful sea-coast city of Espinho, one of the most looked for sea-coast location in all of Portugal.

How do you register?
All registrations must be made through the Training Ground website www.fest.pt

Who is eligible?
Every film maker or film enthusiast is eligible for registering; you just need to have a genuine interest in the subject, an open spirit, and the will to learn.

More Information about the event on our website www.fest.pt

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