Between the 21st and the 24th of September, Porto hosts the debut of BEAST International Film Festival with the ambition of making Porto the center of European Cinematography. Taking place in Rivoli, Cinema Trindade, Passos Manuel and Almeida Garrett, over four days, the Festival will be totally dedicated to the promotion of East European film. Apart from the competition categories - EastWave, EastDoc and ExperimentalEAST - there will also be special screenings directing our attention towards Poland with a Director Focus; a selection by Lodz Film School and the projection of several awarded feature films.