Julian Richards
Biography
Julian Richards is a Welsh film director, producer, and screenwriter specializing in horror and thriller genres. His notable films include Darklands (1996) and The Last Horror Movie (2003), both earning critical acclaim. Richards also founded Jinga Films, a sales and distribution company focusing on genre films, contributing significantly to independent cinema.
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Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self
The documentary tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it transformed with technological changes throughout the last few decades.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self
A journey through 40 years of life of the most important Film Festival in Portugal, through the voice of its President and Director, Mário Dorminsky and Beatriz Pacheco Pereira. Born at a coffee shop table in the "Invicta" - Porto City, with a subsidy of 15 "contos" (75EUR), since 1981 it hasn't stopped bringing us cinema, and given its weight and peculiarity, The project developed and soon became a reality, with the screening of several sessions a day, the realization of retrospectives and, also, in parallel, the promotion of concerts and art exhibitions. It is considered the biggest film festival in Portugal, and internationally recognized as one of the most important worldwide, and is now entering its 40th edition.