Fantasia Film Festival
‘The Beast Within’ Review: Kit Harington’s Psychological Werewolf Flick Has More Bark Than Bite
Ashleigh Cummings and James Cosmo co-star in Alexander J. Farrell's new horror movie, set around a British castle haunted by a dark family secret.
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Fantasia Film Fest Reaches Tentative Deal With Union Workers
Following a one-day strike on July 11, the Syndicat des employé-es de l’événementiel-CSN, representing around 60 Fantasia Film Festival workers, reached a tentative deal late Friday night to avert additional labor disruption. The union revealed no details on the agreement in principle before union workers vote on the deal early next week. A formal ratification […]
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Fantasia Film Fest Faces Strike Disruption Over Seasonal Worker Wages
The Fantasia Film Festival is facing union strike action as the 24th edition of North America’s largest genre festival gets set to open on July 18 with a world premiere for Elijah Wood’s Bookworm and later an international premiere for The Count of Monte Cristo. The Fantasia union, aligned with the Syndicat des employé-es de l’événementiel-CSN, […]
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‘Aporia’ Review: Judy Greer Stars in an Emotionally Effective, Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Indie
Edi Gathegi and Payman Maadi co-star in writer-director Jared Moshé’s drama about a time machine causing untold ripple effects among a handful of people.
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Judy Greer Plays Grief-Stricken Mother in ‘Aporia’ Thriller
Judy Greer plays a woman drowning in grief after losing her husband in a drunk-driving accident and having to care for her devastated teenage daughter in the official trailer for Aporia. In the trailer, Greer’s Sophie learns of a secret time-bending machine that her husband’s best friend, played by Payman Maadi, has been building that […]
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KC Carthew’s Dystopian Pic ‘Polaris’ to Open Fantasia Film Festival
As it returns to an in-person format, the Fantasia Film Festival is set to open its upcoming 2022 edition with the eco-action fantasy pic Polaris. Director KC Carthew’s dystopian pic, which was filmed in the Yukon and stars Viva Lee, will receive a world premiere in Montreal. Having unveiled its second wave of titles on […]
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Fantasia Details Plans for Return to In-Person Festival for 2022
The Fantasia International Film Festival will return to theaters for its 26th edition to run from July 14 to Aug. 3 in Montreal, the genre fest said Thursday. As Fantasia unveiled its first wave of titles, the festival announced world premieres for Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious, which stars Ryan Kwanten and J.K. Simmons; Satoshi Miki’s Convenience […]
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U.S. Genre Film Fests Plan Second Virtual NIGHTSTREAM Festival (Exclusive)
Four U.S. genre film festivals are set to host the second annual online-only festival, NIGHTSTREAM, to jointly screen films and other programming from their events amid the pandemic. The Boston Underground Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, North Bend Film Festival and Overlook Film Festival will stage the virtual festival from Oct. 7 to 13. […]
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Korean Crime Drama ‘Voice of Silence’ Takes Top Jury Prize at Fantasia Film Fest
Korean director Hong Eui-jeong’s indie crime drama Voice of Silence has picked up the Cheval Noir best film prize at the Fantasia Film Festival, which wrapped on Wednesday. Hong’s debut feature also earned Yoo Ah-in the best actor trophy. Voice of Silence shared top honors in the juried competition in Montreal with Igor Legarreta, who […]
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Mark O’Brien Talks Premiering Debut Feature ‘The Righteous’ With a Live Audience: “I Feel Surreal”
Mark O’Brien enjoyed a rare privilege for a pandemic-era director on Sunday night — being in a movie theater and seeing the opening titles of his debut feature, The Righteous, roll and hearing the sound of a live audience cheering and clapping after a late night showing at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. “I’m […]
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Takashi Miike’s ‘The Great Yokai War – Guardians’ to Close Fantasia Film Fest
Takashi Miike’s The Great Yokai War – Guardians has been tapped to close the Fantasia International Film Festival on Aug. 25. The sequel to The Great Yokai War, which opened Fantasia in 2006, immerses viewers in the fairy-tale world of friendly Japanese demons from the Audition and 13 Assassins director. Montreal’s Fantasia genre fest released […]
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Dark Star, Bloody Disgusting to Host Free Virtual Film Fest with Secret Screening (Exclusive)
Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting came up with a novel way to unveil their latest horror pic acquisition, 'Dementia Part II,' by featuring it as a surprise secret finale to a free virtual film festival to run from Jan. 22 to 24.
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