Fantasia 2009 - News + Articles

Additional Screenings on July 30th, 2009!

2009-07-29T10:00:00-05:00

Anna Paquin and Brian Cox in Halloween Charmer TRICK R TREAT!

2009-07-29T09:49:00-05:00

PRIVATE EYE: International Premiere of Exuberant South Korean Period Detective Story

2009-07-29T09:08:00-05:00

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: Unfortunately NO VIP or media passes, and NO CELLPHONES allowed - Click for details.

2009-07-28T23:25:00-05:00

PHOTOS + VIDEO: Jose Mojica Marins � aka Coffin Joe � Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award made by Rick Trembles!

2009-07-28T16:38:00-05:00

Canadian Premiere of Polanski-esque Belgian Thriller LEFT BANK!

2009-07-28T13:24:00-05:00

Fantasia's FANTASTIQUE WEEKEND OF QUEBEC SHORTS (July 24-26) AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PHOTOS!

2009-07-28T12:49:00-05:00

WOMAN ON TOP: Nasty NEIGHBOR celebrates its World Premiere at Fantasia with Director Robert Masciantonio + cast members in person!

2009-07-28T12:17:00-05:00

BEST WORST MOVIE + TROLL 2 Screening + Q+A Photos

2009-07-27T20:59:00-05:00

Metrosexual Baking Thriller ANTIQUE lights up the Fantasia Screen!

2009-07-27T14:01:00-05:00

INTERVIEW with Producer LARRY FESSENDEN about I SELL THE DEAD

2009-07-27T12:51:00-05:00

South Korean director Yang Ik-june in person to host the Canadian Premiere of BREATHLESS

2009-07-26T16:06:00-05:00

The Official Fantasia Closing Party at Saphir!

2009-07-26T15:05:00-05:00

Canadian Premiere of Ti West'sTribeca film fest smash HOUSE OF THE DEVIL added in the TBA slot on Sunday July 26!

2009-07-26T11:00:00-05:00

INTERVIEW: Jose Mojica Marins - aka Coffin Joe - Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Premiere of his new film EMBODIMENT OF EVIL

2009-07-25T12:26:00-05:00

Playing Columbine screening and Q and A photos!

2009-07-24T15:15:00-05:00

Goblin Madness with BEST WORST MOVIE + TROLL 2 - stars in person!

2009-07-24T13:01:00-05:00

THE FANTASTIC WEEKEND OF QUEBEC SHORTS July 24-26! Over 100 shorts, plus prizes and industry conferences!

2009-07-24T12:55:00-05:00

Photos: Director RW Goodwin introduces ALIEN TRESPASS!

2009-07-23T16:05:00-05:00

Acclaimed South Korean road movie MY DEAR ENEMY - Canadian Premiere!

2009-07-23T16:00:00-05:00

Photos from the BLACK Premiere!

2009-07-23T15:30:00-05:00

Director John Weiner in person for independent time travel film CRYPTIC!

2009-07-23T15:16:00-05:00

CULTS, CLONES AND CONTROVERSY: French Author Michel Houellebecq Directs his existential first feature THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISLAND

2009-07-23T15:01:00-05:00

THE FAMILY IN CRISIS: Amazing Killer-Kid Film THE CHILDREN makes its North American Premiere at Fantasia!

2009-07-23T14:01:00-05:00

100 Dynamic Years of Hong Kong Cinema Celebrated in Style! See the Photos here!

2009-07-23T12:35:00-05:00

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS BY QUENTIN TARANTINO TO CLOSE THIS YEAR'S FANTASIA - Tickets SOLD OUT in a record 30 minutes!

2009-07-23T12:34:00-05:00

Filmmakers Simon Ennis, Joshua Peace + Jonas Bell Pasht in person for soon-to-be cult classic YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE

2009-07-22T16:37:00-05:00

Blaxploitation meets French Arthouse in BLACK - actor MC Jean Gab�1, director Pierre Laffargue and producer Lauranne Bourrachot in person!

2009-07-22T12:56:00-05:00

Sneak screening of Jaume Collet-Serra's ORPHAN on Wednesday July 22!

2009-07-21T13:03:00-05:00

SMASH CUT World Premiere Q+A Photos and Video!

2009-07-21T12:35:00-05:00

Join the first virtual country in 8TH WONDERLAND!

2009-07-21T12:34:00-05:00

Cerebral Sci-Fi spotlight continues with the highly-anticipated CANARY

2009-07-21T12:13:00-05:00

Photos from COMBAT SHOCK and LIFE IS HOT IN CRACKTOWN with director Buddy Giovinazzo!

2009-07-21T12:00:00-05:00

The return of SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA - today!

2009-07-21T03:09:00-05:00

Photos and Video from the GRAPHIC SEXUAL HORROR Q+A!

2009-07-21T03:00:00-05:00

Canadian Premiere of Latest JOHNNIE TO production TACTICAL UNIT: COMRADES IN ARMS

2009-07-20T13:56:00-05:00

COWBOY BONDAGE: PINK FILM RETROSPECTIVE CONTINUES WITH THE CAMPY S+M HUNTER

2009-07-20T13:43:00-05:00

Director BUDDY GIOVINAZZO talks about COMBAT SHOCK and LIFE IS HOT IN CRACKTOWN!

2009-07-20T04:34:00-05:00

JET LI, ANDY LAU + TAKESHI KANESHIRO IN AWARD-WINNING BATTLE EPIC THE WARLORDS

2009-07-20T01:18:00-05:00

LIFE IN A BDSM BUBBLE: GRAPHIC SEXUAL HORROR

2009-07-19T17:36:00-05:00

LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE NEW RICK TREMBLES BOOK: MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY 2

2009-07-19T00:17:00-05:00

GROUP SOUNDS A-GO-GO! 60s J-POP IMMORTALIZED IN GS WONDERLAND

2009-07-18T18:02:00-05:00

Hilarious photos from the Canadian premiere of VAMPIRE GIRL VS. FRANKENSTEIN GIRL!

2009-07-18T15:26:00-05:00

A CLOSER LOOK AT KOREAN CINEMA AT FANTASIA!

2009-07-18T14:15:00-05:00

YOUR HANDS ARE BLEEDING! YOUR HANDS ARE BLEEDING! LEE DEMARBRE TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW FILM SMASH CUT

2009-07-18T13:32:00-05:00

Photos + video from the International Premiere of LASCARS!

2009-07-18T12:48:00-05:00

SLAM-BANG screening photos and video online!

2009-07-17T15:41:00-05:00

FX CRAZYMAN YOSHIHIRO NISHIMURA RETURNS TO FANTASIA WITH HIS LATEST: VAMPIRE GIRL VS. FRANKENSTEIN GIRL!

2009-07-17T14:27:00-05:00

PINKU 101: JASPER SHARP TALKS ABOUT THE ENDURING APPEAL OF JAPANESE PINK FILMS

2009-07-16T13:39:00-05:00

ROUND DA WAY: FRENCH HIP HOP ANIMATED FILM LASCARS MAKES ITS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

2009-07-16T13:26:00-05:00

DJ XL5 RAZZLE DAZZLE ZAPPIN PARTY ANOTHER SMASH SUCCESS!

2009-07-16T12:49:00-05:00

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS + VIDEO CAPSULES from the Premieres of BOOK OF BLOOD + DREAD!

2009-07-15T14:00:00-05:00

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE of French zombie film MUTANTS!

2009-07-15T13:52:00-05:00

Fantasia audiences will remember David Morley as the director of MORSURE, a 13-minute French werewolf film that bowled us over at Fantasia 2008. Now he’s back with his first feature MUTANTS, a refreshing spin on the zombie film that makes its International Premiere on Wednesday July 15th at 7:30pm in the Hall Theatre.

SOUTH AFRICAN INDIE ACTION FILM SLAM-BANG - WORLD PREMIERE!

2009-07-15T13:18:00-05:00

Mark Lebenon's SLAM-BANG is a revelation: a violent, independent action-revenge thriller from South Africa with no overt socio-political agenda, and splitting black humour from the outset, as evidenced by the tongue-in-cheek tagline: "It will take more than guts to survive the day." Lebenon will be appearing IN PERSON on Wednesday July 15th to present the WORLD PREMIERE at 9:30pm in the Salle JA de Seve.

JAPANESE PINK FILM SERIES STARTS JULY 15th at FANTASIA and CINEMATHEQUE QUEBECOISE

2009-07-14T21:00:00-05:00

THE WANDERING CLONE: THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY IN THE CLONE RETURNS HOME

2009-07-14T17:59:00-05:00

FANTASIA'S Cerebral Sci-Fi Spotlight Series kicks off July Tuesday 14th with Kanji Nakajima's THE CLONE RETURNS HOME, a reflective, Tarkovsky-esque odyssey through the painful memories of a deceased astronaut's clone.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME OLYMPIC FRENZY? PREPARE FOR TOKYO ONLYPIC!

2009-07-14T15:17:00-05:00

SLUDGE ODYSSEY: SATOSHI MIKI'S INSTANT SWAMP

2009-07-14T12:27:00-05:00

Satoshi Miki, the director of last year's sleeper hit ADRIFT IN TOKYO, returns to Fantasia screens with his latest oddball comedy INSTANT SWAMP.

DREAD + BOOK OF BLOOD: Two much-anticipated Clive Barker adaptations premiere at FANTASIA!

2009-07-13T17:07:00-05:00

GRACE Premiere screening + afterparty: video capsule + photos!

2009-07-13T16:54:00-05:00

THE THIRD POSSIBILITY: DRUGS, MADNESS AND DIVINITY IN THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LITTLE DIZZLE

2009-07-13T16:04:00-05:00

Produced with Northwest Film Forum's Start-to-Finish program, this is David Russo's first feature, and it's a shame Russo couldn't be here in person for his International Premiere, because Fantasia audiences are going to eat this film up. Like last year's WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY, it's that one film in the festival that stands alone in its own unclassifiable subgenre, and sweetens everything else around it like the discovery of a missing ingredient.

Video Capsule + Photos from the World Premiere of SWEET KARMA!

2009-07-13T15:32:00-05:00

FANTASIA OPENING NIGHT and MUST LOVE DEATH video capsules!

2009-07-13T15:23:00-05:00

DANCIN' OUTLAW JESCO WHITE'S LIFE DEPICTED IN TWO NEW FILMS

2009-07-12T18:36:00-05:00

Everybody's seen THE DANCING OUTLAW, right? Well, if you haven't don't worry, because you can get your fill of West Virginia crazyman Jesco White this weekend at Fantasia with two new films focused on the life of this eccentric mountain mutineer.

GOGOL'S VIY GETS A NEW META-CINEMATIC ADAPTATION FROM SOUTH KOREA

2009-07-12T15:12:00-05:00

Nikolai Gogol's short horror story VIY first appeared in 1835, but its legacy remains one of the most pervasive in the history of horror literature. It's easy to understand why the isolated Russian communities who shared tales such as this one would be kept awake at night, generation after generation, and it's equally understandable why the tale's exoticism appeals to Western audiences.

GRACE: Director Paul Solet in person! PLUS! after-party info

2009-07-12T05:28:00-05:00

HOUSE, INCREDIBLY SLOW MURDERER + AFTER-PARTY PHOTOS!

2009-07-12T04:35:00-05:00

Montreal loves MUST LOVE DEATH! See Q and A photos

2009-07-11T13:31:00-05:00

Exclusive interview : SWEET KARMA's Shera Bechard and Andrew Hunt

2009-07-11T12:26:00-05:00

SWEET KARMA is an anomaly in Canadian independent cinema - it�s a woman�s revenge film that is brutal and topical. Director/co-writer Andrew Hunt, co-writer/producers James Fler and Michael Paszt, and star Shera Bechard will be presenting the film in person on Saturday July 11 at midnight (in the Salle JA de Seve), and again on Monday July 13 at 2:30pm (in the Hall Theatre). They were kind enough to speak with us a bit about this difficult genre and SWEET KARMA's place in it.

QUEBEC'S BEST SHORTS 2008 - outdoor screening this Monday!

2009-07-11T11:40:00-05:00

THIS MONDAY (JULY 13th): Fantasia outdoor screening at the Parc de la Paix presenting ''Vive le court libre'' at 9pm : retrospective on 2008's best Quebec shorts! 7pm to 9pm: DJs, projections and more!

WHAT'S ON Saturday July11th at FANTASIA!

2009-07-11T11:16:00-05:00

THIRST, DAYTIME DRINKING and DREAM: Award-winning Korean auteur cinema

2009-07-10T17:07:00-05:00

These three films together form a unique triptych of Korean cinema, spanning the entire range of budget and experience to create the impression of a country constantly striving to challenge and reinvent itself.

OPENING NIGHT SCREENING + AFTER-PARTY PICS!

2009-07-10T14:43:00-05:00

TRUE ROMANCE: AN INTERVIEW WITH MUST LOVE DEATH DIRECTOR ANDREAS SCHAAP

2009-07-10T13:23:00-05:00

Andreas Schaap's MUST LOVE DEATH opens this year's 'Flirting with Chaos' spotlight series that can best be described as a series of postmodern 'anti-romantic comedies' from around the world - the series also includes Lee Kyoung-mi's CRUSH AND BLUSH (South Korea), Sion Sono's epic LOVE EXPOSURE (Japan), Simon Ennis' YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE (Canada) and Caroline Labr�che, Steeve Leonard's SANS DESSEIN (Canada). MUST LOVE DEATH plays Friday July 10th at 7:00pm in the Hall Theatre with director Andreas Schaap in person for a Q and A.

BLUE PILLS, BIG PLANS: DIARY OF A TIMES SQUARE THIEF

2009-07-09T15:59:00-05:00

DIARY OF A TIMES SQUARE THIEF screens with TERRIBLY HAPPY in the same program on Thursday July 9th at 7:00pm in Salle J.A. de Seve, but plays afterwards as opposed to preceding it due to its 60-minute running time. DIARY OF A TIMES SQUARE THIEF, is part of our annual Documentaries From The Edge spotlight series. It was an official selection at Toronto's Hot Docs and highly recommended viewing.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH YATTERMAN PRODUCER YOSHINORI CHIBA

2009-07-09T12:47:00-05:00

WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF FANTASIA 2009!

2009-07-09T11:47:00-05:00

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF SOLD-OUT SHOWS (UPDATED DAILY)

2009-07-09T11:26:00-05:00

CROWD PICS FROM FIRST DAY TIX GO ON SALE!

2009-07-09T10:13:00-05:00

LASCARS VIDEO PRESS KIT NOW ONLINE!

2009-07-08T12:45:00-05:00

FANTASIA NOW ON TWITTER!

2009-07-08T12:17:00-05:00

With many of our sister festivals keeping up with eachother on Twitter, Fantasia decided to join the ranks of the Tweets and sign up for a Twitter account. Expect multiple daily updates as guests arrive, parties and TBA screenings are announced and more. To follow us on Twitter, go to twitter.com/FantasiaFest

FANTASIA 2009 RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM TELEFILM CANADA

2009-07-07T10:00:00-05:00

COME TO THE LAUNCH PARTY FOR OUR 2009 PROGRAM GUIDE!

2009-07-03T18:00:00-05:00

Outdoor projections! Beer! Dj's! Trailers! Bike paths! Yes, yes, on Friday July 3rd, our official program guide launch party will be returning to La Terrasse St.Ambroise located at 5080 rue St-Ambroise, in St. Henri next to the Lachine Canal.

Albert Pereira Lazaro and Emmanuel Klotz�s LASCARS

2009-07-03T12:00:00-05:00

The Fantasia Festival is proud to announce an exciting addition to the 2009 line-up. LASCARS from French directors Albert Pereira Lazaro and Emmanuel Klotz is a feature-length animation that had an impressive screening during the Canne�s Critic�s Week.

Fantasia Film Festival 2009: The Home Of Genre Cinema

2009-06-29T12:00:00-05:00

Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University�s Hall Theatre. As North America�s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.

A taste of the 13th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival!

2009-06-15T12:00:00-05:00

Fantasia Film Festival, the largest genre film festival in North America, will be returning to Concordia University's Hall Theater in Montreal for its 13th edition from July 9th to the 27th. This year, the delirious YATTERMAN, from Japanese director Takashi Miike will mark the opening of the festivities.

Park Chan-wook's THIRST

2009-06-15T12:00:00-05:00

The Fantasia Film Festival is proud to announce the North American premiere screening of THIRST from South Korea's Park Chan-Wook. This film was awarded the Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival.