Nouvelles

21 july 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 :  a lifetime achievement award for stop-motion titan Phil Tippett

    From the original Star Wars trilogy to the millennial Twilight saga, on top of Robocop, Jurassic park and Starship troopers, Phil Tippett’s inventive, innova-tive, iconic stop-motion creations have become universally familiar elements of our collective imagination. Fantasia is proud to honour the director and visual effects master with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 for his original vision and his contributions to the advancement of the craft. This proud moment...

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21 july 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 : Virtual masterclass & career achievement award to Shunji Iwai 

    For its 25th anniversary, Fantasia is proud to honour writer, director and video artist Shunji Iwai with a Career Achievement Award and play host to a special masterclass led by the esteemed filmmaker. His latest film, The 12 day tale of the monster that died in 8, previously announced as part of the Camera Lucida slate – designed as a relief film for the Japa-nese film industry during the Covid-19 pandemic – perfectly captures the all-too-online mo-ment in which we find...

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21 july 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 : Love, lust, and puppets headline the boundary-pushing underground section 

    Fantasia Underground sheds light on the furthest corners of cinephilia, showcasing films created by eccentric and transgressive artists working outside of the mainstream Baby, don’t cry! (Word Premiere)Step aside John Hughes and relinquish your crown because coming-of-age, teen romance will never quite be the same after Baby, don’t cry! Directed by Jesse Dvorak and written, de-signed, and starring Zita Bai, this astoundingly...

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21 july 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 : hacks, drugs & punks: beyond the lines of reason in docs from the  edge final three titles 

    Navigating through the lives of outsiders and exploring their fascinating minds, the Documentaries From The Edge section — curated by newly appointed section director Celia Pouzet and programmer Alyssia Duval-Nguon — disrupts the codes and breaks the frontiers of the (un)real Dear Hacker (Nort American Premiere)Alice’s webcam’s red light flashes. A hacker, a ghost, a god? She decides to expose the identity of the...

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21 july 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 : Fantasia retro presents a pack of restoration premieres 

    In addition to the aforementioned restoration of Stephen Sayadian’s Dr. Caligari (1989), Fantasia is proud to announce the following classics, resurrected in stunning new transfers. Uzumaki (Japan) (2000) (World Premiere of Toei's new 4K restoration)Dir. HiguchinskyHiguchinsky’s elusive adaptation of Junji Ito’s cult classic Uzumaki (Spiral) returns to Fantasia after 20 years, screening in a brand new 4K restoration....

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