Nouvelles

19 may 2021

  • Festivals

    Fantasia 2021 : first wave of programming foran upcoming virtual film festival

    The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the first wave of programming for its upcoming 25th edition, set again to take place as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada. The festival will run from August 5 - 25, 2021 and will include scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops, with films once again hosted on the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72. As the summer approaches, Fantasia organizers will be following...

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19 may 2021

  • Festivals

    Fantasia 2021 : Fantasia Underground section first title unveiled

    First title revealed for the 2021 Fantasia Underground section Beyond the Infinite Two minutes (North American premiere)Born out of an acting workshop and shot on an iPhone, the charmingly inventive Beyond the infinite two minutes focuses on a small group of friends trying to make sense of a time loop that gives them a two-minute insight into the immediate future. A directorial debut from newcomer Junta Yamaguchi, the film plays like One cut from...

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19 may 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 : Fantasia’s animation section, announces first two titles

    Hayop Ka! the Nimfa Dimaano story (North American Premiere)Axis, Fantasia’s animation section, announces first two titles hailing from opposite ends of the globe that prove animation is for the young and the old Beastly behaviour abounds in Avid Liongoren’s hayop ka! the nimfa dimaano story, a steamy soap opera satire from the Philippines. The decidedly adult-oriented animation, which boasts a fully Filipino cast and crew, follows Nimfa the...

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19 may 2021

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    Fantasia 2021 : The Edge section, first title unveiled

    first title revealed for the Fantasia’s docs from the edge section Straight to VHS (USA) (International Premiere)The 80s were the most fruitful years for direct-to-video oddities and in Uruguay, Act of violence in a young journalist, by Manuel Lamas, is the strangest of them all. Never seen outside of its country of origin, the film has been celebrated as a cult film (à la The room) by homegrown cinephiles and camp aficionados, while its...

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19 may 2021

  • Festivals

    Fantasia 2021 : Fantasia’s camera lucida section unveils first titles

    Isolation, global crises, and shifting belief systems are at the heart of the Camera Lucida section this year, Fantasia’s sidebar dedicated to showcasing boundary-pushing, auteur-driven works at the intersection of genre and arthouse cinema The 12 day tale of the monster that died in 8 (Japan) (North American Premiere)Like so many actors, Takumi Saitoh (playing a version of himself) is out of work due to COVID-19. He sits at home, and wonders...

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