Nouvelles

09 august 2020

  • Festivals

    Fantasia 2020: Dinner in America makes its Quebec Premiere

    "Dinner in America is my love letter to the early '90s punk scene in Lincoln, Nebraska that served as the backdrop for my formative years. I grew up playing in bands and spent the better part of two decades 4-tracking in a series of basements, apartments, and lockouts. The DIY ethic instilled through those experiences has informed my creative process and approach to filmmaking. Dinner in America represents the first film in which I've been able to showcase that spirit within a narrative. At...

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08 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020 : Detention, Canadian Premiere

    At once a shocking historical drama, a melancholy initiatory tale and a terrifying horror film, Detention was covered with awards at the Taipei Golden Horse Awards and garnered praise at several festivals including Rotterdam, Busan and Fantasporto, where it received the Special Jury Prize. Adapted from the eponymous video game, this masterful debut feature from director and co-writer John Hsu creates a whimsical metaphorical universe of a gloomy metaphorical universe...

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08 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020 : Class action park will have its International Premiere

    Imagine this: after a long wait, it is finally your turn to sit on the edge of the slide that will send you into a swimming pool, for your greatest pleasure and fun. But when you are about to launch yourself, you notice something: there is no light in the slide. It is completely dark. As you're being pushed by an underpaid teenager from New Jersey, you realize not only that you have no idea what's going on, but also that this slide is far from comfortable. It hurts...

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08 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020: Bleed with me, World Premiere

    With her first feature film Bleed with me, director Amelia Moses takes us into an intimate stay at the cottage where boundaries will be crossed and relationships will deteriorate. Bleed with me is a thriller with striking imagery that manages to paint the state of vulnerability and discomfort that can be experienced when exploring the issues of self-harm and social isolation. In its winter setting, Bleed with me made the most of its small budget. Since her...

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08 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020: Beauty Water will do its North European Premiere

    Beauty is always superficial, but scenes of bodily horror still make us shudder to the bone. Adapted from a very popular web comic, Beauty Water is director Cho Kyung-hun's first feature film. Horror in animation is definitely very hard to achieve. We can hardly fear for the lives of drawn characters. After all, we've seen them so often crushed by pianos or anvils, and then carry on as if nothing had happened. Cho Kyung-hun decided to focus not on what might kill us, but...

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