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Launched in 2005 in Austin, Texas, Fantastic Fest has grown from
the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas creative spirit and its founders love
of genre and world cinema. Our festival specializes in films that
evoke the word fantastic and celebrates world, national and
regional premieres of new films and restored classics alike. A
supporting member of the Mlis Fantastic Film Festival Federation,
Fantastic Fest is the United States counterpart to Canadas Fantasia
and Spains Sitges. Variety president and publisher Charlie Koones
named Fantastic Fest as one of 10 Film Festivals We Love, in
company with other industry heavy-hitters such as Cannes, Toronto
and Telluride, and MovieMaker Magazine counts us as one of the 25
coolest film festivals in the world.
Fantastic FestThe coolest film festival in the world. IGN
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NOTABLE FILMSBLUE RUINBORGMANBULLHEAD BURIEDCHEAP THRILLSESCAPE
FROM TOMORROW
GRAND PIANO
HOLY MOTORS
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
THE MAN FROM NOWHERE
MAN OF TAI CHI
MELANCHOLIAMOOD INDIGONOTHING BAD CAN HAPPENR100ROOM
237STONE
TAKE SHELTER
THE UNKNOWN KNOWN
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO
WORLD PREMIERESTHE AMERICAN SCREAMAPOCALYPTOTHE COLLECTIONTHE
HUMAN CENTIPEDE II: FULL SEQUENCEFRANKENWEENIE 3DMACHETE
KILLSPARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 & 4THERE WILL BE BLOODTRUE
LEGENDUNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONINGZOMBIELAND
Premieres & Notable FilmsUnlike any other festival in
America. Indiewire
US PREMIERESABCs OF DEATH
BLUE RUINCLOUD ATLAS
JODOROWSKYS DUNELOOPER
SIGHTSEERS
SECRET SCREENINGSCLOUD ATLAS
GRAVITYGREEN INFERNO
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
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Paul Thomas AndersonDarren AronofskyTim BurtonRoger CormanJesse
EisenbergJon FavreauWill FerrellMel Gibson
Woody HarrelsonJosh HartnettRian Johnson David KoechnerMartin
LandauJoseph Gordon LevittDolph LundgrenErrol Morris
Bill Murray Edward NortonBill PullmanKeanu ReevesRyan
ReynoldsRobert RodriguezGeorge RomeroEli Roth
Paul RuddWinona RyderRZAKevin SmithEmma StoneDanny TrejoKarl
UrbanElijah Wood
Special Guests IncludeThe geek TellurideFantastic Fest lives up
to its name. Variety
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Fantastic Fest offers a fertile launching ground for
international film in North America and has introduced dozens of
independent sleeper hits to the U.S. distribution market. RADiUSTWC
co-president Tom Quinn says, Fantastic Fest is one festival at
which Im almost guaranteed to find a gem every year. Unfortunately,
most of my competitors now realize this, too. Each year, festival
staff attends the March Du Film at Cannes, Toronto International
Film Festival, Berlinale, American Film Market, European Film
Market, Ventana Sur, Busan, PiFan, and other major international
film festivals and markets, scouring the world for the best films
on offer. During the week of our own festival, we provide buyers
with additional amenities including industry-only screenings and
exclusive access to VIP mixers, parties and luncheons. In 2013, we
launched an international co-production market and a series of
meet-and-greet sessions for acquisition executives to interface
directly with filmmakers in order to further expand sales
opportunities for the films we program.
Sales OpportunitiesWe felt the benefits of participating in
Fantastic Fest immediately. As soon as the program was
announced...the calls from sales agents, distributors, and even
studios began in earnest. Evan Kelly, Director, THE CORRIDOR
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ADVAmbush EntertainmentAmplifyAMC NetworkAnchor BayArs Nova
EntertainmentBlue UndergroundCananaCBS FilmsCinedigmDavis
Entertainment/Fox
Dream Hunters CompanyFilm TheoryFunimationIFC FilmsImagination
WorldwideInceptionITVSLiberationLifeSizeLionsgateMagnolia
Millennium FilmsMod PicturesMundialOscilloscope
LaboratoriesPantelion FilmsPaper Street PicturesParticipant
MediaPhase 4 FilmsRADiUSTWCRandom MediaRaven Banner
RLJ EntertainmentSam GoldwynShay W ProductionsSonyStarz
DigitalSynapseUncorked EntertainmentThe Weinstein CompanyWell Go
USA
Acquisitions Companies In Attendance Include
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BGP FilmsCAACineticCircus Road FilmsE1Film Sales
GershICM PartnersParadigmPreferred
ContentProtagonistSubmarine
Traction MediaUTAVisit FilmsWild BunchWMEXYZ Films
Sales Companies In Attendance or Support Include
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FANTASTIC FEST 2013MOOD INDIGO (France): Drafthouse FilmsPATRICK
(Australia): Phase 4 Films, Uncorkd EntertainmentCOHERENCE (USA):
Oscilloscope LaboratoriesR100 (Japan): Drafthouse FilmsGRAND PIANO
(Spain): Magnet ReleasingDETECTIVE DOWNS (Norway): Hob ABWOLF
(Netherlands): IFC FilmsMIRAGE MEN (USA): Random Media
FANTASTIC FEST 2012HERE COMES THE DEVIL (Mexico): Magnet
ReleasingNO REST FOR THE WICKED (Spain): Tribeca FilmVANISHING
WAVES (USA): ArtsploitationCOMBAT GIRLS (Germany): ArtsploitationI
DECLARE WAR (USA): Drafthouse Films
FANTASTIC FEST/SX FANTASTIC 2011PENUMBRA (Argentina): IFC FilmsA
LONELY PLACE TO DIE (UK): IFC FilmsSLEEP TIGHT (Spain): MPI Media
GroupJUAN OF THE DEAD (Cuba): Outsider PicturesTHE CORRIDOR
(Canada): IFC FilmsEXTRATERRESTRIAL (Spain): Universal/FocusKLOWN
(Denmark): Drafthouse FilmsBULLHEAD (Belgium): Drafthouse FilmsKILL
LIST (UK): IFC FilmsTHE FP (USA): Drafthouse FilmsCOLD SWEAT
(Argentina): MPI Media GroupKIDNAPPED (Spain): IFC Films
FANTASTIC FEST/SX FANTASTIC 2010TROLL HUNTER (Norway): Magnet
ReleasingMONSTERS (UK): Magnet ReleasingSERBIAN FILM (Serbia):
Invincible Pictures
FANTASTIC FEST 2009DOWN TERRACE (UK): Magnolia PicturesMANDRILL
(Chile): Magnet Releasing
FANTASTIC FEST 2007TIMECRIMES (Spain): Magnolia Pictures
Acquisition Success StoriesFantastic Festspremieres have been
directly responsible for many of my favorite acquisitions over the
years. Tom Quinn, co-president, RADiUSThe Weinstein Company
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Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantstico is an international
co-production market for Latin American and Ibero-American genre
films with the express mission of connecting international film
projects with potential production partners, sales agents and
distributors. The inaugural 2013 edition of the Fantastic Market
featured pitching sessions for 16 projects either in development or
the early pre-production stage; the 2014 market will expand to
include work-in-progress screenings.
Fantastic Fest lead programmer Rodney Perkins and festival
director Kristen Bell oversee the market, which Canana, the Mexican
production and distribution outlet helmed by Gael Garca Bernal,
Diego Luna, Pablo Cruz and Julian Levin, co-produces alongside
filmmaker Robert Rodriguezs El Rey network. Cristina Garza, Vice
President of Mundial, Cananas sales joint venture with IM Global,
sources projects from the region.
Fantastic Market | Mercado FantsticoThe 16-project lineup reps
an arresting mix of movies from key Spanish-speaking market
producers and follow-ups from directors who have bowed to acclaim,
international sales, and in two cases, U.S. remakes, plus the added
attraction of movies from first-time or far less-known helming
values. Variety
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Fantastic Market Highlights
Filmmakers submitted one hundred projects to Fantastic Market in
2013. Of these, the Market team chose sixteen to present based on
project viability, talent involved and a variety of other factors.
A jury consisting of Tim League, Robert Rodriguez, Elijah Wood and
Harry Knowles then selected the top four projects, with the first
place Gold project receiving a production package that included
services from Panavision, Chemistry, Assimilate and Sofia
Films.
FANTASTIC MARKET 2013 WINNERSGOLDTHE WRONG PLACE (Cuba /
U.S.)Director: Alejandro Brugus (JUAN OF THE DEAD)
SILVERCLUB PNICO (Mexico)Director: Adrin Garca Bogliano (COLD
SWEAT, PENUMBRA, HERE COMES THE DEVIL)
BRONZETATEWARI (Mexico)Director: Edgar Nito (first feature)
SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST PRESENTATIONTHE INCIDENT
(Mexico)Director: Isaac Ezban (first feature)
Establishing the Fantastic Market is a great opportunity to not
only give the Ibero-American community a stage for their work in
genre films...its also an outlet for the US Hispanic community to
showcase their projects in an area where they are underserved.
Robert Rodriguez
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Fantastic ArcadeOne of the coolest, most satisfying gaming
events of the year. Joystiq
Fantastic Arcade joins the worlds of fantastic film and
independent gaming for more than 4,000 attendees over four days of
high-octane, hands-on action and showcases both a curated selection
of brand new games and a larger sampling of noteworthy,
groundbreaking games from recent years. International guest
developers promote their work, host panel discussions on the state
of independent gaming, and participate alongside attendees in play
sessions, happy hours and nightly parties. Launched in 2013,
Fantastic Arcades annual Gamemaking Frenzy invites international
guest developers to take part in a 48-hour game-building expo, with
standout games shown off during the festival and on the Fantastic
Fest website.
Admission to Fantastic Arcade is free and open to the
public.
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Beyond Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest has made my career...I know
that some directors have a particular festival attached to their
whole biography; now I know mine. Nacho Vigalondo, Director,
TIMECRIMES, EXTRATERRESTRIAL
Each year, Fantastic Fest recognizes the work of outstanding
first-time feature directors via our prestigious Next Wave
competition, sponsored by technology manufacturer AMD. Inclusion in
the Next Wave section has opened many doors for festival alumni,
including up-and-coming filmmakers Ben Wheatley (A FIELD IN
ENGLAND, DOWN TERRACE, KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS), Nacho Vigalondo
(TIMECRIMES, ESTRATERRESTRIAL) and Michael Roskam (BULLHEAD).
Fantastic Fest is a sister company to Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
and Drafthouse Films, both of which provide additional platforms to
magnify the reach of Fantastic Fest films. Alamo Drafthouse
Cinemas, named Best Theater Ever by Time Magazine, stands at the
forefront of the exhibition market as an aggressive booker of the
most fantastic independent films available. Drafthouse Films is a
curated brand of provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films
new and old from around the world, and distributes such titles as:
THE ACT OF KILLING (Denmark): Oscar Shortlist 2014 (Best
Documentary Feature)CHEAP THRILLS (USA): SXSW 2013 Midnight
Audience AwardR100 (Japan): Toronto 2013 Official SelectionWHY DONT
YOU PLAY IN HELL? (Japan): Toronto 2013 Official SelectionBORGMAN
(Netherlands): Cannes 2013 Official Selection
NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN (Germany): Cannes 2013 Official
SelectionTHE CONGRESS (France): Cannes 2013 Official
SelectionBULLHEAD (Belgium): Oscar Nomination 2012 (Best Foreign
Language Film)PIETA (South Korea): Venice 2012 Golden LionFOUR
LIONS (UK): BAFTA 2011 Award Winner
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Press Outlets In Attendance Taking place mere weeks after the
Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals, Fantastic Fest
is the cinematic equivalent of a hot fudge sundae that follows a
meal full of vegetables. Todd Gilchrist, The Wall Street
Journal
A.V. ClubAint It Cool NewsBadass DigestColliderDaily
MailDeadlineEntertainment WeeklyExaminerFandangoFangoriaFilm School
RejectsFilm Threat
Film.comFirst ShowingHitFixHollywood ReporterHuffington
PostIGNIndiewireMachinimaMovielineMovies.comMSN MoviesNerdist
Paste MagazinePlayboyScreen Daily/FilmSound on SightTwitch
FilmUnivisionVarietyThe WrapThe Wall Street JournalYahoo!
Movies
Each year, Fantastic Fest issues more than 180 press credentials
to major regional, national and international outlets covering the
entirety of the cinematic spectrum, including:
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