Fantastic Fest
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| Fantastic Fest | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Film festival |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Country |  United States |
| Organizer | Alamo Drafthouse and Ain't It Cool News |
| Official website | |
Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas, sponsored by the Alamo Drafthouse and Ain't It Cool News. The festival focuses on the film genres horror, sci-fi, fantasy, asian and "cult". A notable feature of this festival is the inclusion of "special screenings" by Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles. For these screenings, the audience doesn't know what the film will be until seated, moments before it begins.
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[edit] Festivals by year
[edit] 2005
Screened films included Feast.
[edit] 2006
The 2006 festival was held September 21-28.
Screened films included Bug, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Fountain, Tideland, Severance, and The Host.
[edit] World Premieres
[edit] Special Screenings
- An unfinished version of Apocalypto, followed by a question and answer session with Mel Gibson and star Rudy Youngblood
- Pan's Labyrinth; director Guillermo del Toro was unable to attend but sent along a written introduction for the audience
[edit] 2007
The 2007 festival was held September 20-27.
[edit] World Premieres
- There Will Be Blood, with a Q&A by director Paul Thomas Anderson
- Los CronocrÃmenes (Timecrimes), with director Nacho Vigalondo in attendance
[edit] Special Screenings
- Southland Tales, the world premiere of the final version after heavy edits
- Persepolis
- Dai Nipponjin
- El Orfanto (The Orphanage)
- There Will Be Blood, the closing night film
[edit] 2008
Fantastic Fest 2008 is scheduled for September 18-25.
