Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the US.

It specializes in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. The festival is dedicated to championing challenging and thought-provoking cinema. It celebrates new voices and new stories from around the world and supporting new filmmakers. The work with various other festivals, archives, cinematheques and individuals to spotlight lesser-known film regions, luminaries and more in an ongoing effort to expand the general knowledge and appreciation of cinema. They are committed to supporting film in its most provocative, ground-breaking and underseen forms. Therefore they give the audience a chance to find new favorites and future genre classics.

History

Each year they bring together fans, guests, industry, press and others in an inclusive and fun environment for a week-long celebration of film in all its forms through carefully curated screenings and events, both in and outside of the theaters.

In years past, Fantastic Fest has been home to world premieres of with the likes of:

• BONE TOMAHAWK
• JOHN WICK
• FRANKENWEENIE
• MACHETE KILLS
• RED DAWN
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD
• APOCALYPTO
• ZOMBIELAND
• REDSPLIT
• OVERLORD
• APOSTLE
• THE NIGHT COMES FOR US

​While the guest roster has included such talent as:

Tim Burton
Nicolas Winding-Refn
Lilly and Lana Wachowski
Robert Rodriguez
Rian Johnson
Bill Murray
Keanu Reeves
Martin Landau
Winona Ryder
Edward Norton
Ryan Reynolds
Patrick Wilson
Matthew Fox
Karl Urban
Josh Hartnett
The RZA
Dolph Lundgren
Paul Rudd
Bill Pullman
Paul Thomas Anderson
Kevin Smith
Jon Favreau
George Romero
Darren Aronofsky
Mike Judge
M. Night Shyamalan
James McAvoy
Vince Vaughn
Jonah Hill
Jamie Lee Curtis
Steven Yeun
Danny McBride
Tenacious D

And more.

Fantastic Fest has been hailed as one of the “25 coolest film festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine, “the wildest film festival in America” by The Guardian, “a secret weapon for the arthouse market” by Indiewire as well as “the coolest film festival in the world” by IGN.

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