Fantasia Audiences Award A SERBIAN FILM, IP MAN 2, SUMMER WARS and SYMBOL

You might have noticed the coverage of this years ultra-sized Fantasia film festival in the Reviews and Interviews column of the site from a number of contributors taking in the festival:  Mack, Shelagh, Peter, Todd, and myself, as well as... More »
  

Fantasia 2010: Canadian Survival Slasher IF A TREE FALLS In Trailer Form.

It's been a busy Fantasia for Chad Archibald and his Black Fawn Films. Not only is Archibald at the festival with his directorial effort Neverlost but he is also a producer on Philip Carrer's survival horror effort If A Tree... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Get An Extra Fantasia Fix ...

Yes, I know we're hitting the Fantasia coverage pretty hard here at Twitch but at a festival this scale, there's always more. And if more is what you want then I suggest you hit the festival's official blog, which is... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010: Full Trailer For THE SHRINE Arrives.

Soon to have its world premiere at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal, the full trailer for Jon Knautz's follow up to Jack Brooks Monster Slayer has just arrived via Shock Til You Drop.The Shrine is a completely different film tonally... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010: First Trailer For Chad Archibald's NEVERLOST

One of the goals of Montreal's Fantasia Festival is to support the rising generation of Canadian genre film makers, to seek out new talent that may be missed or overlooked by other events. And one of the big successes on... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

MUTANT GIRL Madness Invades Fantasia 2010!

Oh, what a night that was. As those following the Twitch Twitter feed already know the Canadian premiere of Mutant Girls Squad came at Fantasia last night and brought a few surprises with it. Kicking things off, co-director Yoshihiro Nishimura... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010: Todd's SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Review Now Live.

Though I posted some general impressions yesterday - surprisingly positive ones for a film that I had little hope for - those wanting to take a look at my full, detailed review of The Sorcerer's Apprentice can head over to... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Wooden Acting? Plastic Stars? Hell no! Well, er, actually yes.

[Insert Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz joke here]  Actually, there are probably a lot of fans of the strange Japanese satire, The Fuccon's around these parts, so having actual Mannequins do the visual portion of the acting is not a new... More »
  

Fantasia 2010 Brings The Best Of The World To Montreal!

You want the best of genre film from Canada, the US and around the globe? Fantasia is the place. Montreal, June 29, 2010 - For its fourteenth edition, the Fantasia Film Festival is proud to present over 50 titles from... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010 Bringing The Best (And Wildest) Of Asia!

Fantasia has a proud tradition of showcasing the best and strangest of Asian cinema and 2010 will be no different!The Asian film selection brought forth by Fantasia 2010 will allow spectators to experience a variety of Asian cultures, all while... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010 Presents DEATH AND THE DEVIL

Death and religion have long been a staple of genre film and Fantasia 2010 is proud to present an entire program devoted to exactly that.Montreal, June 29, 2010 -Recent times and crimes have seen extraordinary levels of disillusionment with organized... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010 Presents SUBVERSIVE SERBIA!

The Fantasia 2010 announcement onslaught continues ...Montreal, June 29, 2010. Serbia's terrifying recent history has birthed a confrontational new generation of filmmakers who are using the medium to express their wounded psyches in ways the Western World can barely get... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia 2010 Announces Official Opening And Closing Night Films!

We continue our wave of Fantasia 2010 announcements with word on the official opening and closing films.Montreal, June 29, 2010 - What better to open the 14th edition of Fantasia than with THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, a film inspired by the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Here Comes Fantasia 2010! Opening Remarks From Head Programmer Mitch Davis!

The 2010 edition of Montreal's Fantasia Festival is just around the corner and the time has come for a sweeping wave of program announcements. We're dividing these up into individual program announcements to keep the amount of information manageable, and... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

The Official ALIEN VERSUS NINJA Trailer Arrives!

Soon to have it's World Premiere as part of the New York Asian Film Festival - 6pm, July 3rd, at the Japan Society for those who want to be there - beforer traveling on to Fantasia directors Seiji Chiba and... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

FanTasia 2010: The shape of things to come...

Oh they tease, they tease. The FanTasia International Film Festival is one of the premiere genre festivals in North America if not the world and we wait on edge each year to see what their line up will be. We'll... More »
  

Fantasia 2010 Announces SUBVERSIVE SERBIA!

Though Montreal's Fantasia Festival normally waits another month or two before announcing any titles this year they're jumping to it early with an announcement of their first spotlight program. And get ready because they're bringing A Serbian Film to Canada... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia Audience Award Winners Announced

The 2009 edition of Montreal's Fantasia Festival has announced their complete list of Audience Awards winners, a list that includes a whole lot of Twitch faves and more than a few films that will soon be screening here in... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia's Got BASTERDS

Ahem: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS BY QUENTIN TARANTINO TO CLOSE THIS YEAR’S FANTASIA Montreal, July 21, 2009 – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS by Quentin Tarantino, the latest sensation at the 2009 Cannes Festival and one of the most awaited films of the year,... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

'District 9' looking better and better. New Trailer hits the web.

Full trailer for District 9. More »
By Swarez   
  
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