By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) My Fantastic Fest got started with a science fiction movie of the late-night comedy variety. From Rooster Teeth Productions, a company known for their online shorts, comes their first feature film. When the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence discovers that the threat of attack is imminent, government… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: LAZER TEAM
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Fantastic Fest 2015: END REPORT
Coverage and Photos by Mark Saldana: Eight days, twenty movies, three interviews, and multiple parties/events later and alas, my Fantastic Fest is over. Now that all is said and done, I still have much work ahead of me writing reviews and pieces for the festival. However, before I get into some slightly more detailed individual… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015: END REPORT
Fantastic Fest Coverage 2015: NICOLAS WINDING REFN: THE ACT OF SEEING
Coverage and Photos By Mark Saldana: Fantastic Fest is more than just a film festival which screens movies. It is a festival which celebrates film in multiple ways. For example, acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Drive, Only God Forgives) came to the fest this year to promote a book which features his extensive collection… Continue reading Fantastic Fest Coverage 2015: NICOLAS WINDING REFN: THE ACT OF SEEING
Fantastic Fest 2015 News: AWARD WINNERS
Source: Fantastic Fest/Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin, TX – Thursday, October 1, 2015 – Fantastic Fest is pleased to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. It has been an outstanding year for features and shorts, making the job of honoring a select crop all the more difficult, but our esteemed team of jurors have done… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 News: AWARD WINNERS
Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: THE KEEPING ROOM
By Liz Lopez Rating: B Drafthouse Films, The Keeping Room, directed by Daniel Barber, was one of the Opening Night Films at Fantastic Fest on Thursday, September 24th at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin. Brit Marling was in attendance for The Keeping Room screening, as well as writer Julia Hart for the Austin premiere. They walked the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: THE KEEPING ROOM
Fantastic Fest News: FANTASTIC FEST’S GENRE FILM MARKET ANNOUNCES WORKS IN PROGRESS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Source: Fantastic Fest/The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin, TX – Wednesday, September 16, 2015 – Fantastic Fest is proud to announce work-in-progress and special screenings for the third edition of its international genre co-production market: Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico.The market runs from September 24 – 26, 2015 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest runs from September 24… Continue reading Fantastic Fest News: FANTASTIC FEST’S GENRE FILM MARKET ANNOUNCES WORKS IN PROGRESS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Fantastic Fest 2015 News: SPECTREVISION TO DELIVER KEYNOTE PRESENTATION AT FANTASTIC FEST’S GENRE FILM MARKET
Source: Fantastic Fest/The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin, TX – Tuesday, September 1, 2015 – Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico, which is Fantastic Fest’s genre film market, is pleased to announce that Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, and Elijah Wood, partners and co-founders of SpectreVision, will be the market’s special guests for 2015.
Fantastic Fest 2015 News: Fantastic Fest is extending the Fantastic Fest Bumper Contest deadline by one week!
Source: Fantastic Fest/The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema This means that you now have until 11:59pm CT on Friday, September 11 to remake, rip-off and rampage your way to a 30-second Fantastic Fest bumper, which could be seen on the big screen at Fantastic Fest this year and could potentially win you two thousand dollars! If you’ve… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 News: Fantastic Fest is extending the Fantastic Fest Bumper Contest deadline by one week!
Fantastic Fest 2015 News: FANTASTIC ARCADE SECOND WAVE GAMES, TOURNAMENTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED
SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 1, 2015 AUSTIN, TEXAS International games festival announces over twenty additional games, game jam competition, and major publisher showcase. Source: Fantastic Fest/The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema AUSTIN, TX – August 31st, 2015 – Organizers of Fantastic Arcade have announced the complete list of titles for their annual free showcase of… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 News: FANTASTIC ARCADE SECOND WAVE GAMES, TOURNAMENTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED
Fantastic Fest 2015 News: WORLD PREMIERE OF LAZER TEAM
Sources: Fantastic Fest/Alamo Drafthouse Cinema/Rooster Teeth Austin, TX – August 26, 2015 – The sci-fi comedy LAZER TEAM, the first feature film from renowned creative studio Rooster Teeth, will celebrate its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2015 in Austin on Thursday, September 24, at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar with cast and crew, including director Matt Hullum and stars Burnie Burns, Alan Ritchson, Colton Dunn, Michael Jones,… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 News: WORLD PREMIERE OF LAZER TEAM