York Amphitheatre, free admissionĪ career-spanning discussion with author/filmmaker/curator/publisher Kier-La Janisse, recipient of our 2022 Canadian Trailblazer Award. Join us for a live artist talk with legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo, recipient of this year’s Career Achievement Award.įriday July 22, 5:30PM. Saturday July 16, 3PM, Cinema du Musée, free admission World Premiere.įantasia is pleased to be presenting the following free live events Working closely with Rollin’s family, ORCHESTRATOR OF STORMS attempts to elevate the director’s work by exploring it in depth alongside these major influences, presenting the filmmaker’s story as never seen before, with the help of some of his key collaborators, close friends, and experts in both film and cultural history – including Fantasia’s 2022 Canadian Trailblazer Kier-La Janisse, who also co-executive-produced. Once you dig into his life and passions, what emerges is a strong connection to the French surrealists, to symbolist art, to the poetry of Tristan Corbière, to the French anarchist scene in the sixties, and counterculture. Deeply misunderstood and widely misrepresented, during his decades-long career as a film director, Rollin’s works were unlike any others.

ORCHESTRATOR OF STORMS : THE FANTASTIQUE WORLD OF JEAN ROLLINĭima Ballin and Kat Ellinger’s years-in-the-making documentary tells the story of one of Eurocult cinema’s most singular voices, Jean Rollin, recipient of Fantasia’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. In addition, the festival website is now live with the complete lineup of over 130 features and 200+ shorts available to be explored.ĮUROCULT CINEMA AND WEIRD VHS VLOGS: THE FINAL TWO DOCS FROM THE EDGE TITLES ARE HERE! The festival is proud to announce a massive new assortment of feature films, along with details on scheduled panels, talks, tributes, and special events. Ticket pre-sales will open on July 9, at 1PM. de Sève cinemas, with additional screens at the Cinémathèque Québécoise, Cinéma du Musée and the McCord Museum. Screenings, panels and special events will be taking place at the Concordia Hall and J.A. J// Montreal, Quebec – The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 26th Anniversary in Montreal this summer, taking place from July 14 – August 3, with its Frontières International Co-Production Market being held July 21 – 24. SLEUTHS, Dario Argento’s DARK GLASSES and Shuichi Okita’s THE FISH TALE are among the wealth of final titles announced for Fantasia’s 26 th edition. Michel Hazanavicius’ FINAL CUT, Yuki Tanada’s MY BROKEN MARIKO, Raúl Cerezo & Fernando González Gómez’s THE ELDERLY, Park Dae-min’s SPECIAL DELIVERY, Denis Côté’s THAT KIND OF SUMMER, Halina Reijn’s BODIES BODIES BODIES, Wai Ka-Fai’s DETECTIVE VS. FANTASIA’S 26 th EDITION TO CLOSE WITH JULY JUNG’S CANNES SENSATION NEXT SOHEE

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