“Irlande Cahier Bleu” from Olivier Godin, shot on 16mm, will introduce “an anachronistic firefighter, a quotidian poet and an expert soup-maker” who also plays in a competitive basketball league. In “Romi,” directed by Robert Cuffley, AI takes control when a young woman hides out in a smart home while evading the law. As an audience member, I love a good rollercoaster and I also want to be challenged, shaken up, even hurt.”Īnother world premiere, “Kurayukaba” by Shigeyoshi Tsukahara, is “equal parts crazy cartoon caper, shadowy film noir, nostalgic escapade and steampunk fantasy,” while Zach Clark will deliver “The Becomers,” a romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens. As broken reflections of the realities they came out of, I think the most haunting and unforgettable genre works illuminate as art that’s both a mirror and a hammer. “Genre, in general, has always largely been empathetic, confrontational and brimming with social commentary. “The fact that it even exists is something worth celebrating,” adds Davis. starting with Ukraine’s “Stay Online,” Eva Strelnikova’s feature debut which will see a volunteer from Kyiv using a laptop donated to the resistance and coming into contact with the son of its original owner, in search of his missing parents. The festival, running from July 20 through August 9, has also revealed its first and second wave of titles, including several world premieres.

“The Fantasia crowd is the best, most adventurous and most reactive audience there is: Even if our film is quite insidious and dark, they will bring the ‘festive’ back into ‘festival’!”

His film will world premiere at Karlovy Vary. I’m honored and humbled that they selected ‘Red Rooms’ to open the festival,” the director tells Variety. “As a Montrealer, I have been a regular festival goer of Fantasia for years now, but it’s the first time one of my features will be screened in their lineup. But I know the audience is going to be left completely breathless by it.” “In a sense, it’s an unconventionally grim note to open a festival on.

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