We’ve just received word of the final wave of titles that will hit this month’s Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada. They also announced that horror legend John Carpenter will receive the Fantasia Lifetime Achievement Award, the festival and will also lead a masterclass where he’ll discuss everything from his own festival origin story to his awe-inspiring career. In addition, the fest will explore his recent resurgence as a touring musician and play you his latest spine-tingling single!
This year’s festival will run from 20th August to 2nd September. Here are the latest films to land at the festival. We’ll be bringing you full coverage later in the month.
ANYTHING FOR JACKSON
Dir. Justin Dyck
Canada
World Premiere
A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE
Dir. Fung Chih-Chiang
Hong Kong
Canadian Premiere
BABY: THE SECRET DIARY OF A MOM TO BE
Dir. Luk Yee-Sum
Hong Kong
North American Premiere
BRING ME HOME
Dir. Kim Seung-woo
South Korea
Quebec Premiere
CHASING DREAM
Dir. Johnnie To
Hong Kong
Canadian Premiere
CLAPBOARD JUNGLE
Dir. Justin McConnell
Canada
Quebec Premiere
COSMIC CANDY
Dir. Rinio Dragasaki
Greece
Canadian Premiere
THE DAY OF THE BEAST
Dir. Álex de la Iglesia
Spain
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
DINNER IN AMERICA
Dir. Adam Lehmeier
USA
Quebec Premiere
FEELS GOOD, MAN
Dir. Arthur Jones
USA
Quebec Premiere
FREE COUNTRY
Dir. Christian Alvart
Germany
Canadian Premiere
HAIL TO THE DEADITES
Dir. Steve Villeneuve
Canada
World Premiere
HUNTED
Dir. Vincent Paronnaud
France / Belgium
World Premiere
IVAN, THE TERRIRBLE
Dir. Mario Abbade
Brazil
World Premiere
JUMBO
Dir. Zoé Wittock
France
Quebec Premiere
KAKEGURUI
Dir. Tsutomu Hanabusa
Japan
Canadian Premiere
LAURIN
Dir. Robert Sigl
Germany / Hungary
Canadian Premiere – 4K Restoration
LEGALLY DECLARED DEAD
Dir. Yuen Kim-Wai
Hong Kong
North American Premiere
THE LEGEND OF BARON TO’A
Dir. Kiel McNaughton
New Zealand
North American Premiere
MARYGOROUND
Dir. Daria Woszek
Poland
International Premiere
MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS
Dir. Minoru Kawasaki
Japan
International Premiere
MORGANA
Dirs. Isabel Peppard & Josie Hess
Australia
North American Premiere
THE MORTUARY COLLECTION
Dir. Ryan Spindell
USA
Quebec Premiere
NO LONGER HUMAN
Dir. Mika Ninagawa
Japan
Quebec Premiere
NO WAY HOME
Dir. Buddy Giovinazzo
USA
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
PAPER TIGERS
Dir. Bao Tran
USA
World Premiere
PATRICK
Dir. Tim Mielants
Belgium
Canadian Premiere
PERDIDA
Dir. Jorge Michel Grau
Mexico / Columbia
International Premiere
ROM
Dir. Tran Thanh Huy
Vietnam
North American Premiere
SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD
Dir. Sam Quah
China
Quebec Premiere
STING OF DEATH
Dir. William Grefé
USA
World Premiere – 2K Restoration
SURVIVAL SKILLS
Dir. Quinn Armstrong
USA
International Premiere
WILDLAND
Dir. Jeanette Nordahl
Denmark
North American Premiere
TEXAS TRIP – A CARNIVAL OF GHOSTS
Dirs. Steve Balestreri & Maxime Lachaud
France
World Premiere
WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Dir. Takeshi Kushida
Japan
Quebec Premiere
WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU
Dir. Yuichi Fukuda
Japan
North American Premiere
YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE
Dirs. David Darg & Price James
USA
Canadian Premiere
