Genre film from a WOC perspective. Dvlmnt Coordinator & Programmer @ Blood In The Snow Film Festival & Dir. of 🍁Prog @ Fantasia. @rottentomatoes & @theaafca
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Wow!! Very excited to have an essay in this release! Thanks to @Phill_Escott and @SecondSightFilm for inviting me to write about this modern horror classic!
FRONTIER(S): Limited Edition Blu-ray released July 24
New interviews with cast & crew including Xavier Gens, Karina Testa & Maud Forget; Making of; deleted scenes; short film & more, plus 70 page book and art cards. Standard Edition also available bit.ly/FrontiersLtdEd
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"An inventive sci-fi horror that makes the most of its intriguing premise, committed performances and carefully crafted world." - @rxbeccajohnson
HOME BODIES premiered at @FantasiaFest 2026 - Check out our review 👇🏽
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The saga continues on closing night!
FREAKS PART II (d. Zach Lipovsky/Adam Stein) - World Premiere
A superpowered mutant (Amanda Crew) embarks on a quest to seek vengeance on the police force who killed her first child. A dazzling, imaginative and violent anti-superhero thriller.
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Come see a Canadian horror classic, tomorrow at 4:15! – at Westmount, Québec
PONTYPOOL (d. Bruce McDonald) - Fantasia Retro
A brazen radio host and his team are besieged in their church-basement studio when their town falls victim to a language virus in this 2008 Canadian horror classic.
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A must-see in the Underground section! – at Westmount, Québec
INSECTASY (d. Angus Silver) - World Premiere
Sex and insects come together in this dreamy pastel-toned coming-of-age film about a young woman’s erotic fascination with insects.
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If you like charming, surrealist underdog movies, come see this!
PERMANENT DAMAGE (d. Seth A Smith) - World Premiere
An escaped convict and a shady developer’s niece fall for each other amid an unusual cast of characters threatened by gentrification.
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LOVE!
PURGE screens alongside ANCESTRAL BEASTS next week at @FantasiaFest, so we made a double bill poster!
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UNHOLY NIGHT (d. Michael Gabriele) - World Premiere
It’s Christmas Eve, and instead of yuletide cheer, curses, killer nonnas, and courage take over the family festivities!
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ANCESTRAL BEASTS (d. Tim Riedel) - World Premiere
Sisters, mothers, and spectral beings leave a lingering impression in a modern take on the haunted house.
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Congratulations, Olivia!!
beyond excited that softer, softest is playing @FantasiaFest in the underground section on august 2! thank u forever @redroomrantings & @WinnipegFilm
So excited for this year! We've got a zombie nonna, twins who meet a mysterious visitor, and a new take on the haunted house through an Indigenous lens--all in the Septentrion Shadows section for Fantasia's 30th!!
ANNOUNCING #FANTASIA2026’s EXPLOSIVE FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING!
DÉVOILEMENT DE LA PREMIÈRE VAGUE DE PROGRAMMATION DE #FANTASIA2026!
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🎬 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! APPEL À SOUMISSIONS!
📽️ Submissions for #Fantasia2026 are officially open for both shorts and features! Be a part of our extra special 30th edition! Apply before December 1st to take advantage of our earlybird rate! Details here: filmfreeway.com/FantasiaFilm…
This was such a great World Premiere! That whole team was amazing! #SeptentrionShadows #Canadianfilm #Canadianhorrorcomedy
🪠 Check out a new trailer for SCARED SHITLESS, a movie that made a splash at its World Premiere at Fantasia 2024!
By Vivieno Caldinelli and starring Steven Ogg, & with effects by Steven Kostanski, this 🇨🇦 horror-comedy is unleashed on October 3rd!
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Frontières is going to Berlin! We’re thrilled to announce EFM Frontières Focus, a brand-new collaboration between Berlin’s @efm_berlinale and @FantasiaFest's Frontières Market launching at the 2026 Berlinale!
Read all about it below:
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Tickets are on sale!!!
🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 🎟️ BILLETS EN VENTE MAINTENANT! 🎟️
The 29th edition of the Fantasia is packed to the brim with amazing titles and tickets are finally on sale! Secure your seats for the wildest screenings of the summer at fantasiafestival.com!
See you July 16th!
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Montreal: We are thrilled to be back for @FantasiaFest July 24–27! We'll have a table packed with Vinegar Syndrome and partner label releases Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July 27 in the Concordia lobby—come through! ✨
More info: fantasiafestival.com
First Wave Announcement is heeeere!! THE WELL, THE BEARDED GIRL, and INFLUENCERS headline Septenrion Shadows this summer!
Steve Pink's 'Terrestrial' and Julie Pacino's 'I Live Here Now' Among Fantasia 2025 First Wave Line-Up (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/film/news/s…
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Reminder! Rappel!
⏳ There’s only one week left before the February 1st late deadline for film submissions to #Fantasia2025! Don’t miss your chance to showcase your genre short or feature with us!
Submit now and find all the details here: buff.ly/3u2ZERo
Ryan ain't lyin'! It was so great to be a guest again!! Check it out now!!
We get back to business on #matineecast 333 with @vfdpixie …and by “business” I mean yelling at our cats and discussing the abundance of butts.
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Y'all! I talked about the best horror of the year!! Tune in asap!! #TheSubstance
Welcome BACK to wherever you are!
Our late summer break is over and we’re ready to start a whole new season of #matineecast.
@vfdpixie gets us going with THE SUBSTANCE on 333.
Come join us!
#WomenInFilm #DirectedByWomen
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