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Fantasia Festival (Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, Fant-Asia) is North America's premiere (and largest) genre film festival. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues It usually takes place in the month of July, in the city of Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec It is a place where distributors come to pick up genre films from around the world for North American release, and where fans come from all over North America to see films that normally would not even be screened on the Art House or repertory circuit for fear of low turnout.

Overview

Created by Pierre Corbeil, André Dubois and Martin Sauvageau, Fantasia started in 1996 screening Asian films from Hong Kong and Japan, with Japanese anime as well. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) (anime in Japanese, In 1997, the festival expanded its focus to bring in genre films from around the world, not just East Asia. Since then, Fantasia has featured many North American premieres and some world premieres. There have also been films screened in pre-final-cut condition, just to be there, find distributors, or build buzz.

Fantasia was the first member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation outside of Europe. The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, established in 2005 is a film organisation based Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to promoting and supporting European

Venues

The festival started in the old Imperial Theatre, a grand old theatre with full balcony and backstage areas. The festival for a time also used the cinemas at Ex-Centris. Ex-Centris is a film production screening centre and cinema located on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. When in 2002, the theatre was unexpectedly late on renovation and repairs, the festival had to be cancelled, and the next year moved to Concordia University's screening rooms (Henry F. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hall Alumni Auditorium, deSeve Cinema, D. B. Clarke Theatre). For Fantasia Under the Stars at the 10th anniversary festival, free showings were organized outdoors at Parc de la Paix (Peace Park), near the old venues of Ex-Centris and Imperial.

A spinoff festival in Toronto was tried, using the Bloor street theatre, but in the end, the endeavour failed due to time constraints and planning issues. The Bloor Cinema is an independent theatre in The Annex district of downtown Toronto, Canada, located at 506 Bloor Street West near its intersection

Festivals

Fant-Asia 1996 (Inaugural Festival)

Fant-Asia 1997

Some of the films featured were Perfect Blue, Drunken Master II, Stagefright, El Dia de la Bestia, Henry, Tromeo and Juliet and Cutting Moments. Perfect Blue is a 1997 feature-length Anime film directed by Satoshi Kon (loosely based on the Novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi Drunken Master II ( is a 1994 Hong Kong Kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-Leung and starring Jackie Chan as Chinese Stage Fright ( Italian title Deliria) is a 1987 Italian Horror film directed by Michele Soavi. El día de la Bestia (known as The Day of the Beast in English markets is a 1995 Spanish Black comedy film directed by Alex Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive Comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Fant-Asia 1998

Fantasia's Toronto edition premiered at the Bloor Cinema

Fantasia International Film Festival 1999

The 1999 edition of Fantasia was the only one which utilized the ex-Centris facilities. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Bloor Cinema is an independent theatre in The Annex district of downtown Toronto, Canada, located at 506 Bloor Street West near its intersection Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ex-Centris is a film production screening centre and cinema located on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. This year also featured the second Toronto edition.

FanTasia 2000

The 2000 edition of Fantasia featured the debut of the Just For Laughs film festival, Comedia, as a selection of comedy films were shown with the regular Fantasia fare. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in Comedia is a Comedy Film festival taking place in July as part of the larger Just for Laughs Comedy festival. This was also the final year that a Toronto edition of the festival was presented.

FanTasia 2001

The 2001 edition was the last held in the Imperial Cinema. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. It was also the last time the festival was jointly held with Comedia. Comedia is a Comedy Film festival taking place in July as part of the larger Just for Laughs Comedy festival.

FanTasia 2002 (Missed Year)

Fantasia 2002 was cancelled due to problems with the Imperial Cinema. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The air conditioning system was broken, and it could not be fixed in time for Fantasia. Indeed, the theatre was not repaired until 2004. Due to the lack of assurance that the theater would be available, and the fact that it broke four months before the festival, meant that alternate bookings were not available. The lack of assurance for the 2003 festival meant a change in venue.

FanTasia 2003 (Move to Concordia University)

Fantasia 2003 was held for the first time on the Concordia University campus, using the DeSeve Cinema and Henry F. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hall Alumni Auditorium. The venue change was instigated by the lack of consideration that the Imperial Theatre gave in informing the festival organizers on the status of Imperial. This was also the first year that a DVD filled with movie trailers of movies shown at the festival was available for purchase with the festival guide book.

Fantasia 2004

The 2004 Fantasia was held at Concordia University using the Hall Auditorium and deSeve Cinema. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Unlike the 2003 event, no DVD filled with trailers was available.

Fantasia 2005

Fantasia is now 10 years old. However, this is the 9th edition of the festival, due to a missed year in 2002. The festival is again held at Concordia University. This year, a trailer-filled DVD is provided as part of the festival guide book and not a separate purchase.

FanTasia 2006 (10th Edition/10th Anniversary)

Fantsasia's 10th anniversary and 10th edition, the 2006 edition, is the first to feature free outdoor shows. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The outdoors shows are at Parc de la Paix and are free. Outdoor projections included films from the previous editions: Kamikaze Girls, the last four episodes of Goldorak, Night of the Living Dorks and Attack the Gas Station. Kamikaze Girls, known in Japan as is a Light novel written by Novala Takemoto that has been adapted into a Manga and film is a Super robot show created by Manga artist Go Nagai.It was shown on Japanese TV in 1975 and lasted 74 episodes Attack the Gas Station! (주유소 습격 사건 is a comedy film directed by Sang-Jin Kim and written by Jeong-woo Park. The indoor shows use the same Concordia University facilities as since the move to Concordia. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The outdoor shows are several kilometres away from the indoor shows.

With the 10th anniversary, Fantasia is helping to launch an associated but separate Toronto festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The Toronto After Dark Film Festival is an annual showcase of international horror and Fantasy cinema

FanTasia 2007

The edition was held from July 5th to July 23rd 2007 at the Concordia University. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In addition to the Hall hall and DeSeve hall, a third screening room has been added at the D. B. Clarke Theatre. There was however, no outdoor shows this year.

Fantasia 2008

Others

Among the crew are a few unique personnalities, but some amongst them truly stand out, whether they like it or not. This is the case of a scene technician called Daniel, who is usually seen taking microphones from the side to the front of the theatre for guests and presentations. Some Fantasia fans have taken upon themselves to laud his name nearly everytime he comes into focus, yelling how much they love him and singing his name even louder. He has become somewhat of an underground mascot for the festival, going so far as making cameo appearances in some short movies made for the festival, some commercials and he even got himself immortalized by appearing on the hand-drawn poster in one of the earlier years of the festival.

Video Publications of Fantasia

Small Gauge Trauma (ASIN B000FOQ01Y)

Small Gauge Trauma is the name of the film shorts component of Fantasia. The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon A DVD anthology of various shorts shown over various editions of Fantaisa has been published.

Red to Kill (ASIN B00007ELI4)

Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of the Hong Kong film Red to Kill, for release in Quebec. The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon

Run and Kill (ASIN B00007ELI5)

Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of the Hong Kong film Run and Kill, for release in Quebec. The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon

Jackie Chan's Greatest Stunts

Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of the Hong Kong action scenes compilation Jackie Chan's Greatest Stunts Volumes 1 & 2, for release in Quebec. Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, 陳港生 on 7 April 1954 is an Actor, action choreographer, Film director

Jackie Chan: My Stunts (ASIN B000067JH0)

Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of Jackie Chan's stunt action compilation My Stunts, for release in Quebec. The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon

Jackie Chan: My Story (ASIN B000067JH1)

Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of Jackie Chan's autobiography My Story, for release in Quebec. The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon

Trailer DVD

For the 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2003 festivals, a DVD filled with trailers of some of the films being played has been provided for purchase.

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