Fantastic Fest Explained
Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse.
Lisa Dreyer is festival director.[1] Annick Mahnert is head of programming.
History
The festival focuses on genre films such as horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, Asian, and cult. The festival takes place in September at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, filling eight screens for eight days and hosting many writers, directors, and actors, either well-established or unknown. The festival has become known as a launch-pad for genre films, where critical acclaim at the fest can lead to big box office returns.[2] A notable feature of this festival is the inclusion of "secret screenings". For these screenings, the audience often does not know what the film will be until seated, moments before it begins.[3] It also features many themed parties, outings, film-themed "feasts", and other events that are hallmarks of the original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. In 2007, Variety publisher Charles Koones included Fantastic Fest as one of "ten festivals we love".[4] In 2008, Moviemaker named Fantastic Fest "one of the 25 film festivals worth the entry fee".[5] In 2017, Moviemaker listed Fantastic Fest in "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World."[6]
In 2022, an online-exclusive section of programming was created: "Burnt Ends." In this new segment, Fantastic Fest wants to showcase "the weirdest, wildest, most fringe films out there."[7]
Festivals by year (2005–2009)
2005
The 2005 festival was only three days long, October 6–9. Screened films included Feast, Wolf Creek, and Zathura. The official sponsors of the 2005 festival were Milkshake Media, KOOP Radio, The Austin Chronicle, Jackson Walker LLP, and Independence Brewery.
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
The theme of the 2005 retrospective series was "Post Apocalyptic Cinema".
Special events
The special effects team from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe installed a display of costumes, creatures and props from the Narnia film. Legendary makeup and effects supervisor Howard Berger presided over a special effects Q&A.
2006
The 2006 festival was expanded to 8 days and held September 21–28.
World premiere
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Special screenings
- An unfinished version of Apocalypto, followed by a Q&A with Mel Gibson and star Rudy Youngblood
- Pan's Labyrinth; director Guillermo del Toro was unable to attend but sent along a written introduction for the audience
- Advance screening of Beowulf & Grendel
- Advance screening of Terry Gilliam's Tideland
- Advance screening of The Fountain with Q&A by director Darren Aronofsky
- Advance screening of Edmond
- Advance screening of
Retrospective screenings
There were three retrospective series. The first paid homage to cult midnight films and included:
The second was presented by cult author Jack Stevenson and included:
And the third was a retrospective of the action/crime films of director Ram Gopal Varma, featuring:
There was also Meltdown Memoirs, a documentary about the making of Street Trash, which also played.
Award winners
Horror Jury Awards, for excellence in the horror genre[8]
Serving on the horror jury were Jay Slater of FilmThreat.com, Edwin Neal of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Peter Martin of Twitch.com, and Chris Cargill of AintItCoolNews.com.
Short Film Jury Awards
- Best of Show – The Listening Dead
- Best Short-Form – Cost of Living
- Best Long-Form – Rogairi (Villains)
- Best Animated – If I Had a Hammer
- Best Comedy – They're Made Out of Meat
Serving on the Short Film Jury were Brian Satterwhite, Jay Knowles and Chris Cargill, all of AintItcoolNews.com.
Fantastic Fest Jury Awards, for excellence in films outside the horror genre
- Best Film — The Living and the Dead
- Best Director — Simon Rumley for The Living and the Dead
- Best Script — Larry Kent and Daniel Williams for The Hamster Cage
- Best Actor — Leo Bill from The Living and the Dead
- Best Actress — Jodie Jameson from Venus Drowning
- Best Supporting Actor — Alan Scarfe from The Hamster Cage
- Best Supporting Actress — Kate Fahy from The Living and the Dead
- Best Art Direction — Starfish Hotel
- Best Cinematography — A Quiet Love
- Best Special Effects — Puzzlehead
- Best Makeup — The Living and the Dead
- Special Jury Mention — Blood Tea and Red String
Serving on the Fantastic Fest Jury Awards were Christian Hallman of the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival, Wiley Wiggins of Dazed and Confused and Waking Life, and Scott Weinberg of Fearnet and Cinematical.com.
Audience Awards
Highlights
- A notable highlight for the audience occurred when Mel Gibson walked into the theater.
- Closing night party was Undead Till Dawn, a vampire-themed dance party
- There was a special screening timed with the release of 42nd STREET FOREVER VOLUME 5: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE EDITION where every trailer was shown in 35mm
2007
The 2007 festival was held September 20–27. In 2007, Fantastic Fest became a supporting member of the Melies European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals and helped to found the North American Fantastic Festival Alliance, along with Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and Dead Channels in San Francisco. The official sponsors of the 2007 Fantastic Fest were AMD, Stella Artois, AT&T, Twitch.com, B-Side, Rue Morgue, Fangoria, and Mondo Macabro.
World premieres
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
The Nikkatsu action series featured films mainly never before shown theatrically in the U.S.:
Award winners[12]
AMD Next Wave Award, for excellence by an up-and-coming filmmaker
Horror Jury Award, for excellence in the horror genre
Fantastic Fest Jury Award, for excellence outside of the horror genre
- Gold Medal – Offscreen
- Silver Medal – Never Belongs to Me
- Bronze Medal – Aachi and Ssipak
- Special Jury Prize for Most Original Scenario – Never Belongs to Me
Horror Shorts Award
- Gold Medal – "In the Wall"
- Silver Medal – "The Fifth"
- Bronze Medal – "Far Out"
Animated Shorts Award
Fantastic Shorts Award
- Gold Medal – "Waiting For Yesterday"
- Silver Medal – "Sniffer"
- Bronze Medal – "Suityman"
Audience Award
Highlights
- Shooting shotguns with the Next Wave directors
- Impromptu karaoke party and Fantastic Feud game show
- Watching pornography (Japanese pinku Uncle's Paradise) in the front yard of festival director Tim League's house
- Q&A by director Uwe Boll and star Zack Ward after a screening of Postal
2008
Fantastic Fest 2008 was held September 18–25.
World premieres
US premieres
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
There was an Ozploitation retrospective featuring Australian exploitation films from the '70s and '80s:
And the documentary Not Quite Hollywood about Ozploitation in the golden age.
There was also a sampling of Japanese "pinku" titles, including
Award winners[14]
AMD Next Wave Award for excellence by an up-and-coming filmmaker
AMD Fantastic Fest Online
Horror Features, for excellence in the horror genre
Fantastic Features, for excellence outside of the horror genre
- Gold Medal – How to Get Rid of Others
- Silver Medal – Cargo 200
- Bronze Medal – Ex Drummer
- Special Jury Award for originality and vision – Santos
Horror Shorts
Fantastic Shorts
- Gold Medal – "The Object"
- Silver Medal – "Spandex Man"
- Bronze Medal – "Stagman"
- Special Jury Award for Visual Invention – "Rojo Red"
Animated Shorts
- Gold Medal – "Bernie's Doll"
- Silver Medal – "Muto"
- Bronze Medal – "Violeta"
- Special Jury Award for Technical Merit – "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Hollow"
Highlights
- Director Nacho Vigalondo covering his face with honey and shooting himself with a confetti cannon following the screening of his short films.
- The "shaky-face" badge photos required attendees to submit a picture of themselves taken while violently shaking their heads back and forth. This resulted in some very unusual portraits.
- The Fantastic Debates pitted film lovers against one another in spirited arguments about "Horror Remakes — Reinvented Classics, or Modern Abominations" and the like. Debators unable to resolve their differences with words then stepped into the boxing ring to settle things with fists.
- Closing party, sponsored by the film City of Ember was held at Longhorn Caverns. Bill Murray attended.
- 100 Best Kills Party
- Donkey Punch Boat Party
- The Fantastic Feud (Team USA wins!)
- Michael Jackson: Thrill the World, an attempt to break the world record for largest synchronized Thriller dance
- Smokin' Karaoke Apocalypse Party 2008, with live band karaoke
2009
The 2009 festival was held September 24 – October 1. It was the first year of the Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to director Jess Franco. The official sponsors of the 2009 Fantastic Fest were Real D, G4, Dark Sky Films, Best Buy, Stella Artois, Jeremiah Weed, Ain't It Cool News, and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
World premieres
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
A retrospective of the films of Jess Franco in support of his lifetime achievement award:[18]
Award winners
Next Wave Award, for excellence by an up-and-coming filmmaker
Horror Jury Award, for excellence in the horror genre
- Best Horror Feature: Human Centipede (Tom Six)
- Best Horror Director: Kerry Prior (The Revenant)
- Best Horror Actor: Dieter Laser (Human Centipede)
- Best Horror Actress: Neve McIntosh (Salvage)
Fantastic Fest Jury Award, for excellence outside of the horror genre
Horror Shorts Award
- Best Horror Short – "Full Employment" (Thomas Oberlies, Matthias Vogel)
- Special Mention – "Excision" (Richard Bates Jr.)
Fantastic Shorts Award
Animated Shorts Award
Audience Award
Source:[19] [20] [21]
Highlights
- Watching Uwe Boll fight Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League at the Fantastic Debates
- Chaos Reigns!
- Brutus and Balzaak Bash party celebrating Gentlemen Broncos opening night party
- Shooting machine guns
- 100% medically accurate Q&A by director Tom Six after his film Human Centipede
- Opening of the Highball, the official Fantastic Fest party-place/bowling alley/bar
- Double 3D Dance Party at the Highball
- The Future of 3D: Panels and Presentations event
- The Michael Jackson Dance Party
- Sake, Shochu and Karaoke: Meet the Japanese! – party at Highball
- Return of the Fantastic Feud (and win by Team USA!)
Festivals by year (2010–2014)
2010
The 2010 festival was held September 23–30. It was the first year of the Fantastic Arcade, a showcase of independent video games.[22] The presenting sponsors of the 2010 Fantastic Fest were Dell, AMD, RealD, Ambhar Tequila, FearNet.com, Sony PlayStation, and Qriocity.[23]
International premieres
US premieres
- Bedevilled with Q&A by director Jang Chul-soo
- Bunraku, with Q&A by director Guy Moshe and star Josh Hartnett
- Cold Fish
- The Corridor, with Q&A by directors Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm, and star Emil Johnsen
- The Dead, with Q&A by writer/directors Howard and Jonathan Ford
- Fatso
- Fire of Conscience
- Hatchet 2, with Q&A by director Adam Green
- A Horrible Way to Die, with Q&A by director Adam Wingard
- The Housemaid (2010 version)
- Julia's Eyes
- Kidnapped, with Q&A by director Miguel Angel Vivas
- The Last Circus, with Q&A by director Álex de la Iglesia
- Let Me In, with Q&A by director Matt Reeves, and stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Elias Koteas, and Dylan Minnette
- Naan Kadavul
- Outrage
- Rammbock, with Q&A by director Marvin Kren
- Red Hill
- Redline
- I Saw the Devil
- A Somewhat Gentle Man
- Sound of Noise
- I Spit on Your Grave
- Stake Land, with Q&A by director Jim Mickle, and stars Nick Damici, Connor Paolo, and Danielle Harris
- Stone, with Q&A by director John Curran and star Edward Norton
- Transfer
- We Are What We Are
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
Live Performances
Award Winners[27]
The Dell/AMD Next Wave Award, for excellence by an up-and-coming filmmaker
Horror Jury Award, for excellence in the horror genre
Fantastic Fest Jury Award, for excellence outside of the horror genre
Horror Shorts Award
- Best Horror Short – "Legend of Beaver Dam" (Jerome Sable)
- Special Mention – "Deus Irae" (Pedro Cristiani)
Fantastic Shorts Award
Animated Shorts Award
- Best Animated Short – "Teclopolis" (Javier Mrad)
Audience Award
- Audience Award, Best Feature: Bedevilled (Jang Cheol-soo)
- Audience Award, Honorable Mention: Ip Man 2
- Audience Award, Honorable Mention: Rubber
- Audience Award, Honorable Mention: Golden Slumber
Highlights
- Boys' choir singing the theme from Let Me In at opening night
- Tim League boxing against Michelle Rodriguez (Girl Fight, Avatar)
- Bill Pullman, Elijah Wood, and RZA singing karaoke
- Whole-roasted cow and 500,000 volts of electricity at the closing night party
- 100 Best Kills party
- 30 Days of Night Flashlight Dance Party
- Criterion "Chaos Reigns" Karaoke Party
- Fantastic Arcade Awards Ceremony/Starcade Competition
- Datapop 4.0 Arcade Closing Night Party
- The FearNet Fantastic Feud (Team USA wins again!)
- Geeks Who Drink presents The Fantastic Fest Quiz
- Nerdeoke!
- Karaoke Apocalypse with live band
- Opening Night Party '80s Dance Party and MC Frontalot Live
2011
The 2011 Fantastic Fest film festival was held September 22–29.
- Calibre 9 – Q&A with director Jean-Christian Tassy and producer Axel Guyot
- The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (opening night film) – director Tom Six, producer Ilona Six, and actors Ashlynn Yennie, Laurence Harvey, Maddi Black, Katherine Templar, and Emma Lock in attendance
- Manborg – writer/director/producer Steve Kostanski, co-writer/actor Jeremy Gillespie, and actor Andrea Carr in attendance
- Penumbra
- The Squad – Q&A with director Jaime Osorio Marquez
- Zombie Ass
International premieres
U.S. premieres
- Blind
- A Boy and His Samurai
- Bullhead – Q&A with director Michaël R. Roskam
- Bunohan
- Carre Blanc – Director Jean-Baptiste Léonetti, producer Benjamin Mamou, and executive producer Camille Havard Bourdon in attendance
- (closing night film) – Producer Harry Knowles, and stars James Darling, Se Young, and Holly Conrad live in person
- The Corridor – Director Evan Kelly, writer Josh MacDonald, producer Mike Masters, and producer Craig Cameron live in person
- The Day – Producer Guy Danella, writer Lucas Passmore, and actor Dominic Monaghan live in person
- Extraterrestrial – Q&A with director Nacho Vigalondo
- Headhunters
- Juan of the Dead – Q&A with director Alejandro Brugués and producer Gervasio Iglesias Macias
- Julia X 3D – Q&A with director P.J. Pettiette, producer Claudie Viguerie, and actor Kevin Sorbo
- Karate-Robo Zaborgar – Q&A with director Noboru Iguchi and makeup/FX supervisor Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Kill Me Please – Q&A with director Olias Barco
- Last Screening – Q&A with actor Pascal Cervo
- Livid
- Michael
- New Kids Turbo – Q&A with actors Huub Smit and Wesley van Gaalen
- Rabies
- Retreat
- Sleep Tight – Q&A with director Jaume Balagueró
- Sleepless Night
- Smuggler
- Snowman's Land
- Snowtown
- Two Eyes Staring
- Urban Explorer
- You Said What? – Q&A with director Patrik Syversen, producer Kjetil Omberg, producer Terje Stromstad, and actor Stig Frode Henriksen
- You're Next – Q&A with writer/producer Simon Barrett, producers Keith Calder and Jess Wu, actors Barbara Crampton, A.J. Bowen, Sharni Vinson, and Nick Tucci
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
Award winners[31]
Audience Award
AMD & Dell "Next Wave" Spotlight Competition
Horror Features
Fantastic Features
Gutbuster Comedy Features
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
- Winner: "How to Rid Your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused By You" (Nadia Litz)
- Runner-up: "The Unliving" (Hugo Lilj)
- Special Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects and General Badassery: "Brutal Relax" (David Muñoz, Rafa Dengrá, Adrián Cardona)
Fantastic Shorts
- Best Fantastic Short: "Decapoda Shock" (Javier Chillón)
- Runner-up: "All Men Are Called Robert" (Marc-Henri Boulier)
- Special Jury Mention for Acting: Robert Picardo ("The Candidate")
Drawn and Quartered: Animated Shorts
- Best Animated Short: "The Last Norwegian Troll" (Pjotr Sapegin)
- Runner-up: Lazarov ("NIETOV")
Highlights
- James Quinn McDonagh versus Tim League at the Fantastic Fest Debates
- The opening night film Human Centipede 2 had an ambulance on standby outside and handed out barf bags[32]
- Opening night party in celebration of Human Centipede 2 with live music from the Charles Edward Cheese band
- Fantastic Feud (Team USA continues win streak over Team International)
- Fantastic Arcade ran Sept. 22–24
- Japan Night: Chaos Reigns Karaoke Party
- 100 Best Kills featuring the best of audience submitted movie deaths
- Karaoke Apocalypse – karaoke with a live band
- Fantastic Trivia presented by Geeks Who Drink
- Fantastic Fest Closing Night Party: Superhero Carnival – featuring Aquaman's Ocean, The Flash's Mountain Race Challenge, Batman's Boxing Battle, Spider-man's Wall of Webbing, Superman's House of Flight and carnival food
2012
The 2012 Fantastic Fest Film Festival took place September 20–27. This was the last year Fantastic Fest was held at the Highball and South Lamar theater before it was all remodeled.
- The ABCs of Death
- The American Scream – Q&A with director Michael Paul Stephenson, producer Lindsay Stephenson, and haunters Manny Souza and Victor Bariteau and family
- Besties
- Black Out
- Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman – Q&A with director Ernesto Diaz
- The Collection – Q&A with actress Emma Fitzpatrick
- The Conspiracy – Q&A with Director Christopher MacBride, producer Lee Kim, actor/producer Aaron Poole, cinematographer Ian Anderson, and actor Jim Gilbert
- Danger 5
- The Exorcist in the 21st Century
- Frankenweenie – (opening night film) – Q&A with Tim Burton and voice actors Winona Ryder and Martin Landau
- The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled – Q&A with director Ryan Polito, star Doug Benson, producer Sharon Everitt, and cinematographer Will Deloney
- Hellfjord
- Plan C
- Red Dawn – (closing night film) – Q&A with stars Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki, director Dan Bradley, and producers Tripp Vinson and Beau Flynn
- – Q&A with actor Scott Adkins and Mariah Bonner
International premieres
- Two Rabbits (Dois Coehilos)
U.S. premieres
- Aftershock - Q&A with director Nicolás López and actor/producer Eli Roth
- American Mary – Q&A with the Soska Sisters and actress Tristan Risk
- Antiviral
- Berberian Sound Studio
- Cockneys vs. Zombies – Q&A with director Matthias Hoene and writer James Moran
- Combat Girls
- Come Out and Play
- Crave – Q&A with director Charles de Lauzirika and actor Josh Lawson
- Dead Sushi – Q&A with director Noboru Iguchi, producer Mana Fukui, and actress Rina Takeda
- Dom: A Russian Family
- Errors of the Human Body – Q&A with actor Michael Eklund, director Jennifer Phang, actor/co-producer Jacqueline Kim, and technical director Jon Destoppeleire
- Everybody in Our Family
- Fuck Up – Q&A with director Oystein Karlsen, producer Anders Tangen, cinematographer Pal Bugge Haagenrud, and actor Jon Oigarden
- Henge
- Here Comes the Devil – Q&A with director Adrián García Bogliano, producer Andrea Quiroz Hernandez, and actor Francisco Barreiro
- Holy Motors
- I Declare War – Q&A with director Rob Wilson and producer Lewin Webb
- La Memoria del Muerto (Memory of the Dead) – Q&A with director Javier Diment and writer Martin Blousson
- Lee's Adventure
- Looper – Q&A with director Rian Johnson
- My Amityville Horror – Q&A with director Eric Walter and producers Andrea Adams and Christine Irons
- New Kids Nitro – Q&A with directors Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil, as well as actors Huub Smit and Wesley van Gaalen
- Outrage Beyond
- Pusher
- Tai Chi 0
- Tower Block – Q&A with director Ronnie Thompson
- Vanishing Waves
- Vegetarian Cannibal
- The Warped Forest
- Young Gun in the Time
Texas premieres
Austin premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings
- The Entity (1982) – repertory screening as part of the House of Psychotic Women series
- The Mafu Cage (1978) – repertory screening as part of the House of Psychotic Women series
- Miami Connection (1987) – Q&A with actor/producer Grandmaster YK, and actors Joe Diamond, Maurice Smith, Angelo Jannotti, and Vince Hirsch
- Secret Ceremony (1968) repertory screening as part of the House of Psychotic Women series
- The Shining (1980) – played simultaneously back and forth over each other
- Wake in Fright (1971)
Award winners[40]
Audience Award
- I Declare War (dir. Robert Wilson and Jason Lapeyre)
AMD "Next Wave" Spotlight Competition
Fantastic Features
Horror Features
- Best Picture: Here Comes the Devil (dir. Adrián García Bogliano)
- Best Screenplay: Adrián García Bogliano (Here Comes the Devil)
- Best Director: Adrián García Bogliano (Here Comes the Devil)
- Special Mention: Hajime Ohata (Henge)
- Best Actor: Francisco Barreiro (Here Comes the Devil)
- Best Actress: Laura Caro (Here Comes the Devil)
- Special Mention: Katherine Isabel (American Mary)
Gutbuster Comedy Features
- Best Picture: New Kids Nitro (dir. Steffen Haars & Flip Van der Kuil)
- Best Director: Dario Russo (Danger 5)
- Best Screenplay: John Mitchell (The History of Future Folk)
- Best Actor: Chapman To (Vulgaria)
- Best Actress: Rina Takeda (Dead Sushi)
Documentary Features
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
- Winner: "At the Formal" (Andrew Kavanagh, Australia)
- Runner-up: "The Sleepover" (Chris Cullari, US)
Fantastic Shorts
- Winner: "Record/Play" (Jesse Atlas, US)
- Runner-up: "Love" (Kaveh Nabatian, Canada)
Drawn and Quartered: Animated Shorts
- Winner: "Bendito Machine IV" (Jossie Malis, Spain)
- Runner-up: "Tram" (Michaela Pavlátová, Czech Republic)
Highlights
- Front of Drafthouse Lamar painted up for Frankenweenie world premiere
- Special Frankenweenie screening for dogs and their owners[41]
- Chaos Reigns Karaoke Party with reunited Dragon Sound at the Highball
- Opening night Monsters Ball where attendees were encouraged to wear their favorite silver-screen monster costume
- The American Scream Homemade Haunted House
- Datapop party celebrating 8-bit music and culture for Fantastic Arcade
- "Hellfjord" Norwegian Party
- Tim League fighting YK Kim at the Fantastic Debates
- Closing night party was Red Dawn themed. The Austin American Legion was decorated as a maximum-security prison with free prison tattoos and head shaving
- Fantastic Feud (Team International's first victory over Team USA)
2013
The 2013 festival was hosted for the first time at the brand new Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline location from September 19–26.
North American premieres
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Austin premieres
Special screenings[47]
Retrospective screenings
Award Winners[48]
Audience Award
"Next Wave" Spotlight
Fantastic Features
- Best Picture: The Congress (director Ari Folman)
- Best Director: David Perrault (Our Heroes Died Tonight)
- Best Screenplay: Ari Folman (The Congress)
- Best Actor: Svein André Hofsø Myhre (Detective Downs)
- Best Actress: Robin Wright (The Congress)
Horror Features
- Best Picture: Afflicted (directors Derek Lee and Clif Prowse)
- Best Director: Derek Lee and Clif Prowse (Afflicted)
- Best Screenplay: Derek Lee and Clif Prowse (Afflicted)
- Best Actor: Jason David Brown (Septic Man)
- Best Actress: Julia Garner (We Are What We Are)
Gutbuster Comedy Features
- Best Picture: Why Don't You Play In Hell (director Sion Sono)
- Best Director: Sion Sono (Why Don't You Play In Hell)
- Best Screenplay: Kankurô Kudô (Maruyama The Middle Schooler)
- Best Actor: Fuku Suzuki (Kid's Police)
- Best Actress: Qi Shu (Journey To the West: Conquering The Demon)
Documentary Features
- Best Picture: Jodorowsky's Dune (director Frank Pavich)
- Best Director: Shaul Schwarz (Narco Cultura)
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
Fantastic Shorts
- Winner: Beasts in the Real World (director Sol Friedman)
- Runner-up: My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain (director Adam Hall)
Drawn and Quartered: Animated Shorts
- Winner: The Sad House (director Sofia Catalina Carrillo Ramírez)
- Runner-up: Kick-Heart (director Masaaki Yuasa)
Fantastic Arcade
- Best in Show and Audience Choice: Samurai Gunn (developed by Teknopants)
Highlights[49]
- Danger Gods!: The True Daredevils of Hollywood Legend – live stunt show
- Fantastic Arcade panels and tournaments
- Opening Night Party: Machete Don't Stop
- Fantastic Fest presents Doug Loves Movies
- Chaos Reigns!!! Karaoke Party
- The Fantastic Debates Presented by Man of Tai Chi
- Cards Against Humanity Happy Hour
- Fantastic Arcade VideoHeroeS Tournament and Arcade Awards
- You Guys Like Tequila?: The Fantastic Arcade After Party
- Nerd Rap Throwdown
- Fantastic Feud (win by Team USA)
- Fantastic Trivia presented by Geeks Who Drink
- Metal Meltdown with Karaoke Apocalypse – live band karaoke
- Closing Night Party
2014
The 2014 festival returned to the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar location from September 18–25 for the 10-year anniversary.
North American premieres
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Austin premieres
Special screenings
Retrospective screenings[53]
Award winners[54]
Audience Award
"Next Wave" Spotlight
Fantastic Features
Horror Features
- Best Picture: THE BABADOOK (directed Jennifer Kent)
- Best Screenplay: Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK)
- Best Director: Martín De Salvo (DARKNESS BY DAY)
- Best Actor: Noah Wiseman (THE BABADOOK)
- Best Actress: Essie Davis (THE BABADOOK)
Gutbuster Comedy Features
Documentary Features
- Best Picture: KUNG FU ELLIOT (director Jaret Belliveau)
- Best Director: Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp (THE CREEPING GARDEN)
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts'
- Winner: THE STOMACH directed by Ben Steiner
- Runner-up: INVADERS directed by Jason Kupfer
Fantastic Shorts
- Winner: THE VOICE THIEF directed by Adan Jodorowsky
- Runner-up: MY FATHER IS A BIRD (director Boaz Debby) and SOLITUDO (director Alice Lowe)
Drawn and Quartered: Animated Shorts
- Winner: THE CHAPERONE (director Fraser Munden)
- Runner-up: DAY 40 (director Sol Friedman)
Fantastic Arcade
- Best in Show: BANANA CHALICE (developed by Kyle Reimergartin)
‘Mercado Fantastico’
- Gold Prize: HAVANA VAMPIRE TERRITORY (director Carlos Lechuga) and THE TURNED (director Andrés Rosende)
- Silver Prize: FIERCE (director Francisco Lorite)
- Bronze Prize: HURT (director Pablo Proenza)
- Special Jury Mention for "Keeping the Spirit of the 80's Alive": THE SHADOWDWELLERS (producer Erick Salomon)
- Jury Award for Work in Progress, and Chemistry Award: FRONDOSO EDEN DEL CORAZON (director Juan Manuel Fodde)
- Morbido/Latam Consultation Award: EAT ME (director David Michán)
- Maltin's Game Tournament hosted by Leonard Maltin
- The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
- Fantastic Debates
- Nerd Rap Throwdown
- Opening Night: 10th Birthday Armageddon (featuring food fight and human piñata)
- Fantastic Feud (winner: Team USA)
- Fantastic Arcade
- Chaos Reigns! Karaoke Party
- Metal Meltdown with Karaoke Apocalypse
- Fantastic Fest ABCs of Closing Night Party
Festivals by year (2015–2019)
2015
The 2015 festival returned to the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar location from Sept. 24–Oct. 1.
World premieres[56]
North American premieres
U.S. premieres
Texas premieres
Special screenings
Award winners[54]
Audience Award
"Next Wave" Spotlight
- Best Picture: Der Bunker (director Nikias Chryssos)
- Best Director: Can Evrenol for Baskin
Fantastic Features
Horror Features
- Best Picture: Demon
- Best Director: Joe Begos for THE MIND’S EYE
Comedy Features
- Best Picture: THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT
- Best Director: Anders Thomas Jensen for MEN & CHICKEN
Documentary Features
- Best Picture: MAN VS SNAKE
- Best Director: Heath Cozens for DOGLEGS
Horror Shorts
- Best Picture: SISTER HELL
- Best Director: Ryan Spindell for THE BABYSITTER MURDERS
Fantastic Shorts
- Best Picture: MOVIES IN SPACE
- Best Director: Jeremy David White for ENHANCED
Fantastic Arcade
- Best in Show: SECRET LEGEND developed by Andrew Shouldice
- Audience Award Winner: SUPER RUSSIAN ROULETTE developed by Andrew Reitano
Mercado Fantastico
FANTASTIC BUMPER COMPETITION – Presented by SourceFed Nerd
- THE JURY directed by Joe Nicolosi
2016
The 2016 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar from Sept. 22–29.
International Premieres
North American Premieres
U.S. Premieres
Texas Premieres
Regional Premieres
Austin Premieres
Repertory Screenings
Special Screenings
Award Winners[60]
Audience Award
- Bad Black – Directed by Nabwana Igg
- 1st Runner Up – Nirvanna The Band The Show – Directed by Matt Johnson
- 2nd Runner Up – Raw – Directed by Julia Ducournau
"Next Wave" Features
- Best Picture: ZOOLOGY directed by Ivan I. Tverdovsky
- Best Director: Julia Ducournau for RAW
- Special Mention for Fantastic Spirit: THE LURE
Fantastic Features
Horror Features
Comedy Features
- Best Picture: DOWN UNDER directed by Abraham Forsythe
- Best Director: Abraham Forsythe for DOWN UNDER
- Special Mention for Best Comedy Debut: THE YOUNG OFFENDERS
Action Features
- Best Picture: AGE OF SHADOWS directed by Kim Jee-woon
- Best Director: Nabwana IGG for BAD BLACK
- Special Mention for Best Action: CALL OF HEROES
Documentary Features
- Best Picture: Original Copy directed by Florian Heinzen-Ziob & Georg Heinzen
- Best Director: Florian Heinzen-Ziob and Georg Heinzen for Original Copy
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
- Best Picture: CURVE directed by Tim Egan
- Best Director : Tim Egan for CURVE
- Special Mention: OVERTIME
- Special Mention: Najarra Townsend, lead actress in THE STYLIST
Fantastic Shorts
- Best Picture: SUMMER CAMP ISLAND directed by Julia Pott
- Best Director : Chris Mitchell & Yoav Lester for IRON SPYDER
Shorts With Legs
- Best Picture: PACO directed by Catalina Jordan Alvarez
- Best Director: Calvin Reeder for THE PROCEDURE
- Special Mention for Best Meal: THE WORM
Fantastic Arcade
- Most Fantastic: Everything by David O'Reilly
- Audience Choice: Loot Rascals by Hollow Ponds
Fantastic Bumper Competition
- JACK SKELLINGTON IN THE BOX directed by Roman Fruehan
Highlights
- Satanic Panic Escape Room[61]
- Fantastic Feud
- Fantastic Debates
- Doug Loves Movies
- The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
- Itchy-O
- Maltin at the Movies: Tim Burton
- Puke and Explode! – The Fantastic Fest Eating Contest
- Dishoom Reigns Karaoke Party
- Maltin at the Movies: Bruce Campbell
- Nerd Rap
- Rogue One for the Road: The Star Wars Drink Competition
- Everything Is Terrible!
- 100 Best Kills: 100 Worst Births
- Geeks Who Drink
- Doug Benson Movie Interruption: The Monster Squad
- Dark Corner VR
2017
The 2017 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar from Sept. 21–28. The event attracted attention due to the disclosure that Tim League had re-hired Devin Faraci as a writer even though Faraci resigned from Birth.Movies.Death in 2016 after he was accused of sexual assault. Faraci's re-hiring prompted the resignation of Todd Brown, Fantastic Fest's director of international programming.[62] Alamo Drafthouse/Fantastic Fest severed ties with Harry Knowles after sexual harassment/assault allegations pertaining to him also surfaced.[63]
International Premieres
North American Premieres
U.S. Premieres
Texas Premieres
Repertory Screenings
Special Screenings
- Gemini
- Doug Benson Movie Interruption:
Award Winners[68]
Audience Award Winner
- Audience Award Winner: BODIED directed by Joseph Kahn
- 1st Runner-Up: GILBERT directed by Neil Berkeley
- 2nd Runner-Up: WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE TWO directed by Don Hertzfeldt
"Next Wave" Features
- Best Picture: directed by Lukas Feigelfeld
- Best Director: Takahide Hori for JUNK HEAD
- Special Mention for both Five Fingers for Marseilles and Maus
Fantastic Features
Horror Features
- Best Picture: THE CURED directed by David Freyne
- Best Director: Issa López for TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID
- Special Mention for Most Creative FX and Innovative Approach to Vampire Mythology to VAMPIRE CLAY
Comedy Features
- Best Picture: THE SQUARE directed by Ruben Östlund
- Best Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson for UNDER THE TREE
- Special Mention for Sheer Ballsiness to RON GOOSMAN’S LOW BUDGET STUNT MAN
Thriller Features
- Best Picture: BAD GENIUS directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya
- Best Director: Park Hoon-jung for V.I.P.
- Special Mention for Building a Cinematic Universe on a Budget: The Endless
Documentary Features
- Best Picture and Best Director: BRIMSTONE & GLORY directed by Viktor Jakovleski
- Special Mention to Love and Saucers
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
- Best Picture: VOYEUR directed by Charlotte Lam, Claire Stradwick
- Best Director : Gonçalo Almeida for THURSDAY NIGHT
- Special Mention to CRESWICK
Fantastic Shorts
- Best Picture: THE BURDEN directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr
- Special Mention for Biggest Face Melter to KAIJU BUNRAKU
Shorts With Legs
- Best Picture and Best Director: THE TESLA WORLD LIGHT directed by Matthew Rankin
- Special Mention to BEANS by director Maxwell Nalevansky
Fantastic Bumper Competition
- SNAP SNAP directed by Felicia Rein
Highlights
- Fantastic Debates
- Fantastic Feud
- Maltin at the Movies: Elijah Wood
- Maltin at the Movies: Vince Vaughn
- Puke and Explode! – The Fantastic Fest Eating Contest[69]
- Nerd Rap Contest
- Chaos Reigns Karaoke Party
- Opening Night Pajama Party Jam[70]
- Transference VR[71]
- The Monster Squad Mega Mash[72]
- The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 Game Play
- Teen Panel: Anna and the Apocalypse
- The Glassed Jedi: Star Wars Drink Competition
- Everything is Terrible: The Great Satan
- Cadaverous Closing Night Party with Itchy-O
2018
The 2018 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar from Sept. 20–27.
International Premieres
- Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club
- Werewolf
North American Premieres
U.S. Premieres
Regional Premieres
- Ban Geum-ryeon
- The Blood of Wolves
- Deadwax
- Laika
- Violence Voyager
- The World is Yours
Texas Premieres
Austin Premieres
Retrospective Screenings
Fantastic Shorts
- Hi-Five the Cactus
- O.I.
- Petite Avarie
- Pizzamonster
- Puppet Master
- Space Flower
- Squirrel
Short Fuse Presented by Stage 13
- Acid
- Chowboys: An American Folktale
- Drum Wave
- A Haunting
- Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre
- Riley Was Here
- Songbird
- Special Day
- Stigma
Shorts with Legs
- The Beaning
- Cold Fish
- Emotion 93
- Entropia
- Hair: The Story of Grass
- Pan
- The Passage
Shorts with Kimchi: Korean Short Film Sidebar
- Human Stone
- The Lady from 406
- Lal La Land
- Pepper
- Unknown Woman
Paired with Features
- Albatross Soup
- Bedridden
- The Bloody Ballad of Squirt Reynolds
- Catcalls
- Caterpillarplasty
- CC
- End Times
- Feast on the Young
- Floor 9.5
- Goodnight
- Gutter
- Information Superhighway
- Keep Your Mouth Shut
- Laura & Vineta
- Liquid Soul
- The Menu
- Monstagram
- Monster Challenge
- My Name Is Marc, And You Can Count On It
- Occupant
- Rosalina
- Salt
- The Slows
- Sprites
- A Thing of Dreams
- Time Enforcer
Award Winners[80]
"Main Competition" Features
- Best Picture: DONNYBROOK directed by Tim Sulton
- Best Director: Peter Strickland for IN FABRIC
"Next Wave" Features
"Horror" Features
- Best Picture: TERRIFIED directed by Demián Rugna
- Best Director: Shinichiro Ueda for ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
- Special Mention to LUZ directed by Tilman Singer
"Audience Award" Winner
- Audience Award Winner: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD directed by Shinichiro Ueda
- 1st Runner-Up: THE GUILTY directed by Gustav Möller
- 2nd Runner-Up: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS directed by Joe Pearlman and David Soutar
Short With Legs
- Best Picture: THE PASSAGE directed by Kitao Sakurai
- Special Mention to EMOTION 93 directed by Oz Davidson
Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
- Best Picture: ACID (aka ACIDE) directed by Just Philippot
Fantastic Shorts
- Best Picture: SQUIRREL directed by Alex Kavutskiy
Fantastic Bumper Competition
- DARK BIDDINGS directed by Jensen Yancey
2019
The 2019 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar from Sept. 19–26.
World Premieres
International Premieres
North American Premieres
U.S. Premieres
Texas Premieres
Austin Premieres
Retrospective Screenings
Horror Features
Celebration of Fantastic Fest (2020)
2020
In 2020, due to the prevalence of COVID-19, the physical festival was canceled. Instead, they held a completely free, virtual festival with a reduced lineup called Celebration of Fantastic Fest.[81] The virtual event also included two special physical screenings and virtual parties.[82]
World Premieres
- Action U.S.A (world premiere of the 4K restoration)
- Bloodthirsty (dir. Amelia Moses)
- The Boy Behind The Door (dir. David Charbonier & Justin Powell)
- Daughters of Darkness (world premiere of the 4k restoration)
- The Stylist (dir. Jill Gevargizian)
- How To Deter a Robber (dir. Maria Bissell)
International Premieres
- Laughter (dir. Martin Laroche)
- Teddy (dir. Ludovic Boukherma & Zoran Boukherma)
North American Premieres
- Queen of Black Magic (dir. Kimo Stamboel)
US Premieres
- Girl (dir. Chad Faust)
- The Old Man Movie (Mikk Mägi & Oskar Lehemaa)
Texas Premieres
Austin Premieres
AGFA presents Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island (dir. Dan Kapelovitz)
Festivals by year (2021–present)
2021
The 2021 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar from 23 to 30 September. The festival was held in reformated structure due to restrictions of COVID-19 pandemic aftermath.[83]
Feature films
2022
The 2022 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse in South Lamar, Austin, Texas from September 22 to September 29, with virtual screenings taking place from September 29 to October 4.[84]
World premieres
- Amazing Elisa (Sadrac González-Perellón, Spain, 2022)
- The Antares Paradox (Luis Tinoco Pineda, Spain 2022)
- Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (James Nguyen, US, 2022)
- Blood Flower (Dain Said, Malaysia, 2022)
- Blood Relatives (Noah Segan, US, 2022)
- Disappear Completely (Luis Javier Henaine, Mexico, 2022)
- Flowing (Paolo Strippoli, Italy, Belgium, 2022)
- Garcia! (Eugenio Mira, Spain, 2022; first 2 episodes)
- Kids vs. Aliens (Jason Eisener, US, 2022)
- King on Screen (Daphné Baiwir, France, US, 2022)
- Hellraiser (David Bruckner, US, 2022; secret screening with Q&A by director and cast members)
- The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Phillip Escott, United Kingdom, 2022)
- Mister Organ (David Farrier, New Zealand, 2022)
- NightMare (Kjersti Helen Rasmussen, Norway, 2022)
- Razzennest (Johannes Grenzfurthner, Austria, 2022; Burnt Ends showcase)
- Satanic Hispanics (Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero & Alejandro Brugués, US, Mexico, Argentina, 2022)
- Smile (Parker Finn, US, 2022)
- Solomon King (Jack Bomay & Sal Watts, US, 1974; 4K Restoration)
- Spoonful of Sugar (Mercedes Bryce Morgan, US, 2022)
- The Stairway to Stardom Mixtape (AFGA, US, 2022)
- Video Diary of a Lost Girl (Lindsay Denniberg, US, 2022; new preservation)
- Terminal USA (Jon Moritsugu, US, 1993; 4K restoration)
- Werewolf by Night (Michael Giacchino, US, 2022; secret screening)
US Premieres
- The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, UK/Ireland, US, 2022)
- Country Gold (Mickey Reece, US, 2022)
- Decision to Leave (Park Chan-wook, South Korea, 2022)
- Demigod: The Legend Begins (Chris Huang Wen Chang, Taiwan, 2022)
- The Elderly (Raúl Cerezo & Fernando González Gómez, Spain, 2022)
- Final Cut (Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2022)
- Give Me Pity (Amanda Kramer, US, 2022)
- Joint Security Area (Park Chan-wook, South Korea, 2000; restoration)
- La Pietà (Eduardo Casanova, Spain, Argentina, 2022)
- Manticore (Carlos Vermut, Spain, 2022)
- The Menu (Mark Mylod, US, 2022)
- Missing (Shinzô Katayama, Japan, 2021)
- Nightsiren (Tereza Nvotová, Slovakia, Czech Republic, 2022)
- The Offering (Oliver Park, US, 2022)
- The People's Joker (Vera Drew, US, 2022)
- Project Wolf Hunting (Kim Hongsun, South Korea, 2022)
- Sick (John Hyams, US, 2022)
- Sick of Myself (Kristoffer Borgli, Norway, Sweden, 2022)
- Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund, Sweden, 2022)
- Unicorn Wars (Alberto Vázquez, Spain, France, 2022)
- V/H/S/99 (Johannes Roberts, Maggie Levin, Flying Lotus, Tyler MacIntyre, Vanessa Winter & Joseph Winter, US, 2022)
- Venus (Jaume Balagueró, Spain, 2022)
- Vesper (Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper, Belgium, France, Lithuania, 2022)
International premieres
- Evil Eye (Isaac Ezban, Mexico, 2022)
- Nothing (Trine Piil & Seamus McNally, Denmark, Germany, 2022)
North-American premieres
- Aatank (Prem Lalwani & Desh Mukherjee, India, 1996)
- Bad City (Kensuke Sonomura, Japan, 2022)
- Deep Fear (Grégory Beghin, France, 2022)
- Everyone Will Burn (Davier Hebrero, Spain, 2021)
- The Five Devils (Léa Mysius, France, 2022)
- Gamera vs. Zigra (Noriaki Yuasa, Japan, 1971)
- H4Z4RD (Jonas Govaerts, Belgium, 2022)
- Medusa Deluxe (Thomas Hardiman, United Kingdom, 2022)
- The Strange Case of Jacky Caillou (Lucas Delangle, France, 2022)
- Terrifier 2 (Damien Leone, US, 2022)
- Tropic (Edouard Salier, France, 2022)
- The Visitor From the Future (François Descraques, France, 2022)
- Year of the Shark (Ludovic Boukherma & Zoran Boukherma, France, 2022)
Texas premieres
- A Life on the Farm (Oscar Harding, United Kingdom, 2022)
- All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (Alex Phillips, US, 2022)
- A Wounded Fawn (Travis Stevens, US, 2022)
- Attachment (Gabriel Bier Gislason, Denmark, 2022)
- Bones and All (Luca Guadagnino, US, 2022)
- Family Dinner (Peter Hengl, Austria, 2022)
- Holy Spider (Ali Abassi, Denmark, 2022)
- (Michelle Garza Cervera, Mexico, 2022)
- Hunt (Lee Jung-jae, South Korea, 2022)
- Leonor Will Never Die (Martika Ramirez Escobar, Philippines, 2022)
- Living with Chucky (Kyra Gardner, US, 2022)
- Lynch/Oz (Alexandre O. Philippe, US, 2022)
- Mako: The Jaws of Death (William Grefé, US, 1976)
- Oink (Mascha Halberstad, The Netherlands, 2022)
- One and Four (Jigme Trinley, China, 2022)
- Piggy (Carlota Pereda, Spain, 2022)
- Shin Ultraman (Shinji Higuchi, Japan, 2022)
- Smoking Causes Coughing (Quentin Dupieux, France, 2022)
- Something in the Dirt (Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, US, 2022)
- Swallowed (Carter Smith, US, 2022)
- Ultraman 4K Edition (Samaji Nonagase, HajimeTsuburaya & Akio Jissoji, Japan, 1966)
- Unidentified Objects (Juan Felipe Zuleta, US, 2022)
- We Might As Well Be Dead (Natalia Sinelnikova, Germany, Romania, 2022)
Austin premieres
- Chop & Steele (Ben Steinbauer & Berndt Mader, US, 2022)
Shark Attack Sidebar
- 12 Days of Terror (Jack Sholder, US, 2004)
- Aatank (Prem Lalwani & Desh Mukherjee, India, 1996)
- Gamera vs. Zigra (Noriaki Yuasa, Japan, 1971)
- Mako: The Jaws of Death (William Grefé, US, 1976)
- Tintorera! (René Cardona Jr., Mexico, United Kingdom, 1977)
Official Competition Selection
- Amazing Elisa (Sadrac González-Perellón, Spain, 2022)
- Holy Spider (Ali Abassi, Denmark, 2022)
- Huesera (Michelle Garza Cervera, Mexico, Peru, 2022)
- La Pietà (Eduardo Casanova, Spain, Argentina, 2022)
- NightMare (Kjersti Helen Rasmussen, Norway, 2022)
- Nightsiren (Tereza Nvotová, Slovakia, Czech Republic, 2022)
- Spoonful of Sugar (Mercedes Bryce Morgan, US, 2022)
- Year of the Shark (Ludovic Boukherma & Zoran Boukherma, France, 2022)
Horror Competition Selection
- Blood Flower (Dain Said, Malaysia, 2022)
- Deep Fear (Grégory Beghin, France, 2022)
- Piggy (Carlota Pereda, Spain, 2022)
- Project Wolf Hunting (Kim Hongsun, South Korea, 2022)
- Satanic Hispanics (Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero & Alejandro Brugués, US, Mexico, Argentina, 2022)
- Terrifier 2 (Damien Leone, US, 2022)
- V/H/S/99 (Johannes Roberts, Maggie Levin, Flying Lotus, Tyler MacIntyre, Vanessa Winter & Joseph Winter, US, 2022)
- Venus (Jaume Balagueró, Spain, 2022)
Next Wave Competition
- Everyone Will Burn (Davier Hebrero, Spain, 2021)
- Family Dinner (Peter Hengl, Austria, 2022)
- Flowing (Paolo Strippoli, Italy, Belgium, 2022)
- Leonor Will Never Die (Martika Ramirez Escobar, Philippines, 2022)
- Medusa Deluxe (Thomas Hardiman, United Kingdom, 2022)
- The Five Devils (Léa Mysius, France, 2022)
- Tropic (Edouard Salier, France, 2022)
- We Might As Well Be Dead (Natalia Sinelnikova, Germany, Romania, 2022)
Jurors
Official Competition
- Liane Cunje (Canada)
- Jongsuk Thomas Nam (South Korea)
- Lars Nilsen (US)
Horror Competition
- Johannes Grenzfurthner (Austria)
- Adam Koehler (US)
- Caryn Coleman (US)
Next Wave Competition
- Liz Purchell (US)
- Kerry Deignan Roy (US)
- Drew Taylore (US)
Short Films Competition
- Brad Abrahams (US)
- Michelle Garza (Mexico)
- Addison Heiman (US)
2023
The 2023 festival took place at the Alamo Drafthouse in South Lamar, Austin, Texas from September 21 to September 28.[85] [86]
World premieres
- 30 Coins (Álex de la Iglesia, Spain, season 2, episodes 1−2)
- The All Golden (Nate Wilson, Canada, 2023)
- Bark (Marc Schölermann, Germany, 2023)
- Blonde Death (James Robert Baker, US, 1984, restoration)
- Crumb Catcher (Chris Skotchdopole, US, 2023)
- The Cult of AGFA Trailer Show (Joseph A. Ziemba & Bret Berg, US, 2023, 35mm restoration)
- Everything Is Terrible! presents 100 BEST KILLS: SATAN
- The Fall of the House of Usher (Mike Flanagan, US, 2023, episodes 1−2)
- I'll Crush Y'All (Kike Narcea, Spain, 2023)
- Jackdaw (Jamie Childs, UK, 2023)
- The Jar (Charon) (Bruce Tuscano, US, 1984, restoration)
- Kill Dolly Kill (Heidi Moore, US, 2023)
- The Last Stop in Yuma County (Francis Galluppi, US, 2023)
- The Last Video Store (Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford, Canada, 2023)
- Messiah of Evil (Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck, US, 1974, 35 mm restoration)
- Mushrooms (Paweł Borowski, Poland, 2023)
- Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (Lindsey Anderson Beer, US/Canada, 2023)
- So Unreal (Amanda Kramer, US, 2023)
- Spooktacular! (Quinn Monahan, US, 2023)
- Stopmotion (Robert Morgan, UK, 2023)
- Strange Darling (JT Mollner, US, 2023)
- Suburban Tale (Stephen Alexander, India, 2023)
- There's Something in the Barn (Magnus Martens, Norway, 2023)
- Totally Killer (Nahnatchka Khan, US, 2023)
- The Toxic Avenger (Macon Blair, US, 2023)
- V/H/S/85 (David Bruckner, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike Nelson, & Scott Derrickson, US, 2023)
- Visitors (Complete edition) (Kenichi Ugana, Japan, 2023)
- Wake Up (RKSS, France, 2023)
- You're Not Me (Marisa Crespo & Moisés Romera, Spain, 2023)
International premieres
- The Deep Dark (Mathieu Turi, France, 2023)
- Salem (Jean-Bernard Marlin, France, 2023)
- We Are Zombies (RKSS, France/Canada, 2023)
North American premieres
- Acid (Just Philippot, France, 2023)
- The Altman Method (Nadav Aronowicz, Israel, 2022)
- The Animal Kingdom (Thomas Cailley, France, 2023)
- The Book of Solutions (Michel Gondry, France, 2023)
- Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (US/Italy, 1980)
- The Coffee Table (Caye Casas, Spain, 2022)
- Door (Banmei Takahashi, Japan, 1988)
- (Richard Karpala & Gabriel Bienczycki, US, 2023)
- A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree (Skye & Adam Mann, Ireland, 2023)
- The Invisible Fight (Rainer Sarnet, Estonia/Latvia/Greece/Finland, 2023)
- Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (Jake West, UK, 2023)
- One-Percenter (Yûdai Yamaguchi, Japan, 2023)
- The Origin (Andrew Cumming, UK, 2023)
- The Other Laurens (Claude Schmitz, Belgium/France, 2023)
- Project Silence (Tae-gon Kim, South Korea, 2023)
- Property (Daniel Bandeire, Brazil, 2022)
- Rage (Jorge Michel Grau, Mexico, 2023)
- Restore Point (Robert Hloz, Czech Republic, 2023)
- Scala!!! (Jane Giles & Ali Catterall, UK, 2023)
- Sri Asih: The Warrior (Upi Avianto, Indonesia, 2022)
- Triggered (Richard V. Somes, Philippines, 2023)
- UFO Sweden (Victor Danell, Sweden, 2022)
- Infested (Sébastien Vaniček, France, 2023)
- The Wait (F. Javier Gutiérrez, Spain, 2023)
US premieres
- 100 Yards (Xu Haofeng & Xu Junfeng, China, 2023)
- Baby Assassins 2 (Hugo Sakamoto, Japan, 2023)
- Cobweb (Kim Jee-woon, South Korea, 2023)
- The Fantastic Golem Affairs (Burnin’ Percebes, Spain, 2023)
- Kennedy (Anurag Kashyap, India, 2023)
- Letters to the Postman (Felix Dembinski, UK, 2022)
- Riddle of Fire (Weston Razooli, US, 2023)
- River (Junta Yamaguchi, Japan, 2023)
- The Sacrifice Game (Jenn Wexler, US/Canada, 2023)
- She Is Conann (Bertrand Mandico, France/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2023)
- Sleep (Jason Yu, South Korea, 2023)
- The Strangler (Paul Vecchiali, France, 1970, 2K Restoration)
- Tiger Stripes (Amanda Nell Eu, Malaysia/Taiwan/France/Germany/Netherlands/Indonesia, 2023)
- The Uncle (David Kapac & Andrija Mardešić, Croatia, Serbia, 2022)
- What You Wish For (Nicholas Tomnay, US, 2023)
Texas premieres
Special screenings
See also
Other genre film festivals
Notes and References
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