![]() Producer Timur Bekmambetov pioneered its innovative, immersive storytelling approach - dubbed “Screenlife” - which brilliantly captures the way we communicate online. Long-time Miike fans, as well as those just now learning of his work, will not be disappointed!Ī MASTER CLASS WITH TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV - AND THE CANADIAN PREMIERE OF PROFILEįantasia audiences were the first in the world to see UNFRIENDED when it launched at the festival under its original title, CYBERNATURAL. Crafting gorgeous imagery, stunning locations, and stellar special effects, Miike and his star-studded cast bring us down an unexpected path where the mystic and reality collide. TAKASHI MIIKE TURNS MATHEMATICS INTO WITCHCRAFT IN THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF LAPLACE'S WITCHĮveryone knows the tight bond that has united Takashi Miike and Fantasia for over two decades, and the festival is honoured to continue the tradition with the North American Premiere of his spellbinding new murder mystery LAPLACE'S WITCH! Of course, in Miike’s hands, things quickly veer into the unexpected when a geochemistry professor investigating a double murder case meets a young mathematics genius with an almost supernatural level of knowledge. Having collaborated on the fight scenes in WU XIA (aka DRAGON, Fantasia 2011) and LEGEND OF THE FIST: RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN, Yen and Tanigaki once again land a bone-breaking bull’s-eye with BIG BROTHER. Mixed martial arts meet high-school intrigue, with Hong Kong superhero Donnie Yen (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY) at the blackboard! The closing night festivities of Fantasia 2018 will begin with the World Premiere of BIG BROTHER, which sees Yen reuniting with action director Kenji Tanigaki (GOD OF WAR, Fantasia 2017) and delivering an exhilarating, scholastic twist on the martial arts film. MANDY is a pounding, bleeding act of cinema that’s as singular as it is sensational.ĭONNIE YEN WILL SCHOOL YOU IN BIG BROTHER (World Premiere) Starring an especially strong Nicolas Cage in a performance that seethes with internalized rage, MANDY also features a shredding experimental electronic score from the late Jóhann Jóhannsson that works hypnotically with the film’s pacing and imagery to create a dreamy mood of near-death intoxication. The film makes its first screening in the country after transfixing audiences at Sundance and Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight. ![]() They are CHAINED FOR LIFE, THE DARK, KNUCKLEBALL, THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD and THE RANGER.ĪFTER CONQUERING SUNDANCE AND CANNES, MANDY COMES TO FANTASIA (Official Closing Film)įantasia’s 22nd edition will close on a cinematic power chord with the Canadian Premiere of the thunderously-acclaimed MANDY (Official Closing Film), Panos Cosmatos’ long awaited sophomore feature following the stunning BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW. The 2018 edition of Fantasia is immensely proud of its full lineup, which includes a record five features birthed from Frontières, its acclaimed film production market. ![]() Fantasia’s brand new 2018 website, which has gone online today, details all films and events at this year’s festival. ![]() With today’s final wave of programming, the 2018 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival has now released its full lineup of over 125 features and 220 shorts, featuring the premieres of more than 100 cutting-edge visions from across the world. FANTASIA’S 22ND EDITION TO CLOSE WITH THE CANADIAN PREMIERE OF PANOS COSMATOS’ MANDY AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE DONNIE YEN-STARRING BIG BROTHER NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES OF TAKASHI MIIKE’S LAPLACE’S WITCH AND ERICK ZONCA’S BLACK TIDE, THE INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE OF JOEL POTRYKUS’ RELAXER, THE CANADIAN PREMIERE OF NICOLAS PESCE’S PIERCING, A MASTER CLASS WITH TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV, AND A CINE-CONCERT WITH GOBLIN’S MAURIZIO GUARINI ARE AMONG THE MONTREAL FESTIVAL’S FINAL WAVE OF 2018 ANNOUNCEMENTS
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