Launched in 2005 in Austin, Texas, Fantastic Fest has grown from the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas creative spirit and its founders love of genre and world cinema. Our festival specializes in films that evoke the word fantastic and celebrates world, national and regional premieres of new films and restored classics alike. A supporting member of the Mlis Fantastic Film Festival Federation, Fantastic Fest is the United States counterpart to Canadas Fantasia and Spains Sitges. Variety president and publisher Charlie Koones named Fantastic Fest as one of 10 Film Festivals We Love, in company with other industry heavy-hitters such as Cannes, Toronto and Telluride, and MovieMaker Magazine counts us as one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world.

Fantastic FestThe coolest film festival in the world. IGN

NOTABLE FILMSBLUE RUINBORGMANBULLHEAD BURIEDCHEAP THRILLSESCAPE FROM TOMORROW

GRAND PIANO

HOLY MOTORS

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

THE MAN FROM NOWHERE

MAN OF TAI CHI

MELANCHOLIAMOOD INDIGONOTHING BAD CAN HAPPENR100ROOM 237STONE

TAKE SHELTER

THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO

WORLD PREMIERESTHE AMERICAN SCREAMAPOCALYPTOTHE COLLECTIONTHE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II: FULL SEQUENCEFRANKENWEENIE 3DMACHETE KILLSPARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 & 4THERE WILL BE BLOODTRUE LEGENDUNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONINGZOMBIELAND

Premieres & Notable FilmsUnlike any other festival in America. Indiewire

US PREMIERESABCs OF DEATH

BLUE RUINCLOUD ATLAS

JODOROWSKYS DUNELOOPER

SIGHTSEERS

SECRET SCREENINGSCLOUD ATLAS

GRAVITYGREEN INFERNO

THE SKIN I LIVE IN

Paul Thomas AndersonDarren AronofskyTim BurtonRoger CormanJesse EisenbergJon FavreauWill FerrellMel Gibson

Woody HarrelsonJosh HartnettRian Johnson David KoechnerMartin LandauJoseph Gordon LevittDolph LundgrenErrol Morris

Bill Murray Edward NortonBill PullmanKeanu ReevesRyan ReynoldsRobert RodriguezGeorge RomeroEli Roth

Paul RuddWinona RyderRZAKevin SmithEmma StoneDanny TrejoKarl UrbanElijah Wood

Special Guests IncludeThe geek TellurideFantastic Fest lives up to its name. Variety

Fantastic Fest offers a fertile launching ground for international film in North America and has introduced dozens of independent sleeper hits to the U.S. distribution market. RADiUSTWC co-president Tom Quinn says, Fantastic Fest is one festival at which Im almost guaranteed to find a gem every year. Unfortunately, most of my competitors now realize this, too. Each year, festival staff attends the March Du Film at Cannes, Toronto International Film Festival, Berlinale, American Film Market, European Film Market, Ventana Sur, Busan, PiFan, and other major international film festivals and markets, scouring the world for the best films on offer. During the week of our own festival, we provide buyers with additional amenities including industry-only screenings and exclusive access to VIP mixers, parties and luncheons. In 2013, we launched an international co-production market and a series of meet-and-greet sessions for acquisition executives to interface directly with filmmakers in order to further expand sales opportunities for the films we program.

Sales OpportunitiesWe felt the benefits of participating in Fantastic Fest immediately. As soon as the program was announced...the calls from sales agents, distributors, and even studios began in earnest. Evan Kelly, Director, THE CORRIDOR

ADVAmbush EntertainmentAmplifyAMC NetworkAnchor BayArs Nova EntertainmentBlue UndergroundCananaCBS FilmsCinedigmDavis Entertainment/Fox

Dream Hunters CompanyFilm TheoryFunimationIFC FilmsImagination WorldwideInceptionITVSLiberationLifeSizeLionsgateMagnolia

Millennium FilmsMod PicturesMundialOscilloscope LaboratoriesPantelion FilmsPaper Street PicturesParticipant MediaPhase 4 FilmsRADiUSTWCRandom MediaRaven Banner

RLJ EntertainmentSam GoldwynShay W ProductionsSonyStarz DigitalSynapseUncorked EntertainmentThe Weinstein CompanyWell Go USA

Acquisitions Companies In Attendance Include

BGP FilmsCAACineticCircus Road FilmsE1Film Sales

GershICM PartnersParadigmPreferred ContentProtagonistSubmarine

Traction MediaUTAVisit FilmsWild BunchWMEXYZ Films

Sales Companies In Attendance or Support Include

FANTASTIC FEST 2013MOOD INDIGO (France): Drafthouse FilmsPATRICK (Australia): Phase 4 Films, Uncorkd EntertainmentCOHERENCE (USA): Oscilloscope LaboratoriesR100 (Japan): Drafthouse FilmsGRAND PIANO (Spain): Magnet ReleasingDETECTIVE DOWNS (Norway): Hob ABWOLF (Netherlands): IFC FilmsMIRAGE MEN (USA): Random Media

FANTASTIC FEST 2012HERE COMES THE DEVIL (Mexico): Magnet ReleasingNO REST FOR THE WICKED (Spain): Tribeca FilmVANISHING WAVES (USA): ArtsploitationCOMBAT GIRLS (Germany): ArtsploitationI DECLARE WAR (USA): Drafthouse Films

FANTASTIC FEST/SX FANTASTIC 2011PENUMBRA (Argentina): IFC FilmsA LONELY PLACE TO DIE (UK): IFC FilmsSLEEP TIGHT (Spain): MPI Media GroupJUAN OF THE DEAD (Cuba): Outsider PicturesTHE CORRIDOR (Canada): IFC FilmsEXTRATERRESTRIAL (Spain): Universal/FocusKLOWN (Denmark): Drafthouse FilmsBULLHEAD (Belgium): Drafthouse FilmsKILL LIST (UK): IFC FilmsTHE FP (USA): Drafthouse FilmsCOLD SWEAT (Argentina): MPI Media GroupKIDNAPPED (Spain): IFC Films

FANTASTIC FEST/SX FANTASTIC 2010TROLL HUNTER (Norway): Magnet ReleasingMONSTERS (UK): Magnet ReleasingSERBIAN FILM (Serbia): Invincible Pictures

FANTASTIC FEST 2009DOWN TERRACE (UK): Magnolia PicturesMANDRILL (Chile): Magnet Releasing

FANTASTIC FEST 2007TIMECRIMES (Spain): Magnolia Pictures

Acquisition Success StoriesFantastic Festspremieres have been directly responsible for many of my favorite acquisitions over the years. Tom Quinn, co-president, RADiUSThe Weinstein Company

Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantstico is an international co-production market for Latin American and Ibero-American genre films with the express mission of connecting international film projects with potential production partners, sales agents and distributors. The inaugural 2013 edition of the Fantastic Market featured pitching sessions for 16 projects either in development or the early pre-production stage; the 2014 market will expand to include work-in-progress screenings.

Fantastic Fest lead programmer Rodney Perkins and festival director Kristen Bell oversee the market, which Canana, the Mexican production and distribution outlet helmed by Gael Garca Bernal, Diego Luna, Pablo Cruz and Julian Levin, co-produces alongside filmmaker Robert Rodriguezs El Rey network. Cristina Garza, Vice President of Mundial, Cananas sales joint venture with IM Global, sources projects from the region.

Fantastic Market | Mercado FantsticoThe 16-project lineup reps an arresting mix of movies from key Spanish-speaking market producers and follow-ups from directors who have bowed to acclaim, international sales, and in two cases, U.S. remakes, plus the added attraction of movies from first-time or far less-known helming values. Variety

Fantastic Market Highlights

Filmmakers submitted one hundred projects to Fantastic Market in 2013. Of these, the Market team chose sixteen to present based on project viability, talent involved and a variety of other factors. A jury consisting of Tim League, Robert Rodriguez, Elijah Wood and Harry Knowles then selected the top four projects, with the first place Gold project receiving a production package that included services from Panavision, Chemistry, Assimilate and Sofia Films.

FANTASTIC MARKET 2013 WINNERSGOLDTHE WRONG PLACE (Cuba / U.S.)Director: Alejandro Brugus (JUAN OF THE DEAD)

SILVERCLUB PNICO (Mexico)Director: Adrin Garca Bogliano (COLD SWEAT, PENUMBRA, HERE COMES THE DEVIL)

BRONZETATEWARI (Mexico)Director: Edgar Nito (first feature)

SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST PRESENTATIONTHE INCIDENT (Mexico)Director: Isaac Ezban (first feature)

Establishing the Fantastic Market is a great opportunity to not only give the Ibero-American community a stage for their work in genre films...its also an outlet for the US Hispanic community to showcase their projects in an area where they are underserved. Robert Rodriguez

Fantastic ArcadeOne of the coolest, most satisfying gaming events of the year. Joystiq

Fantastic Arcade joins the worlds of fantastic film and independent gaming for more than 4,000 attendees over four days of high-octane, hands-on action and showcases both a curated selection of brand new games and a larger sampling of noteworthy, groundbreaking games from recent years. International guest developers promote their work, host panel discussions on the state of independent gaming, and participate alongside attendees in play sessions, happy hours and nightly parties. Launched in 2013, Fantastic Arcades annual Gamemaking Frenzy invites international guest developers to take part in a 48-hour game-building expo, with standout games shown off during the festival and on the Fantastic Fest website.

Admission to Fantastic Arcade is free and open to the public.

Beyond Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest has made my career...I know that some directors have a particular festival attached to their whole biography; now I know mine. Nacho Vigalondo, Director, TIMECRIMES, EXTRATERRESTRIAL

Each year, Fantastic Fest recognizes the work of outstanding first-time feature directors via our prestigious Next Wave competition, sponsored by technology manufacturer AMD. Inclusion in the Next Wave section has opened many doors for festival alumni, including up-and-coming filmmakers Ben Wheatley (A FIELD IN ENGLAND, DOWN TERRACE, KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS), Nacho Vigalondo (TIMECRIMES, ESTRATERRESTRIAL) and Michael Roskam (BULLHEAD).

Fantastic Fest is a sister company to Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas and Drafthouse Films, both of which provide additional platforms to magnify the reach of Fantastic Fest films. Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, named Best Theater Ever by Time Magazine, stands at the forefront of the exhibition market as an aggressive booker of the most fantastic independent films available. Drafthouse Films is a curated brand of provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from around the world, and distributes such titles as: THE ACT OF KILLING (Denmark): Oscar Shortlist 2014 (Best Documentary Feature)CHEAP THRILLS (USA): SXSW 2013 Midnight Audience AwardR100 (Japan): Toronto 2013 Official SelectionWHY DONT YOU PLAY IN HELL? (Japan): Toronto 2013 Official SelectionBORGMAN (Netherlands): Cannes 2013 Official Selection

NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN (Germany): Cannes 2013 Official SelectionTHE CONGRESS (France): Cannes 2013 Official SelectionBULLHEAD (Belgium): Oscar Nomination 2012 (Best Foreign Language Film)PIETA (South Korea): Venice 2012 Golden LionFOUR LIONS (UK): BAFTA 2011 Award Winner

Press Outlets In Attendance Taking place mere weeks after the Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals, Fantastic Fest is the cinematic equivalent of a hot fudge sundae that follows a meal full of vegetables. Todd Gilchrist, The Wall Street Journal

A.V. ClubAint It Cool NewsBadass DigestColliderDaily MailDeadlineEntertainment WeeklyExaminerFandangoFangoriaFilm School RejectsFilm Threat

Film.comFirst ShowingHitFixHollywood ReporterHuffington PostIGNIndiewireMachinimaMovielineMovies.comMSN MoviesNerdist

Paste MagazinePlayboyScreen Daily/FilmSound on SightTwitch FilmUnivisionVarietyThe WrapThe Wall Street JournalYahoo! Movies

Each year, Fantastic Fest issues more than 180 press credentials to major regional, national and international outlets covering the entirety of the cinematic spectrum, including:

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