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Fantasia 2006
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Author(s) : Yves Gendron
Date : 6/7/2006
Type(s) : Report
 
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Fantasia 2006 : introduction

Montreal, June 28, 2006 – It is with enormous pleasure that we invite film lovers from across the world (and across the province) to Montreal to celebrate Fantasia's 10 th edition.

From the 6th to the 24th of July, at the Concordia Hall Theatre (1455 Maisonneuve W.) and J.A. de Sève Cinema (1400 Maisonneuve W.), the public will bear witnness to an electrifying showcase of the eccentric and the unclassifiable that will alter their senses for many months to come.

When creating the Fantasia film festival in 1996, all-involved were driven by a mission to showcase imaginative genre filmmaking on a scale unseen in North America . Beyond the conventional platforming of anticipated and popular productions, our key focus was on providing a celebratory context to discover and bring visibility to the emerging artists, craftsmen and styles that were not traditionally seen in this part of the world. 10 years later, we are extremely proud to have achieved this objective to a degree we ourselves could never have imagined possible. Fantasia has become an internationally-renowned, trend-setting event where films are discovered and launched upon the world. Our audience is fueled by an open-mindedness and passion for unusual storytelling that inspires us as greatly as the diverse works that we showcase.

Fantasia under the stars

As part of the tenth anniversary of the Fantasia festival, a number of films will be screened under the night sky in le Parc de la Paix (Boul. Saint-Laurent between Sainte-Catherine and René-Lévesque), and better yet, they'll be shown for free. The screenings will take place on July 14, 15, 21 and 22, 2006, at 9 p.m. This project is the result of a unique partnership between the City of Montreal , the SAT , Belle Gueule and Concept Audio Visuel . In case of rain, the screenings will be cancelled. The programming for this event can be found at www.fantasiafestival.com .

Sponsor

This year the festival can count on the support of a record number of sponsors, partners, cultural organizations and advertisers. It is with great pride that we announce the return of Ubisoft , one of the world's largest video game creators, as the presenting sponsor of the event. 

Moreover the festival is happy to announce the arrival of Paradox Entertainment, one of Canada 's key dvd distributors, with a diversified and prestigious catalogue, as a major sponsor. The organizers also equally counts on a strong support of Global vision , Quebec's most important supplier of creative and technical services for the cinematographic and televisual industry, both owner and major partner of the event.  

The British Council , SuperClub Vidéotron , ZIP.ca , Concept Audio-Visuel , Entreprises Vidéo Service , Mel's Cité du Cinéma , Location Michel Trudel , jointly associate to this year's Fantasia Festival as new major partners.

It is with great pride that we announce the return of the following sponsors as the main supporters of our event: Archambault , Burger King , Nintendo , Kodak Film Cinématographique , Magra Multu Média , Pepsi Canada , Belle Gueule , S.A.T. (Société des Arts Technologiques) , CBS Affichage , le réseau Admission , Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office ( Canada ) and Concordia .

Futhermore, the Canoë Network , Space , Drive In Classics , Z télé, MusiquePlus and CJLO jointly associate to the event as media partners, thus offering us an increased visibility on the national media scene .

The Fantasia festival is also the beneficiary of a $35000 grant by Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions via the Fonds de développement de la métropole program . This subsidy will contribute in particular to organization of the festival 10 th edition. Le Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions particularly assume responsibility to stimulate economic advancement, cultural and social of the metropolis and to support its progress, its dynamism and its energy.

Finally, the festival's organizers are honored to announce the obtaining of a $10 000 grant coming from the city of Montreal and their support and collaboration in the organization of our new outdoor projections.

Official competition

We are pleased to announce our 2006 feature film jury, comprised of celebrated members of our local film and art industries:

•  Alain Desrochers, director and president of the jury
•  Marc-André Grondin , actor
•  Jean-François Leblanc, artistic director, BleuBlancRouge agency
•  Nicole Robert, producer Go Films
•  Paul Toutant, journalist and comic book writer

Furthermore, the festival will be inaugurating a new competition of short films. We are particularly proud and honoured that the following prestigious jurors will be joining us in this film adventure.

•  Catherine Trudeau, actress and president of the jury
•  Isabelle Blais, actress and singer performer
•  Simon-Olivier Fecteau, director and actor
•  Jarrett Mann, film festival and event organizer, filmmaker
•  André Paradis, creative editor, Bos agency

During the course of this short film competition, many prizes will be allocated including a 1000$ bursary which will be award to the Quebec 's best short 

Prix Séquences

Séquences Magazine joins Fantasia's team to offer the « Prix Séquences », awarded to their choice for the best film of our 2006 edition. M. Élie Castiel, writer in chief of Sequences will act as president of the jury for this special award

Prix L'Écran Fantastique – Fantasia 2006

The « Prix L'Écran Fantastique  » award given to a long-lenght film /horror/ science fiction produces in 2005 or 2006 and presented within the course of Fantasia. The award consist of a promise of 6 colors pages report to appear in a future edition and of a full page of free publicity at the time of the film is launched in theater or on video in France.  L'Écran Fantastique , which has existed for more than 36 years, with a 98.000 copies monthly distribution in France, in Spain, in Portugal, in Belgium, in Italy, in Switzerland, in Luxembourg, in Canada (Quebec), Morocco and in Germany.

 

WORLD DVD LAUNCH FOR FANTASIA'S SHORT FILM COLLECTION

To mark our 10th edition, Fantasia has collaborated with the esteemed US video label Synapse Films to create a special collection of some of the strongest short films we have screened over the festival's history. Co-produced by Fantasia's Mitch Davis and Synapse Films , Don May JR, Small Gauge Trauma features 13 award-winning shorts from Argentina , Belgium , Brazil , Great Britain , Japan , Portugal , Spain , and Quebec , including one from Robert Morgan, whose visionary work is being showcased at this year's event. The dvd will be launched at Fantasia on July 14, at the 9th annual edition of our Small Gauge Trauma short film block, and streets across North America on July 25th, one day after the close of Fantasia 2006. On a final note, On Saturday July 8 at 11PM , New York 's Pioneer Cinema will be holding a special pre-release screening of the Fantasia Short Film collection dvd Small Gauge Trauma.

NORTH AMERICAN BOOK LAUNCH FOR BRITISH PUBLICATION ON DONALD CAMMELL

Fantasia will also be hosting a special book launch event for FAB Press' groundbreaking publication DONALD CAMMELL: A LIFE ON THE WILD SIDE. The launch will feature a screening of a rare 35mm archival print of Cammell's WHITE OF THE EYE and will be hosted by co-authors Sam & Rebecca Umland, who will give a post-screening talk about the gifted yet star-crossed arthouse filmmaker, best known as the co-director of Nicolas Roeg's PERFORMANCE .

LIVE DJ'S BETWEEN SCREENINGS IN THE HALL THEATER

Throughout the festival, attendees will be treated to live DJ's spinning cutting-edge tracks between screenings, courtesy of the groove demons at CJLO Underground Radio. The DJ lineup features Analytical, Alex Robot, DJ Angelica, DJ David Don't, DJ Digress, Electric Ant, Jo-Sat and Trevor Kiernander

Programming 2006

The complete selection of Film screenings and guests are announced on the www.fantasiafestival.com website whereas the souvenir program will be on sale as of on June 30 at the cost of 5 00$ throughout Quebec , in particular in the Archambault chain of stores.  Please consult our other press releases to learn about key programming highlights of the 2006 edition of the festival .

It is thus an invitation, starting July 6, for you to experience 18 days of the purest cinematographic invention from all corners of the world. If you have yet to attend our festival, we invite you to discover exactly what it is that has made Fantasia a unique event in North America throughout the last decade.

Mitch Davis
Co-Director Of International Programming, Fantasia Film Festival

Marc Lamothe
Director marketing and communications, Festival International Fantasia film

 
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