The Festival of
Fantastic Films 2004 The
UK's Celebration of a Century of Amazing Cinema at the Click here for Festival Photo Album Click here for special report on Concatenation Eurocon Award Click here for Progress Report 2 - July 2004 Click here for Progress Report 1 - February 2004 Daryll Buxton's 2003 Festival Report
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Introduction to the Festival If you are a new visitor to The Festival of Fantastic Films web pages we invite you to climb aboard the greatest weekend a science fiction, fantasy or horror movie fan could ever find on the planet. Based in MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (just two-and-a-half hours from LONDON by rail-link) we have THREE programme streams containing a terrific range of movie-related events that include Guest Interviews, Discussions, Panels, Special Events, Presentations, Auctions, Artshow and Poster Exhibition, Dealer Room, Themed Dinner, Parties and of course an AMAZING number of movies..... the old and the new run alongside each other throughout the festival. Please scroll down our pages to get a taste of this 3-Day UK Movie Convention (now in its fifteenth year) - and hop off on the various links should you want even more in-depth info! But DO COME BACK... we'll be updating frequently throughout the upcoming year!
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Guests of Honour Jeremy Bulloch is scheduled to be a guest at the Festival. Credits include STAR WARS 5 & 6 (as Boba Fett), OCTOPUSSY, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, andO LUCKY MAN. We have invited Tudor Gates writer of such great screenplays as THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, LUST FOR A VAMPIRE and TWINS OF EVIL. Due to circumstances beyond our control Dick Miller will not be attending the festival this year Also invited is actress Yvonne Monlaur who starred in such films as Hammer's THE BRIDES OF DRACULA and THE TERROR OF THE TONGS. Invited is Peter Graham Scott, director and writer, who directed most of the Prisoner TV series, as well as Danger Man, Children of the Stones (all on TV) and many others, plus the Hammer movie "Captain Clegg " with Peter Cushing. Just confirmed is actress Madeline Smith, whose credits include FRANKENSTEIN & THE MONSTER FROM HELL and THE VAMPIRE LOVERS.
All guests are subject to confirmation and work commitments. See
Progress Report 1 for
Independent Films In addition to the retrospective film programme that is the backbone of the event, the Festival of Fantastic Films has, within the past few years, become the premiere UK venue for new genre movies. We are pleased to showcase an amazing selection of Independently produced feature length and short films from all over the world. Films that you are unlikely to see anywhere else are screened alongside the new movies from major studios right through the weekend. Each year sees an increase in the number of young and highly creative film-makers, submitting their work into our International Competition and giving members of the Festival a unique opportunity to see a great range of movies. The Festival programme also screens new films outside the competition itself and although it is difficult to announce specific titles in advance, we expect to surprise members of the event with major premieres! The Festival is also the place to meet with many of the creative people from behind and in front of the cameras. In 1998 we had director Jake West and actress Eileen Daly along with their new film RAZORBLADE SMILE. American director Tyler Tharpe came over from the USA to screen and discuss his horror film THE LAST ROADSTOP and from the UK, Jon Sorensen premiered his science fiction feature ALIEN BLOOD. In 1999 delightful American director Joei Gharrity came from Los Angeles to screen her short film THE GRAIL and was sucked into the fannish activities and friendliness of the event Most of the Independent movies screened at the Festival have a substantial budget behind them, whereas other equally creative genre movies are made each year by talented amateurs working on a shoestring. These films are enormously entertaining and often just as thought provoking as their Indie relatives. The Amateur Contest entries are pre-judged by The Festival Committee with the top rated films going forward to the Festival for the final round. 1998 saw the Award going out of the UK for the first time ever, being won by Florida USA film-maker Shane Hannafey with his science fiction story THE GIFT. The International Movie Competitions have become a very important section of the Festival of Fantastic Films. Movie Competition Winners for 2003
Featured Events Big retrospective Science
Fiction and Fantasy 3-D! Discussions, Panels Film Fair, Auctions Low-price Convention Bar! Guest of Honour Signing Sessions Amateur and Independent Short Film Contests
Film Programme To be announced
Special Events FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY
The
Auction
Festival e-mail may be sent to Gil Lane-Young: [email protected] or to
Tony Edwards The Society of Fantastic Films is a member of the British Federation of Film Societies
Festival Guest and Contributor Websites Widescreen Movies Magazine Janina Faye - The Official Website Ramsey Campbell - The Official Website Stephen Laws - The Midnight Man John Harden Festival Artist Harry Hamill's Another
World Productions Site Gil Lane-Young's Festival Page Festival Information on the Concatenation Website Other Sites of Interest Matinee Today - Lots of 3D Posters! "The Tingler" - the Horror Films of William Castle 3DTV - LCD Glasses, 3D Movies, & More! Concatenation Convention Reviews Stuart Mitchell's Ghoul Britannia Site HammerWeb - Hammer Films Official Site Film & TV Connection:
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