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28th Fantasia International Film Festival
Opening filmBookworm
Closing filmAbabooned (Ababouiné)
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Founded1996
Festival date18 July to 4 August 2024
LanguageInternational
Websitefantasiafest.com
Fantasia International Film Festival
29th
27th

The 28th Fantasia International Film Festival was held from 18 July to 4 August 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1][2]

Juries

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Compétition Cheval Noir

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New Flesh Competition for Best First Feature

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  • Rain Rannu, Estonian filmmaker – Jury President[3]
  • Sapna Moti Bhavnani, Indian filmmaker
  • Éric S. Boisvert, Canadian filmmaker
  • Amelia Moses, Canadian filmmaker

International Short Film Competition

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  • Heidi Honeycutt, American film critic – Jury President[3]
  • Jean Anne Lauer, American professor and festival programmer
  • Emily Lerer, Canadian filmmaker
  • Gary Pullin, American illustrator
  • Alex Williams, American film acquisitions executive

Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation

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  • Johane Matte, Canadian story artist – Jury President[3]
  • Jonathan Alvarez, American film acquisitions executive
  • Elizabeth E. Schuch, American filmmaker

DGC Audience Award for Best Canadian Film

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  • Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Canadian filmmaker – Jury President[3]
  • Caroline Labrèche, Canadian filmmaker
  • Francesco Giannini, Canadian filmmaker
  • Serena Whitney, Canadian film programmer and filmmaker
  • Trevor Anderson, Canadian filmmaker

Poulain Noir

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  • Luca Jalbert, French-Canadian filmmaker – Jury President[3]
  • Livia Gilbert, French-Canadian comedian
  • Vincent Feller, French-Canadian comedian

Jury AQCC – Camera Lucida

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  • Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau, French-Canadian film critic – Jury President[3]
  • Prune Paycha, French-Canadian film critic and photographer
  • Guillaume Potvin, French-Canadian film critic

L'écran Fantastique Jury

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  • Yves Rivard, French-Canadian film critic

Films

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Selection 2024

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Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
100 Yards Haofeng Xu and Junfeng Xu China [4]
The A-Frame Calvin Reeder United States [4]
Azrael E. L. Katz United States [4]
Baby Assassins Nice Days Yugo Sakamoto Japan [4]
The Beast Within Alexander J. Farrell United Kingdom [4]
Black Eyed Susan Scooter McCrae United States [4]
Brave Citizen Park Jin-pyo South Korea [4]
Brush of the God Keizō Murase Japan [4]
The Chapel Carlota Pereda Spain [4]
Cuckoo Tilman Singer Germany [4]
Dead Dead Full Dead Pratul Gaikwad India [4]
The Dead Thing Elric Kane United States [4]
Don't Call it Mystery Hiroaki Matsuyama Japan [4]
FAQ Damin Kim South Korea [4]
Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love Hideki Takeuchi Japan [4]
Hanu-Man Prasanth Varma India [4]
Haze Matthew Fifer United States [4]
Heavens: The Boy and His Robot Rich Ho Singapore [4]
Hell Hole Toby Poser & John Adams United States / Serbia [4]
House of Sayuri Kōji Shiraishi Japan [4]
The Killers Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Chang Hang-jun, and Lee Myung-se South Korea [4]
A Legend Stanley Tong China [4]
Meanwhile on Earth Jérémy Clapin France [4]
Not Friends Atta Hemwadee Thailand [4]
Oddity Damian McCarthy United Kingdom [4]
The Paragon Michael Duignan New Zealand [4]
Rats! Maxwell Nalevansky and Carl Fry United States [4]
The Roundup: Punishment Heo Myeong Haeng South Korea [4]
Shelby Oaks Chris Stuckmann United States [4]
The Soul Eater Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo France [4]
Swimming in a Sand Pool Nobuhiro Yamashita Japan [4]
Tatsumi Hiroshi Shoji Japan [4]
Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie Rikiya Imaizumi Japan [4]
The Tenants Eunkyoung Yoon South Korea [4]
This Man Tomojiro Amano Japan [4]
Timestalker Alice Lowe United Kingdom [4]
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Soi Cheang China [4]
Vulcanizadora Joel Potrykus United States [4]
Witchboard Chuck Russell Canada [4]
The Yin Yang Master Zero Shimako Satō Japan [4]

Compétition Cheval Noir

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref.
4PM 오후 네시 Jay Song South Korea [5]
Ababooned Ababouiné André Forcier Canada [5]
The Count of Monte Cristo Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Alexandre de la Patelière, Matthieu Delaporte France [5]
Confession 告白 (Kokuhaku) Nobuhiro Yamashita Japan [5]
Electrophilia Los Impactados Lucía Puenzo Argentina [5]
In Our Blood Pedro Kos United States [5]
Infinite Summer Miguel Llansó Estonia, Spain [5]
Mash Ville 매쉬빌 Hwang Wook South Korea [5]
Out of the Shadow 臥底的退隱生活 Ricky Ko Hong Kong [5]
Párvulos Isaac Ezban Mexico [5]
Penalty Loop ペナルティループ Shinji Araki Japan [5]
Rita Jayro Bustamante Guatemala [5]
A Samurai in Time Junichi Yasuda Japan [5]
Steppenwolf Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan [5]

New Flesh Competition

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Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Brush of the God Keizō Murase Japan [6]
Chainsaws were Singing Sander Maran Estonia [6]
Dead Dead Full Dead Pratul Gaikwad India [6]
Heavens: The Boy and His Robot Rich Ho Singapore [6]
Hunting Daze (Jour de chasse) Annick Blanc Canada [6]
Kidnapping Inc. Bruno Mourral Canada / Haiti / France [6]
Kryptic Kourtney Roy Canada [6]
Me and My Victim Maurane Dubois and Billy Pedlow Canada [6]
Not Friends Atta Hemwadee Thailand [6]
The Paragon Michael Duignan New Zealand [6]
Rats! Maxwell Nalevansky and Carl Fry United States [6]
Self Driver Michael Pierro United States [6]
Shelby Oaks Chris Stuckmann United States [6]

Animation Plus

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Feature films

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Animalia Paradoxa Niles Atallah Chile [5]
Ghost Cat Anzu 化け猫あんずちゃん (Bakeneko Anzu-chan) Yōko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita Japan [5]
KIZUMONOGATARI - Koyomi Vamp 傷物語 こよみヴァンプ Tatsuya Oishi Japan [5]
Mantra Warrior: The Legend of the Eight Moons นักรบมนตรา: ตำนานแปดดวงจันทร์ Veerapatra Jinanavin Thailand [5]
The Missing Iti Mapukpukaw Carl Joseph Papa Philippines [5]
Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain 劇場版モノノ怪 唐傘 (Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa) Kenji Nakamura Japan [5]
Sunburnt Unicorn Nick Johnson Canada [5]
The Umbrella Fairy 伞少女 Jie Shen China [5]

Short films

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Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Amy and Frog Paul Williams United Kingdom, China [5]
Bottled Thunder Leong Jo China [5]
Bulusan and Agigngay: The Cry of Mampak Gary George Clotario Philippines [5]
The Exorcist, Kim Rina Yeonhoo Kim, Sugyeon Shin, Sumin Lim South Korea [5]
Game Show Fei Chen China [5]
Lantern Blade Episode 1 Ziqi Zhu China [5]
Lantern Blade Episode 2 [5]
Lantern Blade Episode 3 [5]
Macguffin Jihye Yang South Korea [5]
Maidens of the Ripples Soma Michiko Japan [5]
Mecha-Ude Episode 1 Sae Okamoto Japan [5]

Documentaries From The Edge

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Adrianne and the Castle Shannon Walsh Canada [5]
From My Cold Dead Hands Javier Horcajada Fontecha Spain [5]
VOÏVOD: We Are Connected Felipe Belalcazar Canada [5]

Fantasia Retro

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The Fantasia Retro section honors feature works that shaped the history of genre filmmaking.[7]

Feature films

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref.
The Avenging Eagle (1978) 冷血十三鷹 (Léngxuě Shísān Yīng) Sun Chung Hong Kong [7]
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) 倩女幽魂 II：人間道 Ching Siu-tung Hong Kong [7]
Cockfighter (1974) Monte Hellman United States [7]
Cube (1997) Vincenzo Natali Canada [7]
Devil Times Five (1974) Sean MacGregor United States [7]
Hollywood 90028 (1973) Christina Hornisher United States [7]
Killer Constable (1980) 萬人斬 (Wàn Rén Zhǎn) Chih-Hung Kwei Hong Kong [7]
My Financial Career (1962) Gerald Potterton Canada [7]
Tiki Tiki (1971) [7]

Short films

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Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Jean Pierre Lefebvre (2013) Simon Galiero Quebec [7]
Hors-d'oeuvre (1960) Gerald Potterton, Robert Verrall, Arthur Lipsett, Derek Lamb, Jeff Hale, Kaj Pindal Canada [7]
My Financial Career (1962) Gerald Potterton Canada [7]

Genre Du Pays

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ref.
The Carpenter (1988) David Wellington Canada [8]
Song for Julie (1976) Chanson pour Julie Jacques Vallée [8]
Snake Eater (1989) L'Indomptable George Erschbamer [8]
The Pig's Law (2001) La Loi du cochon Érik Canuel [8]
The Night with Hortense (1988) Nuit avec Hortense, La Jean Chabot [8]
Pigs Are Seldom Clean (1973) On n'engraisse pas les cochons à l'eau claire Jean Pierre Lefebvre [8]
The Rubber Gun (1977) Allan Moyle [8]

Anime no bento 2024

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The Anime no bento program features highlights from new anime releases.[9]

Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
First Line Tina Japan [9]
Maidens of the Ripples Soma Michiko [9]
The True Shape of a Daisy Naoki Arata [9]
Kamigoroshi: Prologue Tomoyuki Niho [9]
Okuninushi and Sukunabikona Akitoshi Yokoyama [9]
String Dance from the film TAISU Shuhei Morita [9]

Circo Animato 2024

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The Circo Animato section of the festival showcases new animated short films from around the world.

Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
African American Express Sydnie Baynes Canada [10]
Anthropocene Huang Yun-Sian, Raitow Low Taiwan [10]
The Beasts Michael Granberry United States [10]
Extremely Short Kōji Yamamura United States, Japan [10]
Formes Tsz-wing Ho Hong Kong [10]
Haru-tsuge Fish and Fu-rai Boy Takeshi Yashiro Japan [10]
Itch Maggie Zeng Canada [10]
Mothership: The Awakening Joseph Burrascano United States [10]
A New Account of Tales of the World Meiyi Che China [10]
Number 32. Giant Fish Seunghyun Si South Korea [10]
Pantheon Bird Eunyoung Choi, Asami Murakoshi Japan [10]
The Parade Ryan Benjamin Lee United States, Singapore [10]
Trumpet Voice David Monarte Serna, Pilar Smoje Gueico Chile [10]
The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princes Anna-Ester Volozh United Kingdom [10]
Weiqi Fantasy Yuanru Liu China [10]
The Yearbook Charlie Galea McClure Canada [10]

Sepentrion Shadows

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The Sepentrion Shadows program features works from the northern regions of Canada.[11]

Feature films

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Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Dark Match Lowell Dean Canada [11]
Darkest Miriam Naomi Jaye [11]
Frankie Freako Steven Kostanski [11]
The G Karl R. Hearne [11]
Kryptic Kourtney Roy [11]
Scared Shitless Vivieno Caldinelli [11]
Self Driver Michael Pierro [11]
The Silent Planet Jeffrey St. Jules [11]
Sunburnt Unicorn Nick Johnson [11]

Short films

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Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Art Baby Pony Nicole Herauf Canada [11]
Bath Bomb Colin G. Cooper [11]
Bladder Shy Joel Goundry [11]
Can't Sleep Liam O'Connor-Savaria [11]
Dealer Alfio Foti [11]
Dirty Bad Wrong Erica Orofino [11]
The Door Alexander Seltzer [11]
For Rent Michèle Kaye [11]
Hell Is a Teenage Girl Stephen Sawchuk [11]
How To Stay Awake Vanessa Magic [11]
My Son Went Quiet Ian Bawa [11]
Ring Neck Vasili Manikas [11]
The Second Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou [11]
The Shitty Ride Cole Doran [11]
Shiva Josh Saltzman [11]
Thank You Summer Lynn Gillespie and Carlo Quicho [11]
What the Hell Valerie Barnhart [11]
Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area Solmund MacPherson [11]
You Don't Read Enough Noa Kozulin [11]
You Have Reached Your Destination Ryan Couldrey [11]

Underground

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The Underground program features works from international regions of the world.[12]

Title Director(s) Production country Ref.
Animalia Paradoxa Niles Atallah Chile [12]
Carnage for Christmas Alice Maio Mackay Australia [12]
Chainsaws Were Singing Sander Maran Estonia [12]
The Code Eugene Kotlyarenko United States [12]
Love & Pop Hideaki Anno Japan [12]
Me and My Victim Maurane and Billy Pedlow Canada [12]
The Old Man and the Demon Sword Fábio Powers Portugal [12]

Awards

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Special Prizes

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Cheval Noir competition

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New Flesh competition

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International Short Film Competition

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  • Best Film — Empty Jars — Guillermo Ribbeck[13]
  • Best Director — Björn Schagerström, Headache[13]
  • Best Screenplay — Iván Maureira and Guillermo Ribbeck, Empty Jars (dir. Guillermo Ribbeck)[13]
  • Best Cinematography — Be Right Back (dirs. Gabe Ibañez and Lucas Paulino)[13]
  • Best Editing — Night Fishing (dir. Moon Byoung-gon)[13]
  • Best Score — Blitzmusik (dir. Martin Amiot)[13]
  • Outstanding Performance — Ana Burgos, Empty Jars; Amed Bozan, Jenny Gustavsson, and Torkel Petersson, Headache[13]
  • Special Jury Mention (Best Film) — The Streetlight — Sophia Parella[13]

Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in Animation

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Directors Guild of Canada Award for Best Director

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Quebec Critics Choice Association Award

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Poulain Noir - My First Fantasia Award

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  • Best Film
    • Gold – Eyes — Yoojae Choi, Hyokyoung Nam[13]
    • Silver – Two One Two — Shira Avni[13]
    • Bronze – The Girl with the Occupied Eyes — Andre Carrilho[13]

L’Écran Fantastique Award

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  • The Beast Within — Alexander J. Farrell

Audience Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Foreman, Alison. "Fantasia Fest 2024 Announces Its Stellar Final Lineup with 'Ababouiné', 'In Our Blood', and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ Carson, Lexi (June 6, 2024). "Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival Unveils 'Bookworm' Starring Elijah Wood as Opening Film, Plus Second Wave of Titles (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Competitions". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "All Films: Selection 2024". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "All Films". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Fantasia's 28th Edition Awards Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Closes with the World Premiere of André Forcier's Ababouiné". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "All Films: Fantasia Retro". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "All Films: Genre Du Pays". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Anime no bento". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "All Films: Circo Animato 2024". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "All Films: Sepentrion Shadows". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "All Films: Underground". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Hazelton, John (July 28, 2024). "French epic 'The Count Of Monte-Cristo' named best film at Fantasia". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Jeremy Kay, "‘Bookworm’ wins 2024 Fantasia audience award for best international film". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
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