Fantastic Fest Returns … In the Flesh: Alamo Drafthouse’s genre celebration, coming to a cinema soon – Screens

By Editor On Jun 22, 2021

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The Alamo Drafthouse genre celebration soon to hit theaters

By Richard Whittaker, 6:30 p.m., Tue. June 22, 2021

Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse celebrating weird and wonderful cinema from around the world, is returning and will be one of the first major personal festivals to be held in theaters. However, for those who are not ready to travel or who have packed the demonstrations, the festival retains a virtual component.

Passes for the 2021 edition, which runs September 23-30 at the Alamo South Lamar, are available now on Fantasticfest.com and include the option to enroll in the virtual Fantastic Fest @ Home, which runs from September 30th through October takes place. 11, following last year’s Pandemic-Era Fantastic Fest online celebration. The streaming experience offers a selection of titles from this year’s in-person festival as well as favorites from previous years. Access will be available as a separate badge, but is included in the Fan and Superfan badges or at a 50% discount for holders of the second half-year pass or 25% when purchasing a Midnight Pass.

Founded in 2005, the festival hosted the world premieres of titles as diverse as Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and M. Night Shyamalan’s Split, and provided a US launch pad for hits and cult classics such as John Wick and Parasite. However, it has built its reputation as a testing ground for emerging new talent like Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room), Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid), Nacho Vigalondo (Time Crimes, Colossal), Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, high-rise) and Rose glass (Saint Maud). As always, the festival promises a return to opening and closing galas as well as special events such as Fantastic Feud, Karaoke Night, Trivia Dome, Nerd Rap and 100 Best Kills.

Fantastic festival 2020, 23.-30. September; Fantastic Fest @ Home, September 30th – October. 10. Info and passes at Fantasticfest.com.

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