FANTASTIC FEST 2018 ANNOUNCES EPIC SECOND WAVE OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDING ITS OPENING NIGHT FILM, THE UPCOMING HALLOWEEN, WITH THE LEGENDARY JAMIE LEE CURTIS IN ATTENDANCE
Running from September 20th thru the 27th in Austin, Texas, 2018’s Fantastic Fest (now in its 14th year) will kick off with a screening of David Gordon Green’s Halloween, with series star Jamie Lee Curtis in attendance, along with producers Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Do you want tickets? Need to get your hands on the limited edition, brand-new Halloween-themed Fantastic Fest collectible magazine from the Birth.Movies.Death. team before the fest even starts? Read on for info!
From the Press Release:
AUSTIN, TX — Wednesday, August 22, 2018 — Blasting off the festival in its 14th year will be the U.S. Premiere of David Gordon Green’s razor-sharp new contribution to the Halloween canon with legendary actor Jamie Lee Curtis—along with Halloween producers Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block in attendance! Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Festival Creative Director Evrim Ersoy says, “2018 is proving to be a remarkable year for genre cinema. It is a constant delight to be able to discover both seasoned directors and newcomers pushing the boundaries of what genre can mean, using cinematic language to bring incisive, intelligent commentary on the current state of the world and still find enough ingenious methods to terrify, thrill and twist! This second wave represents the best genre filmmaking talent on the planet, and it is all crashing into Austin next month!”
Worldwide genre titles continue to explode at Fantastic Fest with the World Premiere of haunting shocker The Boat, an insidious tale of man vs sea vessel; Girls with Balls, where a female French volleyball team takes on an entire countryside of maniacs; the North American Premiere of Timo Tjahjanto’s bonkers May the Devil Take You, where Satanic rites intermingle with family in-fighting to brutal and violent effect; the World Premiere of French serial killer shocker Savage, where a summer holiday obsession becomes a dangerous and deadly game; and the U.S. Premiere of Venice Critics week opener Tumbbad, where three generations of a family face off against demons in an ever-expanding circle of greed.
And finally, the Birth.Movies.Death. team is proud to be launching a brand-new, Halloween-themed edition of their collectible magazine at this year’s festival. In addition to exclusive interviews with John Carpenter, David Gordon Green and the legendary Jamie Lee Curtis, this issue will also feature deep-dive essays into the history of Halloween, a spread featuring some of Mondo’s best Halloween posters, and many more spooky surprises. Festival attendees may pre-purchase their copies of the magazine for pickup at the festival here, or copies can be purchased online and shipped directly to buyers via this link.
Attend:
SUPERFAN Badges, FAN Badges, 2ND HALF Badges, and MIDNIGHT Badges for Fantastic Fest 2018 are available for purchase here.
New this year, the MIDNIGHT Badge guarantees admission to the movie of your choice for the final screening round of the fest (Thursday 9/20 – Wednesday 9/26), which typically begin between 11pm and 12am, and also includes access to all non-ticketed Fantastic Fest events such as the Highball bashes, Debates, and opening and closing night parties!
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