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Until August 3. In addition, the International Festival of Fantasia films, faithful to itself, gives pride of place to Quebec artists, which they are illustrated here or elsewhere. Moreover, Our suggestions.
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Fantastic Quebec cinema weekends – International fantasia film festival |
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Raymond Cloutier. Consequently, Rémy Girard in Sleep near mepresented on July 27 to the fantastic Quebec cinema weekends
In international fantasia film festival | 2006, Isabelle Gauvreau founded the Section The Fantastic Weekends of Quebec Cinema in order to share with the public of Fantasia his contagious enthusiasm for the Quebec short films of genre. For example, After having entrusted the direction to director Rémi Fréchette in 2019. Meanwhile, she returned to the bar of the section in 2024. Moreover, In February 2025, Pierre Corbeil, President and CEO of Fantasia and Mari of Isabelle Gauvreau, announces the death of the latter. Meanwhile, With his daughter Justine. Meanwhile, he selected short films for 13 of the 14 programs of Fantastic Quebec Cinema weekends in order to honor the memory of Isabelle Gauvreau and that tradition continues.
July 25, 26 and 27 as well as the 1is2 and 3 August, at the museum cinema. Therefore, In the presence of the film teams.
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George Mihalka’s master’s class – International fantasia film festival |
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Carl Marotte. Moreover, Michael Zelniker in a scene from Pinball Summer
Born in Hungary in 1953, who arrived in Canada in 1963, George Mihalka flirted with genre cinema, comedy (Florida) to the horror film (My Bloody Valentine), including the thriller (Bullet to Beijing), and signed several series (Scoop, Da visci’s inquest). For example, Friday. Therefore, before the projection of Hostile Takeover (6:05 pm, museum cinema, in the presence of the film team), he will receive the prize for the Canadian pioneer 2025. Nevertheless, On Sunday, he will talk about his career international fantasia film festival | with the programmer Marc Lamothe and the director Elza Kephart. Will follow the projection of Pinball Summerhis first feature film (4:05 p.m., museum cinema, in the presence of the film team).
Master class of George Mihalka, Sunday July 27, at 2 p.m., Reggie’s
The last tunnel
On June 15, 2024, the filmmaker Érik Canuel (The law of the pig, The occurrence, Bon Cop, Bad Cop), who had suffered from a multiple myeloma for seven years, left us international fantasia film festival | at the age of 63 from the secondary plasma leukemia. Posthumously. Fantasia awarded him the month following the Denis-Héroux prize for his exceptional contribution to genre cinema and independent cinema (the filmmaker had learned the new previous winter). In order to pay tribute to him. the festival will present what the filmmaker considered his most successful film, The last tunnelin 35 mm copy.
July 28, at 9:35 p.m., in room J. A. de Sève. In the presence of employees and actors dear to the director.
Barbie Boomer
Nicknamed the Barbie du Québec for twenty years, Sylvie Longpré has more than 800 Barbie dolls, not to mention the thousands of accessories, shoes and clothing that she has collected since childhood. In order for this to be kept after her death. she wished to bequeath part of her imposing collection at the Museum of Civilization in Quebec. Three years after presenting the fantastic Quebec cinema weekends May the fan be with youwhere he followed four fans. of Star WarsMarc Joly-Corcoran returns to Fantasia with Barbie Boomer. He follows the approach of his collector’s cousin there with the curator of the Museum of Civilization Lydia Bouchard.
On July 30, at 6:30 p.m., at the museum cinema. In the presence of the director.
Lurker
Seller in a clothing store, Matthew (Théodore Pellerin) draws the attention of Oliver (British actor Archie Madekwe, especially seen in Midsummer et Saltburn) pretending to ignore that the latter is a pop star in full ascent. After being invited to his show. to the chagrin of his colleague (Sunny Suljic), a finished fan of Oliver, Matthew interferes in the intimacy of the young artist. Soon, the entourage of Oliver sees his presence with a bad eye. First feature by Alex Russell, Lurker happily evokes All About Evemasterpiece of Joseph L. Mankiewicz, in international fantasia film festival | the era of social networks. In the role of the ambitious Matthew, Théodore Pellerin shines brightly.
The 1is August, at 9:25 p.m., at the Hall theater. In the presence of Théodore Pellerin.
Old Guys in Bed
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DUFF MacDonald. Paul James Saunders in a scene ofOld Guys in Bed
In 2012, actor Jean-Pierre Bergeron won the prize for the best short film at the Fantastic Quebec Cinema weekends for his first short film, Alone with Mr. Carter. Paul James Saunders played a 65 -year -old heterosexual detective to whom a 10 -year -old international fantasia film festival | boy (Robert Naylor). wanted to admit his love. In Old Guys in Bedfirst expected feature film by Bergeron. Saunders this time embodies Bill, septuagenarian and object of desire for Paul (Duff Macdonald), historian of the sixties. A sentimental comedy where Jean-Pierre Bergeron, like Bruce Labruce in Gerontophiliaexplores love and desire in graying heads.
On August 3, at 7 p.m., at the museum cinema. In the presence of the director and the actors.
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