The Fantasia International Film Festival is always one of the most exciting fests of the year. The 27th edition will not only include some exciting genre movies, but will spotlight South Korean cinema. Since the selection of Kang Je-gyu’s Gingko Bed at Fantasia’s 1998 edition, the festival has become one of the premiere destinations for South Korean films. Over the years, Fantasia’s audience has had the opportunity to discover several essential Korean auteurs.
Fantasia will host the North American premiere of New Normal by Jung Bum-shik (Gonjiam: Haunted Asylim), a cynical and timely one-man horror anthology. The festival will also host the Canadian premieres of An Tae-jin’s period acupuncturist thriller The Night Owl; the violent and boisterous The Roundup: No Way Out by Lee Sang-yong, featuring Don Lee once again; the 4K restoration of Jeong Jae-un’s coming-of-age Take Care of My Cat (2001) and a screening of the unmissable The President’s Last Bang (2005) by master Im Sang-soo.
Other screenings at the Fantasia Film Festival include the world premiere of Teresa Sutherland’s (The Wind) directorial debut Lovely, Dark, and Deep, Larry Fessenden’s werewolf film Blackout, and the stop-motion adventure from South Korea Mother Land. The second wave of titles will be announced in early June and the full lineup will be announced in early July.
The Fantasia International Film Festival takes place from July 20 – August 9. Fantasia, news, tickets, and films can be found HERE
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