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WHAT IS FANTASIA?

1996

Creation date of the Fantasia International Film Festival, a non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation, promotion, development and evolution of genre cinema.

MAJOR EVENT

In 2016, the city of Montreal elevated the Fantasia International Film Festival to rank among the city’s major events, thus marking it as an essential part of Montreal culture.

FESTIVAL OF ALL GENRES

The festival specializes in genre cinema with popular appeal, including action, martial arts, thriller, horror, comedy, animation, fantasy, sci-fi, and family movies, alternative documentaries and films beyond categorization.

A RICH VARIETY OF FILMS

Fantasia offers a diversified range of films, assembling feature-length and short films from over 40 countries, providing a rich variety of filmgoing experiences for the public.

PREMIÈRES

The majority of the movies are screened in world, international, North American or Canadian premiere.

MORE THAN 20 DAYS WITH A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

Unlike most film festivals, which last 10 days or less, Fantasia offers its partners and sponsors a 20-days-plus window. The festival capitalizes on more days, more than 150 feature films, and less screens, which means cannibalisation of crossover audiences during the festival, allowing fans to see more films than a regular 10-day festival.

ENTHUSIASM OF THE AUDIENCE

Fantasia is widely known for the enthusiasm and spirited revelry of its audiences. Passionate and engaged, our festival-goers want to show their love of cinema, and give the warmest welcome to the artists the festival invites.

INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE

The festival is covered by local and foreign media, reporting for the cinema industry and general public alike.

WORLD RENOWNED

Known as the most important genre film festival in North America, Fantasia has become a not-to-be-missed event for cinema lovers and professionals.

FRONTIÈRES

The festival connects with industry professionals through its international co-production market, Frontières. At every edition, hundreds of professionals from the film industry attend the market, including director, actors, producers, and international sales agents.

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE

Besides promoting the festival via its annual printed program guide, which is a collector’s item for the fans, Fantasia has developed its brand across different digital media (Web site, a strong presence on social media…) in order to connect with a new, plugged-in generation.

AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS

2017 EDITION

More than 100, 000 attendees for the eight year in a row
Close to 700 special guests, including 400 representatives from the international film industry (directors, producers, distributors, buyers, etc.)
155 feature films from 40 countries and over 260 short films
128 premieres of feature films, including 35 world or international premieres

Four free outdoor screenings on the Concordia Screen
Fantasia’s web site was frequented by some 135 000 visitors, for more than 1 375 000 pages views
Web site users visit 7 pages on average and spend an average of 16 minutes on each visit
50 sponsor-partners, 15 media partners and over 130 advertisers

PRESS COVERAGE

The 21st edition of Fantasia International Film Festival shined brightly in the media all over the world. For the fourth consecutive year, close to 3,000 articles or media mentions went out on the topic of our festival.

Over 550 media outlets from some 35 countries covered or mentioned our festival, while some 230 journalists were accredited to cover our festival.

Countries which covered Fantasia in 2017 include: Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.

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A MUST-SEE FOR MONTREAL MOVIEGOERS SINCE 1996

Arttv / Radio-Canada

I’M A 100% FANTASIA LIFER GOING FORWARD. IT’S GENUINELY THE BEST FEST EVER!

Screen Anarchy (Canada)

FANTASIA HAS QUIETLY BUILT AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND CLEVERLY PROGRAMMED GENRE FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD.

Roger Ebert.com (USA)

TRUE TO ITS NATURE, FANTASIA HAS CONCOCTED A RICH PROGRAMMING FOR LOVERS OF GENRE CINEMA, BOLD FILMS AND UNCLASSIFIABLE WORKS.

Le Devoir

Fidèle à sa nature, fantasia a concocté pour les amoureux du cinéma de genre, de films audacieux et d’œuvres inclassables une riche programmation.

Le Devoir

FROM FILMMAKERS WHO GREW UP GOING TO THE FESTIVAL TO OTHERS CURRENTLY BENEFITING FROM ITS RESOURCES, FANTASIA HAS PLENTY OF EVIDENCE THAT ITS SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING THE GENRE COMMUNITY WORKS WELL.

Indie Wire (USA)

NORTH AMERICA’S HOTTEST GENRE FESTIVAL IS GEARING UP FOR ITS 21ST EDITION THIS SUMMER, AND THE LINEUP IS AS CRAZY AND UNMISSABLE AS EVER.

Rue Morgue (Canada)

IN ADDITION TO THE GREAT LIVE EVENTS, FEATURES, AND RAUCOUS Q&AS, THE FESTIVAL ALWAYS PROGRAMS GREAT SHORT FILMS, AND THE 2017 EDITION WAS NO DIFFERENT.