#Fantasia: Pascal Plante’s ‘Red Rooms’ Thriller Takes Top Jury Prize

#Fantasia: Pascal Plante’s ‘Red Rooms’ Thriller Takes Top Jury Prize

Pascal Plante’s Red Rooms (Les Chambres Rouges), a French-language thriller about a woman’s obsession with a high-profile serial killer case, took top honors as the Fantasia Film Festival handed out its juried Cheval Noir competition prizes this weekend. After opening Fantasia’s 27th edition, the Canadian psychological drama earned Cheval Noirs for best feature, best screenplay for Pascal…

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#How Animators Created the Elaborate “Ave Maria” Sequence for ‘Fantasia’

#How Animators Created the Elaborate “Ave Maria” Sequence for ‘Fantasia’

“#How Animators Created the Elaborate “Ave Maria” Sequence for ‘Fantasia’” Welcome to How’d They Do That? — a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off. This entry explains why the “Ave Maria” sequence in Disney’s Fantasia was one of the most challenging filmmaking moments in…

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#The Morning Watch: Animators React to ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’, Modern Gonzo Blockbusters & More

#The Morning Watch: Animators React to ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’, Modern Gonzo Blockbusters & More

“#The Morning Watch: Animators React to ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’, Modern Gonzo Blockbusters & More” The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite…

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#There’s No Escaping ‘The Dark and the Wicked’

#There’s No Escaping ‘The Dark and the Wicked’

“#There’s No Escaping ‘The Dark and the Wicked’” Fantasia International Film Festival runs August 20th through September 2nd as a completely online event. We’re used to attending in person in beautiful Montreal, Canada, but we’re excited to cover this fantastic festival virtually too. Our coverage of this year’s Fantasia Festival continues with our review of Bryan…

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