Ithaca Fantastik 2016: First Wave Announced, Retro Screening Delights, And More
ScreenAnarchy has so many friends in and around the state of New York working their butts off to bring the masses the best in genre cinema and those fine folk at Ithaca Fantastik have done it again.
To start IF has planned along with Shudder a retrospective series featuring films like Deliverence, Ken Russell's Altered States and Cameron's Aliens.
New films on the lineup include festival regulars Dearest Sister and The Master Cleanse. The quiet apocalypse will be featured in local production Here Alone and a tennis final for the ages with The Open. Then there are technicolors wows like The Love Witch and She's Allergic to Cats. Check out the full release below for the complete lineup.
And every year I make a point of highlighting their awesome poster. This year is no exception and I admire and loathe the talent behind it.
ITHACA FANTASTIK ANNOUNCES FULL RETROSPECTIVE, FIRST WAVE OF TITLES AND BUMPER CONTEST FOR 2016 EDITION!Ithaca, NY, Sept. 8, 2016 - The Ithaca Fantastik film festival is only two months away, and the IF team has been hard at work creating an incredible program for the event’s fifth anniversary. The festival will be held Nov. 9–13 in Ithaca, NY.This year’s retrospective, The Known Unknowns, will dig into viewers’ deepest fears. Sponsored by SHUDDER, the retrospective will include “The Naked Prey” (Cornel Wilde, 1966); “Deliverance” (John Boorman, 1972); “Long Weekend” (Colin Eggleston, 1978); “Altered States” (Ken Russell, 1980); and “Aliens” (James Cameron, 1986).But that’s only the appetizer. The IF team has assembled a highly diversified film lineup to respond to their expanding audience’s growing desire for all things Fantastik.This year’s new Cinema Pur competition will celebrate challenging, innovative approaches to storytelling. Carefully-curated contenders include the US premier of experimental comedy “She’s Allergic to Cats” (Michael Reich, US); visually captivating “Alipato: The Very Brief Life of Ember” (Khavn, Indonesia); and the NY premiere of minimalist post-apocalyptic film “The Open” (Marc Lahore, France).The Festival Favorites mini series will return with a vengeance, screening the highly acclaimed “The Love Witch” (Anna Biller, US); TriBeCa Film Festival Award winner “Here Alone” (Rob Blackhurst, US); and SxSW acclaimed debut feature film “The Master Cleanse” (Bobby Miller, US).Festival-goers will wander in India with two of the IF team’s favorite films of the year, action-packed “Psycho Raman” and socially-infused mockumentary “Autohead.” And, not to be missed, Mattie Do’s sophomore picture “Dearest Sister” (Laos) and the adrenaline-pumping “My Father Die” (Sean Brosnan, US) round out the first wave of titles.Bumper Contest: Nature’s Revenge!This year’s bumper contest will draw from the theme of retrospective film “Long Weekend,” which proves nothing is scarier than unpredictable nature. Filmmakers are invited to submit their own original nature revenge short film to IF by Oct. 15th 2016 (Submit by using Wetransfer; email: hbarbier@ithacafilmfestival.com and type NATURE’S REVENGE IF in the subject line). The contest has two rules: 1. The film must be no more than 45 seconds; 2. The twist should involve nature taking revenge on humans for their acts against mother nature.The IF team can’t wait to see what the beautifully twisted minds of seasoned and aspiring filmmakers will come up with. The top three entries will be screened during the festival, and winners will receive an Ithaca Fantastik festival pass.
If I hear anyone from New York ever complain about the lack of fantastic cinema in their state I am going to be all New York up in their face. If television has taught me anything, this is a bad thing.
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