Festivals News

Fantasia 2023: Second Wave Announced! Pascal Plante's RED ROOMS Will Open The Fest

Our thoughts turn to Summer as our friends over at Fantasia are gearing up for another year of summer camp for genre film nerds.    Over thirty more feature length films are being announced today. Pascal Plante's Red Rooms has...

BAD THINGS: Fresh New Still For Tribeca-Bound Queer Thriller

For a group of friends in the Northeast, a weekend getaway at a snowy resort sounds like just what the doctor ordered. An opportunity to reconnect, relax, and recuperate among serene, snow-capped mountains and trees. But peace doesn’t last long...

BiFan Opens Folk Horror-Fuelled 27th Edition with Ari Aster's BEAU IS AFRAID

After weathering the pandemic and its shifting regulations for the past three editions, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) returns to full strength this year with its 27th edition, kicking off on June 29 with the local premiere of...

Frontieres 2023: Full Lineup Announced

The complete lineup of projects participating in this year's Frontières has been announced. The full lineup of both the market and the forum were announced today.    The market is where the bulk of our attention will be placed this...

Cannes 2023 Dispatch: Quentin Tarantino Presents ROLLING THUNDER in 35mm, Talks About Paul Schrader and John Ford

Quentin Tarantino arrived at the Cannes International Film Festival to participate in the activities of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. For those responsible for this parallel section of the festival, the presence of the Hollywood director meant historical rectification, because more...

Cannes 2023: New Podcast Stark Raving Cinema Announced

More news from the Fantastic Pavilion at the Marché du Film in Cannes: a new film and pop culture podcast called Stark Raving Cinema will be launched in June. It was created by Paul McEvoy, co-founder of London’s FrightFest. Here’s...

A KNIGHT'S WAR Exclusive: First Title Poster For New Movie Directed by PSYCHO GOREMAN's Matthew Ninaber

A knight ventures off into various chaotic realms to slay witches and demonic gods to save the unlikely.

Cannes 2023: European Genre Forum Reveals Project Selection at the Fantastic Pavilion

The pretty impressive Fantastic Pavilion has been the place of encounter for the genre film community at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Straight out of the Pavilion, now we share a press release by the European Genre Forum, revealing...

BOOGEYMAN: THE ORIGIN OF THE MYTH: Rebranded Spanish Youth Horror Sold in North America, Market Premiere at Cannes Next Week

From the mysterious disappearances of several children in a small town, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying legend of The Bogeyman is real...

Frontieres 2023: First Wave of Market Titles And Forum Announced

As Summer approaches Anarchist's eyes turn to Montreal and the promise of another Frontieres Market. A chance to see what may come down the pipeline of genre film production Frontieres arleady boasts a history of successful projects. Films like Raw,...

Fantasia 2023: The First Wave is Here! Premieres Galore From Gans, The Adams Family, and More. Larry Kent to Receive Trailblazer Award

The impending summer means it's nearly time for our annual trip to Montreal with the Fantasia International Film Festival! We'll have multiple members of the Screen Anarchy team on the ground again this year, ready and eager to let you...

Cannes 2023: Exclusive CREATURA Poster Premiere, Spanish Drama Confronts Female Sexual Repression

Spanish filmmaker Elena Martín Gimeno will world premiere her sophomore feature in the upcoming Cannes competition Quinzaine des cinéastes.

Chattanooga 2023: First Wave Arrives With WE MIGHT HURT EACH OTHER, Fest Returns In Person And Online

The Chattanooga Film Fest returns in style this year between June 23rd and the 29th to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The first film festival to pivot to an all-virtual event back in 2020 had remained online only in '21 and...

Fantaspoa 2023 Review: MINORE

A Greek seaside port is slowly being invaded by mysterious creatures from the ocean floor. It is up to a small gang made up of musicians, a sailor, a bodybuilder, and one grannie to save the city from this Lovecraftian...

FICUNAM 2023: Program Highlights Include Albert Serra Retrospective, Venice Winner SAINT OMER

FICUNAM has been revealing the program of its upcoming 13th edition, set to take place in Mexico City from June 1 to 11. Highlights so far include a couple of retrospectives, one dedicated to Spanish auteur and showman Albert Serra,...

PLAYLAND Exclusive: New Official Trailer For Georden West's LGBTQ+ Docu Fiction, World Sales go to Alief

Alief has acquired world sales rights for Georden West's debut feature, Playland, a docu-fiction about Boston's Playand Cafe, the center of queer life in the city for 60 years.

BAD THINGS: Stewart Thorndike's Tribeca-Bound Horror is Heading to Shudder

Hot on the heels of Tribeca's announcement of this year's festival lineup comes news that one of their midnighters, Bad Things, has already found a home at Shudder.    A group of friends go to a hotel for a weekend...

PACIFICO Promo Teaser: LatAm Sci-Fi Thriller up For Pre-Sales at Cannes

A promo teaser for an upcoming Spanish language sci-fi thriller called Pacifico has been passed along to us. Produced in part by our friends at Filmsharks this will be one of the promos shown to prospective buyers at Marche du...

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER Official Trailer: Death Can Be Cured

Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s...

Neuchâtel 2023: Swiss International Fantastic Film Festival Unveils This Year's Poster

Our friends at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival are busy preparing for this year's 22nd edition of their Swiss-based genre film festival. As the programming comes together the festival has unveiled this year's poster. It is a slick and shiny work...