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Virtual Reality Cronenberg, Horror Anthologies and Turkish Rip-Off Cinema: The 19th Fantasia Film Festival
Now in its nineteenth year, the Fantasia International Film Festival is known as one of the premier destinations for exciting genre cinema. With a focus primarily on horror, Asian genre fare, and more indescribable film art, this three-week Montreal festival annually takes over Concordia University and other venues to entertain in provocative fashion. And while there are many goings-on taking place concurrently within the city (such as the massive Just For Laughs comedy fest and Osheaga’s live music performances), Fantasia always seems to hold a special place in the province of Quebec. “We’re not a subtle event,” co-director Mitch Davis noted […]
by Erik Luers on Jul 31, 2015 -
JEFF DESOM’S AWESOME “REAR WINDOW” REMIX
Over the weekend, I stumbled across Luxembourg-based filmmaker Jeff Desom’s incredible Rear Window timelapse remix, which is shortlisted for the upcoming Vimeo Awards (although it just got pulled from Vimeo, presumably because of rights issues.) However, for the time being, it’s still on YouTube, and I’ve embedded it below for your enjoyment. Desom’s remix is not only technically brilliant, but also winningly playful; part of its genius is that Desom shows you how he’s constructing the world seen from James Stewart’s window in Rear Window before he begins the action. Here’s an extract from an interview with Desom on One […]
by Nick Dawson on May 1, 2012 -
KASUMI REMIXES FOR THE VIMEO AWARDS
Filmmaker is a media partner for this year’s Vimeo Awards, where the Remix Category will be judged by last year’s winner, Kasumi. Below, she explains what she does in a succinct 60 seconds that also explains the video remix genre in general. Vimeo Festival + Awards Judge: Kasumi from Vimeo Festival + Awards on Vimeo. Kasumi is in the midst of fundraising for a feature-length documentary, Shockwaves. Check out her project video and more info at USAProjects.Org. And for more on the Vimeo Awards, visit their Tumblr blog.
by Scott Macaulay on Mar 28, 2012
