Festival of Fantastic Films
The Festival of Fantastic Films is an annual non-profit celebration of cinema fantastique, held annually in central Manchester, England. It was created by Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler (both members of the Delta Film Group, an amateur film-making society active in the 1960s and both past organisers of an Eastercon), together with their fellow enthusiast Gil Lane-Young. Past guests have included: the producer Tony Tenser; the producer/director Roger Corman; directors Robert Fuest, Val Guest, Robin Hardy, Jorge Grau; actors Andrew Keir, Robin Askwith, David Warbeck, Ken Foree, David Hess, Norman Rossington; actresses Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Anne Robinson, Catriona MacColl, Ingrid Pitt. Two prizes are presented each year: for the best amateur film screened (see entry for the Delta Film Award) and the best independent entry. The 19th Festival of Fantastic Films was held on 17–19 October 2008 with Jess Conrad and Lamberto Bava among the guests appearing. The 20th Festival was held on the 16–18 October 2009 with Emily Booth, John Carson, Jenny Hanley, John Hough, Ian McCulloch, Derren Nesbitt and Peter Sasdy appearing. The winner of the best Independent Feature film at the 20th International Festival was Kirk, a community project film by the Strathendrick Film Society, directed by Michael Ferns and produced by Joan Macpherson. The Festival continues to be held every year; the latest event in the series is planned for 25–27 October 2024in Manchester. Festival of Fantastic Films website Review by Jonathan Cowie of the 11th Festival of Fantastic Films, 2000 Review by Jonathan Cowie of the 17th Festival of Fantastic Films, 2006 Review by Darrel Buxton of the 20th Festival of Fantastic Films, 2009 Review by Darrel Buxton of the 21st Festival of Fantastic Films, 2010 Darkline Entertainment website, acknowledging its receipt of the 2006 Delta Film Award at the 17th Festival of Fantastic Films website, Strathendrick Film Society acknowledging its receipt of the 2009 Winner of the Independent Feature Film at the 20th Festival of Fantastic Films