Finally the wait is over! The full line-up for MONSTER FEST has been announced and I am very fucking impressed. Not only will the festival be showcasing some of the greatest horror films from around the world but there will also be special appearances from some exciting guests. MONSTER FEST begins October 31st at Cinema Nova in Melbourne and runs through until November 9th. That's right, 10 full days of movies, special guests and events including an opening night Halloween party and of course a big closing night party.
"MONSTER FEST is not your normal film festival. It is “gorgeousness and gorgosity made flesh” – a genre love-in for drooling cinema fiends with a fetish for the fantastic.
What started in November 2011 as the Fantastic Asia Film Festival (FAFF) has miraculously transformed into this larger, more imposing, more aggressive beast called MONSTER FEST. The opportunity to open up FAFF into a monster-sized celebration of genre cinema in all its gruesome glory was just too good an opportunity to miss.
Horror, fantasy, science-fiction, action and erotica from every corner of the globe – premiere screenings, special guests, master-classes, parties, events, short filmmaking competitions and much more… MONSTER FEST proudly pits itself as the ultimate celebration of all that is weird & wonderful in the international cult cinema palette.
Beginning on Halloween night 2012, MONSTER FEST is a partnership between Melbourne’s iconic Cinema Nova and Monster Pictures, Australia’s most notorious film distributor.
Get ready, cinemaniacs... MONSTER FEST will light up the city with thrills, spills and chills the likes of which have rarely been seen in Melbourne cinemas ever before..."
Here is just a small selection of the films on offer during the festival:THE ABCS OF DEATH
GRABBERS
INBRED
REC 3: GENESIS
MANBORG
FATHER'S DAY
EXCISION
AMERICAN MARY
And of course much more.
And as for special guests there will be a Larry Cohen master class on THE STUFF, Laurene Landon will present a screening of MANIAC COP, the Soska twins will be there to show off their latest offering AMERICAN MARY and of course the Mistress of the Dark herself; ELVIRA will be attending.
Add to that a cocktail party, a performance by Gorelesque and heaps more. This is going to be one hell of a festival! For full details visit the official MONSTER FEST site and be sure to check out Monster Pictures on Facebook.
And if you don't live in or near Melbourne then don't despair because Monster Pictures will be taking the 'Best of Fest' around Australia!
"Although born in Melbourne, this monster of a film festival is just too good and too ambitious for the likes of one town. Immediately after the Melbourne season, MONSTER FEST ‘BEST OF FEST’ will travel the length and breadth of the country delivering the finest genre cuts to patrons gagging for the ultimate in big screen genre extravagance.
Over the coming months, we urge you to stay tuned to the MONSTER FEST website, as well as the Monster Pictures Australia Facebook page and Twitter feed, for official venue and screening information, and the occasional program leak.
Horror, fantasy, science-fiction, action and erotica from every corner of the globe – MONSTER FEST ‘BEST OF FEST’ proudly hits the road with the ultimate celebration of all that is weird & wonderful in the international cult cinema palette"
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