Starting today, Friday 24 November, the Fantasticon Film Fest comes to life, with many previews and exceptional guests: let’s discover the details of this first day of celebration together
We finally start with Fantasticon Film Fest (FFF), the new festival dedicated to genre films which will take place from 24 to 26 November at the Fiera Milano Rho auditorium as part of Milan Games Week & Cartoomics 2023 (MGW CMX 2023) : within the largest pop culture, gaming & entertainment event in Northern Italy, with more than 150,000 visitors expected, a futuristic 900-seat room set up with the latest generation audio/video system is ready to welcome and involve the public for an unprecedented, totally cinematic experience during 3 days full of panels, previews, previews and great guests that revolve around the world of anime, fantasy and horror.
The many previews of the first day of Fantasticon Film Fest!
Organized by Echo and Fiera Milano in collaboration with Fandango Club Creators and with the artistic direction of Manlio Gomarasca, the FFF presents an unmissable schedule starting from Friday 24 November:
- Mad Heidi is the horror comedy inspired by the most famous mountain orphan: in this case, after the Swiss cheese magnates have executed her boyfriend Peter and forced the young girl to take part in the brutal wrestling festival, Heidi becomes a rebel Amazon determined to put an end to the cheese fascists and avenge the death of her beloved and the splatter is guaranteed. OV screening with sub ITA on Friday 24 November at 12.00;
- Home Education – The Rules of Evil, new psychological horror arriving at the cinema on Thursday 30 November distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Niada, an Italian director based in London, and boasts an international cast featuring Julia Ormond (Vento di Passioni), Lydia Page (Blue Jean) and Rocco Fasano (SKAM Italia ). The film is a Warner Bros Entertainment Italia production, Indiana Production, BlackBox Srl and with Squareone Productions GmbH. The director and the actor Rocco Fasano will be in the theater to present the exclusive preview of the film on Friday 24 November at 2.00 pm.
From previews to guests of the Fantasticon Film Fest…
At 3.30pm big names will be the protagonists of the CINECOMIX PANEL on the close relationship that links the seventh art to the graphic novel, an interesting masterclass moderated by the writer and journalist Luca Crovi, the reference face of Italian crime fiction:
- Paolo Barbieri, internationally renowned illustrator and author, who has created countless covers for cult authors such as Michael Crichton, George RR Martin, Umberto Eco, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Herbie Brennan and Wilbur Smith and many other prestigious names. In 2001 he was director of the set design color department in Aida degli Alberi, an Italian animated film by Guido Manuli with a soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
- Lamberto Bava, great icon of Italian horror cinema famous throughout the world for having directed the visionary and ferocious pop-rock-punk work Demoni and for having brought the world of modern fairy tales to television with the Fantaghirò series. Lamberto Bava was also his father’s assistant director on the set of the first, unforgettable, film adaptation of Diabolik;
- Daniele Serra, three-time winner of the British Fantasy Award as “Best Artist” (2012, 2017 and 2021) and finalist at the 2021 World Fantasy Award, has created covers, internal illustrations and comic adaptations for authors of the caliber of Stephen King, Clive Barker , Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale and Joyce Carol Oates;
- Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil, great fan of horror cinema.
… and back to the previews, to conclude this first day of the Fantasticon Film Fest
We then continue with the big previews:
- City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust: to celebrate 35 years of the animated series, comes the new film based on the legendary manga by Tsukasa Hojo, a cult phenomenon in the 80s that marked an era by conquering fans all over the world, screening in Italian preview OV with sub ITA on Friday 24 November at 4.20 pm;
- The Well, the long-awaited and shocking new feature film by Federico Zampaglione, who after Shadow, returns to international horror cinema with a bloody and ruthless film, full of demonic creatures. Defined by Anglo-Saxon critics as “a gothic horror with a surprising modern taste”, The Well presents itself as the most extreme and gruesome Italian film of all time, with a thrilling female cast: Claudia Gerini and Lauren LaVera from Terrifier 2. OV screening with sub ITA on Friday 24 November will be introduced by director Federico Zampaglione, multifaceted musical artist and new star of Italian gore cinema.
Good fun!
And this is the program of the Fantasticon Film Fest only for today, Friday 24 November, including great previews and exceptional guests! Let us know what you think below in the comments and stay tuned with us at TechGameWorld.com for all the news on the world of cinema and TV series!
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