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Lusca Fantastic Film Fest
The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest (formerly Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest) is an annual film festival held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi, thriller, fantasy, dark humor, bizarre, horror, anime, adventure, virtual reality and animation in short and feature films.https://luscafilmfest.com/about/ Lusca Film Fest Official Website The event is held in San Juan, Puerto Rico metropolitan area, and other venues throughout the island of Puerto Rico. It runs for eight days during two weeks during October and November. Conference Hound, Call for Entries Its main objective is to promote cinematographic art by presenting high-quality short and feature films. History The festival was started in 2006, and took the form of a competitive festival in 2009. It is sponsored by Scene 51, Inc. and the Puerto Rico Film Academy since 2007. In 2011, MovieMaker Magazine commented that the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo (, ) is a Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón, south of Cataño, Puerto Rico, Cataño and San Juan Bay, and north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo is spread over 9 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, Guaynabo Pueblo. With a land area of and a population of 89,780 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area. The studios of WAPA-TV, the most watched List of television stations in Puerto Rico, television station in Puerto Rico, are located in Guaynabo. History The first European settlement in Puerto Rico, Caparra Archaeological Site, Caparra, was founded in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León in land that is today part of Guayna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Hofmann
Sebastián Hofmann (born 1981) is a Mexican visual artist and filmmaker whose productions have been presented in the film festivals of Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno, Sundance, San Sebastian, among others. He is also the co-founder of the prestigious production and distribution company Piano (company), Piano. His work as a visual artist has been presented in galleries and museums in New York, Sidney, Rio de Janeiro, Athens, Berlin, Santiago, Pasadena, Mexico City and Prague. Career Sebastián Hofmann has a B.F.A. with honors from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 2010 he shot his first short film, ''Jaime Tapones'', the main topic of which inspired his first feature film, Halley (film), ''Halley''. In 2011, Hofmann and Julio Chavezmontes founded Piano (company), Piano in Mexico City as a creative studio for developing original and challenging artistic projects. With Piano, they wrote and produced Halley which was selected in more than 50 international f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Walk (2019 Film)
''The Long Walk'' ( Lao: ບໍ່ມີວັນຈາກ) is a 2019 Laotian drama film directed by Mattie Do, and her third feature film overall. It premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. It also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Cast * Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy as The Old Man * Vilouna Phetmany as Lina * Por Silatsa as The Boy * Noutnapha Soydara as The Girl * Chanthamone Inoudome as The Mother * Brandon Hashimoto as Kenji Release ''The Long Walk'' was given favourable reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ... the film received a 96% positive rating based on 48 reviews, with the consensus stating tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattie Do
Mattie Do () is a Laotian American, Laotian-American film director. She is Laos's first and only female film director and the first horror film director from Laos. Career ''Chanthaly'' Her directorial debut, ''Chanthaly'' () (2012), was the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos, as well as the first to be screened at major film festivals outside of Southeast Asia like the 2013 Fantastic Fest. ''Dearest Sister'' Do's second feature film, ''Dearest Sister'' (2016), (Lao language, Lao: ນ້ອງຮັກ) was chosen to attend the 2014 Cannes Film Festival as part of the ''La Fabrique des Cinémas du monde'' program and was selected as the Laotian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, the first time that Laos submitted a film for consideration in this category. It was screened at more than 20 film festivals and was selected by Laos as its first Academy Awards, Oscars submission for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artik (film)
''Artik'' is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Tom Botchii. It stars Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo and Lauren Ashley Carter. The film had its international premiere at Macabro and world premiere at Popcorn Frights. Plot A comic book obsessed serial killer Artik teaches his son how to avoid a series of brutal murders until the boy reaches a mysterious man who blocks everything. Cast *Chase Williamson as Holton *Jerry G. Angelo as Artik * Lauren Ashley Carter as Flin Brays *Matt Mercer as Kar *Gavin White as Boy Adam Reception Critical response Review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ... gave it rating, based on reviews. Accolades References External links * 2019 horror films 2019 films American ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Heroes
is a 2018 Japanese animated superhero film based on an original story featuring the characters of ''My Hero Academia'' manga series by Kōhei Horikoshi. Produced by Bones and distributed by Toho, the film is directed by Kenji Nagasaki from a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda and features an ensemble cast that includes Daiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake, Mirai Shida, Katsuhisa Namase, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Toshiki Masuda, Ryō Hirohashi, Tasuku Hatanaka, Kei Shindō, and Rikiya Koyama. In the film, taking place between the Final Exams and the Forest Training Camp story arcs of the manga, Izuku Midoriya / Deku accompanies Toshinori Yagi / All Might in visiting his old friend at I-Island when Villains attack the artificial moving island. A film of the franchise was announced in December 2017, with Nagasaki, Kuroda, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi confirming a few days later their return from ''My Hero Academia'' anime television series to dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Nagasaki
is a Japanese anime director employed by Madhouse. He made his full directorial debut in 2011 with ''No. 6''. Starting in 2016, he directed the anime adaptation of ''My Hero Academia'', which has received praise from critics. Biography Kenji Nagasaki decided to join the anime industry in high school after watching Hayao Miyazaki's ''Castle in the Sky''. He debuted as a series director with the anime adaptation of ''No. 6''. In 2013, he directed ''Gundam Build Fighters'', based on the ''Gundam'' franchise. In 2015, he directed the anime original series ''Classroom Crisis''. Starting in 2016, Nagasaki directed the anime adaptation of ''My Hero Academia''. He also directed the three anime films based on the series. The series has received praise, with ''Paste'' ranking the adaptation among the top 40 anime of all time. ''Polygon'', Crunchyroll, and ''IGN'' also named the adaptation as one of the best anime of the 2010s. At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the adaptation was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Heathen's Curse
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Made A Maze
''Dave Made a Maze'' is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy horror film directed by Bill Watterson, and starring Nick Thune, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Kirsten Vangsness, Stephanie Allynne, James Urbaniak and John Hennigan. The film centers on the titular Dave who builds a cardboard fort that somehow supernaturally houses an entire labyrinth full of deadly traps and creatures. It premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 21, 2017, where it won an Audience Award for Best Narrative. It was released on August 18, 2017, by Gravitas Ventures. Plot While his girlfriend Annie is away for the weekend, 30-year-old Dave works fervently on his next big art project. Dave has a habit of not being able to finish anything, is apparently jobless and gets his income from his parents, whom he believes are tired of him. He finally has a breakthrough and begins to build something from the center and work his way out. When Annie comes home, she is surprised to find Dave's project: a small car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brand New Testament
''The Brand New Testament'' () is a 2015 fantasy black comedy film written, produced, and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. It is a co-production among Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The film was screened at the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist of nine films, but was not nominated. ''The Brand New Testament'' received ten nominations at the 6th Magritte Awards, winning four awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Van Dormael. ''The Brand New Testament'', a satire of religion, has become a cult film. Plot God lives in an apartment in Brussels which he shares with his meek wife and his 10-year-old daughter Ea, to whom he is emotionally and physically abusive. God is a grumpy sadist who created humankind specifically to have something to torment. He manipulates reality via the computer in his office. One day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgium, Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disability, disabilities. Van Dormael spent his childhood travelling around Europe, before going on to study filmmaking at the INSAS (film school), INSAS in Brussels, where he wrote and directed his first short film, ''Maedeli la brèche'' (1981), which received the Honorary Foreign Film Award at the Student Academy Awards. Van Dormael's feature debut, ''Toto the Hero, Toto le héros'' (1991), won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Five years later, ''The Eighth Day (1996 film), Le huitième jour'' (1996) played at Cannes, where his two leading actors, Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne, were jointly awarded the prize for Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor. His third feature film, ''Mr. Nobody (film), Mr. Nobody'' (2009), won six Magritte Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeon Sang-ho
Yeon Sang-ho (born December 25, 1978) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He gained international popularity for working his adult animated films '' The King of Pigs'' (2011) and '' The Fake'' (2013), and the live-action film ''Train to Busan'' (2016), its animated prequel ''Seoul Station'' (2016) and live-action sequel ''Peninsula'' (2020), and first South Korean superhero film ''Psychokinesis'' (2018). Career Born in Seoul on December 25, 1978, Yeon Sang-ho graduated from Sangmyung University with a degree in Western Painting. He directed his first animated short film, ''Megalomania of D'' in 1997, followed by ''D-Day'' in 2000 and ''The Hell'' in 2002, then set up his own production house Studio Dadashow in 2004. His next two animated shorts ''The Hell: Two Kinds of Life'' (2006) and ''Love Is Protein'' (2008) were invited to various international film festivals. ''The Hell: Two Kinds of Life'' won the Asian Ghost Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival Asia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
