Fantastic Film Festival of Bilbao - FANT. Cinema

Fantastic Film Festival of Bilbao - FANT

The 26th edition of the Fantastic Film Festival - FANT, organised by Bilbao City Council, kicks off in the Auditorium on 7th November with the opening gala and screening of Director Steven Kostanski’s film Psycho Goreman, and Paul Urkijo’s short DAR - DAR. Among the 10 feature films competing in this year’s Festival Official Section, is the state premiere of Boy Meets Gun, (NETH, 2020), by Joost van Hezik; and Nuclear, (UK, 2019), by Catherine Linstrum. 21 works have been presented to the FANT Short section, 10 of which are by Basque creators. Also standing out in the programme are the free screenings of the Fantastic Panorama section. FANT pays tribute this year to 3 fantastic film masters: John Carpenter, Donald Cammelly and Bong Joon Ho. In addition, FANT 26 premieres the screening in Bilbao of Álex de la Iglesia’s new series for HBO 30 monedas, and screens his film La Comunidad, on its 20th anniversary. You can also enjoy the black and white premiere of the film Parásitos.

The Festival closes on Saturday 12th November in the Auditorium with Ryan Spindell’s The Mortuary Collection (USA, 2020) during a gala in which the results of the 26th edition winners will be made known, and the Fantrobia award will be granted to the Bizkaian film-maker Galder Gaztelu - Urrutia, director of El Hoyo. FANT is part of #BilbaoUdazkena2020, the municipal initiative that will pack the town with cultural plans in October and November. FANT-EK CINEMA FANTASTIKOKO HIRU MAISU OMENDUKO DITU AURTEN: JOHN CARPENTER, DONALD CAMMELL ETA BONG JOON HO.

November 7 > 12 Larunbata > Thursday Golem Alhóndiga Cinemas 5€ / 4€ with Az Card Festival pass: 30€ Tickets: cinema ticket offices, Golem Alhóndiga and at golem.es Full programme: fantbilbao.eus