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Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano to attract tourists during the slow season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1995 over 60,000 people attended and there were 70 floats, bands, costumed groups and "imprecision drill teams" in the parade. [ 3 ]
Key West’s Fantasy Fest began Friday, launching a 10-day schedule of masquerades, elaborate parties and costume competitions. The masking and costuming festival is themed “Uniforms & Unicorns ...
Tens of thousands of spectators thronged the subtropical island’s historic downtown Saturday night for Fantasy Fest’s highlight event, a parade featuring over 40 motorized floats and costumed ...
It was also picked up for screenings at the Fantastic Fest and the 56th Sitges Film Festival. [9] It made it to the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival slate for its Canadian premiere. [10] It was released theatrically in Spain on 15 December 2023. [11] [12] Film Movement acquired North-American distribution rights to the film. [13]
Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. It focuses on niche, low budget movies in various genres, from horror to sci-fi.
Key West’s 10-day Fantasy Fest masking and costuming festival gets underway Friday, Oct. 21, with a full slate of events, the first full festival since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
The 2009 festival was held September 24 – October 1. It was the first year of the Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to director Jess Franco. The official sponsors of the 2009 Fantastic Fest were Real D, G4, Dark Sky Films, Best Buy, Stella Artois, Jeremiah Weed, Ain't It Cool News, and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
The annual event brings in an estimated $30 million to the Florida Keys economy, according to tourism officials.