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OVERVIEW Created by Pierre Corbeil, André Dubois and Martin Sauvageau, Fantasia started in 1996 screening Asian films from Hong Kong and Japan, with Japanese Anime as well. In 1997, the festival expanded its focus to bring in genre films from around the world, not just East Asia. Since then, Fantasia has featured many North American premieres and some world premieres. There have also been films screened in pre-final-cut condition, just to be there, find distributors, or build buzz. Fantasia was the first member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation outside of Europe. VENUES The festival started in the old Imperial Theatre , a grand old theatre with full balcony and backstage areas. The festival for a time also used the cinemas at Ex-Centris . When in 2002 , the theatre was unexpectedly late on renovation and repairs, the festival had to be cancelled, and the next year moved to Concordia University 's screening rooms (''Henry F. Hall Alumni Auditorium'', ''deSeve Cinema'', ''D.B. Clarke Theatre''). For ''Fantasia Under the Stars'' at the 10th anniversary festival, free showings were organized outdoors at Parc De La Paix (Peace Park), near the old venues of Ex-Centris and Imperial. A spinoff festival in Toronto was tried, using the Bloor Street Theatre , but in the end, the endeavour failed due to time constraints and planning issues. FESTIVALS Inaugural Festival ;Fant-Asia 1996 Fant-Asia 1997 Fant-Asia 1998 Fantasia's Toronto edition premiered at the Bloor Cinema Fantasia International Film Festival 1999 The 1999 edition of Fantasia was the only one which utilized the Ex-Centris facilities. The two venues, Imperial and Ex-Centris are something like 5000ft apart. This year also featured the second Toronto edition. FanTasia 2000 The 2000 edition of Fantasia featured the debut of the Just For Laughs film festival, Comedia , as a selection of comedy films were shown with the regular Fantasia fare. This was also the final year that a Toronto edition of the festival was presented. FanTasia 2001 The 2001 edition was the last held in the Imperial Cinema . It was also the last time the festival was jointly held with Comedia . Missed Year ;FanTasia 2002 Fantasia 2002 was cancelled due to problems with the Imperial Cinema . The air conditioning system was broken, and it could not be fixed in time for Fantasia. Indeed, the theatre was not repaired until 2004. Due to the lack of assurance that the theater would be available, and the fact that it broke four months before the festival, meant that alternate bookings were not available. The lack of assurance for the 2003 festival meant a change in venue. Move to Concordia University ;FanTasia 2003 Fantasia 2003 was held for the first time on the Concordia University campus, using the ''DeSeve Cinema'' and ''Henry F. Hall Alumni Auditorium''. The venue change was instigated by the lack of consideration that the Imperial Theatre gave in informing the festival organizers on the status of Imperial. This was also the first year that a DVD filled with movie trailers of movies shown at the festival was available for purchase with the festival guide book. Fantasia 2004 The 2004 Fantasia was held at Concordia University using the Hall Auditorium and deSeve Cinema. Unlike the 2003 event, no DVD filled with trailers was available. Fantasia 2005 Fantasia is now 10 years old. However, this is the 9th edition of the festival, due to a missed year in 2002. The festival is again held at Concordia University. This year, a trailer-filled DVD is provided as part of the festival guide book and not a separate purchase. 10th Edition/10th Anniversary ;FanTasia 2006 Fantsasia's 10th anniversary and 10th edition, the , the last four episodes of Goldorak , Night Of The Living Dorks and Attack The Gas Station . The indoor shows use the same Concordia University facilities as since the move to Concordia. The outdoor shows are several kilometres away from the indoor shows. With the 10th anniversary, Fantasia is helping to launch an associated but separate Toronto festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival . FanTasia 2007 The edition will be held from July 5th to July 23rd 2007 at the Concordia University . In addition to the Hall hall and DeSeve hall, a third screening room has been added at the ''D.B. Clarke Theatre''. There are however, no outdoor shows this year. Fantasia 2008 OTHERS
VIDEO PUBLICATIONS OF FANTASIA
: ''Small Gauge Trauma'' is the name of the film shorts component of Fantasia. A DVD anthology of various shorts shown over various editions of Fantaisa has been published.
: Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of the Hong Kong film ''Red to Kill'', for release in Quebec.
: Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of the Hong Kong film ''Run and Kill'', for release in Quebec.
: Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of the Hong Kong action scenes compilation '' Jackie Chan 's Greatest Stunts'' Volumes 1 & 2, for release in Quebec.
: Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of Jackie Chan's stunt action compilation ''My Stunts'', for release in Quebec.
: Fantasia has published a subtitled VHS version of Jackie Chan's autobiography ''My Story'', for release in Quebec.
: For the 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2003 festivals, a DVD filled with trailers of some of the films being played has been provided for purchase. EXTERNAL LINKS
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