Red Rooms to open Fantasia

Second wave of films announced

by Jennie Kermode

Red Rooms
Red Rooms Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival

This year's Fantasia International Film Festival is to open with the North American première of Pascal Plante's haunting tale of a woman obsessed with a serial killer, Red Rooms. New works by Jennifer Reeder,Junta Yamaguchi, Joe Lynch and Olivier Godin feature in the festival's second wave of films, which was also announced today.

Other highlights of the 27th edition include full on Nicolas Cage thriller Sympathy For The Devil, Australian occult horror Talk To Me and Cannes hit Vincent Must Die. There will also be a launch party for new book Dark Matter Presents: Haunted Reels, featuring readings by luminaries including Jay Baruchel, C Robert Cargill, Gary Sherman, Sarah Bolger, The Pierce Brothers, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

The remainder of the line-up will be revealed in early July.

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