Introduction to the Festival

The Festival of Fantastic Films is the premier convention for fans of horror, fantasy, and science-fiction movies.
The festival, now in it's 12^th year, has been held in Manchester, England every September

Programme

There were Three programme streams containing a wide range of movie-related events that include Guest Interviews, Discussions, Panels, Special Events, Presentations, Auctions, Artshow and Poster Exhibition, Dealer Room, Parties and of course movies, movies, movies..... the old and the new merged into a unique experience.

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Guests at the Festival included:

Martine Beswick	Brian Clemens	Antonio Margheriti
Jorge Grau	Val Guest

The Guests were interviewed and recounted events that shaped their careers. But the highlight for many fans was the chance to buy them drinks and ask all those questions that could not have been answered in public.

Regular Guests

Several guests from past festivals have enjoyed the event so much that they attend regularly
These include	Richard Gordon (Director/Producer)
	Norman J. Warren (Director)
	Janina Faye (Actress)
	Ramsey Campbell (Author)
	Stephen Laws (Author)
	Stephen Gallagher (Author)

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Movie Programme

Movies shown at the Festival included:

Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
Psycho Beach Party (1999)
Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
Dracula (1931)
Sanctimony (2000)
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes (1973)
The Nameless (1999)
The Lady & the Monster (1944)
The Mad Magician (1954) -in 3D
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (1974)
24 Hours in London (1999)
Lighthouse (2000)
Blood (2000)
She (1935)
Black Dragons (1942)
The Flying Serpent (1946)
The Mask of Dijon (1946)

and many other rarely seen movies.

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The Next Festival

The Festival of Fantastic Films 2001
The 12^th Annual Convention of the Society of Fantastic Films
The UK's Celebration of a Century of Amazing Cinema

will be held August 24^th to 26^th, 2001 at The Renaissance Hotel, Manchester, England

For full details of the next Festival click onto the official web site

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