WRITER’S CORNER
Events, Conferences, Awards
UBUD WRITERS & READERS FESTIVAL When: October 23 – 27, 2019 Where: Bali, Indonesia More than 150 writers, artists, activists and performers from over 30 countries will converge for the 16th Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF), to share stories and ideas exploring this year’s theme: Karma. This year’s festival, named one of the five best literary events for 2019 by The Telegraph UK, will explore the impacts of our personal and collective actions on our social and physical environments. Photo: Wayan Martino
FILM FESTIVALS FANTASTIC FEST
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Poster: Fantastic Fest
Poster: The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society
When: Sept 19 – 26, 2019
When: Sept. 26 – Oct. 11, 2019
Where: Austin, Texas
Where: Vancouver, Canada
Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the US, specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. The festival is dedicated to championing challenging and thought-provoking cinema, celebrating new voices and new stories from around the world and supporting new filmmakers.
Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened, VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. Screening films from more than 70 countries on nine screens, VIFF's program includes the pick of the world’s top film fests and many undiscovered gems.
Fantastic Fest has been hailed as one of the “25 coolest film festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine, “the wildest film festival in America” by The Guardian, “a secret weapon for the arthouse market” by Indiewire as well as “the coolest film festival in the world” by IGN.
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Three main programming platforms make VIFF unique: the largest selections of East Asian films outside of that region, one of the biggest showcases of Canadian film in the world and a large and vibrant documentary program.