Fantastic Fest Schedule is now online!

The complete 2008 Fantastic Fest schedule is now active on our official website www.fantasticfest.com.

There are, however, always last minute additions to the festival lineup. To keep up-to-date on last-minute news and schedule additions, we recommend joining the Fantastic Fest Facebook Group or subscribing to the Fantastic Fest Twitter feed and blog.

BADGEHOLDERS, SIGN UP WITH BSIDE
We partner with BSide Entertainment to deliver the interactive community and scheduling portion of our website. If you are attending Fantastic Fest this year, we highly recommend that you sign up for a BSide account. You can do so at www.fantasticfest.com. It’s quick, easy and free. Once you have an account, you can use the easy scheduling tool to start putting together your personal Fantastic Fest itinerary as well as view the schedules of your friends. Once the festival is underway, you can also rate and review films as well as interact with the filmmakers and the festival community at large.

Next week, we’ll be sending out information on how to use BSide with SMS text messaging, and new this year, the Fantastic Fest BSide interface is optimized for IPhone and mobile browsing. When browsing http://www.fantasticfest.bside.com with your Iphone, you will automatically be redirected to the stripped down mobile-friendly version of the site.

A SNEAK PEAK AT THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM GUIDE
The Official 2008 Fantastic Fest program guide has been sent to the printer and will be hitting the streets next week. If you would like a sneak peek at the program, however, you can download a compressed PDF at http://www.fantasticfest.com/guide.pdf.


IMPORTANT FESTIVAL DATES:
Important dates have been announced for the 4th Annual Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.

Sunday, September 14, 2008: Fantastic Fest online begins
Thursday, September 18, 2008: Fantastic Fest begins
Saturday, September 20, 2008: 2009 Festival Badges go on sale
Monday, September 22, 2008: 2008 Fantastic Fest Awards Ceremony

For more information about Fantastic Fest, please visit our official website: www.fantasticfest.com.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the United States featuring over 100 films from over 30 countries. The event highlights the best new sci-fi, horror, fantasy and genre films, as well as choice classic and obscure cult titles from all over the world. The festival director and head programmer is Tim League (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema), with additional programming by Harry Knowles (Ain't It Cool News), Todd Brown (Twitchfilm.net), Blake Ethridge (Cinema is Dope), Karrie League (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema), Zack Carlson (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema) and Lars Nilsen (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema). Fantastic Fest is a supporting member of the prestigious Melies European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation and a founding member of the North American Fantastic Festival Alliance. Fantastic Fest is sponsored in part by Gamecock Media, AMD, Fosters, Embassy Suites, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, CITY OF EMBER, DVD Empire, Best Buy, Dark Sky Films, Envy Magazine, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Texas Film Commission, Image Entertainment, Viz Pictures, HungrymanTV.com, Book People, Room Service Vintage, Media Blasters, Big Top Candy, Austin Chronicle, The Onion, Fangoria Magazine, Rue Morgue Magazine, Twitchfilm.com, Ain't It Cool News, Smitty's Market and Louie Mueller Barbecue.