Australia’s premier genre film festival Monster Fest which is returning to Melbourne for its 6th edition November has just announced their first slate of official selections.
Festival Director Kier-La Janisse said that Monster Fest is pleased to announce its first wave of new feature film titles, including FREE FIRE, the latest from visionary director Ben Wheatley; TROLL HUNTER director André Øvredal’s long-awaited English language debut THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE; the new digital restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s sci-fi epic ON THE SILVER GLOBE; Jesse Moss’ (THE OVERNIGHTERS) newest acclaimed documentary THE BANDIT – about the legendary friendship between Burt Reynolds and stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham – and much more. “Monster Fest has come a long way since its inception in 2011,” Janisse commented “Originally conceived as a platform for showcasing Monster Pictures’ own titles, it has since evolved into its own beast, and continues to grow each year into the kind of diverse and inclusive genre festival that we see as key to fueling support for genre film production and exhibition in this country. It’s a place for us to come together with both independent filmmakers and our colleagues in the distribution landscape to share the most exciting, challenging and acclaimed genre titles emerging each year – ranging from horror and sci-fi to documentary, animation, crime and even westerns. We wanted to create an event that could be the Australian equivalent of major genre fests like Fantasia, Sitges and Fantastic Fest – and I think we’ve made huge strides in that direction.”

MONSTER FEST 2016 FIRST WAVE:

ALWAYS SHINE – Australian Premiere
ANTIBIRTH – Victorian Premiere
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE – Australian Premiere
THE BANDIT – Australian Premiere
DEAREST SISTER – Australian Premiere
DEAD HANDS DIG DEEP – Victorian Premiere
FREE FIRE – Australian Premiere
ON THE SILVER GLOBE – New Digital Restoration
SLASH – Australian Premiere
MONDO YAKUZA – World Premiere