For nearly 20 years, hundreds have filled the seats of a downtown Montreal theatre for the Fantasia International Film Festival — leaping, shouting, screaming and laughing in time to the events displayed on screen. With the COVID-19 pandemic making it difficult to hold an in-person festival however, Fantasia President Pierre Corbeil was concerned he would lose some of that community feeling. I really had a great time, that was a fun festival," Carpenter told festival viewers last week. Premiering first film onlineDaria Wosjek took home the top prize at the Fantasia International Film Festival for her feature debut Marygoround. She talks about what it was like attending the virtual festival.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2020 19:41 UTC