Festival of Fantastic Films (UK)

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The Festival of Fantastic Films is an annual non-profit celebration of cinema fantastique, held annually in central Manchester, England. It was created by Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler (both members of the Delta Film Group, an amateur film-making society active in the 1960s), together with their fellow enthusiast Gil Lane-Young.

Past guests have included: the producer Tony Tenser; the producer/director Roger Corman; directors Robert Fuest, Val Guest, Robin Hardy, Jorge Grau; actors Andrew Keir, Robin Askwith, David Warbeck, Ken Foree, David Hess, Norman Rossington; actresses Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Anne Robinson, Catriona MacColl, Ingrid Pitt.

Two prizes are presented each year: for the best amateur film screened (the Delta Film Award) and the best independent entry.

The 18th Festival of Fantastic Films was held on 31 August - 2 September 2007. The 19th will be held on 17 - 19 October 2008, with Emily Booth and Robert Fuest among the guests announced.

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