MEDIA SUMMARY XI EDITION
In this new edition of the Congress, there was the participation of more than fifty researchers from countries such as India, France or Romania, who were joined by the researcher Jasper Vrancken, who came to Elche (Spain) from Belgium, or Ainara Aberasturi, director from the Paleontological Museum of Elche (MUPE).
December 18, 2023
FANTAELX AWARDS THE SHORT FILM “UNA CANCIÓN”, MADE BY UMH STUDENTS
The audiovisual animation project, which won the special prize of the competition, was created and edited in three months and started as a class project.
November 27, 2023
THE SHORT FILM “UNA CANCIÓN”, BY STUDENTS OF THE UMH, AWARDED IN FANTAELX
The winning work of the special prize FANTAELX-L’ALJUB has been made by the students Inés Pérez, Jorge Torres, Alejandra Celdrán, Lucía Mompeán, Alexander Elizalde and Belén Hernández.
November 27, 2023
The closing ceremony and awards ceremony took place on Saturday 25th November in the Auditorium of the “Ciutat d’Elx” Congress Centre.
November 26, 2023
FANTAELX 2023 PRESENTS ITS AWARD-WINNING WORKS
The festival has announced its award-winning works in a closing ceremony with a strong presence of participating and award-winning filmmakers, as well as personalities from the world of culture.
November 26, 2023
NEW CATEGORY “FANTAELX-L’ALJUB SPECIAL AWARD”
The FANTAELX-L’ALJUB Special Award will be presented at a gala event at the ABC cinemas in the shopping centre.
November 23, 2023
L’ALJUB SPONSORS THE 11TH FANTAELX FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL SUPPORTING PROMISING YOUNG FILMMAKERS
The FANTAELX-L’ALJUB Special Award is a new collaboration with the festival in which students from Miguel Hernández University have participated.
November 21, 2023
GENDER, QUEER AND LGTBI+ ISSUES COME TO FANTAELX, WITH ITS “TRANSVERSAL SECTION”
The session will take place on Thursday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the “Ciutat d’Elx” Congress Center, with free access until capacity is reached, and no prior entry reservation required.
November 21, 2023
FROM MAKING HUMOUR WITH DEATH TO HAVING SEXUAL OBJECTS STAR IN A SHORT FILM
A humorous short film about death, a story told by sexual objects […] are some of the short films screened yesterday at the ABC cinemas […]. A queue of people was waiting at the doors of the cinema 1 to start the event at around 8 pm.
November 17, 2023
STUDENTS OF THE UMH PRESENT THEIR ANIMATED SHORT FILMS AT THE FANTAELX FESTIVAL
As part of the eleventh edition of FANTAELX, UMH students will present their short films at the ABC cinemas in L’Aljub shopping centre.
November 15, 2023
UMH STUDENTS WILL SCREEN THEIR ANIMATED SHORT FILMS AT L’ALJUB SHOPPING CENTRE
This Thursday will take place the special gala FANTAELX-L’ALJUB in the ABC cinemas, which will bring together seven short films aimed at lovers of the fantastic genre.
November 13, 2023
Posters created by Mario-Paul Martínez, sudirector of the festival.
November 10, 2023
FANTAELX IN THE CULTURAL AGENDA OF À PUNT
The Agenda Cultural of À Punt echoes the festival with an interview with Mario-Paul Martínez, sudirector of the event. From minute 12:00.
November 10, 2023
The illustrator Mario-Paul Martínez has created four posters with fantastic creatures to promote the event whose leitmotiv is ‘Science and Fantastic Creatures’.
November 7, 2023
The activities will take place from 9 to 25 November and will be free until full capacity is reached.
November 7, 2023
FOUR FANTASTIC EMBLEMS WILL BE THE PROTAGONISTS OF THE XI EDITION OF FANTAELX
The winning short films will receive for the first time cash prizes and access to collaborating festivals such as Skyline Benidorm Film Festival.
November 7, 2023
The kick-off of this edition will take place on Thursday 9 November at 20:00h with its screening at the Odeon Cinemas.
November 7, 2023
A NEW EDITION OF FANTAELX COMES TO L’ALJUB
On November 16th the FANTAELX-L’ALJUB Special Award will be presented, where part of the students of the Miguel Hernández University will premiere their animated short films in the ABC cinemas of the shopping centre, sponsor of the festival.
November 6, 2023
THE MOST FEARSOME CREATURES, AT FANTAELX
The illustrator and filmmaker Mario-Paul Martínez has been commissioned to create the four posters which, linked together, respond to this year’s leitmotiv: Science and Fantastic Creatures.
November 6, 2023
For this new edition, the illustrator and filmmaker Mario-Paul Martínez has been in charge of creating the four posters that, connected to each other, respond to a leitmotif of language: Science and Fantastic Creatures.
November 5, 2023
FANTAELX IS PRESENTED AT THE FANTASTIC MUSEUM OF TURIN
The festival recounts its ten years of history with a selection of winning short films and advances its next edition in the Italian center.
October 3, 2023
PRESENTATION OF FANTAELX AT THE MUFANT IN TURIN
The Italian media Quotidiano Piemontese echoes the presence of the Elche festival at the MUFANT – MuseoLab del Fantastico e della Fantascienza di Torino.
September 27, 2023
PRESENTATION OF FANTAELX AT THE MUFANT IN TURIN
On Saturday, September 30, FANTAELX will be presented to the Italian public at the MUFANT — MuseoLab del Fantastico e della Fantascienza di Torino, also screening a selection of short films to offer a perspective of Spanish fantastic.
September 17, 2023
FANTAELX OPENS THE REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR FANTASTIC GENRE WORKS FOR ITS ELEVENTH EDITION
The eleventh edition of the festival opens the registration period for works until 2 October.
September 23, 2023
THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR WORKS IN FANTAELX 2023 IS OPEN
For the first time, the festival will give economic awards in its three main categories.
September 5, 2023
FANTAELX OPENS THE REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR FANTASTIC GENRE WORKS FOR ITS ELEVENTH EDITION
Short films and fake trailers can be registered until October 2nd.
September 4, 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS OF THE SIXTH CONGRESS IN THE PORTAL OF HISPANISMO – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Hispanismo – Instituto Cervantes echoes the Call for Papers of the VI International Congress of Fantastic Genre, Audiovisuals and New Technologies, framed within the festival.
Setember 2, 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS OF THE VI CONGRESS ON THE PLATFORM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
The University of Pennsylvania echoes the Call for Papers of the VI International Congress of Fantastic Genre, Audiovisuals and New Technologies, framed within the festival.
July 26, 2023