Fantastic Fest News

SXFantastic: SXSW 2010 presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight!5:27 PM Feb 4

Winners announced for the free advance screening of DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM!3:55 PM Jan 29

FF Badge Holders, check out this Free Advance screening of DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM!12:38 PM Jan 29

Groper Train

This year a Japanese film called DEPARTURES won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Its director Yojiro Takita, is a veteran of the Japanese film industry who started at the bottom and is now a very hot property. When we say he started at the bottom, we really mean it. For Mr. Yojiro Takita got his start making Pink Films, the peculiarly Japanese formulation of sex, sadism, and anything-goes initiative that thrills salarymen in back-alley adult theaters. Here is the proof.

Hotel Information

Anyone attending Fantastic Fest from out of town who doesn't have friends or family in Austin now has a place to stay: The Radisson Hotel & Suites at Austin-Town Lake. A special deal for Fantastic Fest attendees is now in effect through September 15 which gets you rooms for $135 a night from September 24 to October 1, a discount of over $40 a night! The Radisson is located right in the heart of downtown Austin, with easy shuttle access to Fantastic Fest's Alamo South Lamar location and just walking distance from the famed Congress Bridge Bats. It also sits right on the beautiful Town Lake, which allows for great walks and is ideal for jogging.

In order to obtain this special discount, you can either call the Radisson's national reservations center at 800-333-3333, or go to the Radisson Downtown website and enter ALAMO into the promotional code box on the right side of the screen. Click "search" and the group rate will appear. If you experience any problems, please call the Radisson reservations line and let them know this is for Fantastic Fest 2009. Please note that these rates are only available until September 15, 2009, and any reservations made after that date must pay the full rate price.

In addition to the Radisson, Austin offers numerous affordable hotel options throughout town. We suggest you also try the following:

Embassy Suites Downtown
Radisson Hotel North Austin
Country Inn & Suites North Austin
Verde Camp (rental houses)

Below you will also find a map with other hotels close to the theater. The orange volcano is the the theater, and the red beds are the nearby places to stay at. Book your rooms soon!

If you would like any assistance please email thomas@originalalamo.com

View Fantastic Fest Hotels in a larger map
Fantastic Fest venue locations are in red, Official hotel hotel is in Green, other hotels are in blue.

Also, there are short-term rental properties in Austin listed on Craigslist or you can post on the Fantastic Fest Facebook page for local attendees who may be willing to house out-of-town Fantastic Fest visitors.