"The Magus" screens at Gimli Film Festival

"The Magus" has been selected to screen at the Gimli Film Festival, which runs July 20 - 24, 2011. It will close the "Life is Heavy" program on Friday, July 22 @ 3:30pm at the Aspire Theatre. The Festival is currently in it's 11th year.

Also screening in the program: "Deeper Than Yesterday" (Ariel Kleiman | Australia), "Lucky Girl" (Alexandra Grimanis | Canada), "The Hollow Man's Tragedy" (Jorge De Guillae | Spain), "Infinite Struggles" (Corey King | Manitoba), "[Punctuated]" (Dermot Daly | UK).

"The Magus" reviewed in Border Crossings

In Issue 118 of Border Crossings, Tom Kohut wrote a fantastic piece on "The Magus" for the Crossovers section, the full review is below:

"Goths!" screens at Cinema Spectacular in Edinburgh, Scotland

Goths! On the Bus! will screen at Cinema Spectacular in Edinburgh, Scotland at An Exercise in Bad Taste, a two-day event devoted to the devilishly delightful world of Bad Taste Cinema.

It will screen as part of a special program of short films curated by Edinburgh's Horror Festival, Dead by Dawn, alongside the feature film, Rubber, by Quentin Dupieux and a series of live performances.

"Goths!" Screens at MUFF!

The 6th annual Montreal Underground Film Festival presents 3 nights of wild and wooly short films from around the world at various venues around the city on May 12-14.

The fest kicks off with a lineup of 8 short films, plus the World Premiere of Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare’s Main Attraction, about a magician and his resident freaks fending off an eviction from their home. DeGiglio-Bellemare is a member of the Montreal media arts collective Volatile Works and features special effects by underground artist Rick Trembles and Andy Mauro. Also in the Opening Night kick-off is the not-to-be-missed hilarious music video Goths! On the Bus by Karen & Jaimz Asmundson.

Then, the fest continues on the 13th and the 14th with several programming blocks of short films hailing from Canada, the U.S., Germany, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Finland, the U.K. and other countries.

Some standouts in the fest include Zachary Epcar‘s retro-futuristic look at people disconnected from their urban environment, A Time Share Unlimited; Leslie Supnet‘s quietly introspective animation How to Care for Introverts; Kevin Lonano’s dark and surreal circus romance Carny; and his brother Brian Lonano‘s low-fi sci-fi hit Attackazoids!.

For more info, including screening locations, please visit the official Montreal Underground Film Festival website.

Via @ Badlit

"The Magus" screens at Hot Docs

The Magus will screen in Toronto at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival alongside the film Dust. A Sculptor's Journey by Jeanne Pope.

The films will screen Sunday, May 1st at 9:30pm and again on Wednesday May 4 at 1:00pm.

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary film festival, conference and market, held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 2011 edition of the Festival runs from April 28 to May 8.

For showtimes and to purchase tickets:
http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/magus_the

Multimedia artist Jaimz Asmundson turns the camera on his visual artist father, documenting his dad’s incredible artistic practice over a six-month period. Using multi-format film processing and an evocative musical score, Asmundson intuitively explores the mind-altered states of creation in this cinematic manifestation of his father’s occult experiences. - Michelle Latimer

"Goths!" screens at the Cambridge Super 8 Film Festival

Goths! On the Bus! will screen at the 5th Cambridge Super 8 Film Festival (April 28 - May 1, 2011). It will screen alongside other super8 films from around in the World in the Competition 1 Program, which screens on Thursday April 28 @ 6pm and Saturday April 30 @ 2pm at the Squeaky Gate.

The Cambridge Super 8 Group is dedicated to the exhibition and creation of Super 8 film as a crucial art form in its own right.

As well as the annual festival, the Cambridge Super 8 Group has been active in programming a multitude of screenings, director talks and educational events in the city of Cambridge and in East Anglia.

Cambridge Super 8 is also committed to promoting new work and developing critical discussion as well as developing collaboration with other festivals.

Jaimz & Graham Asmundson on Cineflyer Radio