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SUMMARY:Imagine Film Festival: Five More Minutes
DTSTAMP:20261005T234016Z
DTSTART:20261104T155500Z
DESCRIPTION:IMAGINE FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2026\n\nImagine is the largest 
	film festival for Fantastic film in the Netherlands\,\nshowcasing the best
	 in fantasy\, horror\, sci-fi and everything in between.\nImagine is all a
	bout the imagination. We believe dreaming big is best\, because\nWeird Is 
	Wonderful.\n\nBesides the latest genre films\, restored classics and short
	s\, Imagine 2026 will\nfocus on magical realism in Latin American cinema a
	nd on the films of this\nyear’s Guest of Honour\, Japanese director Kiyosh
	i Kurosawa. A large chunk of the\nprogramme is also reserved for 2026’s ma
	in theme\, Ghost in the Feed\, which\nfocuses on the anxieties and desires
	 that arise with each new form of media\ntechnology. The programme examine
	s five ‘Frequencies of Fear’ from the past\ncentury: the start of TV\, the
	 VHS era\, the early internet years\, the onstant\nonline feed and our cur
	rent immersive times. Dive into the feed with us through\nfilms\, talks\, 
	a VHS-basement\, an extensive immersive programme in de Filmhallen\nand mo
	re.\n\nGhost in the Feed also creates conversations between generations: t
	he Gen X\ncinephile who remembers the tactile dread of a mysteriously unla
	beled VHS tape\;\nthe Millennial who experienced the internet transform fr
	om utopian playground to\ncorporate panopticon\; the Gen Z viewer navigati
	ng horror through deepfakes and\ndisappeared stories. Each generation beli
	eves their relationship to technology\nis unique\, but we’re all possessed
	 by the same ghosts\, transmitted through\ndifferent machines.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/imagine-film-festival-five-more-minutes
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GEO:52.3637259;4.8676321
LOCATION:LAB111 - Arie Biemondstraat 111\, 1054 PD Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,festivals,film,oud-west,overtoombuurt,shorts,stor
	ies,talk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1>IMAGINE FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2026</h1>I
	magine is the largest film festival for Fantastic film in the Netherlands,
	 showcasing the best in fantasy, horror, sci-fi and everything in between.
	 Imagine is all about the imagination. We believe dreaming big is best, be
	cause <em>Weird Is Wonderful.</em><p>Besides the latest genre films, resto
	red classics and shorts, Imagine 2026 will focus on magical realism in Lat
	in American cinema and on the films of this year’s Guest of Honour, Japane
	se director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. A large chunk of the programme is also reser
	ved for 2026’s main theme, <em>Ghost in the Feed,</em> which focuses on th
	e anxieties and desires that arise with each new form of media technology.
	 The programme examines five ‘Frequencies of Fear’ from the past century: 
	the start of TV, the VHS era, the early internet years, the onstant online
	 feed and our current immersive times. Dive into the feed with us through 
	films, talks, a VHS-basement, an extensive immersive programme in de Filmh
	allen and more.</p><p><em>Ghost in the Feed</em> also creates conversation
	s between generations: the Gen X cinephile who remembers the tactile dread
	 of a mysteriously unlabeled VHS tape; the Millennial who experienced the 
	internet transform from utopian playground to corporate panopticon; the Ge
	n Z viewer navigating horror through deepfakes and disappeared stories. Ea
	ch generation believes their relationship to technology is unique, but we’
	re all possessed by the same ghosts, transmitted through different machine
	s.</p>
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