Quentin Tarantino Film Festival

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The Quentin Tarantino Film Festival, or QT-Fest, is a semi-annual film and multimedia event held by the Austin Film Society in Austin, Texas and attended by film director Quentin Tarantino. Most recently, the Alamo Drafthouse theater in downtown Austin, Texas has been the selected venue. The event usually takes place for a few days, and Tarantino screens a selection of his favorite films using prints he owns.

Usually he programs films to a theme such as 80's horror night or Italian crime films of the 70's. All films come from his private collection of prints and generally have played a part in the creation of his own films. He uses the film fest not only as a platform to show off his impressive collection of rare film reels but also to point out forgotten genres, directors, actors or studios.

So far there have been 6 festivals, plus a "best of" featuring films shown in previous festivals. A very important aspect of the Quentin Tarantino Film Festivals in general is, that Tarantino introduces all the films himself, shows trailers for all kinds of films and takes the time to discuss the films with the fans lucky enough to gain badges for the nights. His policy is that he doesn't talk about himself or his movies during the festival, which makes it hard for journalists or fans to gain information about projects he is currently working on. But as in the case of QT 5, he uses the festival to set the mood for coming projects or showcasing some of the influences on his work.

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[edit] Lineup listings

QT Fest started in 1997 at the Dobie Theater near the University of Texas. The event to the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown for QT3, where it remained until the site's closure in 2007. After QT 5 in 2001, there was a hiatus before QT 6 in 2005.

[edit] QT 1 Lineup

This showing was held in 1997.

[edit] QT 2 Lineup

This showing was held in 1998.

[edit] QT III Lineup

This showing was held in 1999.

[edit] QT Quattro Lineup

This showing was held in 2000.

[edit] QT 5 Lineup

This showing was held in 2001.

[edit] QT Six Lineup

This showing was held in October 2005.

  • The Spy with My Face (1965)
  • Venetian Affair (1967)
  • Shame of the Jungle (1975)
  • Psycho II (1983)
  • Funeral Home (1980)
  • Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
  • Beyond Evil (1980)
  • Mausoleum (1983)
  • Madman (1982)
  • BMX Bandits (1983)
  • Four Desperate Men (1959)
  • Riptide (1969)
  • Dark Age (1987)
  • Cry of the Wild (1973)
  • Blue Water, White Death (1971)
  • Five for Hell (1969)
  • From Hell to Victory (1979)
  • Death Rage (1976)
  • No Way Out (1973)
  • The Sell-Out (1976)
  • Hay Country Swingers (1971)
  • Teenage Hitchhikers (1975)
  • Crack House (1989)
  • The Dirty Outlaws (1967)
  • Fistful of Talons (1983)
  • Fight for Your Life (1977)
  • And a special screening of Johnny Firecloud (1975) (out of Tim League's (founder of Alamo Drafthouse) collection).

[edit] Best of QT Fest Lineup

This showing was a 7 day event held from April 24, 2006 until April 30, 2006.

[edit] Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse

To mark the closure of the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Tarantino organized a three-night mini-festival. This was not an official QT-Fest, but followed the same format, with three themed triple bills. It was held May 10 to May 13, 2007, with a break on May 12.

Sex Comedy Night May 10

  • Sex on the Run (1977)
  • Sex with a Smile (1976)
  • The Oldest Profession (1967)

Redneck Night May 11

Swinging Night

  • The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
  • The Swinging Pussycats (1969)
  • The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)

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