Quentin Tarantino Film Festival

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.

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.

QT 1 Lineup

This showing was held in 1997.

*The Savage Seven (1968)
*Hollywood Man (1976)
*The Glory Stompers (1968)
*Cry of the Banshee (1970)
*Twisted Nerve (1968)
*Don't Go in the House (1980)
*The House on Sorority Row (1983)
*The Haunted House of Horror (1969)
*The Legend of the Wolf Woman (1976)
*Boeing Boeing (1965)
*All in a Night's Work (1961)
*The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)
*Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)
*The Outfit (1974)
*The Nickel Ride (1974)
*Duel of the Iron Fist (1971)
*Seven Blows of the Dragon (1972)
*The Long Duel (1967)
*March or Die (1977)
*White Lightning (1973)
*Jackson County Jail (1976)
*Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
*War of the Monsters (1966)
*The Beyond (1981)
*The Hellbenders (1966)
*Adiós, Sabata (1971)
*The Girl from Starship Venus (1975)
*Mr. Superinvisible (1970)
*Switchblade Sisters (1975)

QT 2 Lineup

This showing was held in 1998.

*Evel Knievel (1971)
*Cannonball (1976)
*Fever Pitch (1985)
*Sitting Target (1972)
*The Dion Brothers (1974)
*Buck Town (1975)
*Gates of Hell (1983)
*Police Women (1974)
*Wonder Women (1973)
*Ghetto Freaks (1970)
* (1957)
*Eager Beavers (1975)
*Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)

QT III Lineup

This showing was held in 1999.

*The Three Musketeers (1973)
*The Four Musketeers (1974)
*Zulu Dawn (1979)
*Coonskin (1975)
*Nashville Girl (1976)
*Alligator (1980)
*The Death Collector (1976)
*Mighty Peking Man (1977)
*Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
*Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
*The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
*Sol Madrid (1968)
*Tick Tick Tick (1970)
*Junior Bonner (1972)
*Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
*Black Christmas (1974)
*Torso (1973)
*The Prowler (1981)
*Hell Night (1981)
*The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
*Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
*Clock Cleaners (1937)
*Little Cigars (1973)
*The Stalking Moon (1968)
*Navajo Joe (1966)
*Freebie and the Bean (1974)
*Brannigan (1975)
*Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
*Lady in Red (1979)
*Last Man Standing (1996)
*Eyes of a Stranger (1981)

QT Quattro Lineup

This showing was held in 2000.

*Dragon vs Snakefist (1979)
*Dragon vs Needles of Death (1982)
*Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
*Walking Tall (1973)
*White Lightning (1973)
*Macon County Line (1974)
*Gambit (1966)
*Arizona Colt (1966)
*The Master Touch (1972)
*The Muthers (1968)
*The Mack (1973)
*Saint Jack (1979)
*The Chinese Mack (1974)
*They Call Me Hallelujah (1971)
*The Huns (1961)
*The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
*Destroy All Monsters (1968)
*The Mysterians (1957)
*The Psychic (1968)
*Mothra (1961)
*Suspiria (1977)
*Godzilla vs The Smog Monster (1971)
*The Vampire's Coffin (1958)
*Shoot First, Die Later (1974)
*Wipe Out (1973)
*Hickey & Boggs (1972)
*Succubus (1967)
*Sex on the Run (1977)
*Hammerhead (1968)
*Kiss the Girls and Make them Die (1966)
*Lightning Bolt (1966)
*Message from Space (1978)
*Deep Red (1975)
*Devil Woman (1970)
*The Yakuza (1974)
*The Black Marble (1980)
*French Connection II (1975)
*Jackson County Jail (1976)
*The Bullet Train (1975)
*Sorcerer (1977)
*The Big Gundown (1966)

QT 5 Lineup

This showing was held in 2001.

*Shark (1984)
*Billy Jack (1971)
*Big Bullet (1996)
*Kung Fu Episodes (King of the Mountain; The Soldier; The Valley of Terror) (1972)
*Jade Claw (1979)
*Fist of Fury (1972)
*Fist of Fury Pt. 2 (1991)
*Fistful of Yen (From Kentucky Fried Movie) (1977)
*Dragon Lord (1982)
*The Golden Stallion (1949)
*Omega Man (1971)
*Lifeforce (1985)
*The Blade (1995)
*Italian Connection (1973)
*Brotherhood of Death (1976)
*Eastern Condors (1987)
*Rolling Thunder (1977)
*Never a Dull Moment (1968)
*Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
*Framed (1975)
*Dark of the Sun (1968)
*Dixie Dynamite (1976)
*Slaughter Hotel (1971)
*The School that Couldn't Scream (1972)
*Loaded Guns (1975)
*The Family (1973)
*Machine Gun McCain (1968)
*King of Beggars (1992)
* (1982)
*Saturn 3 (1980)
*Planet of the Vampires (1965)
*Gulliver's Travels (1977)
*For a Few Dollars More (1965)
*Death Rides a Horse (1968)
*Day of Anger (1967)
*The Thing (1982)
*Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965)
*Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1972)
*Let It Be (1970)

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).

Best of QT Fest Lineup

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

*Kiss the Girls and Make them Die (1966)
*Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)
*Savage Seven (1968)
*Hollywood Man (1976)
*Wipeout (1973)
*Brotherhood of Death (1976)
*The Dion Brothers (1974)
*The Outfit (1974)
*The Muthers (1976)
*Billy Jack (1971)
*Vanishing Point (1971)
*Rolling Thunder (1977)
*The Blood Splattered Bride (1972)
*Twisted Nerve (1968)
*Don't Go in the House (1980)
*Police Women (1974)
*A special screening of Thinning the Herd (2004)
*Hell Night (1981)
*Legend of the Wolf Woman (1976)
*Pretty Maids all in a Row (1971)
*Girl from Starship Venus (1975)

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 132007, 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
*Hot Summer in Barefoot County (1974)
*Redneck Miller (1977)
*In Hot Pursuit aka Polk County Pot Plane (1977)

Swinging Night
*The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
*The Swinging Pussycats (1969)
*The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)

ee also

*Austin Film Society

External links

* [http://www.austinfilm.org/screenings/quentin_tarantino Official site]
* [http://culturecafe.midiblogs.com/archive/2006/04/23/qt-fest-au-paradis-des-cinephiles.html Presentation of QT Fest - Culture Café (French)]