While it's almost en vogue to dismiss him these days, it's pretty apparent that Quentin Tarantino and the average Cinemageddon member have very similar tastes in movies. Quite a few films that comprised the legendary Quentin Tarantino Film Festival line-ups exist here on CG, so I thought I'd throw together this page as a resource for QT fans that missed the festivals (or would like to re-live them).

(Overview/Description and line-up list taken from Wikipedia. I added IMDB and Cinemageddon links to all the movies.-washington)

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, a “best of” featuring films shown in previous festivals, and a Grindhouse only week in Los Angeles. 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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QT Fest started in 1997 at the Dobie Theater near the University of Texas. The event moved 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.

In 2007, to promote the theatrical release of Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s double feature Grindhouse, the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles hosted the Quentin Tarantino Presents the Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival 2007 from March 4th – April 30th.

This showing was held in 1997.

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This showing was held in 1998.

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This showing was held in 1999.

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This showing was held in 2000.

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This showing was held in 2001.

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This showing was held in October 2005.

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

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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

Redneck Night May 11

Swinging Night

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NOTE: Not all films missing from this list would be considered safe or appropriate for Cinemageddon. Please check in the Customs and Excise forum to see if it would be allowed here.