Fantastic Fest Director Lisa Dreyer on Who Decides What Horror Gets Seen?

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

Women directors are making some of horror's best films. So why do the franchises keep going to men? In Part 3 of our Unpacking Horror series, Fantastic Fest director Lisa Dreyer gives us her answer, and explains what it takes for a horror film to earn a spot at a festival that takes film and fun equally seriously. A former special education teacher, Lisa joined the festival in 2018 as a volunteer on the pre-screening team, worked her way up to features programmer, and took over in 2022. We talk about: Where she draws the...