Edition 2003
Let’s be honest: the festivities of our twentieth anniversary left us with an upset stomach and quite a headache. To cut short: one could easily have been discouraged. But the quality of the products that have caught our eyes, kicked us back into gear. And here we are, on the verge of a Festival we think is even better and, to be honest, maybe the most beautiful of all the ones we could have organised. For a trend has become heavily obvious. A trend we haven’t seen for a long time: two of the most emblematical sub genres of Fantasy Film, Horror and Science Fiction, are making a strong come-back. Almost half of the whole selection belongs to these categories. Do we have before us a barely deformed mirror of our daily fears ? Is this a reflection of the current gloomy mood on our planet ? We certainly aren’t complaining about it. The other trend of this year, maybe less spectacular, but nonetheless worthy of being revealed, is a quality extension of the Fantastic genre on the global film map. Chile (Sangre Eterna), Thailand (Body Jumper, Killer Tattoo, The Eye), Indonesia (The Uninvited) and even India (Patalghar) rejoin the circle, that is finally taking on the shape of the FPC (Fantastic Producing Countries). And we top it off with a bunch of French flicks, not ashamed to knock on the doors of the big ones (four movies in our selection this year). Finally, even though we are the ones to point out the phenomenon, it is always good to remind the fact that Spain has become one of the centres of Fantasy gravity. Through the focus dedicated to the Filmax International production house (4 movies in our program) we pay homage to one of the most prolific providers of genre cinema. A house that, let’s not forget this, has managed to attract overseas directors who found, under the Barcelona sun, the conditions they couldn’t find anymore in a Hollywood only concerned with mega-budgets. To end, just some figures : 21 feature films will be presented in world or international premiere, 16 in European premiere. Once again, almost half our program. We told you, there’s no reason to complain.
- DATES :
14/03 until 29/03/2003 - LOCATION : Actor's Studio, Nova, Passage 44, VUB
- # movies : 86
- # short : 31
- # previews : 70
- # tickets : 60.257
Opening
Closing
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International Competition-Silver Raven
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International Competition-Golden Raven
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European Méliès Competition-Silver Méliès
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-Audience Award
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International Competition-Silver Raven
International Short Film Competition
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1,1
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ANGEL by Denis Rovira Van Boekholt
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ANGLOBILLY FEVERSON
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ARIA
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BRAINSTORM
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BRASIL
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CARCAN
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CHAMBRE JAUNE
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CRY FOR BOBO
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EL HOMBRE DEL SACO
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FLICKA
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INSANITY
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LA DERNIERE VOIX
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LA FEMME PAPILLON
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LA SUERTA DE LA FEA… A LA BONITA NO LE IMPORTA
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LE CONTRAT
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LE PIED
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MERCI !
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NOSFERATU TANGO
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PARADISIAQUE
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PUTAIN LA VIEILLE, FAUT PAS L’ENERVER
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REPOSSESSED
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REPTIL
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SCHEMERING
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SNAPSHOT
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SUCCUBUS
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TAG 26
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TETE DE CHOU
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THE LAST ATTACK OF THE BEAST
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THE WRETCHED
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VERBODEN OGEN
International Competition
European Méliès Competition
Opening
Closing
21th Fantastic Night
Retro Alejandro Jodorowsky
Retro Azteco Macabro
MOVIES
VR MOVIES
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Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky first sets foot in Paris in 1955 with the intention of beco...
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Brian Yuzna
Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Panama before he moved to the US in...
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Don Coscarelli
When it comes to independent fantasy film in the land of Uncle Sam, only the pac...
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Elsa Pataky
Spanish actress Elsa Pataky (Madrid °1976) was catapulted to fame by her part i...
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Eric Valette
Eric Valette is a discrete but essential player in French contemporary cinema. H...
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Jaume Balaguero
Together with Alex de la Iglesia, Jaume Balaguero is probably the most famous am...
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Jee-Woon Kim
Jee-Woon Kim (Seoul °1964), one of Korea’s leading young directors, started h...
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Johan Leysen
With more than 70 movies on his name, Johan Leysen is without any doubt the most...
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Bob Gale
Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis are classmates at the USC School of Cinema. John Mi...
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Richard Stanley
Richard Stanley, just like his great-grandfather, is a true globe-trotter, follo...
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Ryuhei Kitamura
Kitamura began his career by creating his film group Napalm Films when he return...
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Sion Sono
People have been drawn to the works by Sono since he was still a student as he d...
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Tom Hardy
Young British actor Tom Hardy got his big break when he appeared in Steven Spiel...
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Abhijit Chaudhuri
Indian director Abhijit Chaudhuri, a graduate of the University of Calcutta, has...
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Alex Cox
In 1984 English director and screenwriter Alex Cox created a cult hit with Repo ...
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Benoît Polvêche
Benoit was born in 1972 in France. He became creatively aware when his family mo...
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Christine De Groodt
At the beginning of the eighties, Christine De Groodt started her career in the ...
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Claude Pinoteau
Le silencieux (1972) started the career of French director Claude Pinoteau (° 1...
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Dany Deprez
Danny Deprez is considered as one of the best Belgian fantasy film directors. Wh...
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Dario Grandinetti
Argentinean actor Dario Grandinetti is quickly becoming one of the most sought a...
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Diana Elbaum
What do cinematographic gems like Raoul Peck’s Lumumba, Patricia Mazui’s St ...
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Fabrice Lavollay
Exhibition Between dreams and nightmares The illustrations of Fabrice are an inv...
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Gérard Lauzier
After studying philosophy and architecture, Frenchman Gérard Lauzier started a ...
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Gilles Demoortel
PLANET OF THE “SCREENS” A scenery designed by students from the evening clas...
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Javier Elorrieta
Javier Elorrieta (Madrid 1950°) collaborates on the scripts and the production ...
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Jean-François Pluijgers
Young Jean-François Pluyghers wears out his ears (and his parent’s nerves) by...
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Jean-Louis Sbille
Travelling is good for your health and develops your talent. From his countrysid...
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Jean-Michel Roux
French director Jean-Michel Roux taught himself how to make movies. He realises ...
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Jean-Pierre Finotto
Jean-Pierre Finotto starts his career as a dancer for the Ballet of the XX centu...
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Jirí Menzel
Czech director, actor and screenwriter Jiri Menzel graduated from Prague Film Sc...
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Jorge Olguín
Young Chilean director Jorge Olguin is one of the rising names in Latin American...
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Julien Vrebos
In 1998, when Julien Vrebos makes his first feature film, he has already a notew...
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Marc Van Den Broecke
In October 2001, after a career in the private sector, Mark Van Den Broeke joins...
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Mathias Ledoux
Nostalgic thirtysomethings might still remember Mathias Ledoux from the time whe...
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Mladen Juran
Croatian director and screenwriter Mladen Juran (Zagreb, 1942°) got in touch wi...
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Nick Willing
Nick Willing’s long feature debut, Photographing Faries (starring Ben Kingsl...
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Noberto López Amando
Sooner or later, when you’re working with sound and vision, you’ll feel the ...
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Norman Spinrad
In 1959, during the beatnik wave, young New Yorker Norman Spinrad’s encounters...
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Olivier Torres
French actor Olivier Torres debuts in 1985 in Hurlevents, Jacques Rivette’s ad...
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Paule Caraël
After studying psychology and journalism at the Free University of Brussels, Pau...
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Paulo Soria
In 1996, Paulo Soria (Buenos Aires °1981) joins the independent film company Fa...
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Stefoon
Fabe and Stefoon are two miserable failures who instinctively commit the most ho...
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Tindaro Tassone
When you’re manager of a company like New City Cars, part of the group Fiat, A...
