Edition 2011
ver since its appearance, the fantastic genre has never ceased to look for inspiration in myths and popular beliefs. From Jacques Tourneur’s Cat People over Richard Fleischer’s Soylent Green to Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, the large majority of these films had one point in common: an extraordinary intervention from outside. This disruptive element could manifest itself in various ways : aliens, zombies, a virus, monsters, insects… Humanity’s entire bestiary went through the fantastic mill ! Unfortunately, the well seems to have dried up. In recent years, movie screens have been saturated to the point of indigestion with remakes of the classics. The icing on the cake might be different, to the viewer it all tastes the same. But while the mainstream was endlessly recycling itself, the avant-garde of the fantastic genre understood the necessity to change and to adapt. And we can say that this mutation has been successful, as the genre now enters a new era : the age of introspection. The selection of the 29th BIFFF is just bursting with these new topics; where we are our own worst enemy and where the extraordinary comes from the inside. It’s as if we’ve discovered a goldmine somewhere deep in the abysses of our grotesquely underused brain. Schizophrenia, deviant psychology, alienation… In brief, all these pathologies of the mind that used to play second fiddle, are now firmly taking center stage. While this trend is obvious, everybody has their own way to translate this into images. The Asians are torn between poetical modesty ( One Day, Ayu ) and anarchical neurotic explosions ( Hell Driver, Tetsuo ), while the Scandinavians leave their legendary reserve in the closet to smash their folklore into pieces ( Troll Hunter, Rare Exports ). But the biggest surprise this year comes from Eastern Europe with hermetic features that delve into the deepest recesses of our subconscious ( Strayed, The Temptation of St Tony ). With such a menu, there’s no need to say that the BIFFF has put a heavy load on its shoulders. How will we be able to surpass this for our 30th anniversary edition !? Does anybody know if there’s still a place available on Dr. Melfi’s couch ?
- DATES :
07/04 until 19/04/2011 - LOCATION : Tour & Taxis
- # movies : 67
- # short : 12
- # previews : 67
- # tickets : 57.397
Opening
Closing
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International Competition-Golden Raven
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-Audience Award
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International Thriller Competition-Thriller
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7th Orbit Competition-7th Orbit
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European Méliès Competition-Silver Méliès
7th Orbit Competition
International Competition
International Thriller Competition
European Méliès Competition
Opening
Closing
29th Fantastic Night
Taïwan Focus
8th Japanimation Day
MOVIES
VR MOVIES
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Alex De La Iglesia
Alex de la Iglesia is without a doubt the most prominent Spanish genre cinema di...
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Alexandre Aja
In 1999, young French director Alexandre Aja, come to the Bifff with his long fe...
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Caterina Murino
Stéphane Debac made his debut at 16 at the Conservatory of Lyon by presenting a...
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Enzo G. Castellari
Enzo G. Castellari is an Italian writer, actor, editor, producer and director. H...
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Eric Valette
Eric Valette is a discrete but essential player in French contemporary cinema. H...
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John Landis
John Landis, director of the legendary cult films An American Werewolf in London...
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Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin ( Finland, 1959° ) is known for some of the most outstanding actio...
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Timothy Spall
As a teenager, Timothy Spall developed a passion for the theatre. At the age of ...
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Zoé Félix
After studying drama and comedy and two years at the Academy of Fine Arts, Zoé ...
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Alain Galand "Tom Pouce"
This die-hard fan has been a BIFFF-regular since the 2nd edition. He’s crazy e...
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Andre Ovredal
Norwegian film director André Ovredal studied at the Brooks Institute of Photog...
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Andy Fletscher
After graduating from high school, Andy Fetscher works as a photographer for a G...
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Antoine Blossier
After graduating from high school with a fine arts degree, Antoine Bloissier stu...
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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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Carolina Bang
Carolina Bang is a young Spanish actress who started her career on the TV screen...
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Cédryc Ruth
In 2004, journalist Cedryc Ruth realizes his first short feature, Projet Court &...
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César Ducasse
César Ducasse ( Toulouse, 1979° ), graduated in 2001 from the ESRA film school...
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Chao Bin Su
The Taiwanese director Chao-bin Su is not unknown to the Bifff. His Double Visio...
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Christoph Bohn
Christoph Bohn lives in Brussels and realizes music clips, publicity spots and d...
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Chun Yu Lai
Lai Chun Yu is known for his experimental animations and unique visual style. Hi...
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Danny Elsen
Like a poet plays with words, a DOP plays with light and Danny Elsen has done th...
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David Keating
David Keating has directed films, documentaries, TV drama and music clips and ha...
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David Morley
His short feature Organik already petrified spectators at movie theaters. Now Da...
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Franck Ribière
Even though Franck Ribière is not the first producer to turn director, you can ...
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Guillaume Lubrano
A big movie fan since his youth, Guillaume Lubrano starts as an editor and a jou...
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Hou Chi Jan
After his studies and his military service on an isolated island near Taiwan, Ho...
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Hugues Hausman
Hugues Hausman is an actor, director, writer and cartoonist. As he says so himse...
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Jake West
British editor/writer/director who has worked extensively in film and TV industr...
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Jean Van Hamme
In 1968, Jean Van Hamme started writing his first comic-strip scripts for Paul C...
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the self-declared Belgian grandmaster of absurd cinema, w...
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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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Jeong-ho Lee
Jeong Ho Lee is a young Korean director and screenwriter. He began his career in...
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Julien Carbon
In 1990 classical musician, journalist and film critic Julien Carbon and audiovi...
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Jun Tsugita
The Japanese screenwriter and director Jun Tsugita is in love with horror movies...
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Laurent Courtiaud
In 1990 classical musician, journalist and film critic Julien Carbon and audiovi...
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Lorenzo Mattotti
Lorenzo Mattoti is considered as one of the major figures of the comic strip, nu...
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Luca Boni
After spending many years making music promos, commercials and documentaries, Ma...
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Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Writer, director, actor and producer Marc-Henri Wajnberg has made several docume...
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Marco Ristori
After spending many years making music promos, commercials and documentaries, Ma...
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Mathieu Peteul
Mathieu Peteul was born in Strasbourg, France and graduated from the ESRA film s...
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Micha Kapetanovic
This former film critic and radio host was editor in chief for 8 years of the Br...
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Michel Devillers
Born in Tournai on June 20th 1950, a painter and a sculptor, he is one of these ...
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Miguel Angel Vivas
Miguel Angel Vivas is a Spanish director and screenwriter. After having directed...
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Nel Vandevannet
Nel Vandevannet is chief of cabinet of the Cabinet of the Alderman for Tourism a...
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Nicolas Gob
Nicolas Gob is a young belgian actor who begins his carrier in the theater. He i...
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Noël Godin
Since 1966, Noël Godin has been the enfant terrible of Belgian film critism : h...
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Olivier Abbou
Between 1998 and 2004, he produced a series of awarded short films, all broadcas...
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Paco Cabezas
Spanish director and screenwriter Paco Cabezas got noticed for the first time wi...
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Pascale Devreese
Pascale Devreese, Sales Manager of Kinepolis Film Distribution, started her carr...
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Paul Breuls
Paul Breuls, head of Corsan Film, is one of Belgium’s most active producers, h...
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Pierre-Yves Paque
Movie buff Pierre-Yves Paque is a freelance reporter and film critic for several...
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Romain Roll
Romain Roll ( Luxembourg, 1964° ) has always been fascinated by cinema. In scho...
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Simon Boswel
With scores for more than 80 genre films, you could say that composer Simon Bosw...
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Squid Lab
Squid Lab are true explorers of faraway lands. Just for the sake of entertainmen...
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Stéphane Debac
Stéphane Debac made his debut at 16 at the Conservatory of Lyon by presenting a...
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Talal Selhami
Parisian Talal Selhami makes his directing and writing debut with two theatre pl...
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Vincent Patar
Vincent Patar ( 1965° ) is a writer and director of animation movies. In 1986, ...
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Yann Gozlan
Yann Gozlan starts his film career with two short features for the independent p...
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Yoshihiro Nishimura
There’s no need to introduce the Japanese master of special effects, Yoshihiro...
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Yoshimasa Ishibashi
Yoshimasa Ishibashi (Kyoto, 1968°) is a graduate of the Kyoto Doda Art & Cr...
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Yoshinori Chiba
A behind-the-scenes creative talent whose work has literally changed the face of...
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