Edition 2014
After having watched more than 1,000 films from 60 different countries, we decided to turn our 2014 selection into an exhaustive map of everything that genre cinema can offer, with a mind boggling program of more than 125 films, including some 104 long features and – an absolute record – 7 world premières ! ! Here’s a mouth-watering overview: – Innovative: the BIFFF offers no less than 23 long feature debuts from all over the world. – Chauvinist: the BIFFF is proud to announce 9 Belgian ( co ) productions in its selection: Soulmate, Let me Survive, Tombville and Ablations, Afterman III, The Miracle of Life, Ludo, Act Vanished, Dr. Loiseau. – Eagerly awaited: as usual the BIFFF offers many genre pearls such as Witching and Bitching, Mindscape, Killers, Rigor Mortis, Open Grave, Oculus : a bountiful harvest of sequels: Hatchet 3, The Raid 2, Wolf Creek 2, Dead Snow: Red vs Dead, Police Story 2013, Young Detective Dee, etc. : and a surprise from Sir Lloyd Kaufman who’ll present in person Return to Nuke ‘em High Vol.1 to celebrate 40 years of Troma Film ! But above all, the BIFFF is about discovery. Our India Focus ( with the very first Indian zombie film ! ) and our spotlight on Hong Kong cinema will give you another perspective on these global film industry stalwarts, along with the première of a series of Asian blockbusters: Cold Eyes, Out of Inferno, Painted Skin, Shield of Straw, Horror Stories 2 and space pirate captain harlock ( 2D & 3D ! ). Another highly expected event is, of course, the FRONTIÈRES project, a co-production market that is unique in the world and may prove to be an alternative for Belgian and European genre professionals in an increasingly globalized market. Another event for professionals is our tax shelter conference, which will address the recent and crucial changes to this fiscal instrument. Open to the public are our master classes with Tonino Benacquista and Jean- Pierre Jeunet, a short feature selection by the Madrilenian MadTerror festival and an avalanche of Q&A sessions with our many guests. You want some names ? You’ll get them : Giancarlo Giannini, Terry Gilliam, Mélanie Thierry, George Sluizer, Franco Nero and genre-icon Caroline Munro, who’ll join last year’s Barbara Steele among the Knight of the Order of the Raven ! All these goodies will make you look forward to some very long nights in April, especially with all the other regular fixtures of the BIFFF delivering in spades : the Body Painting and the Make-Up competitions, the Vampire Bal, the ZOMBIFFF Day & Night, the Cosplay, The ARTBIFFF exhibition and those weird and wonderful street theatre animations that make the BIFFF so unique in the world !
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European Méliès Competition-Silver Méliès
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7th Orbit Competition-7th Orbit Award
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International Thriller Competition-Thriller Award
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International Competition-Golden Raven
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-Audience Award
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LILITH
Belgian Short Film Competition-Silver Melies
Belgian Short Film Competition
BELGIAN SHORT FILM OUT OF COMPETITION
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Benoit Délépine
Benoît Delépine, author of grand guignol tales and the creator of the hilariou...
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Caroline Munro
Caroline Munro met James Bond twice ( Casino Royale and The Spy Who Loved Me ), ...
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George Sluizer
In 1971, Dutch director George Sluizer shot his first feature film in Brazil : J...
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Giancarlo Giannini
With more than 100 films to his credit, Italian actor Giancarlo Gianini has a da...
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Everybody knows the unique universe of Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The man is a true mas...
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Lloyd Kaufman
In 1971, Kaufman met his future partner Michael Herz at Yale. The Troma Universe...
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Sergi Lopez
Sergi Lopez’s first acting experience was as a participant in typical Spanish ...
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Tonino Benacquista
After dropping out of film school, Tonino Benacquista strings up some improbable...
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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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Alexandre Bustillo
Young French film talent Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have been passionat...
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Alexandru Maftei
Alexandru Maftei is a Romanian film director and scriptwriter. In 1994 he gradua...
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Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar graduated in film direction from the Indian National Film School in P...
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Antonio Tublen
Director, screenwriter, and composer Antonio Tublén made a series of short film...
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Arnold De Parscau
This 25 year old director, a graduated from ESRA ( a Parisian group specialized ...
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Ate De Jong
Dutch director, screenwriter and producer Ate de Jong has worked for Germans, Br...
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Axelle Carolyn
Lifelong horror (and BIFFF) fan and Brussels-born director Axelle Carolyn starte...
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Benjamin Rocher
In 2003, after two short films ( Hominus Rex and Ticket Land ), Benjamin Rocher ...
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Blair Mowat
Blair has composed music for well over a hundred different film and theatre proj...
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Bobcat Goldthwait
Everybody knows him of course through his cult part of Zed in Police Academy. Bu...
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Bradley King
Bradley King was raised in Los Alamos, NM. After moving to Denver, he attended t...
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Brian O'Malley
Having directed over 200 commercials since 2001, Brian O’Malley is regarded as...
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Caradog W. James
Caradog’s debut feature was the comedy short Plastic Wolves, which was screene...
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Catherine Marchand
Those who were already at the BIFFF in 2011 may have enjoyed the Belgian touch o...
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Chris W. Mitchell
In 1993 he made his debut as writer/director with the short film Book, which was...
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Craig Goodwill
Goodwill’s career as a narrative writer/director launched with his debut short...
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David de Graef
DAVID DE GRAEF’S VISIONARY CREATIONS This painter, who prefers disturbance to ...
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David Richmond-Peck
This is one of the most prolific Canadian actors of the moment ! On the small sc...
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Edith Mahieux
This linguist with a degree from the ELICIT, is passionate about writing and mov...
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François Walthéry
François Walthery is hired by Studios Peyo (the creator of the Smurfs) at the a...
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Geoff Klein
In 2008, Geoff Klein produced and directed the indie slasher film Bikini Girls o...
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Gilles Dal
Gilles Dal (Brussels, 1975°) is a Belgian writer, historian and humorist. He ob...
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Gökhan Kulak
He was performing as an extra in several short films and TV series. Gökhan is r...
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Huh Jung
After graduating from Korea’s National University of Arts and the Academy of F...
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Iona Tashiro
Born in 1987, Naoya Tashiro set the course for his future career as a filmmaker ...
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Jan Temmerman
For thirty years the indefatigable film critic Jan Temmerman has been writing fo...
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Jasna Kohoutova
Before she started acting, Czech-born Jasna Kohoutova, graduated as a doctor in ...
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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-Pierre Braine
Jean-Pierre Braine ( Brussels, 1948° ) started his career in the written press ...
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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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Julien Maury
Young French film talent Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have been passionat...
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Katia Bayer
After studying Cultural Mediation in Brussels, Katia worked for several years fo...
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Kenneth Bi
Kenneth Bi graduated with Honors in Theatre/Film from Brock University in Canada...
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Lisa Carletta
Lisa Carletta is a Belgian photographer, working in Brussels and Paris. In 2008 ...
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Lucas Figueroa
In the last year alone Lucas Figueroa has won a total of 22 international awards...
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Melissa Mira
In 2008, Geoff Klein produced and directed the indie slasher film Bikini Girls o...
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Merlin Dervisevic
Merlin cut his teeth on his award-winning short films, The Window, Lemonade and ...
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Michael Armstrong
Starting at the age of 22 with the award-winning short The Image, starring David...
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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 Alcazaren
Miguel began his filmmaking career as a stop-motion animator creating short anim...
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Milan Todorovic
Milan Todorovic made his entry on the international film scene with ZONE OF THE ...
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Mirashi
An ungoing art project by Raf Veulemans and Miraschi In 2012 artists Raf Veulema...
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Naoya Tashiro
Born in 1987, Naoya Tashiro set the course for his future career as a filmmaker ...
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Nicole Gillet
Nicole Gillet, a programming responsible of the International Francophone Film F...
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Nikolas List
Nikolas List, the son of a Mexican father and an American mother, studied film d...
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Olivier Beguin
Swiss director Olivier Beguin studied at the London Film School where he obtaine...
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Olivier Rausin
Olivier Rausin is the executive producer, producer and co-producer of 12 short f...
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Oscar Rojo
In 2011 filmmaker, advertising creative and writer Óscar Rojo scripted and dire...
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Ovidiu Georgescu
As one of the pioneers of Romanian Independent Cinema, Ovidiu Georgescu was the ...
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Patxi Amezcua
“Graduated in Journalism from the University of Navarra and in Screenwriti...
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Philippe Nahon
°1938, Paris, France. Impressive character actor, who has worked t°1938, Paris...
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Pierre Alary
Pierre Alary ( aka Stanley ) is a graduate of the prestigious graphic school les...
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Pierre Lognay
After completing his studies at IAD, and hungry for the ‘real deal’, several...
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Pooneh Hajimohammadi
Iranian-born actress Pooneh Hajimohammadi met her future husband, Caradog W. Jam...
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Raf Veulemans
An ungoing art project by Raf Veulemans and Miraschi In 2012 artists Raf Veulema...
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Raphaël Charlier
Raphaël Charlier graduated from the IAD theatre section in 2002. While playing ...
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Renaud Gauthier
French-Canadian Renaud Gauthier was raised on a diet of TV series such as The Pr...
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Sam Louwyck
After several appearances in video clips such as Tom Barman’s Turnpike and Lie...
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Sarah Skoric
This communication science graduate from Ghent specializes in cinema and visual ...
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Stephan De Potter
With a degree in International Relations and Comparative Politics (UCL), Stephan...
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Tedi Sarafian
To say that cinema is part of Sarafian DNA would be an understatement. Tedi, nep...
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Vincent Lannoo
Vincent Lannoo ( 1970 ) studied at the IAD ( Institut des Arts et Diffusion ) be...
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Yannick Rosset
French actor Yannick Rosset studied dramatics arts at the conservatory of Lausan...
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Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
After studying film history at Meiji Gakuin University, Yamaguchi joined the Kyo...
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Zsolt Bernath
Zsolt Bernath started to shoot home-made sci-fi movies when he was 11. Since the...