Section: Masterclass

Costa Gavras – Political excesses as a basis for the fantastic? Costa-Gavras  and  fantastic cinema don’t seem to share much at first sight.  And yet… “Z”, “The Confession”, “State of Siege”, “Special  Section”, “Missing”… aren’t exactly brimming with fantastic elements. Costa-Gavras’  films first and  foremost  conjure up  the image of a certain kind of political… Continue reading Masterclass Costa-Gavras

Resistance and Social Revolution in Fantasy and SF Cinema It is not only lizards that mutate: society does too. In the underground bowels of Metropolis, in the Capitol districts at the Hunger Games or in the wagons at the very end of the Snowpiercer, revolt is rumbling. Too much injustice, too much abuse, too much… Continue reading THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE – MASTERCLASS 2017

HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE Minority Reports: the representation of minorities in independent cinema The meeting/confrontation with the ‘Other’, with what is unknown or mysterious, is a driving classical narrative style of fantastic and science-fiction cinema. This out of the ordinary curiosity, for what is different, raises the inevitable question how this difference is received and, more… Continue reading THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE – MASTERCLASS 2016

This year, the BIFF will welcome the most talented Belgian make-up artists from the world of practical special effects. They will gladly share with you the passion and experience that they have gathered throughout their international career. We‘ve all watched a making-of on a DVD submenu, but we don’t often get to contemplate the entire… Continue reading Masterclass Make up SFX

The Tax Shelter 2.0, a Win-Win investment for investors and for the local economy Since 1 January 2015, the Tax Shelter reform is now in force. This reform considerably changes this fiscal measure for the investor. The legislator proposes a fiscal exemption of 310% on the total amount of the transferred sum. During the BIFFF… Continue reading TAX SHELTER 2015

When the judge is no longer present How science-fiction cinema represents the judge Justice has always been a big theme in the science-fiction universe, especially in movies about a dystopian future. Strangely enough, we hardly ever see a judge in these kinds of films. What does a society looks like when there are no judges?… Continue reading THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE – MASTERCLASS 2015

TAX SHELTER CONFERENCE 9h00 -11h00 am On 14 February 2014 the Council of Ministers approved the changes, proposed by Minister of Finance Koen Geens, to the Tax Shelter Law. Casa Kafka Pictures, which has often denounced the many abuses in the sector and which has worked together with the producers to reform the system, is… Continue reading Tax shelter 2014

Starting from his debut feature, the political thriller Angel (1982), this talented Irishman showed he was a directing force to be reckoned with. It didn’t take long for him to establish himself as one of the leading directors of our time. Neil Jordan gathered no less than 13 Oscar nominations and won the coveted little… Continue reading Masterclass Neil jordan

It’s almost fifty years now that the enfant terrible of Wallonia’s industrial wasteland is waging his cinematic guerilla ! With more than forty movies on the shelves, among which Furor Teutonicus, La Revanche du Sacristain Cannibale and Karminsky Grad (BIFFF 2010), this self-taught filmmaker clearly has no intention to be classified as the Belgian Ed… Continue reading EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

TAX SHELTER SEMINAR At the occasion of the 31st Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, we’ll look back on 10 years of the Tax Shelter scheme ! Today, its positive impact on the Belgian film industry is unanimously recognized. Every year, a growing number of big and small enterprises use this fiscal tool, where they… Continue reading TAX SHELTER 2013