The Fantastic Pavilion returns to Cannes for its second edition, revealing seven Gala Screenings.
This year’s selection features “Do Not Enter” by Hugo Cardozo, “Aire, Just Breathe” directed by Leticia Tonos, Doug Rao’s “Dirty Boy,” Can Evrenol’s “Sayara,” “Mourir or Not Mourir” by Thomas Combret, Andreas Marschall’s “Black.White.Red.” and “Vadakkan” by Sajeed A.
“The Galas proved to be one of our most appealing assets and a massive draw. This year, we are repeating this format in the exact same way: seven screenings, with cast and crew in attendance, at 8pm [Cet] at the Olympia Cinema,” said Pablo Guisa Koestinger, Fantastic Pavilion executive director and CEO at Morbido Group.
Thanks to the Pavilion, the genre community in Cannes “came together, embraced it as its own and found a place they can call home,” he noted.
“They realized they could network and show their projects to genre film festivals,...
This year’s selection features “Do Not Enter” by Hugo Cardozo, “Aire, Just Breathe” directed by Leticia Tonos, Doug Rao’s “Dirty Boy,” Can Evrenol’s “Sayara,” “Mourir or Not Mourir” by Thomas Combret, Andreas Marschall’s “Black.White.Red.” and “Vadakkan” by Sajeed A.
“The Galas proved to be one of our most appealing assets and a massive draw. This year, we are repeating this format in the exact same way: seven screenings, with cast and crew in attendance, at 8pm [Cet] at the Olympia Cinema,” said Pablo Guisa Koestinger, Fantastic Pavilion executive director and CEO at Morbido Group.
Thanks to the Pavilion, the genre community in Cannes “came together, embraced it as its own and found a place they can call home,” he noted.
“They realized they could network and show their projects to genre film festivals,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Summer is underway and June is already ending, but we’ve still got plenty of goodies rolling out on Screambox as we barrel towards the fast-approaching Halloween season.
First, make sure you catch the definitive Robert Englund documentary, Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, now streaming, as well as the Screambox Original sci-fi horror movie everyone’s raving about, New Religion, also now streaming.
Getting a head start on Christmas in July, today we just unwrapped 24 shorts by 24 directors from around the globe with the horror anthology film Deathcember.
The premise of Deathcember, provided by Shout! Factory, is incredibly fun, with the film playing out like a cinematic advent calendar.
The “ultimate advent horror anthology” film’s full list of directors includes Dominic Saxl, Michael Varrati, Lazar Bodroža, Florian Frerichs, Isaac Ezban, Sonia Escolano, Bob Pipe, Steve De Roover, Jürgen Kling, Ama Lea, Sadrac González-Perellón, Julian Richards, Lee Sang-woo,...
First, make sure you catch the definitive Robert Englund documentary, Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, now streaming, as well as the Screambox Original sci-fi horror movie everyone’s raving about, New Religion, also now streaming.
Getting a head start on Christmas in July, today we just unwrapped 24 shorts by 24 directors from around the globe with the horror anthology film Deathcember.
The premise of Deathcember, provided by Shout! Factory, is incredibly fun, with the film playing out like a cinematic advent calendar.
The “ultimate advent horror anthology” film’s full list of directors includes Dominic Saxl, Michael Varrati, Lazar Bodroža, Florian Frerichs, Isaac Ezban, Sonia Escolano, Bob Pipe, Steve De Roover, Jürgen Kling, Ama Lea, Sadrac González-Perellón, Julian Richards, Lee Sang-woo,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with Deathcember producers Dominic Saxl / Ivo Scheloske about their 24 days of Xmas Horror Anthology.
Deathcember screens at the following festivals, withews of general release still to be announced;
24 November – Night Visions, Helsinki, Finland 30 November / 01 December – Rojo Sangre, Buenos Aires, Argentina 08 December – PDXTreme Fest, Portland, Or, USA 13 December – Crash International Fff, Goiania, Brazil 19 December – /Slash X-mas, Vienna, Austria 10-19 January – Fantasy Filmfest White Night, Germany
The anthology film is composed of 24 shorts + 3 bonus segments, each inspired by a unique take on holiday terror, with concepts ranging from giallo-inspired to stop-motion to Japanese ghost tales, and beyond every corner of the horror genre. The full list of directors includes Dominic Saxl, Michael Varrati, Lazar Bodroža, Florian Frerichs, Isaac Ezban, Sonia Escolano, Bob Pipe, Steve De Roover, Jürgen Kling, Ama Lea, Sadrac González-Perellón, Julian Richards, Lee Sang-woo, Vivienne Vaughn, Ruggero Deodato, Sam Wineman, Andreas Marschall,...
Deathcember screens at the following festivals, withews of general release still to be announced;
24 November – Night Visions, Helsinki, Finland 30 November / 01 December – Rojo Sangre, Buenos Aires, Argentina 08 December – PDXTreme Fest, Portland, Or, USA 13 December – Crash International Fff, Goiania, Brazil 19 December – /Slash X-mas, Vienna, Austria 10-19 January – Fantasy Filmfest White Night, Germany
The anthology film is composed of 24 shorts + 3 bonus segments, each inspired by a unique take on holiday terror, with concepts ranging from giallo-inspired to stop-motion to Japanese ghost tales, and beyond every corner of the horror genre. The full list of directors includes Dominic Saxl, Michael Varrati, Lazar Bodroža, Florian Frerichs, Isaac Ezban, Sonia Escolano, Bob Pipe, Steve De Roover, Jürgen Kling, Ama Lea, Sadrac González-Perellón, Julian Richards, Lee Sang-woo, Vivienne Vaughn, Ruggero Deodato, Sam Wineman, Andreas Marschall,...
- 11/19/2019
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Romance is dead! Messed Up Puzzles and Cult Epics bring you the first-ever series of jigsaw puzzles for necrophiles. Nekromantik and Nekromantik 2: The Return of the Loving Dead join the Messed Up family as Numbers 7 and 8 respectively. Each one features 1000 corpse-riding pieces cut from the original art by Andreas Marschall. For […]
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- 11/1/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Messed Up Puzzles Announces New Nekromantik 1 & 2 Jigsaw Puzzle Double Header in Collaboration with Cult Epics (Plus: Jörg Buttgereit is entombed in select boxes). The Messed-Up Puzzle’s site can be found Here
Romance is dead! Messed Up Puzzles and Cult Epics bring you the first ever series of jigsaw puzzles for necrophiles. Nekromantik and Nekromantik 2: The Return Of The Loving Dead join the Messed Up family as Nos. 7 and 8 respectively. Each one features 1000 corpse-riding pieces cut from the original art by Andreas Marschall.
For the uninitiated, Nekromantik concerns the ménage a trois between Rob, his girlfriend, and the corpse he brings home from his job cleaning up after grisly accidents. This doesn’t end as well as one might think. In Nekromantik 2, a beautiful, grave-digging nurse explores her necrophilia and has to choose between the living and the dead with regard to her love life. Banned in Germany upon their release,...
Romance is dead! Messed Up Puzzles and Cult Epics bring you the first ever series of jigsaw puzzles for necrophiles. Nekromantik and Nekromantik 2: The Return Of The Loving Dead join the Messed Up family as Nos. 7 and 8 respectively. Each one features 1000 corpse-riding pieces cut from the original art by Andreas Marschall.
For the uninitiated, Nekromantik concerns the ménage a trois between Rob, his girlfriend, and the corpse he brings home from his job cleaning up after grisly accidents. This doesn’t end as well as one might think. In Nekromantik 2, a beautiful, grave-digging nurse explores her necrophilia and has to choose between the living and the dead with regard to her love life. Banned in Germany upon their release,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Alright folks, it’s time to dig deep in your closet and get out those bell-bottom jeans while you pop some Donna Summer on your turntable. Director Andreas Marschall (Tears of Kali), who has a segment in the upcoming Christmas anthology horror film Deathcember, is here to get our toes tapping, our heads bobbing, and our […]
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- 8/23/2019
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
Epic Pictures have acquired the worldwide sales rights for the upcoming Christmas horror anthology Deathcember, which features rising and celebrated directors and talent from around the world in an impressive advent calendar of terror and to accompany the announcement have also released the first teaser trailer and poster!
The anthology was created by Dominic Saxl, who produced alongside Ivo Scheloske, production manager with Anolis Entertainment, and Frank Vogt, COO of Magna Mana Production and made in part thanks to the German HessenFilm fund. Says Saxl:
We’re beyond proud of the film that Deathcember has become. With all the incredible and diverse talent involved, it holds something for every horror fan – and we‘re confident that our collaboration with Epic will give everyone the chance to see for themselves.
Notable directors include Pollyanna McIntosh (Darlin’), Isaac Ezban (Parallel), Lucky McKee, Lee Sang-woo (Barbie) and Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust). Segments from...
The anthology was created by Dominic Saxl, who produced alongside Ivo Scheloske, production manager with Anolis Entertainment, and Frank Vogt, COO of Magna Mana Production and made in part thanks to the German HessenFilm fund. Says Saxl:
We’re beyond proud of the film that Deathcember has become. With all the incredible and diverse talent involved, it holds something for every horror fan – and we‘re confident that our collaboration with Epic will give everyone the chance to see for themselves.
Notable directors include Pollyanna McIntosh (Darlin’), Isaac Ezban (Parallel), Lucky McKee, Lee Sang-woo (Barbie) and Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust). Segments from...
- 7/19/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Lola Gove, Axel Holst, Anika Strauss, Matthan Harris, Denis Lyons, Milton Welsh, Désirée Giorgetti, Kristina Kostiv, Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt | Directed by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski, Andreas Marschall
Whenever a new underground horror film gets announced; I can get instantly overtaken by doubt. I have had too many underwhelming and tedious experiences. Every now and then, a film comes around that isn’t a throwback, isn’t a generic slasher or an extreme gorefest with no actual weight. When I first found out that Jörg Buttgereit was teaming up with other creatives to make an anthology, I was pretty damn excited! I have followed the project on and off since I first caught wind of the it and now the film has been screened as part of this years Mayhem Horror Film Festival And Grimmfest, as well as being released in Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray. Naturally, I felt obliged to check it out.
Whenever a new underground horror film gets announced; I can get instantly overtaken by doubt. I have had too many underwhelming and tedious experiences. Every now and then, a film comes around that isn’t a throwback, isn’t a generic slasher or an extreme gorefest with no actual weight. When I first found out that Jörg Buttgereit was teaming up with other creatives to make an anthology, I was pretty damn excited! I have followed the project on and off since I first caught wind of the it and now the film has been screened as part of this years Mayhem Horror Film Festival And Grimmfest, as well as being released in Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray. Naturally, I felt obliged to check it out.
- 6/27/2018
- by Mondo Squallido
- Nerdly
Last year, German distributor Cinespectral Films announced their plans to honor the Queen of Halloween with a limited edition, all-region Blu-ray of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988), and today they've released the full details and pre-order information for the anticipated home media release.
Limited to 3,000 overall items, the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray / DVD is available in three different cover art versions (limited to 1,000 apiece) and is slated for an April 24th release. Pre-orders are now open, and you can check out the full list of special features and cover art selections below. To learn more, visit Movie2Shop and Cinespectral Films.
Press Release: Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Finally Busts Out In A Strictly Limited Collector’S Edition Blu-Ray Set On April 24th 2017! 3000 Copies Only!
Cinespectral Films proudly presents the 1988 cult comedy: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in glorious all-new restored High Definition.
Limited to 3,000 overall items, the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray / DVD is available in three different cover art versions (limited to 1,000 apiece) and is slated for an April 24th release. Pre-orders are now open, and you can check out the full list of special features and cover art selections below. To learn more, visit Movie2Shop and Cinespectral Films.
Press Release: Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Finally Busts Out In A Strictly Limited Collector’S Edition Blu-Ray Set On April 24th 2017! 3000 Copies Only!
Cinespectral Films proudly presents the 1988 cult comedy: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in glorious all-new restored High Definition.
- 3/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hop in the Macabre Mobile and keep a tight hold on the lid of your casserole dish, because Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) is finally coming to Blu-ray this April.
Following its initial announcement last year, EW reports that German distributor Cinespectral Films will release Elvira, Mistress of the Dark on a three-disc Blu-ray set (confirmed by Cinespectral to be region free) on April 24th. Featuring a 4K scan of the movie's initial interpositive, this home media release is limited to 3,000 items and will include two Blu-ray discs and a Pal DVD.
Collectors can choose between three different cover art choices (including the new artwork below by Andreas Marschall), with each option limited to 1,000 items. EW reveals that the Blu-ray bonus features will include the following:
Three audio commentaries: 2012 track with Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg, and John Paragon; new commentary with director James Signorelli moderated by former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone...
Following its initial announcement last year, EW reports that German distributor Cinespectral Films will release Elvira, Mistress of the Dark on a three-disc Blu-ray set (confirmed by Cinespectral to be region free) on April 24th. Featuring a 4K scan of the movie's initial interpositive, this home media release is limited to 3,000 items and will include two Blu-ray discs and a Pal DVD.
Collectors can choose between three different cover art choices (including the new artwork below by Andreas Marschall), with each option limited to 1,000 items. EW reveals that the Blu-ray bonus features will include the following:
Three audio commentaries: 2012 track with Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg, and John Paragon; new commentary with director James Signorelli moderated by former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone...
- 2/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Michael Balaun, Lucyna Bialy, Lisa Blaschke, Franziska Breite, Zübeyde Bulut | Written and Directed by Andreas Marschall
Everybody wears a mask to the world. We create an image that we want people to see and create a character that becomes our public face. Actors have, or at least hope they have the ability to change that mask to create a character for a film or a play and to make the watcher believe they are that different person, that they are going through some emotion that even if it’s alien to them in real life, it’s real to the character they play.
This is what Masks is about. The mask we wear and the masks that have to be created, and what does it take to fully lose the masks that are worn?
Stella is to all intents and purposes a failing actor, she believes she is playing...
Everybody wears a mask to the world. We create an image that we want people to see and create a character that becomes our public face. Actors have, or at least hope they have the ability to change that mask to create a character for a film or a play and to make the watcher believe they are that different person, that they are going through some emotion that even if it’s alien to them in real life, it’s real to the character they play.
This is what Masks is about. The mask we wear and the masks that have to be created, and what does it take to fully lose the masks that are worn?
Stella is to all intents and purposes a failing actor, she believes she is playing...
- 1/6/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Reel Gore Releasing – September 2016 New Releases Masks Blu-ray/DVD/CD Combo Label: Reel Gore Releasing Prebook: 08/09/2016 Street: 09/13/2016 Srp: $39.95 Upc: 881190600290 Cat: RGR002 Color 109 minutes In German with English and Spanish subtitles Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1 DTS-hd Ma 5.1 Surround All Regions Production year: 2011 Horror Not Rated Director: Andreas Marschall Cast: Michael …
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- 7/23/2016
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
How would you program this year's newest, most interesting films into double features with movies of the past you saw in 2015?Looking back over the year at what films moved and impressed us, it is clear that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, the annual tradition of our end of year poll, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2015—in theatres or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2015 to create a unique double feature.All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2015 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch...
- 1/4/2016
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Stars: Lola Gove, Axel Holst, Anika Strauss, Matthan Harris, Denis Lyons, Milton Welsh, Désirée Giorgetti, Kristina Kostiv, Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt | Directed by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski, Andreas Marschall
Regular readers may know that whenever a new underground horror film gets announced; I can get instantly overtaken by doubt. I have had too many underwhelming and tedious experiences. Every now and then, a film comes around that isn’t a throwback, isn’t a generic slasher or an extreme gorefest with no actual weight. When I first found out that Jörg Buttgereit was teaming up with other creatives to make an anthology, I was pretty damn excited! I have followed the project on and off since I first caught wind of the it and now the film has been screened as part of this years Mayhem Horror Film Festival And Grimmfest, as well as being released in Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Regular readers may know that whenever a new underground horror film gets announced; I can get instantly overtaken by doubt. I have had too many underwhelming and tedious experiences. Every now and then, a film comes around that isn’t a throwback, isn’t a generic slasher or an extreme gorefest with no actual weight. When I first found out that Jörg Buttgereit was teaming up with other creatives to make an anthology, I was pretty damn excited! I have followed the project on and off since I first caught wind of the it and now the film has been screened as part of this years Mayhem Horror Film Festival And Grimmfest, as well as being released in Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray.
- 10/26/2015
- by Mondo Squallido
- Nerdly
Grimmfest, the North Of England’s premier horror, cult and fantastic film festival opens its pre-Halloween doors for the 7th time on Thursday 1st October with a gala screening of The Hallow, starring Oxford born Joseph Mawle (Game Of Thrones). It promises to be a packed four days with more than 20 feature length presentations to choose from. The annual Grimmfest event was born out of the Grimm Up North monthly film screenings and events that scare, astound and entertain Manchester audiences all year round. So, here’s what the Grimmfest team, told us you can specifically look forward to in 2015:
Simeon Halligan
“Landmine Goes Click is a real surprise to me. I thought I knew what I was getting from the title and the trailer but this turned out to be a complex and very dark study of the effects of retribution and revenge on the human psyche. The third act blew me away!
Simeon Halligan
“Landmine Goes Click is a real surprise to me. I thought I knew what I was getting from the title and the trailer but this turned out to be a complex and very dark study of the effects of retribution and revenge on the human psyche. The third act blew me away!
- 9/24/2015
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
by Seth Metoyer
MoreHorror.com
The first round of horror films have been announced for the Colorado based horror festival Telluride Horror Show. This years lineup looks sweet and includes premieres and a special screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with director Q&A! Check the list of films below.
From The Press Release
The first wave of films is now live for the 2015 Telluride Horror Show, October 16-18 in picturesque Telluride, Colorado (elevation 8,750 ft.).
Most of the films will make their Colorado premieres at this year's festival or will screen fresh off their Fantastic Fest debuts. The festival will also feature a special screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas followed by a director Q&A.
Here's the complete lineup, which can also be found at http://telluridehorrorshow.com/films.html
Guests
Henry Selick
Guest Director
Henry Selick is an American stop-motion director, producer and writer...
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The first round of horror films have been announced for the Colorado based horror festival Telluride Horror Show. This years lineup looks sweet and includes premieres and a special screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with director Q&A! Check the list of films below.
From The Press Release
The first wave of films is now live for the 2015 Telluride Horror Show, October 16-18 in picturesque Telluride, Colorado (elevation 8,750 ft.).
Most of the films will make their Colorado premieres at this year's festival or will screen fresh off their Fantastic Fest debuts. The festival will also feature a special screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas followed by a director Q&A.
Here's the complete lineup, which can also be found at http://telluridehorrorshow.com/films.html
Guests
Henry Selick
Guest Director
Henry Selick is an American stop-motion director, producer and writer...
- 9/8/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Halloween is in less than two months, and Cavity Colors wants to help you get an early start on the festivities. Also: the lineup at the 2015 Telluride Horror Show and four posters from American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire.
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"Xenofloss" T-Shirt / Tanktop ($25.00)
In space, no one can hear you eat Halloween candy. But if you're an alien, you should always floss! There's no time for cavities!
Designed by Hillary White. Pre-order...
Cavity Colors' Halloween Celebration Shirts: "'The Girl Who Dreams Of Halloween' Limited Edition Print ($30.00)
Lucy found herself constantly daydreaming about candy corn, jack-o-lanterns, and paper skeletons... 1 day a year was not enough.... The giant pumpkin hovered over her head constantly... There was no escape.
Limited Edition of 100 Signed and numbered by Aaron Cavitycolors 17 x 22 inches (will fit any 18 x 24 frame) Printed with Archival inks on Velvet Cotton Paper Please allow 1 - 2 days for shipping (each print is made to order)
"Xenofloss" T-Shirt / Tanktop ($25.00)
In space, no one can hear you eat Halloween candy. But if you're an alien, you should always floss! There's no time for cavities!
Designed by Hillary White. Pre-order...
- 9/4/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Read More: Drafthouse Films Aquires Karyn Kusama's SXSW Midnight Hit "The Invitation" The Telluride Horror Show has announced a collection of horror premieres and screenings for its official 2015 lineup. In addition to programming, organizes have also revealed that special guest director Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas"), guest host Devin Faraci and musical guest Champagne Charlie will all be in attendance. The film festival takes place in Telluride, Colorado and runs October 16-18. Find the complete lineup of films below. Features "German Angst", dir: Jörg Buttergeit, Michal Kosakowski, Andreas Marschall "He Never Died", dir: Jason Krawczyk "Hell House, LLC", dir: Stephen Cognetti "Inner Demon", dir: Ursula Dabrowsky "The Invitation", dir: Karyn Kusama "Landmine Goes Click", dir: Levan Bakhia "The Nightmare Before Christmas",...
- 9/3/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The Manchester-based horror festival has revealed its 2015 programme.
Grimmfest (Oct 1-4), Manchester’s horror and cult film festival, has revealed its line-up for 2015.
The festival will feature the world premiere of DxM, which stars Sam Neill alongside two former Screen Stars of Tomorrow, Tom Payne and Antonia Campbell-Hughes.
Andrew Goth (Gallowwalkers) directed the film, which had a market screening at Cannes this year.
This year’s opening night gala will be The Hallow, with director Corin Hardy and star Joseph Mawle in attendance. Playing on the same evening will be The Box, the directorial debut of Shaune Harrison (SFX on World War Z and Avengers: Age Of Ultron) and Bloodsucking Bastards, which stars Fran Kranz (Cabin In The Woods) and Pedro Pascal (The Adjustment Bureau).
The festival will also host the European premiere of Antisocial 2, Cody Calahan’s sequel to his 2013 debut, which was a hit at Grimmfest that year.
There will also...
Grimmfest (Oct 1-4), Manchester’s horror and cult film festival, has revealed its line-up for 2015.
The festival will feature the world premiere of DxM, which stars Sam Neill alongside two former Screen Stars of Tomorrow, Tom Payne and Antonia Campbell-Hughes.
Andrew Goth (Gallowwalkers) directed the film, which had a market screening at Cannes this year.
This year’s opening night gala will be The Hallow, with director Corin Hardy and star Joseph Mawle in attendance. Playing on the same evening will be The Box, the directorial debut of Shaune Harrison (SFX on World War Z and Avengers: Age Of Ultron) and Bloodsucking Bastards, which stars Fran Kranz (Cabin In The Woods) and Pedro Pascal (The Adjustment Bureau).
The festival will also host the European premiere of Antisocial 2, Cody Calahan’s sequel to his 2013 debut, which was a hit at Grimmfest that year.
There will also...
- 9/2/2015
- ScreenDaily
Stare at the magnificent poster, and then read the official announcement of what the greatest film festival in the world is up to at the end of September.
Fantastic Fest announces the first wave programming lineup for its 11th annual celebration of exciting genre-bending films, including the World Premiere of Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox in attendance, a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing, which profiles Refn’s collection of vintage exploitation-era American movie posters. “We’re very excited about this year’s mix of premieres, unique events and a retrospective theme unlike any other featuring audacious and otherworldly Turkish remakes of classic Hollywood films,” said Fantastic Fest founder Tim League.
See the full list of first...
Fantastic Fest announces the first wave programming lineup for its 11th annual celebration of exciting genre-bending films, including the World Premiere of Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox in attendance, a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing, which profiles Refn’s collection of vintage exploitation-era American movie posters. “We’re very excited about this year’s mix of premieres, unique events and a retrospective theme unlike any other featuring audacious and otherworldly Turkish remakes of classic Hollywood films,” said Fantastic Fest founder Tim League.
See the full list of first...
- 8/25/2015
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Fantastic Fest is touted as the largest genre film fest, from experience, I can tell you the Austin week-long event still feels like an intimate gathering, for fans who love of horror, sci-fi, experimental, foreign, action, animated and just straight-up gnarly film. The curtain has rolled back on this year's first wave of programming at the Alamo Drafthouse fest, held Sept. 24 through Oct. 1 at the South Lamar location. Highlights include the world premiere of Kurt Russell-starrer "Bone Tomahawk"; a retrospective of Turkish genre cinema; and a programming series from "Drive" and "Only God Forgives" director Nicolas Winding Refn, who will be supporting his new book "Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing." There are a few films that are crossing over with other major film fest lineups, like one-take flick "Victoria" which took home awards from Berlinale International. The initial film lineup for Fantastic Fest 2015 is below it's new poster,...
- 7/30/2015
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
The day has come. The reminder that Autumn is nearing and the best genre film festival in the Magnited States of America is nigh! We got the poster and the first wave of films listed below. Nicolas Winding Refn comes back and curates some obscure films and motherfuckin’ Kurt F’n Russell is coming with his new film, Bone Tomahawk! Read below and prepare for our coverage of this year’s Fantastic Fest!!!!
From the Press Release:
Austin, TX – Thursday, July 30, 2015 – Fantastic Fest announces the first wave programming lineup for its 11th annual celebration of exciting genre-bending films, including the World Premiere of Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox in attendance, a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing,...
From the Press Release:
Austin, TX – Thursday, July 30, 2015 – Fantastic Fest announces the first wave programming lineup for its 11th annual celebration of exciting genre-bending films, including the World Premiere of Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox in attendance, a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing,...
- 7/30/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
As genre cinema has found more fans around the world, their place in film festivals have also grown, with genre getting its dedicated sections in acclaimed festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. The demand, however, has grown now to allow for festivals dedicated to genre cinema, and one of the more notable stops in the latter group is Fantastic Fest. Running for a decade now, the 2015 incarnation of Fantastic Fest will be held once again in Austin, Texas, running from September 24th to October 1st. The first wave of films that will play at the festival have now been announced.
The Festival’s closing night film will be S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk, which will be making its World Premiere. Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox, who star in the feature, will also be in attendance at the festival. The 2015 Festival will also have...
The Festival’s closing night film will be S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk, which will be making its World Premiere. Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox, who star in the feature, will also be in attendance at the festival. The 2015 Festival will also have...
- 7/30/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, and more star in the horror Western Bone Tomahawk, the closing film of Fantastic Fest 2015. Karyn Kusama's The Invitation is also included in the first wave of programming for the Austin-based festival that kicks off September 24th.
Press Release: "Austin, TX - Thursday, July 30, 2015 - Fantastic Fest announces the first wave programming lineup for its 11th annual celebration of exciting genre-bending films, including the World Premiere of Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox in attendance, a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing, which profiles Refn's collection of vintage exploitation-era American movie posters. "We're very excited about this year's mix of premieres, unique events and a retrospective theme unlike any other featuring audacious and...
Press Release: "Austin, TX - Thursday, July 30, 2015 - Fantastic Fest announces the first wave programming lineup for its 11th annual celebration of exciting genre-bending films, including the World Premiere of Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox in attendance, a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing, which profiles Refn's collection of vintage exploitation-era American movie posters. "We're very excited about this year's mix of premieres, unique events and a retrospective theme unlike any other featuring audacious and...
- 7/30/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This weekend, the Berlin-based horror anthology German Angst can be seen at Fantasia. It had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the next day I was allowed to speak with all three directors. In the picture above (taken during the world premiere's introduction) they are, from left to right: Andreas Marschall, Michal Kosakowski, and Jörg Buttgereit. We published the first half of the interview back in May (read it here), and now that it has landed in the Us, here is the second and last part. Note that in this part, we speak about the stories in the segments, so there are mild spoilers ahead... TwitchFilm: How did the German Angst project as a whole come about? Did you all...
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- 7/19/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Here's some news for North America's edgier horror fans: the Berlin-based horror anthology German Angst has been picked up for distribution by Artsploitation, as Variety reported first. German Angst tells three loosely interlinked stories taking place in present-day Berlin, concerning abuse, right-wing extremism, and addiction. Its writer-directors are Michal Kosakowski, Andreas Marschall and Jörg Buttgereit. These three are not exactly known for pulling punches, and you can rest assured the episodes all reside on the far end of the sex-and-violence spectrum. After its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam earlier this year (where I saw and reviewed it), the film has had its general domestic release, and is currently touring festivals worldwide. The curious and impatient can check it out tomorrow already at...
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- 7/17/2015
- Screen Anarchy
German Angst, the sure-to-be jaw droppingly grotesque anthology from Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik), Michal Kosakowski and Andreas Marschall (Masks) will hit North America. via strange genre celebrators Artsploitation Films in 2016. With Artsploitation back in full swing, releasing titles like Der Samurai and Cub, their latest acquisition is yet another that fits a commitment to unique and often…
The post German Angst: Artsploitation to Release Anthology from Nekromantik Director and More appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
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- 7/15/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The 19th Fantasia International Film Festival is right around the corner. Though the full lineup for the festival won't be unveiled until early next month, the second wave of Fantasia titles have been revealed and horror fans have a lot to look forward to.
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A little over one month away, the Fantasia Film Festival announced it’s second wave of titles this morning. Fantasia Film Festival holds a special place in the hearts of Sound on Sight and we could not be more excited for their upcoming edition which promises to be bigger and better than ever. Arguably the largest genre film festival in the world, Fantasia will run from July 14th to August 4th this year and feature a large number of world and international premieres. The full-lineup, including special events, will be announced on July 7th.
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Justine Smith
- SoundOnSight
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, Ringo Lam’s Wild City and Miguel Angel Vivas’ Extinction among titles playing at Montreal’s genre film festival.
Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.
The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.
Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...
Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.
The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.
Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...
- 6/11/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
The Berlin-based horror anthology German Angst was among the many world premieres this year at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and all three of its directors were attending in person. The day after, I was lucky enough to get to talk with them about the film, and German horror in general. From left to right in the picture above, they are: Andreas Marschall (of Tears of Kali fame), Michal Kosakowski (of Zero Killed fame, who also has a producer credit), and Jörg Buttgereit (of Nekromantik fame). It became quite a conversation, so I've split the interview in two parts. In this first part, we discuss the film's world premiere, and some of the ideas behind it. Rest assured it is quite spoiler-free. TwitchFilm: Let me...
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- 5/28/2015
- Screen Anarchy
(Not as offending as you might think...) Horror anthologies are doing fine these days, and sometimes allow filmmakers to keep flexing their muscles even when it's hard to get a full feature off the ground. A good example of this is German Angst, a Berlin-based film which gave directors Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski and Andreas Marschall the opportunity to strut their stuff theatrically again. German Angst had its world-premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. While I liked the film, I could see how in many regions this would have some trouble avoiding censorship, as the three stories venture into (un)pretty extreme territories. But lo-and-behold, Germany allowed it to be shown and released uncut. And while the film is still travelling festivals around the world,...
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- 5/26/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Recap of Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski, and Andreas Marschall on Without Your Head Horror Radio
by Vic Schiavone
Hosts Nasty Neal and Annabelle Lecter welcomed Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski, and Andreas Marschall, the three directors of the German horror anthology film “German Angst”, to Without Your Head Horror Radio for an over-an-hour-long discussion going over all aspects of this amazing and controversial new film.
Highlights included the following:
• Wyh: How did the three of you get together to start the movie? When did the idea of “German Angst” come about?
Am: “It was my idea when I was touring with my last film “Masks”. I was asked what Jörg Buttgereit is doing, because there were a lot of these anthology movies, like “The Theater Bizarre”, around at this time and no German movies of this kind, and so people were asking. And I’ve known Jörg a very long time, since the 80’s, 1983, when I did the poster art work for “Nekromantik”…Then I asked...
Hosts Nasty Neal and Annabelle Lecter welcomed Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski, and Andreas Marschall, the three directors of the German horror anthology film “German Angst”, to Without Your Head Horror Radio for an over-an-hour-long discussion going over all aspects of this amazing and controversial new film.
Highlights included the following:
• Wyh: How did the three of you get together to start the movie? When did the idea of “German Angst” come about?
Am: “It was my idea when I was touring with my last film “Masks”. I was asked what Jörg Buttgereit is doing, because there were a lot of these anthology movies, like “The Theater Bizarre”, around at this time and no German movies of this kind, and so people were asking. And I’ve known Jörg a very long time, since the 80’s, 1983, when I did the poster art work for “Nekromantik”…Then I asked...
- 4/26/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
A trio of notorious German filmmakers will be bringing the shock value to the International Film Festival Rotterdam with the world premiere of German Angst, a three part anthology from Jörg Buttgereit, Andreas Marschall, and Michal Kosakowski.We've been keeping an eye on this one for a while now and with the premiere just around the corner we've got a look at the first trailer for the picture.Acclaimed writers and directors Jörg Buttgereit, Andreas Marschall, Michal Kosakowski are back behind the camera with a supreme feature film, controversial, mystical and disturbing. With a "fil rouge" of old images of Berlin scariest architecture, the film is built around three tales. The first episode, tells the story of a young girl who lives alone with her guinea pig...
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- 1/14/2015
- Screen Anarchy
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) unveils Signals line-up including a tribute to Korean director Jang Jin and a focus on artist Bruce McClure.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed the Signals programme for its upcoming 44th edition (Jan 21 - Feb 1).
The final programme includes a tribute to Korean director Jang Jin, a focus on artist and filmmaker Bruce McClure and Made in Taiwan, a special addition to the annual Regained section.
Jang Jin is one of South Korea’s most famous modern playwrights and theatre directors and his films have included gangster movies and rom-coms. Iffr will host a 13-strong retrospective of his films including the European premiere of We Are Brothers.
Iffr’s focus on Bruce McClure will see the avant-garde artist present nine different performances on consecutive evenings under the generic title Opposition Brings Reunion. His presentation at Witte de With, Courting Daylight in Saving Darkness, is described as “his most elaborate and expansive...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed the Signals programme for its upcoming 44th edition (Jan 21 - Feb 1).
The final programme includes a tribute to Korean director Jang Jin, a focus on artist and filmmaker Bruce McClure and Made in Taiwan, a special addition to the annual Regained section.
Jang Jin is one of South Korea’s most famous modern playwrights and theatre directors and his films have included gangster movies and rom-coms. Iffr will host a 13-strong retrospective of his films including the European premiere of We Are Brothers.
Iffr’s focus on Bruce McClure will see the avant-garde artist present nine different performances on consecutive evenings under the generic title Opposition Brings Reunion. His presentation at Witte de With, Courting Daylight in Saving Darkness, is described as “his most elaborate and expansive...
- 1/12/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Roy Andersson’s Golden Lion-winner A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's Goodnight Mommy, Shinya Tsukamoto's "shocking war epic" Nobi, Quentin Dupieux's Reality, Franco Maresco's Belluscone: Una Storia Siciliana "and the world premiere of German Angst, by Jorg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski and Andreas Marschall," are among some of the titles lined up for the first part of the Signals program of the 2015 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, running from January 21 through February 1 (almost the exact same dates as Sundance, by the way). » - David Hudson...
- 12/18/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
Roy Andersson’s Golden Lion-winner A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's Goodnight Mommy, Shinya Tsukamoto's "shocking war epic" Nobi, Quentin Dupieux's Reality, Franco Maresco's Belluscone: Una Storia Siciliana "and the world premiere of German Angst, by Jorg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski and Andreas Marschall," are among some of the titles lined up for the first part of the Signals program of the 2015 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, running from January 21 through February 1 (almost the exact same dates as Sundance, by the way). » - David Hudson...
- 12/18/2014
- Keyframe
Rotterdam unveils initial Signals programme focusing on ‘contemporary reality.’
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has unveiled the first two parts of its Signals programme, which will address the theme of “contemporary reality” through four sections.
They are:
24/7: the attention economy and how we consume informationEveryday Propaganda: the constant exposure to propaganda in our daily livesWhat The F?!: a range of feminist ideologiesReally? Really: surrealism’s comeback
As part of Everyday Propaganda, documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis [pictured] will present his new film Bitter Lake, which is described as about “why the narratives and explanations we are fed by the media and politicians have stopped making sense.” The programme also includes No Country For Young Men by Oleg Mavromatti and PO98, Broken Land from Stéphanie Barbey and Luc Peter, Made In China by Kim Dong-hoo and War Book from Tom Harper plus a selection of short films from Pacho Velez.
Kevin Jerome Everson’s Park...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has unveiled the first two parts of its Signals programme, which will address the theme of “contemporary reality” through four sections.
They are:
24/7: the attention economy and how we consume informationEveryday Propaganda: the constant exposure to propaganda in our daily livesWhat The F?!: a range of feminist ideologiesReally? Really: surrealism’s comeback
As part of Everyday Propaganda, documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis [pictured] will present his new film Bitter Lake, which is described as about “why the narratives and explanations we are fed by the media and politicians have stopped making sense.” The programme also includes No Country For Young Men by Oleg Mavromatti and PO98, Broken Land from Stéphanie Barbey and Luc Peter, Made In China by Kim Dong-hoo and War Book from Tom Harper plus a selection of short films from Pacho Velez.
Kevin Jerome Everson’s Park...
- 12/18/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Our International Sales Agent (Isa) of the Day coverage has resumed for this year's Cannes Film Festival. We will feature successful, upcoming, innovative and trailblazing agents from around the world (during and after the festival) and cover the latest trends in sales and distribution. Beyond the numbers and deals, this segment will also share inspirational and unique stories of how these individuals have evolved and paved their way in the industry, and what they envision for the new waves in global cinema.
Matteo Lovadina is the founder and sole principal of Reel Suspects, a multi-faceted “all rights” distribution company based in Paris, France. He represents "feature films with a twist": films both from first-time and revered directors, including the genres of cult, classic, thriller, horror, fantasy, Lgbt and erotic. His background as a photographer inspires him to choose only the richest quality of cinematography for the Reel Suspects catalog. His aim is to share the most cinematic and innovative stories.
Matteo talks about his reasonably budgeted films, the first Reel Suspects co-productions, and gives realistic advice to first-time filmmakers who are looking for distribution:
When and how did you start Reel Suspects?
I started Reel Suspects in 2011, after ten years in the business as a sales agent. When I started the company, I really wanted to focus on young directors and films by true auteurs. We love independent cinema, and it is our passion to put amazing and visually stunning films into distribution. A twist can be a genre: it can be a very strong drama, or fantasy. We are currently selling some fantasy art house horror, as we did in the past; we always try to find good films that are not purely commercial. This year's selections at Cannes Film Festival reflect our work in numerous ways, and give the sign that we are going in the right direction. The second focus is cinematography; I am a big fan of images and colors. I love when the image speaks for itself. This helps buyers to identify our quality without question.
Where are your buyers?
Over the years, we have developed a wide range of titles that go from youth films to experimental dramas. We have never cared about the country of origin. Being a French company, we obviously carry French films, but we really focus on the entire world. We have films from the Us, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Lithuania, and a catalog of French and Spanish classics.
We like young talents, and are passionate to help their careers takeoff. Two years ago, we had a film called Aurora (Vanishing Waves), a glamorous and sophisticated sci-fi film by first time director Kristina Buozyte. It was a Lithuanian and French co-production, and was a worldwide success. It was selected for all the major international festivals, and won several awards including the “Meliès d’Or”, a sort of “Fantasy Film” award renowned in Europe and abroad. It sold to nearly 25 territories between Cannes and Toronto, and was the first Lithuanian film with a theatrical release in the U.S.
How are sales?
Sales are doing well because of our “twist”. Distributors in our network know what they can find when they come to Reel Suspects. They know they will not find the 20 million dollars films. However, they also know that they will find a carefully chosen, cost-effective selection of quality films that will attract the right audience. This helps our buyers to take smaller risks on reliable niches in film. Luckily, sales are good and constantly growing, even if the competition is hard. Our films are being distributed in many countries. The festival circuit loves us, because we are defending new producers and directors and they appreciate our taste. Germany, Australia, and Japan are big for us, but we really work worldwide.
What is your background?
I was previously in the music and photography worlds. When I realized the music business was dead, I finally made the move to film.
What are some of the challenges of being a young company on the market?
The industry has this thing of labeling people. During the first year of my company, I had an erotic film that was sold to many countries. Many buyers think that I still do erotic films, and I do not. It's a struggle to get identified when you launch your own company. When you have one film that really works, people think you only do that. This year in Cannes, we had two horror films, and I can see people six months from now saying, "Reel Suspects only carries horror films." It's frustrating to be categorized so quickly, and to convince people that we're more than what they assume.
Do you have advice for first time directors who are looking for distribution?
You have to think before you make the film, "Am I able to find a good balance between making a film that will have a commercial success, and making a film that will only travel the festival circuit?" I think this is an essential question that all directors and producers should answer before shooting. Balance is important. With the supremacy of digital shooting nowadays, the production value of your delivery is now essential. Mediocrity is now harder to defend, when digital postproduction can help a film to be finalized in the best conditions.
Please discuss some of the films from the Reel Suspects catalog.
I'm really excited for the market premiere of Cat & Mouse, a psychological drama by Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs. It's about a girl who is completely lost between her present and her past. It’s our first co-production. Our expectations are quite high, and we feel it will be equally successful in the commercial market and in the festival scene.
Fièvre (new title: Horsehead) is a French fantasy horror by Romain Basset that follows the story of a student that gets lost in her nightmares.
Wild in Blue, our Cannes best seller, is an intense Us indie that we recently acquired. It features the last performance of Karen Black, in a super graphic psychodrama about a psychopath who kills his girlfriends until he finds real love.
We also have the most anticipated German Angst, a portmanteau film that combines the work of three well-known horror genre directors: Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik), Andreas Marschall (Tears of Kali), and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed). It's a shocking horror film, which has already reached cult status with its large fan base.
Learn about the Reel Suspects catalog.
More About Reel Suspects:
Reel Suspects is a multi-faceted “all rights” distribution company, specialized in emerging filmmakers. Reel Suspects is devoted to bring a new cost-effective business model to its partners from all over the world, in the context of an international market changing forever towards new directions, and specialized niches constantly growing and evolving. Promoting films in a new and different way, with an eye on newcomers and focusing on innovative marketing approaches might be the final goals of Reel Suspects.
Extended from first-timers directors to revered cinema masters, the ever growing Reel Suspects‘ catalogue already presents some classic films from better-known directors, such as “Vivre sa Vie” by Jean-Luc Godard, “Une partie de campagne” by Jean Renoir, as well as the “Alain Robbe-Grillet Collection”, restored in HD and the “Chris Marker Collection”.
Matteo Lovadina is the founder and sole principal of Reel Suspects, a multi-faceted “all rights” distribution company based in Paris, France. He represents "feature films with a twist": films both from first-time and revered directors, including the genres of cult, classic, thriller, horror, fantasy, Lgbt and erotic. His background as a photographer inspires him to choose only the richest quality of cinematography for the Reel Suspects catalog. His aim is to share the most cinematic and innovative stories.
Matteo talks about his reasonably budgeted films, the first Reel Suspects co-productions, and gives realistic advice to first-time filmmakers who are looking for distribution:
When and how did you start Reel Suspects?
I started Reel Suspects in 2011, after ten years in the business as a sales agent. When I started the company, I really wanted to focus on young directors and films by true auteurs. We love independent cinema, and it is our passion to put amazing and visually stunning films into distribution. A twist can be a genre: it can be a very strong drama, or fantasy. We are currently selling some fantasy art house horror, as we did in the past; we always try to find good films that are not purely commercial. This year's selections at Cannes Film Festival reflect our work in numerous ways, and give the sign that we are going in the right direction. The second focus is cinematography; I am a big fan of images and colors. I love when the image speaks for itself. This helps buyers to identify our quality without question.
Where are your buyers?
Over the years, we have developed a wide range of titles that go from youth films to experimental dramas. We have never cared about the country of origin. Being a French company, we obviously carry French films, but we really focus on the entire world. We have films from the Us, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Lithuania, and a catalog of French and Spanish classics.
We like young talents, and are passionate to help their careers takeoff. Two years ago, we had a film called Aurora (Vanishing Waves), a glamorous and sophisticated sci-fi film by first time director Kristina Buozyte. It was a Lithuanian and French co-production, and was a worldwide success. It was selected for all the major international festivals, and won several awards including the “Meliès d’Or”, a sort of “Fantasy Film” award renowned in Europe and abroad. It sold to nearly 25 territories between Cannes and Toronto, and was the first Lithuanian film with a theatrical release in the U.S.
How are sales?
Sales are doing well because of our “twist”. Distributors in our network know what they can find when they come to Reel Suspects. They know they will not find the 20 million dollars films. However, they also know that they will find a carefully chosen, cost-effective selection of quality films that will attract the right audience. This helps our buyers to take smaller risks on reliable niches in film. Luckily, sales are good and constantly growing, even if the competition is hard. Our films are being distributed in many countries. The festival circuit loves us, because we are defending new producers and directors and they appreciate our taste. Germany, Australia, and Japan are big for us, but we really work worldwide.
What is your background?
I was previously in the music and photography worlds. When I realized the music business was dead, I finally made the move to film.
What are some of the challenges of being a young company on the market?
The industry has this thing of labeling people. During the first year of my company, I had an erotic film that was sold to many countries. Many buyers think that I still do erotic films, and I do not. It's a struggle to get identified when you launch your own company. When you have one film that really works, people think you only do that. This year in Cannes, we had two horror films, and I can see people six months from now saying, "Reel Suspects only carries horror films." It's frustrating to be categorized so quickly, and to convince people that we're more than what they assume.
Do you have advice for first time directors who are looking for distribution?
You have to think before you make the film, "Am I able to find a good balance between making a film that will have a commercial success, and making a film that will only travel the festival circuit?" I think this is an essential question that all directors and producers should answer before shooting. Balance is important. With the supremacy of digital shooting nowadays, the production value of your delivery is now essential. Mediocrity is now harder to defend, when digital postproduction can help a film to be finalized in the best conditions.
Please discuss some of the films from the Reel Suspects catalog.
I'm really excited for the market premiere of Cat & Mouse, a psychological drama by Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs. It's about a girl who is completely lost between her present and her past. It’s our first co-production. Our expectations are quite high, and we feel it will be equally successful in the commercial market and in the festival scene.
Fièvre (new title: Horsehead) is a French fantasy horror by Romain Basset that follows the story of a student that gets lost in her nightmares.
Wild in Blue, our Cannes best seller, is an intense Us indie that we recently acquired. It features the last performance of Karen Black, in a super graphic psychodrama about a psychopath who kills his girlfriends until he finds real love.
We also have the most anticipated German Angst, a portmanteau film that combines the work of three well-known horror genre directors: Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik), Andreas Marschall (Tears of Kali), and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed). It's a shocking horror film, which has already reached cult status with its large fan base.
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- 5/30/2014
- by Erin Grover
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive: German horror trilogy German Angst amongst titles sold.
French genre specialist Reel Suspects has been racking up sales on its genre slate.
It has sold German horror trilogy German Angst to Alamode Film / Pierrot Le Fou for Germany speaking Europe.
The portmanteau film combines the work of three well-known horror genre directors: Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik), Andreas Marschall (Tears of Kali) and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed).
‘It benefits from their large fan base that should help secure it success worldwide,” said Reel Suspects founding chief Matteo Lovadina.
Craig Goodwill’s Patch Town, which premiered at Palm Springs this year, has been picked up by Kino Lorber for Us and Raven Banner for Canada.
The award-winning comedic fairy revolves around an abandoned child who dreams of being reunited with his adopted mother after he is abandoned in a cabbage patch.
Silvio Nacucchi’s Beyond Lover, which was launched at Berlin, has been sold to Optimale for France and Ariztical...
French genre specialist Reel Suspects has been racking up sales on its genre slate.
It has sold German horror trilogy German Angst to Alamode Film / Pierrot Le Fou for Germany speaking Europe.
The portmanteau film combines the work of three well-known horror genre directors: Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik), Andreas Marschall (Tears of Kali) and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed).
‘It benefits from their large fan base that should help secure it success worldwide,” said Reel Suspects founding chief Matteo Lovadina.
Craig Goodwill’s Patch Town, which premiered at Palm Springs this year, has been picked up by Kino Lorber for Us and Raven Banner for Canada.
The award-winning comedic fairy revolves around an abandoned child who dreams of being reunited with his adopted mother after he is abandoned in a cabbage patch.
Silvio Nacucchi’s Beyond Lover, which was launched at Berlin, has been sold to Optimale for France and Ariztical...
- 5/17/2014
- ScreenDaily
No, German Angst is not a Uwe Boll biopic, although that would seem pretty damned appropriate. What we have here, kids, is a new anthology film featuring the works of Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Der Todesking), Andreas Marchall (Tears of Kali, Masks), and Michael Kosakowoski (Zero Killed).
In 1920 Germany became the most influential production location for fantastic films. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s Nosferatu, Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Hands of Orlac, Paul Wegener’s The Golem earned the German cinema the label The Demonic Screen (Lotte H. Eisner). German filmmakers told stories of the underworld beneath urban life, about the invasion of the subconscious. The frontiers between reality and dreams blurred and the fear of dark eros emerged. These masterpieces of German Expressionist cinema are the ancestors of the contemporary fantastic genre. Their influence is still felt in almost every modern film. With the Nazi dictatorship...
In 1920 Germany became the most influential production location for fantastic films. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s Nosferatu, Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Hands of Orlac, Paul Wegener’s The Golem earned the German cinema the label The Demonic Screen (Lotte H. Eisner). German filmmakers told stories of the underworld beneath urban life, about the invasion of the subconscious. The frontiers between reality and dreams blurred and the fear of dark eros emerged. These masterpieces of German Expressionist cinema are the ancestors of the contemporary fantastic genre. Their influence is still felt in almost every modern film. With the Nazi dictatorship...
- 11/22/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
So, how do you up the ante in the current anthology horror movement? Getting Jörg Buttgereit, the director of the infamous Nekromantic to contribute is a hell of a start. But from the looks of this very Nsfw trailer for German Angst, directors Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed) and Andreas Marschall (Masks) are keeping up with Buttgereit's lurid imagination, if not topping it. In this trilogy of "love, sex and death in Berlin" you will see: people on leashes, German tanks, rusty tools, naked writhing bodies and... much worse. Check out the nightmarish carnival of cruelty for yourself below. ...
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- 11/21/2013
- Screen Anarchy
While horror anthologies seem to be a dime a dozen these days, it isn't that often that one is able to wrangle a cult legend like Jorg Buttegereit into returning to the genre after a 20 year absence. German Angst has done just that, but it's not a done deal just yet.The producers of the film are looking for money to get the project on the move, and they've put together quite a convincing Kickstarter proposal. Buttegereit (Nekromantik, Schramm, Der Todesking) is joined by Andreas Marschall (Masks, Tears of Kali) and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed), both of whom are also big figures in the German genre film scene. Frankly, looking through the conceptual material and examples of actual footage shot, this thing looks like it...
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- 10/21/2013
- Screen Anarchy
German director Jörg Buttgereit has been away from the filmmaking limelight for two decades but the director of Nekromantik (worth noting that Cult Epics is releasing a special edition package of the movie on DVD and Blu-ray in May of 2014) is returning to making movies in a big way.
Buttgereit has teamed up with Andreas Marschall, an artist turned director who happens to be responsible for the artwork of Nekromantik and has himself released a number of horror movies, and director Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed) to produce a German horror anthology film titled German Angst and considering that these guys are best known for making extreme horror movies, I expect that this is going to be as hardcore as they come.
Buttgereit's chapter is titled "Final Gi [Continued ...]...
Buttgereit has teamed up with Andreas Marschall, an artist turned director who happens to be responsible for the artwork of Nekromantik and has himself released a number of horror movies, and director Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed) to produce a German horror anthology film titled German Angst and considering that these guys are best known for making extreme horror movies, I expect that this is going to be as hardcore as they come.
Buttgereit's chapter is titled "Final Gi [Continued ...]...
- 10/21/2013
- QuietEarth.us
Notorious German cult filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit may not have appeared on screens a whole lot in recent years but he retains a place in the hearts of cult film fans around the globe as the director of notorious - and rightly so - extreme horror Nekromantik. And fans waiting for more from the director shouldn't have long to wait now, with the announcement of impending anthology project German Angst.Buttgereit, Andreas Marschall (Tears Of Kali, Masks), and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed) contribute to the three part project and if the first artwork is any indication it'll be typically not for the squeamish. Click on the image in the gallery below to enlarge....
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- 5/14/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Click here to read our french "Masks" movie review, directed by Andreas Marschall with Susen Ermich, Julita Witt, Magdalena Ritter starring. The story follows Stella, an ambitious acting student, who's been accepted to the mysterious "Mateusz Gdula" school. The founder of the school committed suicide when his very special training method got forbidden because of the deaths of several of his students in the '70s....
- 4/5/2013
- www.ohmygore.com/
Some quick distribution news has come in that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has picked up the North American rights for Andreas Marschall's (Tears of Kali) impressive looking giallo film Masks. Check out the trailer and stills right here.
Synopsis:
The story follows Stella, an ambitious acting student, who’s been accepted to the mysterious "Mateusz Gdula" school. The founder of the school committed suicide when his very special training method got forbidden because of the deaths of several of his students in the '70s.
But when strange things start to happen in the abandoned wing of the school, Stella suspects that Gdula's method is still practiced. And she wants to participate at all costs...
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Synopsis:
The story follows Stella, an ambitious acting student, who’s been accepted to the mysterious "Mateusz Gdula" school. The founder of the school committed suicide when his very special training method got forbidden because of the deaths of several of his students in the '70s.
But when strange things start to happen in the abandoned wing of the school, Stella suspects that Gdula's method is still practiced. And she wants to participate at all costs...
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- 12/13/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The theme for this year’s B-Movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival, held in the city of Breda in the Netherlands, is “Apocalypse.” So get ready to watch the world end dozens of different ways on Sept. 5-9 at various venues around the city.
The fun kicks off on the 5th with the German movie Hell by director Tim Fehlbaum. If you didn’t know, “hell” means “bright” in German and, given that title, this flick is set appropriately in a post-apocalyptic future where global warming has decimated the planet and surviving tribes battle for water and food.
Other post-apocalyptic visions include Milan Konjevic’s Zone of the Dead starring legendary zombie killer Ken Foree; Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro’s Bazillian underground hit Beyond the Grave about a world where magic and madness rule the world; and Rob van Eyck’s bizarrely twisted Afterman and Afterman 2.
Not all the...
The fun kicks off on the 5th with the German movie Hell by director Tim Fehlbaum. If you didn’t know, “hell” means “bright” in German and, given that title, this flick is set appropriately in a post-apocalyptic future where global warming has decimated the planet and surviving tribes battle for water and food.
Other post-apocalyptic visions include Milan Konjevic’s Zone of the Dead starring legendary zombie killer Ken Foree; Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro’s Bazillian underground hit Beyond the Grave about a world where magic and madness rule the world; and Rob van Eyck’s bizarrely twisted Afterman and Afterman 2.
Not all the...
- 9/4/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Masks
Stars: Susen Ermich, Michael Balaun, Lucyna Bialy, Lisa Blaschke, Peter Donath, Lena Coskuner, Franziska Breite, Nico Ousman Corr | Written and Directed by Andreas Marschall
Everybody wears a mask to the world. We create an image that we want people to see and create a character that becomes our public face. Actors have, or at least hope they have the ability to change that mask to create a character for a film or a play and to make the watcher believe they are that different person, that they are going through some emotion that even if it’s alien to them in real life, it’s real to the character they play.
This is what Masks is about, the mask we wear and the masks that have to be created, what does it take to fully lose the masks that are worn?
Stella is to all intents and purposes a failing actor,...
Stars: Susen Ermich, Michael Balaun, Lucyna Bialy, Lisa Blaschke, Peter Donath, Lena Coskuner, Franziska Breite, Nico Ousman Corr | Written and Directed by Andreas Marschall
Everybody wears a mask to the world. We create an image that we want people to see and create a character that becomes our public face. Actors have, or at least hope they have the ability to change that mask to create a character for a film or a play and to make the watcher believe they are that different person, that they are going through some emotion that even if it’s alien to them in real life, it’s real to the character they play.
This is what Masks is about, the mask we wear and the masks that have to be created, what does it take to fully lose the masks that are worn?
Stella is to all intents and purposes a failing actor,...
- 6/24/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
The third and final day of the Fantasy Film Weekend started and although I was tired there was plenty to look forward to. The first film would be Red Sonja, which was an easy one to start off with. I knew that the highlight of the day would of course be The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and the Masks screen talk with Andreas Marschall. It was nice to know that the end was near of course as tiredness was starting to become normality and my brain needed some serious rest.
Red Sonja
Red Sonja is a film that can no way be called good, but it has it arguably has its place in cult history. Not many films would pair up Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in a Conan the Barbarian setting but this is obviously what they were looking for. Conan is of course superior but to...
Red Sonja
Red Sonja is a film that can no way be called good, but it has it arguably has its place in cult history. Not many films would pair up Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in a Conan the Barbarian setting but this is obviously what they were looking for. Conan is of course superior but to...
- 6/20/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
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