30th International Fantasy Film Festival – The festival pays homage to the festival!

A famous saying goes that ” The simplest solution is always the best » – As for the 30th edition of the International Fantasy Film Festival, only time will tell! But the organization has already given firm assurances and answers during the traditional press conference scheduled for this Thursday at Joa Casino.

” For its thirtieth anniversary, the festival decided to pay special tribute to the Gérardmer festival. Bruno Barde announced at this conference, where he was joined by Jérôme Lasserre of Public Système Cinéma, Anthony Humbertclaud of SG Organisation, and Pierre Sachot, president of the Gérardmer festival association. Therefore, this 30th opus will focus on its history, on those who made it famous, on the directors, actors and filmmakers who have shown themselves as the pearl of the Vosges and who have contributed to writing its legend today. told Kann and the four corners of the world today…

Asia and Spain are in the foreground

” Two cinematographies are essential to embody this thirty-year festival. Indeed, for its first edition in 1994, the Awards crowned Asia and Spain with WHITE-HAIRED BRIDE by Ronny Yu and RED SQUIRREL by Julio Medem. A sign of the times, this first edition set a direction that has never been denied the director of the festival continues. Even today, these two territories, flagships of genre cinema, continue to dominate the debate in Gérardmer, having collected at least 25 between them since the first release. This year, several notable representatives have been chosen to represent them, starting with Jaume Balaguero, who symbolizes the dominance of Spanish cinema. Winner of three jury awards with LA SECTE SANS NOM, FRAGILE and REC, he was also the President of the Jury in 2009. Therefore, it is fair to pay tribute to the festival for its thirty years. On this occasion and for the anniversary party on Saturday 28 January, we will present his latest film VENERA. Spain will not be far behind as Juan Antonio Bayona (Grand Prix at L’ORPHELINAT, Gérardmer 2008) joins us. Bruno Barde explains.

Master class with Kim Jee-woon

As for Asia, an exceptional master class with Kim Jee-Woon scheduled for January 28 will be one of the highlights of the festival. ” Asia is rich with several cinematographies and several directors. However, among those who had the honor to come to us, we will pay special attention to Kim Ji-woon, who embodies the modernity of Azerbaijani cinema, in accordance with the tradition of great Korean directors like Park Chan-wook and Bong Chun-ho. this country. Grand Prize, Audience Award, Critics Award for DEUX SOEURS in 2004, and Young Jury Award for I MET THE DEVIL in 2011, which he also won in 2014.”. A complete program…

Night of the Living Dead on the big screen

Now that you know the list of films in competition for this thirtieth anniversary, know that 12 other out-of-competition nuggets will be screened in Gerardmere’s darkrooms with a fireworks display of themes and nationalities represented, reminding you that the festival is more than that. more international than ever (you can find the list on the event website, click here!). The organization also prepared several special evenings opened by Jérôme Lassère in his magic cauldron. we start with a retrospective dedicated to twinning with the screening of 8 films, including FAUX-SEMBLANTS by David Cronenberg, WELCOME TO GATTACA by Andrew Nicol, TWO SISTERS by Kim Jee-woon, TROPIQUE by Jordan Peele from USA or Eduard Salier. At night Retromania David Cronenberg’s FAKE SYMBLES, George A. Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and Bong Joon-ho’s HOST will give you the opportunity to see or re-see on the big screen. In conclusion, you will be entitled to two sleepless nights Night blood tomorrow and a screening of La nuit nocturne by Kim Hong-sun (South Korea) THE WOLF HUNT PROJECT and THE PRICE WE PAID by Ryûhei Kitamura, as well as HOLY SHIT. Lukas Rinker (Germany) and MAD HEIDI, Johannes Hartmann & Sandro Klopfstein (Switzerland). In short, movie buffs will enjoy it, no doubt!