Friday, September 03, 2010
Michael Allen
Fantastic Fest is moving into its sixth year and the 2010 event will take place in Austin, Texas September 23rd. This year's showings will include over fourty short films, each of which has been listed below. The horror short highlights include the creature feature "Culebra," the exorcist fueled "Deus Irae," the comical "The Legend of Beaver Dam," the dark "La Petit Mort" and undead characterizations in "Only Son." More details on the horror shorts are available below, along with the entire 2010 Fantastic Fest short film lineup.
"5 Minute Dating"
Canada
Director: Peter Hatch.
"A dating service where anyone can find their soul mate" (Fantastic).
"12 Years"
Germany
Director: Daniel Nocke.
"We're not the only species that needs to endure the wrenching pain of relationships gone sour" (Fantastic).
"The Astronomer's Sun"
Director: David Bunting.
"Lovely animated story about a boy and his bear and the secrets of the universe."
"Atomic Hubbub"
UK
Director: Stephen Irwin.
"Here's the newest way to enjoy mankind's impending self-apocalypse."
"Barcelona Venecia"
Spain
Director: David Muñoz.
"When you've accidentally slipped through a wormhole, you'd better hope your guide isn't a jackass."
"By Night"
Germany
Director: Juan DiazB.
"A man copes with the pain of life through a very unusual medium: snow globes."
"Careful with that Crossbow"
New Zealand
Director: Jason Stutter.
"Two children engage in a seemingly innocent game of William Tell."
"Culebra"
US
Director: Sean Carter
"In the desert between the US and Mexico, there are more terrifying things to watch out for than the border guards."
"Deus Irae"
Argentina
Director: Pedro Cristiani.
"Exorcism. It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it."
"Fard"
France
Director: David Alapont and Luis Briceño.
"A civilization built on the idea that "What you don't see doesn't exist" is severely disturbed when a man opens a mysterious package."
"El Fin Del Mundo"
Spain
Director: Alberto Gonzales.
"President Reagan has an extremely important message for us."
"Giant"
UK
Director: Yann Benedi.
"A bittersweet introduction to the not-so-human condition."
"The Importance of Awards in Advertising"
US
Director: Jim Hosking.
"A concise, informative, hairy and fairly nude introduction to the world of big business."
"Interview"
Germany
Director: Sebastian Marka.
"A journalist scores an interview with a notorious and so far uncaptured serial killer."
"It's Me, Helmut"
Switzerland/Germany
Director: N. Steiner.
"Happy birthday! Your entire life was squandered and you'll die alone!"
"Jaulas"
Mexico
Director: Juan Jose Medina.
"A man treads across a post-apocalyptic landscape carrying a bitter, vengeful burden."
"King Chicken"
Canada
Director: Nicolas Bolduc.
"Even the most ridiculous, lonely people can find romance. Wait. No. Probably not."
"King Jeff"
UK
Director: Phil Dale.
"Two costumed medieval wannabes are forced to face off against all-too-real foes."
"The Legend of Beaver Dam"
Canada
Director: Jerome Sable.
"A bloodthirsty campfire terror legend goes...musical?"
"Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers"
Sweden
Director: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson and Ola Simonsson.
"Percussion reaches bold new heights in this brilliantly unique tale of urban paradiddles and ratamacues."
"My Invisible Friend"
Spain
Director: Pablo Larcuen.
"A semi-catatonic young man is finally able to reach beyond his world of porn and video games thanks to his first and only friend: an alien fish-man."
"Ninjas"
Brazil
Director: Dennison Ramalho.
"Emotionally tortured after accidentally shooting a child, a policeman is offered a brutal shot at redemption."
"Off Season"
USA/UK
Director: Jacob Jaffke.
"A burglar and his dog navigate seasonally abandoned houses, and find someone is committing much more terrible crimes."
"One Man and His Dog"
UK
Director: Jonathan Hopkins.
"An interstellar would-be savior stumbles across a violent flim-flam man. Hijinks ensue."
"Only Son"
New Zealand
Director: thedownlowconcept.
"A young man receives unwanted dating advice from his dead father."
"La Petit Mort"
Germany
Director: Jan Gallasch.
"This nurse does not abide by the Hippocratic Oath."
"Piano Man"
USA
Director: Andrew Wilding.
"It's the perfect crime...what could possibly go wrong?"
"Picnic"
Sweden
Director: Henrik Andersson.
"A happy couple enjoying a gorgeous summer day together is unprepared for the difficulties that attack their peaceful life."
"La Piñata"
Spain
Director: Manuel Arija.
"A street performer draws a tremendous crowd, including a young lady who may regret watching."
"Pixels"
France
Director: Patrick Jean.
"A full-scale invasion from the 8-bit dimension!!!"
"Protoparticles"
Spain
Director: Chema Garcia Ibarra.
"Life is hard. Life in a hermetically sealed space suit is nearly impossible."
"Renegades"
USA
Director: Jim Hosking.
"Two tragic friends enter a world of weaponry, nudity and cake shaped like a clown's head."
"Le Rescape du Hippocampe"
France
Director: Julien Lecat.
"A woman enters the deepest recesses of her friend's brain to help him get back on track."
"Rise of the Living Corpse"
Canada
Director: Chris Walsh.
"Rotting flesh breaks soil and the fun begins. The shortest short in FF history."
"Rosenhill"
Sweden
Director: Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm.
"A lovable grandmother is certain that her nursing home caretakers are murderous maniacs. She's right."
"Sasquatch Birth Journal 2"
USA
Director: The Zellner Brothers.
"An unprecedented peek at the mysteries of nature."
"Seed"
Czech Republic/UK/USA
Director: Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird.
"Birth. Junk. Expansion. Technology. Death. Usually in that order."
"Sorry...I Love You"
Spain
Director: Leticia Dolera.
"A shy, possibly non-human man ends up working with a girl who makes his heart -- or something else in his chest -- go pitter-pat."
"St. Christophorus: Roadkill"
Germany
Director: Gregor Erler.
"With the help of some corrupt cops, a man driving through the forest of Germany has the worst goddamn night in history."
"Stranger Hero"
USA
Director: Stephen Carolan.
"Prepare to witness the power of the ultimate warrior of the lost world: Stranger Hero!!"
"Teclópolis"
Argentina
Director: Javier Mrad.
"Impossible landscapes created by everyday objects. Hypnotic and perfect."
"To My Mother and Father"
UK
Director: Can Evrenol.
"A nightmarish example of a practical joke gone awry."
"Uncle Jack"
USA
Director: Jamin Winans.
"A very special uncle soothes his nephew with a very special bedtime story."
"Unholy Night"
Sweden
Director: Arni Jonsson.
"Original Icelandic legend provides for 13 Santa Clauses, each of whom arrive in succession on different nights. But their Santas aren't as benevolent as ours, and tonight is the night for the one they call 'Meathook.'"
"United Monster Talent Agency"
USA
Director: Greg Nicotero.
"You're likely already familiar with the classic monster films of Hollywood's golden age. Now, learn how tough it was to get those monsters to behave on camera!"
Vision
UK
Director: Jamie Hooper.
"A young woman receives a mysterious DVD in the post. She soon comes to realize that pressing "play" was a bad mistake."
"Voltage"
Brazil
Director: Filippe Lyra and William Paiva.
"A crew of robots teaches us lousy humans how it's really done."
"Wisdom Teeth"
USA
Director: Don Hertzfeldt.
"The latest hilarious heart wrecker from unstoppable animation force Don Hertzfeldt!"
"Yuri"
Switzerland
Director: Cécile Brun, Katja Schiendorfer, Immanuel Wagner and Nils Hedinger.
"An astronaut wanders the spaceways in search of new life. When something shows up...he's at a loss."
*And if you don't catch these shorts before one of our features, you'll have a chance to see some of them in our shorts programs:
DRAWN and QUARTERED: Animated Shorts:
"It's been said that animation isn't just for kids anymore. Well, that's ESPECIALLY the case at Fantastic Fest. We'll be showcasing all aspects of genre entertainment in animated form, some of which will make you laugh, and some of which will make your bodily functions shut down entirely."
12 YEARS
ATOMIC HUBBUB
THE ASTRONOMERS SUN
FARD
GIANT
JAULAS
PIXELS
RISE OF THE LIVING CORPSE
SEED
TECLOPOLIS
VOLTAGE
WISDOM TEETH
YURI
Short Fuse! Severe Fantastic Fest Shorts
The best short films can pack in more adrenaline, creativity and flat-out insanity than a million big-budget blockbusters. Or they can show you something so ambitiously horrendous that you beg for mercy. Your intrepid Fantastic Fest programmers have scoured the international celluloid goldmines for the most skull-bursting, taste-annihilating and eyeball-destroying shorts in existence, and this program is truly the mother load.
DEUS IRAE
THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM
INTERVIEW
NINJAS
OFF SEASON
ROSENHILL
TO MY MOTHER AND FATHER
Fantastic Fest has scoured the globe for the very best in action, horror, science fiction, fantasy to the truly bizarre in contemporary cinema for your viewing pleasure. Look for more announcements in the final weeks before the festival, including information on our gala events, parties and AMD Next Wave filmmakers in attendance.
Fantastic Fest is the film festival with the boring parts cut out. Miss this one and your regrets will agonize you for years to come; you have been warned.
The Fantastic Fest homesite:
Fantastic Fest 2010
The film festival's website:
Fantastic Fest at Facebook
Sources:
Fantastic Fest at Twitch Films
A book on all the festivals taking place in Austin, Texas, including Fantastic Fest:
Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA
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"5 Minute Dating"
Canada
Director: Peter Hatch.
"A dating service where anyone can find their soul mate" (Fantastic).
"12 Years"
Germany
Director: Daniel Nocke.
"We're not the only species that needs to endure the wrenching pain of relationships gone sour" (Fantastic).
"The Astronomer's Sun"
Director: David Bunting.
"Lovely animated story about a boy and his bear and the secrets of the universe."
"Atomic Hubbub"
UK
Director: Stephen Irwin.
"Here's the newest way to enjoy mankind's impending self-apocalypse."
"Barcelona Venecia"
Spain
Director: David Muñoz.
"When you've accidentally slipped through a wormhole, you'd better hope your guide isn't a jackass."
"By Night"
Germany
Director: Juan DiazB.
"A man copes with the pain of life through a very unusual medium: snow globes."
"Careful with that Crossbow"
New Zealand
Director: Jason Stutter.
"Two children engage in a seemingly innocent game of William Tell."
"Culebra"
US
Director: Sean Carter
"In the desert between the US and Mexico, there are more terrifying things to watch out for than the border guards."
"Deus Irae"
Argentina
Director: Pedro Cristiani.
"Exorcism. It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it."
"Fard"
France
Director: David Alapont and Luis Briceño.
"A civilization built on the idea that "What you don't see doesn't exist" is severely disturbed when a man opens a mysterious package."
"El Fin Del Mundo"
Spain
Director: Alberto Gonzales.
"President Reagan has an extremely important message for us."
"Giant"
UK
Director: Yann Benedi.
"A bittersweet introduction to the not-so-human condition."
"The Importance of Awards in Advertising"
US
Director: Jim Hosking.
"A concise, informative, hairy and fairly nude introduction to the world of big business."
"Interview"
Germany
Director: Sebastian Marka.
"A journalist scores an interview with a notorious and so far uncaptured serial killer."
"It's Me, Helmut"
Switzerland/Germany
Director: N. Steiner.
"Happy birthday! Your entire life was squandered and you'll die alone!"
"Jaulas"
Mexico
Director: Juan Jose Medina.
"A man treads across a post-apocalyptic landscape carrying a bitter, vengeful burden."
"King Chicken"
Canada
Director: Nicolas Bolduc.
"Even the most ridiculous, lonely people can find romance. Wait. No. Probably not."
"King Jeff"
UK
Director: Phil Dale.
"Two costumed medieval wannabes are forced to face off against all-too-real foes."
"The Legend of Beaver Dam"
Canada
Director: Jerome Sable.
"A bloodthirsty campfire terror legend goes...musical?"
"Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers"
Sweden
Director: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson and Ola Simonsson.
"Percussion reaches bold new heights in this brilliantly unique tale of urban paradiddles and ratamacues."
"My Invisible Friend"
Spain
Director: Pablo Larcuen.
"A semi-catatonic young man is finally able to reach beyond his world of porn and video games thanks to his first and only friend: an alien fish-man."
"Ninjas"
Brazil
Director: Dennison Ramalho.
"Emotionally tortured after accidentally shooting a child, a policeman is offered a brutal shot at redemption."
"Off Season"
USA/UK
Director: Jacob Jaffke.
"A burglar and his dog navigate seasonally abandoned houses, and find someone is committing much more terrible crimes."
"One Man and His Dog"
UK
Director: Jonathan Hopkins.
"An interstellar would-be savior stumbles across a violent flim-flam man. Hijinks ensue."
"Only Son"
New Zealand
Director: thedownlowconcept.
"A young man receives unwanted dating advice from his dead father."
"La Petit Mort"
Germany
Director: Jan Gallasch.
"This nurse does not abide by the Hippocratic Oath."
"Piano Man"
USA
Director: Andrew Wilding.
"It's the perfect crime...what could possibly go wrong?"
"Picnic"
Sweden
Director: Henrik Andersson.
"A happy couple enjoying a gorgeous summer day together is unprepared for the difficulties that attack their peaceful life."
"La Piñata"
Spain
Director: Manuel Arija.
"A street performer draws a tremendous crowd, including a young lady who may regret watching."
"Pixels"
France
Director: Patrick Jean.
"A full-scale invasion from the 8-bit dimension!!!"
"Protoparticles"
Spain
Director: Chema Garcia Ibarra.
"Life is hard. Life in a hermetically sealed space suit is nearly impossible."
"Renegades"
USA
Director: Jim Hosking.
"Two tragic friends enter a world of weaponry, nudity and cake shaped like a clown's head."
"Le Rescape du Hippocampe"
France
Director: Julien Lecat.
"A woman enters the deepest recesses of her friend's brain to help him get back on track."
"Rise of the Living Corpse"
Canada
Director: Chris Walsh.
"Rotting flesh breaks soil and the fun begins. The shortest short in FF history."
"Rosenhill"
Sweden
Director: Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm.
"A lovable grandmother is certain that her nursing home caretakers are murderous maniacs. She's right."
"Sasquatch Birth Journal 2"
USA
Director: The Zellner Brothers.
"An unprecedented peek at the mysteries of nature."
"Seed"
Czech Republic/UK/USA
Director: Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird.
"Birth. Junk. Expansion. Technology. Death. Usually in that order."
"Sorry...I Love You"
Spain
Director: Leticia Dolera.
"A shy, possibly non-human man ends up working with a girl who makes his heart -- or something else in his chest -- go pitter-pat."
"St. Christophorus: Roadkill"
Germany
Director: Gregor Erler.
"With the help of some corrupt cops, a man driving through the forest of Germany has the worst goddamn night in history."
"Stranger Hero"
USA
Director: Stephen Carolan.
"Prepare to witness the power of the ultimate warrior of the lost world: Stranger Hero!!"
"Teclópolis"
Argentina
Director: Javier Mrad.
"Impossible landscapes created by everyday objects. Hypnotic and perfect."
"To My Mother and Father"
UK
Director: Can Evrenol.
"A nightmarish example of a practical joke gone awry."
"Uncle Jack"
USA
Director: Jamin Winans.
"A very special uncle soothes his nephew with a very special bedtime story."
"Unholy Night"
Sweden
Director: Arni Jonsson.
"Original Icelandic legend provides for 13 Santa Clauses, each of whom arrive in succession on different nights. But their Santas aren't as benevolent as ours, and tonight is the night for the one they call 'Meathook.'"
"United Monster Talent Agency"
USA
Director: Greg Nicotero.
"You're likely already familiar with the classic monster films of Hollywood's golden age. Now, learn how tough it was to get those monsters to behave on camera!"
Vision
UK
Director: Jamie Hooper.
"A young woman receives a mysterious DVD in the post. She soon comes to realize that pressing "play" was a bad mistake."
"Voltage"
Brazil
Director: Filippe Lyra and William Paiva.
"A crew of robots teaches us lousy humans how it's really done."
"Wisdom Teeth"
USA
Director: Don Hertzfeldt.
"The latest hilarious heart wrecker from unstoppable animation force Don Hertzfeldt!"
"Yuri"
Switzerland
Director: Cécile Brun, Katja Schiendorfer, Immanuel Wagner and Nils Hedinger.
"An astronaut wanders the spaceways in search of new life. When something shows up...he's at a loss."
*And if you don't catch these shorts before one of our features, you'll have a chance to see some of them in our shorts programs:
DRAWN and QUARTERED: Animated Shorts:
"It's been said that animation isn't just for kids anymore. Well, that's ESPECIALLY the case at Fantastic Fest. We'll be showcasing all aspects of genre entertainment in animated form, some of which will make you laugh, and some of which will make your bodily functions shut down entirely."
12 YEARS
ATOMIC HUBBUB
THE ASTRONOMERS SUN
FARD
GIANT
JAULAS
PIXELS
RISE OF THE LIVING CORPSE
SEED
TECLOPOLIS
VOLTAGE
WISDOM TEETH
YURI
Short Fuse! Severe Fantastic Fest Shorts
The best short films can pack in more adrenaline, creativity and flat-out insanity than a million big-budget blockbusters. Or they can show you something so ambitiously horrendous that you beg for mercy. Your intrepid Fantastic Fest programmers have scoured the international celluloid goldmines for the most skull-bursting, taste-annihilating and eyeball-destroying shorts in existence, and this program is truly the mother load.
DEUS IRAE
THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM
INTERVIEW
NINJAS
OFF SEASON
ROSENHILL
TO MY MOTHER AND FATHER
Fantastic Fest has scoured the globe for the very best in action, horror, science fiction, fantasy to the truly bizarre in contemporary cinema for your viewing pleasure. Look for more announcements in the final weeks before the festival, including information on our gala events, parties and AMD Next Wave filmmakers in attendance.
Fantastic Fest is the film festival with the boring parts cut out. Miss this one and your regrets will agonize you for years to come; you have been warned.
The Fantastic Fest homesite:
Fantastic Fest 2010
The film festival's website:
Fantastic Fest at Facebook
Sources:
Fantastic Fest at Twitch Films
A book on all the festivals taking place in Austin, Texas, including Fantastic Fest:
Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA
| | Stumble It!Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email
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