NIFFF 2015: fantastic film reigns supreme at Neuchâtel
- The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival celebrates its 15th birthday this year with a programme that is full of surprises, between the ultra-modern and the traditional
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) (3-11 July) comprises nine days of screenings celebrating the best of fantastic film. It is a festival of reference for all lovers of memorable experiences in search of high-quality contemporary pieces that are helping to revamp the genre with their innovative and polished cinematographic style. For the first time in the history of the festival the jury will be made up entirely of women who help to ensure a large amount of genre film in the world. They include Sabina Baracelli, the director of the Far East Film Festival of Udine, Axelle Carolyn, the Belgian director of The Halloween Kid, and Sylvie Fleury, a Swiss contemporary artist.
This year the greatly anticipated International Competition, featuring the crème de la crème of genre film, includes Crumbs [+see also:
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The third edition of the ‘Stories of the genre’ section takes the audience on an emotional journey into genre film with unreleased documentaries. These include Istintobrass (2013) by Italian director Massimiliano Zanin, on the controversial director Tinto Brass, and the multi-award-winning Dark Star [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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