In addition to this tantalising appetiser, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (running 5-13 July) has further whetted the appetites of its audiences by announcing the first six titles set to feature on its special programme, Danes Do It Better. The latter is based around the funding and support initiative, New Danish Screen, which was founded in 2003 and has since played a vital role in the emergence of a hugely dynamic cinema movement. One of the many gems it has unearthed is Cutterhead [+lee también:
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No less than seven of the thirteen films announced so far as featuring in the official festival line-up are European works. And in addition to a good dose of names already well known with the landscape of European fantasy film, space has also been made in this selection for the new generation of helmers.   

Amongst the younger recruits, we find the Danish director Ulaa Salim and his first feature film Sons of Denmark [+lee también:
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ficha de la película]: namely Gerard Quinto, Esteve Soler & David Torras, a marvellous three-headed monster hailing from Spain whom we should definitely keep a close eye on. Returning to the NIFFF after a four-year hiatus (he previously attended the festival with his blisteringly funny musical comedy Liza, The Fox-Fairy [+lee también:
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ficha de la película], which wades through the murky waters of police corruption.

Standing tall amongst the more noticeable works so far announced in the official line-up, and flanking Denis Côté’s Ghost Town Anthology, an uncompromising portrait of isolated rural communities in Canada, is the Scandinavian filmmaking duo Måns Mårlind & Björn Stein, not to mention Christian Volckman. Danish export Björn Stein decided to team up with TV writer Måns Mårlind for his latest work and the result of this happy amalgamation is Swoon [+lee también:
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Much excitement also surrounds the unveiling of the NIFFF Extended programme which, through its popular cycle of conferences and gatherings, explores the future of cinema and of the audiovisual world in general. 

Jostling among the symposiums thus far confirmed is Imagine the Future, a section dedicated to new technologies and digital creation, with The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (Zürich University of the Arts), the Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences (University of Geneva) and the Swiss National Science Foundation set to play a leading role. Also not to be missed: Storyworlds, a dedicated space for thinking about scriptwriting in association with new technologies; NIFFF On Tour, which presents the beta versions of immersive experiences developed within the workshop itself; New Worlds of Fantasy, a literary forum which looks at the links between literature and games; and the Gamification and Serious Game Symposium (GSGM) which acts as an observatory as regards the changes likely be brought about by games on our future professional lives.