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Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) is a Swiss film festival dedicated to fantastic movies. It was created in 2000 and is now renowned internationally as one of the foremost film festivals in the world for genre cinema. The NIFFF defines itself through a rich and diversified programming, constructed around three central axes: Fantastic cinema, Asian cinema and Digital images. The films shown at the Festival are very diversified, ranging from major works by renowned directors to unknown and underground ''films d'auteurs''. Famous fantastic film directors have already honored the NIFFF with their presences, including George A. Romero, Joe Dante, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, Hideo Nakata. The NIFFF offers five competitions: an international competition, an Asian competition, a Best Swiss Short Film Competition, a Best European Short Film Competition and a Swiss Video Art Competition entitled Actual Fears and inaugurated in 2008. Since its creation, the NIFFF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuchâtel
, neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), Sansepolcro (Italy) Neuchâtel (, , ; german: Neuenburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, situated on the shoreline of Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 45,000 inhabitants (80,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name ; both the French and German names mean "New Castle". It was originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, then part of the Holy Roman Empire and later under Prussian control from 1707 until 1848, with an interruption during the Napoleonic Wars from 1802 to 1814. In 1848, Neuchâtel became a republic and a canton of Switzerland. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climax (2018 Film)
''Climax'' is a 2018 psychological horror film directed, written and co-edited by Gaspar Noé. Featuring an ensemble cast of twenty-four actors, led by Sofia Boutella, the plot is set in 1996 and follows a French dance troupe holding a days-long rehearsal in an abandoned school; the final night of rehearsing is a success, but the group's celebratory after-party takes a dark turn when the communal bowl of sangria is spiked with LSD, sending each of the dancers into agitated, confused and psychotic states. The film is notable for its unorthodox production, having been conceived and pre-produced in four weeks and shot in chronological order in only 15 days: although Noé conceived the premise, the bulk of the film was unrehearsed on-the-spot improvisation by the cast, who were provided no lines of dialogue beforehand and had almost complete liberty as to where to take the story and characters. ''Climax'' features unusual editing and cinematography choices, and includes several long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álex De La Iglesia
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. De la Iglesia's films combine grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his works are considered dark comedies, but are also often considered to have horror and/or drama elements. All his films, with the notable exceptions of '' The Last Circus'' (2010) and '' As Luck Would Have It'' (2011), were written together with Jorge Guerricaechevarría. Biography Alejandro de la Iglesia Mendoza was born on 4 December 1965 in Bilbao, son to a professor of Sociology (father) and a realist painter (mother) and the youngest of five siblings. He received his primary and secondary education in Jesuitic centres, later earning a licentiate degree in Philosophy from the University of Deusto, likewise a Jesuitic centre. A comic book artist since young, he had a brief stint in television before finding work as production designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bar (film)
''The Bar'' ( es, El bar, links=no) is a 2017 Black comedy film, black comedy thriller film directed, produced and co-written by Álex de la Iglesia. Set in Madrid, it has the ensemble cast typical of this director. It was screened out of competition at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot In a cafe in Madrid; two random people are shot dead by an unknown sniper when they leave the bar. The streets are evacuated, and gradually, the rest of the people still alive in the bar come to realize someone in the group is the reason. It becomes clear that it is a government operation and they are covering up the killings under the guise of a fire. Everyone inside the cafe turns against each other. Eventually, a man emerges from the bathroom in a critically diseased condition. He drops to the floor but as the group gathers around to comfort him, he mutters, "Don't touch me!" before dying. It now becomes clear that the group is being quarantined due to the man's disease. Amparo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Dark Times
''Super Dark Times'' is a 2017 American independent psychological thriller film directed by Kevin Phillips and starring Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, and Elizabeth Cappuccino. It is Phillips' directorial debut. After a traumatic accident, an inseparable pair of teenage boys and best friends lose their innocence from jealousy, violence and paranoia. Plot In the 1990s, in Upstate New York, two teenage best friends, Zach and Josh, rate the girls in their yearbook. They find a common interest in Allison. After school, the duo crosses the path of the universally-disliked Daryl and his eighth-grade friend Charlie. Later that week, the four boys meet up at Josh's house where they look through the possessions of Josh's brother, who is away in the military, and find a bag of marijuana and a katana. Afterwards, the boys play with the sword in a secluded park area bordering the local cemetery and notice that Daryl has stolen the marijuana. After a tense argument, Josh and Daryl fight, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Hernández Cordón
Julio Hernández Cordón (born January 17, 1975) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. An active filmmaker since 2003, Hernández Cordón has been involved in six films, including shorts and documentaries. Hernández Cordón attained critical acclaim for directing the ''Gasolina'' (2008), ''Polvo'' (2012) and '' Te Prometo Anarquía'' (2015). Hernández Cordón has worked with non-professional actors on his documentary-style narrative films, for which he has been awarded at several international film festivals, including Locarno, Morelia, Toronto and San Sebastián. In 2016, he received nominations for Best Director at the 58th and 62nd Ariel Awards in Mexico for his work in the films ''Te Prometo Anarquía'' and ''Cómprame Un Revólver''. Early life and background Hernández Cordón was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother, while his father was studying a doctorate in international trade there. Hernández Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buy Me A Gun
''Buy Me a Gun'' ( es, Cómprame un Revólver) is a 2018 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Hernández Cordón. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett acted as President of the Jury. The Japanese film '' Shoplifters'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or. Asghar Farhadi's psy .... References External links * 2018 films 2018 drama films Mexican drama films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Mexican films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robert Mitchell
David Robert Mitchell (born October 19, 1974) is an American film director and writer. He received significant recognition as a director after completing his second feature, the critically acclaimed horror film '' It Follows'' (2014). Early life and education Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan. He graduated from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts with a Master of Fine Arts degree in production. Career Mitchell's first full-length film was the coming-of-age drama ''The Myth of the American Sleepover'' (2010). Adele Romanski, a friend of Mitchell's from film school, served as one of the producers. In an interview, Mitchell said that the film cost about $50,000. Four years later, he directed the supernatural horror film '' It Follows''. The film was acclaimed by critics and was a remarkable commercial success considering its low, independent film budget. Mitchell served as a jury member in the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Silver Lake
''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2018 American neo-noir black comedy written, produced and directed by David Robert Mitchell. Set in 2011 Los Angeles, it follows a young man (Andrew Garfield) investigating the sudden disappearance of his neighbor ( Riley Keough), only to stumble upon an elusive and dangerous conspiracy. The film premiered on May 15, 2018, at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, before being released nationwide in France on August 8. It was theatrically released in the United States on April 19, 2019, by A24. ''Under the Silver Lake'' polarized critics; while its originality, direction, soundtrack, cinematography, and Garfield's performance were praised, some found the screenplay confusing, too cryptic, and lacking the substance and depth the film was aiming for. Plot Sam is an aimless 33-year-old in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, interested in conspiracy theories and hidden messages in popular culture, and uninterested in paying his o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattawut Poonpiriya
Nattawut "Baz" Poonpiriya ( th, นัฐวุฒิ พูนพิริยะ, born 1981) is a Thai director, working extensively on television commercials and music videos, but best known for the films ''Countdown'', '' Bad Genius'' and '' One for the Road''. Biography Nattawut graduated Master of Fine Arts in stage directing from Srinakharinwirot University. After graduating, he worked mainly on television commercials for three years before moving to New York to study graphic design at Pratt Institute. He returned to Thailand in 2011, and worked as a music video director before directing his first feature film, the horror thriller ''Countdown'', for GTH in 2012. The film won three categories at the Suphannahong National Film Awards. Nattawut then made a hiatus from feature films to focus again on advertising. His second feature, ''Bad Genius'', was released in 2017, and won a record-breaking twelve categories at the awards. Filmography Feature films *''Countdown A co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Genius
''Bad Genius'', known in Thai as ''Chalard Games Goeng'' (), is a 2017 Thai heist thriller film produced by Jor Kwang Films and distributed by GDH 559. It was directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, and stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying in her feature film debut as Lynn, a straight-A student who devises an exams-cheating scheme which eventually rises to international levels. Inspired by real-life news of students cheating on the SAT, the film transplants the heist structure to a school-exams setting, and features themes of class inequality as well as teenage social issues. The young main cast consists of relative newcomers Chanon Santinatornkul, Teeradon Supapunpinyo and Eisaya Hosuwan as Lynn's classmates Bank, Pat and Grace, while Thaneth Warakulnukroh plays Lynn's father. Filming took place on location in Thailand and Australia. ''Bad Genius'' was released on 3 May 2017, placing first at the Thai box office for two weeks and earning over 100 million baht (US$3 million) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satō Yūichi
is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satoh or Satou. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese writer *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese singer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Akihiro Sato (model), Brazilian model *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese idol, singer, actress and voice actress *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese model and weathercaster *Ayano Sato (canoeist) (born 1996), Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actress and musician *, Japanese musician *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
