On Saturday evening, the curtain fell on the vibrant 22nd edition of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF). For 9 days, over 55,000 festival-goers were able to explore the many aspects of genre cinema in the presence of our 122 guests. The International Jury awarded among the others the prestigious Melies d’argent awards. Méliès d’argent…
On Saturday, the 24th of June, the 19th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a conclusion. At the closing ceremony, the following awards were given. HONORARY VICIOUS CAT for outstanding contribution to genre cinemaThe Honorary Vicious Cat was received by director John McTiernan. VICIOUS CAT for best feature film:MEGALOMANIACBelgium; 2022Directed by:…
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival: June 30-July 8, 2023 Nifff announced the movies running for the Melies d’argent awards. Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival: Méliès d’argent feature films competition 2023 WHITE PLASTIC SKY -Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó (HU)PIOVE – Paolo Strippoli (IT)RAGING GRACE – Paris Zarcilla (UK)CONSECRATION – Christopher Smith (UK)SUPERPOSITION – Karoline Lyngbye (DK)VINCENT DOIT MOURIR –…
Grossmann’s Melies d’argent Short Film Selection 2023 🍿🍷 Exciting News! The Grossmann: 19th Fantastic Film & Wine Festival is here! 🎉🎥🎞️ We are thrilled to announce the opening of the highly anticipated Grossmann: 19th Fantastic Film & Wine Festival, which will take place from June 19th to 24th, 2023, in the enchanting towns of Ormoz…
And the winners of the 2023 edition of the BIFFF are… Méliès d’argent Award Winner – Feature Films @ Bruxelles International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 The competition is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) and is reserved for European fantastic feature films. The award goes to: Halfway Home ÁtjáróházIsti MadarászHungary 2022, 104 minutes …
Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival: April 28th – 30th, 2023 The Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) unveiled the 2023 Méliès d’argent selection.HÕFF is an independent festival focusing of screening best films from the darker side of cinema from fantasy to horror, forgotten classics, filmmaker and country retrospectives, extreme films and celebrated guests in…
BIFFF Melies d’argent Feature Film Selection 2023 The Elderly by Raúl Cerezo & Fernando González Gómez (2022, Spain) Halfway Home by Isti Madarász (2022, Hungary) It Came From The Water by Xawery Zulawski (2022, Poland) The Loneliest Boy In The World by Martin Owen (2022, Uk) Nightmare by Kjersti Helen Rasmussen (2022, Norway) The Pod…
HARD:LINE Méliès d’argent short films competition 2023 Here is the list of the Short Film Competitive Section of HARD:LINE Film Festival which can be candidates for the Méliès d’argent Award 2023. Tigre Místico, Spain 2022, 15min, Marc Martínez JordánStop Dead, Great Britain 2022, 8min, Emily GreenwoodPhantasmagoria, Germany 2022, 15min, Alejandro MatheEl umbral, Spain 2022, 16min,…
The Cannes Festival will have for the first time ever a Fantastic Pavilion, a significant booth and exhibition space located at the Cannes Marché du Film in the Palais des Festivals. Conceived by Pablo Guisa, Grupo Mórbido CEO, Bernardo Bergeret, Ventana Sur co-director, and Daniel de la Vega, co-ordinator of Ventana Sur’s Maquinitas video…
Abertoir – The International Horror Festival of Wales. Each year Abertoir invites filmmakers from across the globe to submit short films for the Abertoir Short Film Competition. As part of Abertor’s role in the Méliès International Festivals Federation, the short film competition awards a Short Film Méliès d’argent. This is an internationally recognised prize specific…
FANCINE – FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL is organized entirely by the University of Malaga, a public institution that has among its basic functions the transmission and criticism of the culture. A total of 83 films has been screened this year at FANCINE, including the Albéniz sessions, simultaneous screenings during the week of the festival and pre-festival…
Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei is pleased to announce that this year’s Méliès d’argent competition winner is the short movie titled “O” (Germany 2022) directed by Dominik Balkow. As a member of the MIFF, TerrorMolins annually organizes the Méliès d’Argent competition for best European fantastic short film. This competition is a…