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marco

marco

Seinem Ruf als härtester indischer Film wird dieser exzessive Blutrausch mit seinen spektakulären Kampfszenen durchaus gerecht. Zum einen fast schon comichaft überzeichnet, zum anderen tabubrechend hämmert MARCO 140 Minuten nonstop auf unsere Sinne und Geschmacksgrenzen ein.

film

Marco (Indien 2024)

 

director

Haneef Adeni

 

cast

Unni Mukundan, Siddique, Jagadish, Kabir Duhan Singh

 

writer

Haneef Adeni

 

producer

Shareef Muhammed

 

distribution

Busch Media Group

 

running time

141 min

 

language

Malayalam OmeU

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dates

tba

Fear Fact

»In retrospect almost incomprehensible: hour-long discussions by the selection team whether DONNIE DARKO has enough genre elements to fit in with the festival.«

her will be done

her will be done

Ein Fluch lastet auf den Schultern der jungen Nawoika, die in einer abgeschotteten kleinen Dorfgemeinde unter der strengen Hand ihres Vaters lebt. Ihre verstorbene Mutter galt als besessen und die Anzeichen verdichten sich, dass auch in ihr ein böser Dämon am Erwachen ist.

film

Her Will Be Done (Frankreich, Polen 2025)

 

director

Julia Kowalski

 

cast

Maria Wróbel, Roxane Mesquida, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Raphaël Thiéry

 

writer

Julia Kowalski

 

producer

Estelle Robin You, Flavien Giorda, Yann Gonzalez

 

contact

WTFilms

 

running time

95 min

 

language

französische, polnische OmeU

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dates

tba

Fear Fact

»In 1999, the annual short film reel GET SHORTY was launched.«

crushed

crushed

Ein unter Kindern kursierendes Gewaltvideo versetzt ein kleines Mädchen dermaßen in Schock, dass sie sich selbst auf die Spuren des Ursprungs macht und dabei in furchtbare Gefahr gerät. Simon Rumleys neuer Film konfrontiert uns mit derart abgründigen Themen, dass es starke Nerven braucht.

film

Crushed (Vereinigtes Königreich, Thailand 2025)

 

director

Simon Rumley

 

cast

Steve Oram, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Margaux Dietrich

 

writer

Simon Rumley

 

producer

Tom Waller, Doug Abbott, Steve Jaggi

 

contact

Film Seekers

 

running time

99 min

 

language

englische OV & thailändische OmeU

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dates

tba

Fear Fact

»On the occasion of the 10th anniversary, a "Best of Fantasy Filmfest" series was screened with 10 films, including LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and BRAINDEAD. Good mix!«

bone lake

bone lake

Eine versehentliche Doppelbuchung setzt zwei fremde Pärchen übers Wochenende in einer Villa auf dem Land fest. Das zunächst freundliche Miteinander wird unerwartet zum Stresstest bis die Lage vollends eskaliert. BONE LAKE ist witzig, blutig und immer überraschend.

film

Bone Lake (USA 2024)

 

director

Mercedes Bryce Morgan

 

cast

Marco Pigossi, Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita

 

writer

Joshua Friedlander

 

producer

Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Jacob Yakob, Joshua Friedlander, Jason Blumenfeld

 

contact

Mister Smith

 

running time

94 min

 

language

english original version

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dates

tba

Fear Fact

»At the gore night of the 1988 Fantasy Filmfest in Hamburg, local cult band "Angeschissen" performed.«

orang ikan

german premiere

orang ikan

During WW2, British war prisoner Bronson and Japanese soldier Saito are shipwrecked. But there is no time to fight against each other, since a bloodthirsty, overpowerful beast and killing machine waits on the island. They can only survive if they work together. Director Mike Wiluan crazily mixes different genres recalling classics such as ALIEN, PREDATOR and Jack Arnold’s CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.

 

film

Orang Ikan (Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, UK 2024)

 

director

Mike Wiluan

 

cast

Dean Fujioka, Callum Woodhouse, Alexandra Gottardo, Lucky Moniaga, Alan Maxson

 

writer

Mike Wiluan

 

producer

Eric Khoo, Freddie Yeo, Tan Fong Cheng, Fumie Suzuki Lancaster

 

distribution

Splendid Film

 

running time

83 min

 

language

japanese original version with english subtitles & english original version

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dates
berlin

10.05. / 16.00

frankfurt

10.05. / 16.00

hamburg

17.05. / 16.00

cologne

10.05. / 16.00

munich

24.05. / 16.00

nuremberg

10.05. / 16.00

stuttgart

10.05. / 16.00

Fear Fact

»In retrospect almost incomprehensible: hour-long discussions by the selection team whether DONNIE DARKO has enough genre elements to fit in with the festival.«

mermaid

international premiere

mermaid

After he gets fired from his job as an aquarium cleaner in a stripclub, Doug loses all hope. But then he finds something amazing in the ocean: a hurt mermaid. He is determined to protect their vulnerable relationship against all odds. Once again director Tyler Cornack (BUTT BOY) proves his gift for the grotesque. MERMAID is crazy and dark – but also surprisingly touching.

 

film

Mermaid (USA 2025)

 

director

Tyler Cornack

 

cast

Johnny Pemberton, Avery Potemri, Robert Patrick, Kevin Nealon

 

writer

Tyler Cornack

 

producer

Daniel Brandt, Dane Eckerle, Cole Eckerle

 

contact

WTFilms

 

running time

105 min

 

language

english original version

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dates
berlin

09.05. / 22.30

frankfurt

09.05. / 22.30

hamburg

16.05. / 22.30

cologne

09.05. / 22.30

munich

23.05. / 22.30

nuremberg

09.05. / 22.30

stuttgart

09.05. / 22.30

Fear Fact

» Before the Berlin screening of vampire thriller THIRST, the audience serenaded festival guest and director Park Chan-wook on his birthday. «

june and john

german premiere

june and john

John is a loser on the verge of a nervous breakdown. But then things change abruptly, when June arrives. The crazy young woman breaks out on him like a force of nature. JUNE AND JOHN is an over-the-top love story like from a comic strip. Luc Besson delights us with a romantic thriller, so charming and peppered with rousing songs that you can't help but grin all over your face.

 

film

June and John (France 2025)

 

director

Luc Besson

 

cast

Matilda Price, Luke Stanton Eddy

 

writer

Luc Besson

 

producer

Virginie Besson-Silla

 

distribution

capelight pictures

 

running time

93 min

 

language

english original version

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dates
berlin

10.05. / 18.00

frankfurt

10.05. / 18.00

hamburg

17.05. / 18.00

cologne

10.05. / 18.00

munich

24.05. / 18.00

nuremberg

10.05. / 18.00

stuttgart

10.05. / 18.00

Fear Fact

»For the 20th anniversary, the public competition "Fresh Blood" was launched, the first film to win it was BRICK. Thank you to the Fantasy Filmfest audience and their great taste, which they prove again and again every year!«

a whale

german premiere

a whale

Ingrid is a contract killer with a special bond to a mysterious creature, from which she receives special powers. The deathly pale young woman finishes her victims emotionless off and leaves no trace – making her a legend in the Spanish underworld. A classic killer noir meets mysterious sci-fi fantasy. With its silent, creeping force A WHALE literally goes UNDER THE SKIN.

 

film

A Whale (Spain, Italy 2024)

 

director

Pablo Hernando

 

cast

Ingrid García-Jonsson, Ramón Barea, Kepa Errasti

 

writer

Pablo Hernando

 

producer

Leire Apellaniz

 

contact

Latido Films

 

running time

108 min

 

language

spanish original version with english subtitles

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dates
berlin

09.05. / 13.30

frankfurt

09.05. / 13.30

hamburg

17.05. / 12.00

cologne

09.05. / 13.30

munich

23.05. / 13.30

nuremberg

09.05. / 13.30

stuttgart

09.05. / 13.30

Fear Fact

»The festival pass for 4 days cost 90 DM in 1988, the single ticket 8 DM.«

a girl with closed eyes

german premiere

a girl with closed eyes

One minute he is the bestselling author of a disturbing novel about a child abduction, the next his brutal murder makes the news. The alleged perpetrator is found on the spot with a bloody weapon in her hands. Director and author Chun Sunyoung brilliantly stages her first feature, a mystery thriller, and follows in the footsteps of greats such as Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho or David Fincher.

 

film

A Girl with Closed Eyes (South Korea 2024)

 

director

Chun Sunyoung

 

cast

Kim Minha, Moon Choi

 

writer

Chun Sunyoung

 

producer

Chun Sunyoung

 

contact

Finecut

 

running time

105 min

 

language

korean original version with english subtitles

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dates
berlin

09.05. / 15.45

frankfurt

09.05. / 15.45

hamburg

16.05. / 13.30

cologne

09.05. / 15.45

munich

23.05. / 15.45

nuremberg

09.05. / 15.45

stuttgart

09.05. / 15.45

Fear Fact

»At the gore night of the 1988 Fantasy Filmfest in Hamburg, local cult band "Angeschissen" performed.«

the damned

closing night – german premiere

the damned

The inhabitants of a small island witness a shipwreck. Shall they rush to the rescue? If they could instead take over the supplies on the ship, they would assure their own fragile survival. It’s a difficult decision. The small island community fears that a curse in the form of something evil will take possession of them. First feature by Icelandic director Thordur Palsson makes your blood freeze in your veins.

 

film

The Damned (UK, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium 2024)

 

director

Thordur Palsson

 

cast

Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Siobhan Finneran

 

writer

Jamie Hannigan

 

producer

Emilie Jouffroy, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, John Keville, Conor Barry

 

distribution

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

 

running time

89 min

 

language

english original version

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dates
berlin

11.05. / 19.15

frankfurt

11.05. / 19.15

hamburg

18.05. / 19.15

cologne

11.05. / 19.15

munich

25.05. / 19.15

nuremberg

11.05. / 19.15

stuttgart

11.05. / 19.15

Fear Fact

»The struggle to show HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES at the festival lasted about two years. The film was considered to be non-marketable due to its brutality. Today, that would be a part of its marketing campaign.«

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