new normal

frankfurt

29.04. / 13.00

hamburg

20.04. / 21.45

cologne

20.04. / 21.45

munich

20.04. / 21.45

nuremberg

20.04. / 21.45

stuttgart

20.04. / 21.45 – Gloria 1

Fear Fact

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

28. March 2023

kids vs. aliens

With plenty of fake blood and practical effects, the makers of HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN have a group of small town kids meet nasty aliens. Surely these extraterrestrials didn’t expect such imaginative resistance!

film

Kids vs. Aliens (USA 2022)

director

Jason Eisener

cast

Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald, Asher Grayson

writer

John Davies, Jason Eisener

producer

Josh Goldbloom, Brad Miska, Rob Cotterill

distribution

Plaion Pictures

running time

75 min

language

english original version

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screenings

berlin

20.04. / 22.00

frankfurt

28.04. / 22.45

hamburg

21.04. / 22.45

cologne

21.04. / 22.45

munich

21.04. / 22.45

nuremberg

21.04. / 22.45

stuttgart

21.04. / 22.45

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.«

24. March 2023

monolith

monolith

When an investigative journalist stumbles upon a series of mysterious artifacts, she's convinced she has uncovered what may be the greatest story in human history. An exciting and stylish directorial debut.

film

Monolith (Australia 2022)

director

Matt Vesely

cast

Lily Sullivan

writer

Lucy Campbell

producer

Bettina Hamilton

contact

Blue Finch Film Releasing

running time

94 min

language

english original version

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screenings

berlin

21.04. / 16.00

frankfurt

28.04. / 14.15

hamburg

21.04. / 16.15

cologne

21.04. / 16.15

munich

21.04. / 16.15

nuremberg

21.04. / 16.15

stuttgart

21.04. / 16.15

Fear Fact

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

24. March 2023

shadow island

shadow island

The young meteorology student David secretly sets out for a small island deep in the Arctic Ocean. Here he hopes to solve the mysterious death of his father. But is he really alone in this remote and harsh place?

film

Shadow Island (Sweden 2022)

director

Johan Storm

cast

Johan L. Heinstedt, Hanne Mathisen Haga, Joel Wallón, Magnus Roosmann

writer

Johan Storm

producer

Johan Storm, Andreas Gyllström, Niklas Bergwall, Erik Ljung

contact

ReInvent

running time

90 min

language

swedish, norwegian, russian original version with english subtitles

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screenings

berlin

22.04. / 17.45

frankfurt

29.04. / 15.15

hamburg

22.04. / 15.30

cologne

22.04. / 15.30

munich

22.04. / 15.30

nuremberg

22.04. / 15.30

stuttgart

22.04. / 15.30

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.«

24. March 2023

skinamarink

skinamarink

Their father has vanished - as have all the windows and doors in the apartment. A ghostly nightmare seen through children's eyes. With its stylistic radicalism, this box-office phenomenon will surely be a topic of conversation.

film

Skinamarink (USA 2022)

director

Kyle Edward Ball

cast

Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Jaime Hill, Ross Paul

writer

Kyle Edward Ball

producer

Dylan Pearce

distribution

Capelight Pictures, Plaion Pictures

running time

100 min

language

english original version

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screenings

berlin

23.04. / 14.30

frankfurt

30.04. / 15.00

hamburg

23.04. / 15.00

cologne

23.04. / 15.00

munich

23.04. / 15.00

nuremberg

23.04. / 15.00

stuttgart

23.04. / 15.00

Fear Fact

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

24. March 2023

nightsiren

nightsiren

The Eastern European response to THE WITCH and MIDSOMMAR: A young woman returns to her remote home village in the middle of the Slovak Alps and comes up against deeply rooted superstitions and her own past.

film

Nightsiren (Czech Republic, Slovakia 2022)

director

Tereza Nvotová

cast

Natalia Germani, Eva Mores, Juliána Brutovská, Iva Bittová, Jana Olhová

writer

Barbora Námerová, Tereza Nvotová

producer

Miloš Lochman

distribution

Busch Media Group

running time

109 min

language

slovak original version with english subtitles

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screenings

berlin

23.04. / 21.15

frankfurt

29.04. / 22.00

hamburg

22.04. / 22.00

cologne

22.04. / 22.00

munich

22.04. / 22.00

nuremberg

22.04. / 22.00

stuttgart

22.04. / 22.00

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!«

24. March 2023

mother, may i?

mother, may i?

If your girlfriend becomes obsessed with your recently deceased mother, you're in real trouble! Nightmarish psychological horror with Kyle Gallner and Holland Roden as the (un-) happy couple.

film

Mother, May I? (USA 2022)

director

Laurence Vannicelli

cast

Holland Roden, Kyle Gallner, Chris Mulkey, Michael Giannone, Daphne Gaines

writer

Laurence Vannicelli

producer

Bogdan George Apetri, Daniel Brandt, Daisy Long

contact

MPI

running time

99 min

language

english original version

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screenings

berlin

23.04. / 12.30

frankfurt

30.04. / 13.00

hamburg

23.04. / 13.00

cologne

23.04. / 13.00

munich

23.04. / 13.00

nuremberg

23.04. / 13.00

stuttgart

23.04. / 13.00

Fear Fact

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

24. March 2023

irati

irati

An outstandig entry into the rare genre of "fantasy": a large-scale, epic fable, fantastic, hand-made creatures, gory battles and strong characters.

film

Irati (Spain 2022)

director

Paul Urkijo Alijo

cast

Eneko Sagardoy, Edurne Azkarate, Itziar Ituño, Elena Uriz

writer

Paul Urkijo Alijo

producer

Manu Paino, Paul Urkijo Alijo, Miguel Menendez de Zubillaga

distribution

Splendid Film

running time

111 min

language

baskische OmeU

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screenings

berlin

22.04. / 15.15

frankfurt

29.04. / 17.15

hamburg

22.04. / 17.30

cologne

22.04. / 17.30

munich

22.04. / 17.30

nuremberg

22.04. / 17.30

stuttgart

22.04. / 17.30

Fear Fact

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

24. March 2023

the elderly

the elderly

Something is very wrong with grandma and grandpa in this visually stunning mystery horror that puzzles us until its unexpected finale.

film

The Elderly (Spain 2022)

director

Raul Cerezo, Fernando Gonzalez Gomez

cast

Zorion Eguileor, Gustavo Salmeron, Paula Gallego, Irene Anula

writer

Javier Trigales, Ruben Sanchez Trigos, Raul Cerezo

producer

Jose Luis Rancaño, Mamen Espinosa

distribution

Lighthouse Home Entertainment

running time

96 min

language

spanish original version with english subtitles

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screenings

berlin

21.04. / 14.00

frankfurt

28.04. / 16.15

hamburg

21.04. / 14.15

cologne

21.04. / 14.15

munich

21.04. / 14.15

nuremberg

21.04. / 14.15

stuttgart

21.04. / 14.15

Fear Fact

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

24. March 2023

pearl

closing night

pearl

Director Ti West, who celebrated one of the biggest independent horror successes of recent years with X, now opens the next chapter of this saga with PEARL. Mia Goth returns as a young Pearl whose dreams and murderous fantasies collide, erupting in a glittering Technicolor blood frenzy.

film

Pearl (USA 2022)

director

Ti West

cast

Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro

writer

Ti West, Mia Goth

producer

Jacob Jaffke, Ti West, Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss

distribution

Universal

running time

102 min

language

english original version with german subtitles

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screenings

berlin

23.04. / 19.00

frankfurt

30.04. / 19.15

hamburg

23.04. / 19.15

cologne

23.04. / 19.15

munich

23.04. / 19.15

nuremberg

23.04. / 19.15

stuttgart

23.04. / 19.15