Nouvelles

21 january 2021

  • Festivals

    Gerardmer 2021: The Swarm will be screened in official competition

    "What interested me about this story was that it was a film of today, a film that, through its fantastic dimension, spoke directly about us, about the great imbalance that affects the world and agriculture in particular. (...) It all begins when Virginie understands that you have to give her locusts something extra. It's not pesticides, it's not food, it's a part of herself. It's by completely abandoning herself to her production that she explodes her output.... This...

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20 january 2021

  • Festivals

    Gerardmer 2021: Ghosts of war will be screened

    Ghosts of War is a supernatural horror film written and directed by Eric Bress. The film stars Brenton Thwaites, Theo Rossi, Skylar Astin, Kyle Gallner and Alan Ritchson. It was released in the United States on DirecTV on June 18, 2020. In February 2017, it was reported that Brenton Thwaites would play in Ghosts of War. D. Todd Shepherd, Shelley Madison, Joe Simpson and George Waud of Miscellaneous Entertainment produced and financed the film alongside...

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20 january 2021

  • Festivals

    Gerardmer 2021: Cyst on the program of the shifted night

    "Cyst is my roller coaster horror movie. I wanted something familiar but different that never stops once the action has started. It's a reminder of old monster movies like The Blob with orchestral music, 60s dinners and, most importantly, ooey-gooey madness. I wanted it to be a summary, Alien meets The Blob meets Troll 2." - Tyler Russell Tyler Russel dares organic and delirious horror, the kind that will make movie theatres react, scream with laughter...

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20 january 2021

  • Festivals

    Gerardmer 2021 : Butchers will be screened

    After a car breakdown, four youths find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere. One of them stays with the car while the other leaves in search of help. They do not realize that they are being watched. The two groups are soon captives of a family of sadistic butchers, who keep their "fresh meat" tied up in their wooden outbuilding. With clues of foul play, the four friends have little time to escape before it is their turn on the log. Born in...

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20 january 2021

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    Gerardmer 2021: Host will be screened in official competition

    Host is a 2020 British horror film directed by Rob Savage and based on a script he co-wrote with Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd. The film stars Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova and Caroline Ward. The film is based on a short film that Rob Savage directed in early 2020. This short film featured Savage investigating strange sounds in his attic during a group video chat with other people. Initially it was a prank, as the others didn't...

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