Do you remember last year when I did a big-ass reportage (in four parts
no less) on the 1st Fright Nights Horrorant Film Festival? Yes,
Greece’s sole annual and international Horror Film Festival. Well, what do you
know, since then I became a columnist for their website. And what do you know;
I am now a member of the Jury that will give the Short Films Awards!
This first article will present you all of the short films. These were
running before the features. Obviously I watched these in advance. I would do
the same for the features and I will watch as much celluloid as I can, but not
everything because there are two screens this time around (running different
films simultaneously). Enjoy!
C’Est Entre
This is an interesting horror/comedy; with perfect timing for comedy,
and excellent post-production; it looks like a good student film.
Abel
This one has magnificent use of the camera (and the cinematography in
general), with outstanding performances.
Castillo El Armado
This probably the most well crafted animation film I saw the last few
years and it is for sure the most touching. If I were part of an art-house
festival’s jury I would definitely push for an award.
Creepy
The screenplay may be a bit standard, but the aesthetics and the
direction are such that the filmmakers definitely deserve to move to features.
Haut
This is a body horror in the style of the Cronenbergs (father and son)
with great production values. I liked it very much. It is on par with the other
current macabre French films.
Ku
Currently the Spanish deliver the greatest films when it comes to
atmosphere and gorgeous women, and this film does just that.
La Ropavajera
This is a nihilistic masterpiece that combines David Lynch’s aesthetics
with Euro-style cinematography that deserves loads of awards.
Revenant
Not bad; I look forward to the filmmakers’ next opus.
Ruta 114
This is an excellent idea full of eroticism and horror, and the acting
is the best thing about it.
Swing
This film is a vampirism poem in the style of Jean Rollin and that is a
good thing.
Tanatopraxia
Awesome horror/comedy in the style of Almodovar, with a twist! It is
definitely award-winning material.
The Stomach
This is a very good body-horror of the grind-house tradition.
Memories of Mothraman
This is a well-shot Sci-Fi film in the style of the X-Files.
Trajectoired
I liked this torture film that reminded me a lot of the contemporary
French horror movies and Rob Zombie’s films.
Voisons
This is a slaughter-fest in the style of Lucio Fulci’s latter period.
Blatteria
This is a drug warning film and I look forward to the filmmakers’ next
opus.
Extreme Pinocchio
This is a perverse version of the classic titular tale with hints of
pedophilia and incest between “father” and “son”; it will definitely shake
art-house festivals.
Mr. Dentonn
This reminded me of Friday the 13th: The Series and many
other ‘80s genre epics; it is also very well-shot.
El Espejo Humano
This is another nihilistic Spanish film with excellent cinematography and
great acting.
Pulsion Sagrienta
This is the last film I watched and it is also one of the best. It is an
excellent horror/comedy about a serial killer trainee. It offers gender
commentary and great amounts of jokes. It is quite possibly the best film of
its genre to come out the last five years.
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