The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (french: Festival international du film fantastique de Bruxelles, nl, Internationaal Festival van de Fantastische Film van Brussel) was created in 1983 as a venue for
horror
Horror may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Genres
*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
** Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction
**Korean horror, Korean horror fiction
* Horror film, a film genre
*Horror comics, comic books focusing o ...
,
thriller
Thriller may refer to:
* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
and
science fiction films. It takes place in
Brussels, every year in March. Initially organized by Annie Bozzo, Gigi Etienne, Freddy Bozzo, Georges Delmote and Guy Delmote, it now has prizes in both feature-length and short films, and also hosts an international body-painting competition.
The festival is accredited by the
FIAPF as a competitive specialised film festival.
Winners of the grand prize, the Golden Raven statuette, include ''
Army of Darkness
''Army of Darkness'' is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed, co-written and co-edited by Sam Raimi, co-produced by Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell and co-written by Ivan Raimi. Starring Campbell and Embeth Davidtz, it is the third i ...
'', ''
Radioactive Dreams'', and ''
Dog Soldiers
The Dog Soldiers or Dog Men (Cheyenne: ''Hotamétaneo'o'') are historically one of six Cheyenne military societies. Beginning in the late 1830s, this society evolved into a separate, militaristic band that played a dominant role in Cheyenne re ...
''.
Winners of the Golden Raven
See also
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B-movie
A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double featur ...
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European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
Other genre film festivals
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Sitges Film Festival
The Sitges Film Festival ( ca, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, links=no) is an annual film festival held in Sitges, Spain, specialized in fantasy and horror films, of which it is considered one of the world's foremost in ...
*
MOTELx - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
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Fantasporto
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Fantasia International Film Festival
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Fantastic Fest
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Screamfest Horror Film Festival
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Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
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Dead by Dawn
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Fantafestival
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International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to the genres of horror and science fiction. The event is held annually in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The festival was founded in 2005 by Brian Pulido and Chris LaM ...
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New York City Horror Film Festival
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Toronto After Dark Film Festival
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TromaDance
References
External links
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Brussels International Fantastic Film Festivalat the
Internet Movie Database
Film festivals in Belgium
Culture in Brussels
Fantasy and horror film festivals
Tourist attractions in Brussels
Film festivals established in 1983
Spring (season) events in Belgium
Science fiction film festivals
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