The Cine-Excess International Film Festival and Convention is a UK

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about

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s that features a themed conference, open discussions, and screenings. It was founded by Xavier Mendik and has been held in several English cities. As of 2013, it takes place in

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. It caters to mainstream audiences, academics, and film industry professionals.

History

Cine-Excess was originally part of the 2007

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film festival and was spun off in 2008 due to its popularity. Mendik describes it as a "mainstream festival" and says was designed to break down barriers between academics and audiences. In the introduction to their book '' The Cult Film Reader'', Mendik and Ernest Mathijs said that it celebrates the mixing of academics and industry professionals, bringing together theory and practice. Andrea Hubert of ''

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'' described it as a "unique, eclectic festival which celebrates

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and transgressive film-making like no other." In 2013, the festival moved to

. It was held 15–17 November. Lifetime Achievement awards have been given to

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, and

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. Special screenings have included ''

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'' in 2010, '' Cannibal Holocaust'' in 2011, and ''

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'' and ''

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'' in 2013. Cine-Excess has partnered with Nouveaux Pictures to release high definition versions of cult films. Releases so far include ''

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'', '' Suspiria'', and ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{Official 2006 establishments in England Film festivals in England Experimental film festivals Fantasy and horror film festivals in the United Kingdom Film festivals established in 2007 Festivals in Birmingham, West Midlands