The Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer, formerly known as Fantastica and then Fantastic'Arts, is an annual international

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of horror and

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History

The film festival has been held each year since 1994 in

Gérardmer Gérardmer (; or archaic ''Geroldsee'', and ''Giraumoué'' in local Lorrain language, Vosgian) is a communes of France, commune in the Vosges (department), Vosges Department, Grand Est (before 2016: Lorraine (region), Lorraine), France. It is nic ...

in the

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, France towards the end of January. It replaced an earlier film festival which was held in

Avoriaz Avoriaz (, ) is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, on a shelf above the town of Morzine. Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter. One ...

for 20 years, from 1973 until 1993. Originally, the festival was called Fantastica, then Fantastic'Arts, to stress the artistic as well as the fantastique side of the festival. In 2008 the festival was renamed Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer.

Description

Each year, several celebrities form a jury to judge the competing films. Some also present their own work, including the writer Bernard Werber, who comes each year to Place du Tilleul at the centre of the town.

Grand Prize

Special Prize (or Panel Prize)

Critics' Prize

Public Prize

Fantastic Novel Prize

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Festival international du film fantastique de Gerardmer Fantasy and horror film festivals in France 1994 establishments in France Film festivals established in 1994 Science fiction film festivals