Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

Festival Poster
Directed by Adrian Țofei
Produced by Adrian Țofei
Written by Adrian Țofei
Starring
  • Adrian Țofei
  • Sonia Teodoriu
  • Florentina Hariton
  • Alexandra Stroe
Cinematography Adrian Țofei
Edited by Adrian Țofei
Release dates
  • March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01) (Fantasporto International Film Festival.[1])
Running time
 87 minutes
Country Romania
Language English
Budget $10,000[2]

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is a 2015 English-language Romanian found footage horror movie directed, produced and written by Adrian Țofei, about a young man going to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to play in his film.

It's Romania's first found found footage horror movie,[3] Best Film Winner at 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia.[4]

Plot

Obsessed with making a movie with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, a young man in Romania goes to shocking extremes using three local actresses to shoot scenes from the movie to send to Anne as proof of his filmmaking and acting skills.

Cast

Release

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne had its world premiere at 2015 Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal.[5] It has also been officially selected at 2016 Nashville Film Festival in the US (North American Premiere),[6] 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney (Australian Premiere),[7] 2015 TIFF - Transilvania International Film Festival (Romanian Premiere),[8] 2016 Fright Nights - The Ultimate Festival of Angst in Vienna (Austrian Premiere),[9] 2015 Bram Stoker International Film Festival in England (UK Premiere),[10] 2015 Zinema Zombie Fest in Bogota, Colombia (South American Premiere)[11] and 2015 Torremolinos International Fantastic Film Festival (Spanish Premiere).[12]

Reception

Critical response

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne has been widely acclaimed by critics. Dread Central gave the movie 4 stars out of 5, calling it "potentially revolutionary".[13] Audiences Everywhere gave the movie an A-, named it "dangerous and progressive"[14] and listed it #44 in The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s[15] and #6 in Top 10 Best Horror Films of 2015.[16] Found Footage Critic rated the movie 9.7 out of 10[17] and 28 Days Later Analysis called it a "disturbing found footage masterpiece".[18]

Awards

Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
A Night of Horror International Film Festival Best Film Adrian Țofei Won [4]
Best Director Adrian Țofei Nominated [19]
Best Male Performance Adrian Țofei Nominated [19]
Best Female Performance Alexandra Stroe Nominated [19]
Nashville Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - Graveyard Shift Competition Adrian Țofei Nominated [19]
Special Jury Prize for Best Actor Adrian Țofei Won [20]
Fantasporto International Film Festival Best Film - main competition Adrian Țofei Nominated [19]
TIFF - Transilvania International Film Festival Best Romanian Feature Film Adrian Țofei Nominated [19]
Fright Nights - The Ultimate Festival of Angst Best Film Adrian Țofei Nominated [21]
Area de Contencao - Cartaxo International Fantastic and Horror Film Festival Out of the Box Jury Award Adrian Țofei Won [22]
Out of the Box Audience Award Adrian Țofei Won [22]
Dracula Film Festival Special Mention Adrian Țofei Won [23]

References

  1. ↑ . Retrieved on April 9, 2016
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3176980/business
  3. ↑ "Production Insights | Be My Cat: A Film for Anne". Bemycatafilmforanne.com. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. 1 2 "A Night of Horror — A Night of Horror and Fantastic Planet Film Festivals". Anightofhorror.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne competing at Fantasporto". Cineuropa. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. ↑ "Nashville Film Festival Announces Features in Competition - Nashville Film Festival Nashville Film Festival". Nashvillefilmfestival.org. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  7. ↑ "2015 Program — A Night of Horror and Fantastic Planet Film Festivals". Anightofhorror.com. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  8. ↑ "TIFF". Tiff.ro. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Programm 2016 | Fright Nights". Frightnights.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  10. ↑ Steven Davies. "Seaside Spookiness: Bram Stoker's 2015 Horror Film Festival, Horror Movie Entertainment News and Reviews". Horror-asylum.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  11. ↑ "Selección Oficial". Zinema Zombie. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  12. ↑ "Pearls Premieres - Festival de cine fantástico de Torremolinos". Torremolinos-fantastico.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  13. ↑ Millican, Josh (2015-08-07). "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  14. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is Dangerous and Progressive". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  15. ↑ "The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s (So Far) - Page 3 of 5". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  16. ↑ "2015's Movie Report Card: Grading the Year in Film - Page 5 of 9". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  17. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) Review". Found Footage Critic. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  18. ↑ "Be My Cat Takes a Swipe at Hollywood in this Disturbing Found Footage Masterpiece ~ 28DLA". 28dayslateranalysis.com. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3176980/awards
  20. ↑ "2016 Feature Award Winners - Nashville Film Festival". Nashvillefilmfestival.org. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  21. ↑ "Nominierungen 2016 | Fright Nights". Frightnights.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  22. 1 2 "Awards | Be My Cat: A Film for Anne". Bemycatafilmforanne.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  23. ↑ Popescu, Irina (2015-10-13). "Romania’s Dracula Film Festival trophy goes to Israel". Romania-insider.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

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