Fancine

FANCINE - Fantastic Fim Festival of the University of Málaga
Creación: 1990
Lugar: Málaga (Spain)
Creadores: University of Málaga
Sedes: Cervantes Theatre, Albéniz Cinema, Rectorate UMA.
Web: Fancine

The Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga, also known as Fancine Málaga, has been celebrated annually since 1990 in the city of Málaga, Spain, and it focuses on the fantastic, science-fiction and horror movie genres. It is celebrated in the month of November.

Considered as one of the oldest festivals of the Andalusian audiovisual landscape and one of the most important in Spain of this genre, it is a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF). It distinguishes itself for being the only international festival financed by a public university, the University of Málaga.

History

The festival was started in 1990, initially called the "International Week of Fantastic Cinema of the University of Málaga", as a fantastic genre film exhibition. The promoter of the idea was Ramón Reina, who held the position of director during 19 editions.

In its first years, the festival presents a collection of the best fantasy films in the history of the fantastic genre. In 1997, it assumed an international competition character, emphasising fantastic contemporary films that are being produced, apart from the classic movies sample.

In the 2008 edition, the organization was renamed the International Fantastic Film Festival, and its hallmark is Fancine. Oscar Marine (author of works made for Julio Médem, Álex de la Iglesia and Pedro Almodóvar) created the new logo and posters.

In the 2010 edition, Fernando Ocaña, is appointed the new director. He will be responsible for managing the festival until 2013.

Since 2014, a committee is in charge of the direction of the festival. This committee is constituted by members of the different academic sections of the University of Málaga: professors, students and administrative and services staff.

Objectives

The presentation of a selection of the best world film production of feature as well as short films of fantastic genre under all its variants (fantasy, science-fiction, terror, adventures, thriller, etc.), as well as promoting and disseminating the cinematographic culture. Furthermore, Fancine, being organized by the University of Málaga, an non-profit institution, attempts to create a more universal and affordable access to its offering of the best fantastic films.

Contents

Competition sections

Out of competition sections

Winners

Awards by the Official Jury

Best feature film

Year Best Film Best Director
1997 The Addiction (Abel Ferrara) Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch)  United States
1998 Kissed (from producers Dean English and Lynne Stopkewich) Lynne Stopkewich (Kissed)  Canada
1999 Body Troopers (produced by Eric Jacobsen) Vibeke Idsöe (Body Troopers)  Norway
2000 The Quiet Family (Kim Ji-Woon) Kim Ji-Woon (The Quiet Family)  South Korea
2001 Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett) Veit Helmer (Tuvalu)  Canada
2002 The Black Door (Kit Wong) Kit Wong (The Black Door)  United States
2003 May (Lucky McKee) Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark)  United States
2004 Robot Stories (Greg Pak) Greg Pak (Robot Stories)  United States
2005 One Point 0 (Jeff Renfroe y (Martein Thorsson) Lee Kwang Hoon (The Legend of the Evil Lake)  United States
2006 The Doll Master (Jeong Yong) David Slade (Hard Candy)  South Korea
2007 Marmorera (Markus Fischer) Park Chan-wook (I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK)   Switzerland
2008 Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson) Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In)  Sweden
2009 Left Bank (Pieter Van Hees) Hélène Cattet y Bruno Forzani (Amer)  Belgium
2010 Vampires (Vincent Lanoo) Pater Sparrow (1)  Belgium
2011 Bellflower (Evan Glodell) Benoit Jacquot (Deep in the Woods)  United States
2012 Excision (Richard Bates Jr.) Richard Bates Jr. (Excision)  United States
2013 The Battery (Jeremy Gardner) Esteban Larraín (La Pasión de Michelangelo)  United States
2014 Cruel and Unusual (Merlin Dervisevic) Fabrice du Welz (Alleluia)  Canada
2015 Tag (Sion Sono) Hou Hsiao-Hsien (The assassin")  Japan

Awards with financial grant

Honorary awards

Awards by the Young Jury

Awards with financial grant

Honorary awards

Public Awards

Honorary awards

Parallel activities

Over the years, a program of parallel activities as important as the film program has arisen, always with an academic character: lectures from specialists from the University of Málaga or other universities, encouragement of the university community participation, etc. Sometimes these activities span the dates of the festival, but they are organized under it: audiovisual campus, book editions, film premieres, etc.

Fancine Educational Project

Its main objective is to raise awareness of the importance and value of film and, in particular, of the fantastic genre, among children and young people from Málaga; as well as promoting an understanding of the University of Málaga among this audience, which represent the would-be pool of future academics.

Music

Exhibitions

Contests

Book publishing

Roundtable discussions, conferences, lectures and symposia

Radio programs

Other activities

Participation of relevant personalities in the Festival

Other prominent personalities who attended Fancine are: directors Jorge Grau, Jesús Franco, Agustí Villaronga, Joaquim Jordá, Brian Yuzna and José Luis Garci, cinema historian Carlos Aguilar, writer Juan Manuel de Prada, fashion designer Elena Benarroch, actors John Phillip Law, Paul Naschy, Karra Elejalde, Dolph Lundgren, and Ivana Baquero, among others.

External links

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