2023-10-21 22:57:37
The new jobs of Brad Anderson, F. Javier Gutiérrez y Pablo Berger will be part of the programming of the seventh edition of the Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival City of La Laguna Calavera Islandwhich will open its doors from November 10 to 19, where there will also be room for debut films, previews, short films, documentaries and classics, and ultimately a selection of the most anticipated and promising horror, science fiction and fantasy films of the year.
The Official Section of Feature Films in Competition It will cover 13 productions, 4 national and nine international, including two premieres in Spain. Brute Force: No way out
Thus, the criminal action thriller Brute Force: No way outof Lee Sang-yong, the third installment of the fun saga, will arrive on Skull Island to offer the public a frenetic session accompanying the character of Ma Dong-seok, popularly known as the Korean Bud Spencer, in his fight against organized crime. Vermin: The Plague
Vermin: The Plaguedebut of the French director Sébastien Vanicek awarded the Special Jury Prize (ex-aequo) at the Sitges Festival, he will also compete in Calavera Island. A new horror bet that places the protagonists in a local crisis due to the invasion of spiders that multiply until leaving the population in permanent quarantine. The scariest thing is that real spiders were used for all of their scenes; the only way, according to its producers, to create a true spider nightmare. It lives inside
youth terror It lives inside, written and directed by Bishal Dutta, about an Indian-American teenager who tries to fit in at her high school when an ancient demonic entity bursts into her life, is also joining the competition programming. Last Sentinel
Finally, the science fiction thriller will be seen in national premiere Last Sentineldirected by a filmmaker from Estonia Tanel Tomnominated for an Oscar in 2011 for his short film The Confession. It stars Kate Bosworth in a claustrophobic story about a platoon of soldiers who find themselves on an abandoned military base, in the near future, waiting for help, or the enemy, whichever comes first.
These titles are added to those already confirmed previously: Blood de Brad Anderson, Acid by Just Philippot; Somewhere quiet by Olivia West Lloyd (national premiere); The Childede Park Hoon-jung; UFO Sweden, by Crazy Pictures; and Spanish productions I review them (Kike Narcea), When the masters sleep (Santiago Alvarado), The dining table (Caye Casas) and The Wait by F. Javier Gutiérrez.
Panorama Section
Within the Panorama section, out of competition, it is worth noting the Spanish premiere of the supernatural thriller In the fire, which will feature the presence of the leading actor Eduardo Noriega, who will receive an honorary award this year in recognition of his career. His new work is an international production directed by Conor Allyn (No man’s land2021) in which he shares the bill with the actress Amber Heard, who plays a New York doctor who travels to a remote plantation in the 1890s to tend to a boy who seems to have unexplained abilities. in the fire
In the field of animation, the selection includes the new film by Pablo Berger, Robot Dreamsbased on the popular graphic novel by the North American Sara Barona story of friendship set in New York in the 80s. The film won the Grand Audience Prize in Sitges.
Documentary Section
Within the documentary section, the program includes two interesting works made by women and dedicated to one of the most important villains in horror cinema and the most adapted best-selling author of all time. Living with Chucky
Directed by American filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardnerarrives Living with Chucky, a documentary about the saga of the famous devilish doll through the follow-up of a film production company obsessed with Chucky, who decides to interview the team involved in the creation of the franchise, which has eight films and a television series. King on screen
On the other hand, Daphne Baiwir business King on screenanalysis of the work of the filmmakers who have reimagined Stephen King’s novels in images, with the testimonies of Frank Darabont, Mike Flanagan and Greg Nicotero, among others.
Recovered classics
In addition to the three films of King Kongproduced in 1933, 1976 and 2005, Flash Gordon, Open your eyes, Panic on the Trans-Siberian, Explorers, Piranha y Howlscan be enjoyed in the Classics section: the animated film Mortadelo and Filemon. The time closet, in a tribute event to Francisco Ibáñez; and the German cult film, a reference for silent cinema, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920), by Robert Wiene, also in a special session.
Official Competition Short Film Section
The program is completed with 18 short films that will participate in the official competition section and whose titles will be announced soon.
About the Calavera Island Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival
Organized by the Cultural Association Charlas de Cine, the Isla Calavera Cultural Association, Multicines Tenerife and the specialized publication TumbaAbierta.com, the Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival Ciudad de La Laguna Calavera Island has in its seventh edition the sponsorship of the City Council of La Laguna, through the Department of Culture, the Cabildo of Tenerife, Promotur, Tourism of the Canary Islands, Canary Islands Latitude of Life, the Canary Islands advance with Europe; the Canary Institute of Cultural Development, Canary Islands Film and Tenerife Film Commission; and the collaboration of the University of La Laguna, La Laguna Commercial Zone, Grupo Perla Negra, Zulay Panaderías, Grupo Fly Luxury, Juan Antonio Ribas Subtitles and Digital Editions, Reel One Entertainment, Playmedusa Videojuegos, CADEC, Cinedfest, Planta 0: Digital Consulting , Regulatory Council of the Tacoronte-Acentejo Denomination of Origin, CinemaNext, Iro Pictures, Teatro Leal, José Acosta Style, Audi Canarias, Coca-Cola. Diario de Avisos Foundation, Televisión Canaria and Canarias Radio participate as media partners.
The Calavera Island Festival was born in 2017 and in its seven years of history it has achieved a significant national impact and is already considered one of the five most relevant fantasy film festivals in the country. At the international level it has also become one of the events to take into account, thanks to the participation of such relevant figures as Belén Rueda, John Landis, Deborah Nadoolman, Sarah Douglas, Rick Baker, Caroline Munro, David Naughton, Jack Taylor , Enzo G. Castellari, Mick Garris, Neil Marshall, Álex de la Iglesia, Nicholas Rowe, Colin Arthur or Lamberto Bava. Other guests who have visited Tenerife as part of the Isla Calavera Festival and who have put the event on the map of cinematographic meetings are Paco Plaza, Carolina Bang, Paco Cabezas, Víctor Matellano, Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eugenio Mira, Charlotte Kirk or Lola Dueñas, among others. Calavera Island Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival 2023 Poster
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