Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (French: Festival international du film fantastique de Bruxelles, Dutch: Internationaal Festival van de Fantastische Film van Brussel) was created in 1983 as a venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. It takes place in Brussels, every year in March. Initially organized by Annie Bozzo, Gigi Etienne, Freddy Bozzo, Georges Delmote and Guy Delmote, it now has prizes in both feature-length and short films, and also hosts an international body-painting competition.

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Founded1983
LanguageInternational
Websitebifff.net

The festival is accredited by the FIAPF as a competitive specialised film festival.[1] Winners of the grand prize, the Golden Raven statuette, include Army of Darkness, Radioactive Dreams, and Dog Soldiers.

Winners of the Golden Raven
YearFilm titleDirector
1983The Wild Hunt of King Stakh (Dikaya okhota korolya Stakha)Valery Rubinchik
1984NightmaresJoseph Sargent
1985DreamscapeJoseph Ruben
1986Piccoli FuochiPeter Del Monte
1987Radioactive DreamsAlbert Pyun
1988AngustiaBigas Luna
1989PaperhouseBernard Rose
1990La banyeraJesús Garay
1991A Paucity of Flying DreamsEizō Sugawa
1992TimescapeDavid Twohy
1993Army of DarknessSam Raimi
1994FraudsStephan Elliott
1995Accumulator 1 (Akumulátor 1)Jan Svěrák
1996The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia)Álex de la Iglesia
1997Luna e l'altraMaurizio Nichetti
1998Lawn DogsJohn Duigan
1999Ring (Ringu)Hideo Nakata
2000The Nameless (Los sin nombre)Jaume Balagueró
2001The IsleKim Ki-duk
2002Dog SoldiersNeil Marshall
2003CypherVincenzo Natali
2004Save the Green Planet! (Jigureul Jikyeora!)Jang Joon-hwan
2005MarebitoTakashi Shimizu
2006Adam's Apples (Adams Æbler)Anders Thomas Jensen
2007The Host (Gwoemul)Bong Joon-ho
200813 Beloved (13 Game Sayong)Chookiat Sakveerakul
2009Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)Tomas Alfredson
2010OrphanJaume Collet-Serra
2011I Saw the Devil (Akmareul boatda)Kim Jee-woon
2012The AwakeningNick Murphy
2013Ghost Graduation (Promoción fantasma)Javier Ruiz Caldera
2014Witching & Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi)Álex de la Iglesia
2015FrankensteinBernard Rose
2016I Am a HeroShinsuke Sato
2017Better Watch Out (Safe Neighborhood)Chris Peckover
2018InuyashikiShinsuke Sato
2019Little MonstersAbe Forsythe

See also

Other genre film festivals

References
  1. "Competitive Specialised Film Festivals". fiapf.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-05-26.


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