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Last day of this 30th anniversary

Last day of this 30th anniversary marked by beautiful surprises: Terry Gilliam, John Carpenter’s little word, Barbara Steele, William Friedkin, an audience always ready to cry out their love for this genre, well…we miss you already! But as we want to finish with a bang, get ready for the  Award Winners followed by one… [+]

Monday 16th April

We know it since REC, the Spanish are the goldsmiths when it concerns to blow up the scare meter! Reason why the BIFFF passed the latest bar of the Goosebumps with XP3D before sending off the Danish rendezvous: the Danish Cavern. Marijana Jankovic, member of the International Jury… [+]

Sunday 15th April

If you always wanted to know what the Japanese plumber who eats mushrooms with his Italian colleague look like in real life, well then the Japanimation Day is made for you! With its 6th Cosplay Competition which will allow the winner to go and represent Belgium to the European Competition in London… [+]

Saturday 14th April

For those who survived the Vampire Ball, the BIFFF decided to start crescendo with Poongsan which the script is written by the hand of the master of Korean films, Kim Ki-Duk! We have be preserving your ears a little longer with a bit of poesy but, do not be mistaken on our Machiavellian intentions: what… [+]

Maxime Chattam

Tomorrow at the BIFFF, don’t forget to take your copies of the Trilogie du Mal or of the Autre-Monde quadrilogy, and your best ink pen : Maxime Chattam in person will be awaiting at the Q&A stand at 2pm to sign his name on them…… [+]

Friday 13th April

It’s back for the 8th time! No we are not talking about one of Cher’s surgical interventions, nor one more season of American Idol but of the Belgian Fantastic Day! From the Little Workshop of Horror to the Brussels Fantastic Workshop without forgetting the short film competition, and at the end we… [+]

William Friedkin's Q&A

Tonight after the Killer Joe screening, do not miss Mr William Friedkin‘s  Q&A at 10pm at La Fabbrica, just 30 meters from the BIFFF site !!… [+]

Mobile application

The mobile application is available through this link. Discover there the program of the BIFFF… [+]

Thursday 12 April

Even if we did not really appreciate the burp of the Icelandic volcano in 2010, the BIFFF os far from being vindictive: for proof, Jean Michel Roux’s Masterclass on elves and other mystical creatures from Iceland.
Talking about myths: Takashi Miike, does it mean anything to you? His latest baby will be screening at… [+]

Wednesday 11th April

Let us Bombay you with a little jewel of Bollywood cinema. The most expensive production ever made in this colourful land, the one and only Ra.One! And for those how would have friction with fiction, the BIFFF invites you to Stéphane Bourgoin’s Masterclass, serial killer specialist…
And for the hardcore… [+]

Tuesday 10th April

Sleep, sleep, sleep! The Tour & Taxis doors will only open at 2:30pm, but it’s mostly so that you can full up your tank with energy in the face of what will be awaiting you on that day!
Between the cinema lesson from Mister Lloyd Kaufman, the father of the Troma come specially to… [+]

Monday 9th April

What is orange, very hairy and has a moustache? We can already hear you shouting “an expired orange dressed up as Groucho Marx!”, well NO! It’s the Lorax which will open this beautiful day with a superb appearance in 3D! What more to wish for? What that kids could attend it? It’s the case!… [+]

On... The Road... again

It seems that the curse in Yam Laranas’ latest movie The Road has decided to spread to the BIFFF blocking this Sunday’s projection. Don’t worry, your festival has planned everything and knows the shortcut to the screening tomorrow at noon. And this time everything will work like clockwork!… [+]

Sunday 8th April

It’s Easter Sunday! As we say “when the hunter’s away, the rabbits will play”, but always close to the BIFFF: on the menu, the movie and TV convention for all armatures of golden nuggets, a rewritten Chinese 3D version of Don Quichotte, the return of affaires for Yam Laranas (as… [+]

Saturday 7th April

ZomBIFFF Day & Night, the Fantastic Night (Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, Beneath the Darkness, City Under Siege, 205 – Room of Fear) , the knighting of the first Lady of the Order of the Raven – aka the grand Barbara Steele – two world… [+]

Friday 6th April

Yesterday, what a night! Between Barbara Steele, Terry Gilliam and a surprise video from siiiiir John Carpenter, the tune has been given for this 30th BIFFF anniversary.
This first day of festival starts with a dose of kindness, grace and of daintiness with Sennentuntschi (bless you), Alpine trash… [+]

The Opening

Take a look at that beast: 30 shepherds digesting in its stomach and not one bit of grease! Only blood, guts, nerves (put to ruff trial) and its delicate nuances brought on by its metrosexual side: a touch of tenderness, a spoonful of wonderful and an entire wheelbarrow of poetry!
For this party… [+]

How to buy tickets ?

Sales points list (in PDF format), festival’s cash register, on-line buying, “Print at home” … All the explanations you need are here ! [+]

Programme

Presale

The presale* tickets will be available from Monday, March 19.
You will be able to buy your tickets on our website (Shop online and Movies), on Sherpa and in the
following store:

www.sherpa.be

* No presale for High Pass

Posters

Our digital youngsters can hardly imagine that there was a time when going to the movies was considered to be an event people looked forward to for days. We’re talking about the golden era of the silver screen, when movie theatres were true palaces and the posters adorning its walls were artworks in itself. Movie… [+]

Pass

Please find herewith the subscription form for your new pass !
Complete it and send it back as soon as possible.
The price of the pass to the BIFFF 2012, giving you access to all screenings and events at Tour & Taxis, is fixed for this year at :

200€ for payment done… [+]

Poster - Hugo Pratt

His life could be compared to that of a cat, because he has certainly lived nine lives ! Ugo Prat (his real name), was born in 1927 in Rimini (Italy), when Mussolini’s fascism was in full rise. At the outbreak of WWII, the little genius flees to Abyssinia (which is not the homeland of… [+]