NIFFF 2018 - NEUCHÂTEL, THE CAPITAL OF FANTASTIC CINEMA
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (6-14 July) is proud to reveal its official programme for the 18th edition, focused on highlighting the boldness of current productions.
With David Cronenberg as President of the jury, the international competition will be composed of an overview of the most anticipated releases (UNDER THE SILVER LAKE from David Robert Mitchell, HEREDITARY from Ari Aster, MANDY from Panos Cosmatos), as well as first features from emerging talents (Tilman Singer’s LUZ, Rasmus Kloster Bro’s CUTTERHEAD, Justin P. Lange & Klemens Hufnagl’s THE DARK), and the best of auteur cinema in the fantasy genre (CLIMAX from Gaspar Noé, DIAMANTINO from Gabriel Alamantes & Daniel Schmidt, MUERE, MONSTRUO, MUERE from Alejandro Fadel).
Daring experimental films will play alongside retrospectives and cartes blanches, to outline the history of genre cinema, notably with the CLASSICS RELOADED category, dedicated to restored version of renowned masterpieces screened at the Open Air. WHAT WE DO IN NEW ZEALAND, first-ever retrospective focused on New Zealand genre films, will take you to the other side of the world, and the EL DORADO section will make a comeback to pay homage to the limitless imagination of Latin American cinema.
For its opening ceremony, the NIFFF will present the world premiere of the web series LE 5E CAVALIER, in collaboration with RTS and SRG SSR. The Swiss premiere of HÔTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 will conclude the festival on a quirky, funny, intergenerational note!
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THE NIFFF IN A FEW NUMBERS
THE NIFFF’s 18th edition has a total budget of CHF 2’175’000. Lasting 9 days, it will show over 150 films from 14 sections. It can welcome 2’135 viewers at the same time. The 168 public screenings will be composed of 104 features and 60 shorts from 41 countries, including 7 world premieres, 5 international premieres, 9 European premieres, and 54 Swiss ones. The free NIFFF Extended and NIFFF Invasion programmes will offer more than 71 activities, 61 of which are conferences.
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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
16 films will compete for the H.R. Giger “Narcisse” award to be given by David Cronenberg, which amounts to CHF 10,000 from the City of Neuchâtel. Among the competition’s major players are the Swiss premieres of TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (Issa López), lauded by Guillermo del Toro, and of the most terrifying film of the year, namely Ari Aster’s HEREDITARY. The adaptation of popular manga KASANE by Japanese filmmaker Satô Yûichi will have its World premiere here. Other highlights include the retro comedy AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINN which is Jim Hosking’s second feature, whose first film made quite the impression at the 2016 edition, as well as Iranian social comedy PIG (KHOOK) from Mani Haghighi...
* Attendance of guests available for interviews. Refer to our website’s Press page to see the complete list.
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Jim Hosking, USA, 2018, 108'
Swiss premiere
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Gaspar Noé, France, 2018, 95'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Rasmus Kloster Bro, Denmark, 2018, 84'
Première mondiale – Trailer
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Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt,
Portugal/France/Brazil, 2018, 92'
Swiss premiere
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Ari Aster, USA, 2018, 120'
Swiss premiere
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Satô Yûichi, Japan, 2018, 100'
International premiere – Trailer
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Tilman Singer, Germany, 2018, 70'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Panos Cosmatos, USA/Belgium, 2018, 121'
Swiss premiere
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Alejandro Fadel, Argentina/France/Chile, 2018, 109'
Swiss premiere
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Nicolas Pesce, USA, 2018, 81
Swiss premiere
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Mani Haghighi, Iran, 2018, 90'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Justin Lange & Klemens Hufnagl, Austria, 2018, 91
European premiere – Trailer
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Issa López, Mexico, 2017, 83'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Sebastián Hofmann, Mexico, 2018, 96'
Swiss premiere
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David Robert Mitchell, USA, 2018, 139'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Marysia Nikitiuk, Ukraine/Poland/Macedonia, 2018, 88
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
Working as a true indicator of where Asian genre cinema stands, this section is comprised of the newest trends from the Far East. This year will mark the return of Miike Takashi with the European premiere of LAPLACE’S WITCH. The crazy and colourful super hero flick BHAVESH JOSHI SUPERHERO from Vikramaditya Motwane (who won big at last year’s NIFFF) will be shown, as well as the highly anticipated remake of the classic SATAN’S SLAVES by Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar...
* Attendance of guests available for interviews. Refer to our website’s Press page to see the complete list.
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Nattawut Poonpiriya, Thailand, 2017, 130'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Vikramaditya Motwane, India, 2018, 153'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Ôbayashi Nobuhiko, Japan, 2017, 169'
Swiss premiere
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Sato Shinsuke, Japan, 2018, 126'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Miike Takashi, Japan, 2018, xx'
European premiere – Trailer
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Dante Lam, China, 2018, 142'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Joko Anwar, Indonesia/South Korea, 2017, 107'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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FILMS OF THE 3RD KIND
Film genres intersect in this diverse selection of hybrid experiments and formally innovative movies. Prepare for an avalanche of Swiss premieres and prestigious guests: headstrong actress Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir from WOMEN AT WAR (SACD award at the International Critics' Week), Benedikt Erlingsson, screenmovies creator Timur Bekmambetov (and his film PROFILE), the adorable little (for the most part) monsters from MONSTER HUNT 2, and Frank Ribière, director of LA FEMME LA PLUS ASSASSINEE DU MONDE. Finally, Yannick Renier will be in attendance to present CARNIVORES in Swiss premiere, which he directed with his brother Jérémie Renier, and tells a story centred on the carnivorous relationship between two sisters who work in the film industry.
* Attendance of guests available for interviews. Refer to our website’s Press page to see the complete list.
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Marco & Antonio Manetti, Italy, 2017, 133'
Première romande – Trailer
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Yannick & Jérémie Renier, France/Belgium, 2018, 87'
International premiere
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Yann Le Quellec, France, 2018, 105'
International premiere – Trailer
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Drew Pearce, United Kingdom/USA, 2018, 94'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Anders Walter, USA/UK/Belgium, 2017, 104'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Franck Ribière, Belgium/UK/USA, 2018, 102'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Haifaa Al-Mansour, UK/Ireland/Luxembourg/
USA, 2018, 120'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Raman Hui, Hong Kong/Chine, 2018, 110'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Guillaume "Run" Renard & Nishimi Shojiro, France/Japan, 2017, 90'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Nosipho Dumisa, South Africa, 2018, 90'
European premiere – Trailer
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Timur Bekmambetov, USA/UK/Cyprus/Russia, 2018, 105'
Swiss premiere
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Bodo Kox, Poland/Italy, 2017, 105'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Måns Månsson & Axel Petersén, Sweden/UK, 2018, 88'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland/Ukraine/France, 2018, 101'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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ULTRA MOVIES
Looking for thrills? The ULTRA MOVIES category will test your limits with the most extreme works of the year. Guests include actress Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction, Hunger Games), who will present the international premiere of A YOUNG MAN WITH HIGH POTENTIAL from Linus de Paoli, and BLOOD TEST director Owen Egerton, who will introduce his horror film festival-set gorefest... There will also be the European premiere of Colin Minihan’s latest gloomy film, WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE, in the presence of his two main actresses.
* Attendance of guests available for interviews. Refer to our website’s Press page to see the complete list.
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Linus de Paoli, Germany, 2018, 85'
International premiere – Trailer
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Demián Rugna, Argentina, 2017, 88'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Owen Egerton, USA, 2018, 90'
European premiere – Trailer
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Jeong Beom-sik, South Korea, 2018, 95'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Naito Eisuke, Japan, 2018, 114'
European premiere – Trailer
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Shinichiro Ueda, Japan, 2018, 96'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Siwakorn Charupongsa, Thailand, 2018, 90'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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V. Franz, S. Fiala, P. Strickland, A. Smoczynska,
K. Gebbe, C. Evrenol, C. Reeder, A. Ahluwalia &
Y. Veslemes, New Zealand, 2018, 117'
European premiere
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Guy Maddin, Evan & Galen Johnson, USA, 2017, 63'
Swiss premiere – Trailer
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Colin Minihan, Canada, 2018, 98'
European premiere – Trailer
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You can view the complete programme on www.nifff.ch!
Our press team is at your disposal for interview, screener, visuals, and accreditation requests!
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