Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival

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The Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival is a Slovenian film festival specialized in genre movies, with emphasis on horror and fantasy. [1] The festival takes place every summer in the town of Ljutomer, in the Prlekija region of northeastern Slovenia. More recently, the festival has also taken place in Ormož.

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Typically, a film star, such as an actor, director or writer will make a guest appearance at the festival, such as Christopher Lee, John McTiernan and others.

The 20th edition of festival took place from the 11th to the 15th of June in Ljutomer.

History

Since 2006, the festival features a wine program. The accompanying program features live concerts, exhibitions, book presentations, and Zombie Walk. About Us, 2019 Since 2020, the festival takes place in Ljutomer and Ormož.

Awards

Each year, the festival presents the following awards:

Award winners are selected by international juries. The Festival also features a competitive film workshop (since 2008, it is the Roger Corman-inspired The Little Workshop of Horrors, where guerrilla movie crews have to shoot their films in two days and a night).

Winners

YearVicious CatMelies d'ArgentSlak's Vicious CatNoisy CatSpecial CatHonorary Vicious CatVicious Cat Wine Champion
2024The Funeral (Cenaze; Orçun Behram)The Fence (La valla, Sam Orti)Fasten Your Belts (Mikhail Morskov, Vitaly Dudka)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'etat (Johan Grimonprez)
Slobodan ŠijanTraminer 2023, Vino Plemenič
2023Megalomaniac (Karim Ouelhaj)Sandwich Cat (David Fidalgo)Perfect City: The Mother (Shengwei Zhou)What You Could Not Visualise: Rema-Rema (Marco Porsia)John McTiernanSauvignon Selection 2021, Plateis
2022The Sadness (Ku bei, Rob Jabbaz)Skinned (Ecorchée, Joachim Hérissé)Part Forever (Alan Chung-An Ou)Underground Inc. (Shaun Katz)Robert Englund, Jack SholderSauvignon 2021, Vina Herga
2021Yummy (Lars Damoiseaux)The Shepherd (Ilya Plyusnin)Squish (Sprötch, Xavier Seron)The Farewell (Odpotovanje, Petra Seliškar)Gary Sherman, William LustigRevolution, Tourist Farm Hlebec
2020 The Lodge (Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz)Slice of Life (Luka Hrgović, Dino Julius)The Haunted Swordsman (Kevin McTurk)Where Does a Body End? (Marco Porsia)LeBlanc des Templiers, Tourist Farm Hlebec
2019 Tumbbad (Rahi Anil Barve, Adesh Prasad)Hopes (Raúl Monge)My First Time (Asaf Livni)The Allins (Sami Saif)Christina Lindberg, Sam FirstenbergMuscat Otonel, Kaučič
2018Errementari (Paul Urkijo Alijo)The Box (Dušan Kastelic)Wyrmwood: Chronicles of the Dead (Kiah Roache-Turner)Bunch of Kunst - A Film about Sleaford Mods (Christine Franz)Yellow Muscat, Kovačič
2017Night of the Virgin (Roberto San Sebastián)Under the Apple Tree (Erik van Schaaik)Bon Appetit (Erenik Beqiri)Spit'n'Split (Jérôme Vandewattyne)Pinot Gris 2015, Vino Graben
2016Scherzo Diabolico (Adrián García Bogliano)Pearlies (Pascal Thiebaux, Gil Pinheiro)The Disappearance of Willie Bingham (Matt Richards)Rejects of the Second Generation – Following the Traces of Punk (Dunja Danial)Jan HarlanRanfol, Kos Winery
2015Ghoul (Petr Jákl)Loose Ends (Stéphane Everaert)Dead Hearts (Stephen W. Martin)Morphine: Journey of Dreams (Mark Shuman) Udo Kier Revolution, Tourist Farm Hlebec
2014Heavenly Shift (Márk Bodzsár)24 Hours With Lucia (Miguel A. Carmona)Underground (Marcos Cabotá)The Right Man For Capitalism (Dušan Moravec)Djordje KadijevićŠipon 2012, Kos Winery
2013 Vanishing Waves (Kristina Buožyte)The Tale of the Wall Habitants (Andrej Boka)Antoine and the Heroes (Patrick Bagot)How We Entered Europe: SexA Case (Ines Pletikos) Franco Nero, Enzo G. Castellari Yellow Muscat Illuminati 2012, Tourist Farm Hlebec
2012 Sleep Tight (Jaume Balagueró), Inbred (Alex Chandon)Legend (Pau Teixidor) The Captured Bird (Jovanka Vuckovic)Fanzines from Mars (Siniša Dugonjić) Goran Marković Rhine Riesling selection 2009, PRA-VinO Čurin-Prapotnik
2011 The Last Circus (Alex de la Iglesia)A Day in the Country (Lucas Vossoughi)Attack of the Giant Brain Sucker Monster from Outer Space (Guillaume Rieu)6 ft Hick: Notes from the Underground (Marty Moynihan)Carlos Areces (Vicious Best Actor) Christopher Lee, Menahem Golan Chardonnay Brand selection 2009, KZ Metlika
2010 The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (Mladen Djordjević)Fearful John (Daniel Romero) Until the Light Takes Us (Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell) Jose Mojica Marins Šipon 2009, Jeruzalem Ormož
2009 Eden Lake (James Watkins)Deadspiel (Jay Molloy)Vlada (Rudi Uran) Jörg Buttgereit (Necro Cat) Ruggero Deodato Pinot Gris 2008, Jeruzalem Ormož
2008The Living and the Dead (Kristijan Milić)Kiss of Death (Kristijan Vrtačnik)LP film Pankrti: Dolgcajt (Igor Zupe) Brian Yuzna (Re-AnimaCat) Roger Corman Rhine Riesling 2007, Dveri Pax
2007 Cold Prey (Roar Uthaug)Rockets (Vladimir Mančić) Lloyd Kaufman (Troma's Cat) Slobodan Šijan Šipon 2007, Tourist Farm Hlebec
2006Sheitan's Warrior (Stevan Filipović)Sandwich (Tomaž Gorkič) Krsto Papić Sauvignon 2005, Vino Kupljen - Jeruzalem
2005Bad Mother (Blaž Slana)

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References

  1. "Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival". Culture of Slovenia. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2023-11-15.