The 26th Brussels International Fantastic Film festival, 2008.
Introducing Axelle Carolyn, actress & writer in the field of horror cinema.
Albert Pyun is an independent filmmaker with a very strong cult following among cinephiles from all over the world. His movies, often dealing with fantastic themes, set in faraway lands where androids live next to humans (not in a very friendly way), dystopic planets or urban dramas where guns and high kicks speak louder than words are revered by extreme film buffs while despised by lots of film critics. He started making homemovies before reaching puberty, shooting small adventures on a borrowed 8mm camera and in the sixties, was invited by famous Japanese actor Toshirô Mifune to spend some time in the Land of The Rising Sun to learn filmmaking. His casts are a veritable who’s who in genre and non-genre filmmaking: Kris Kristofferson, Lance Henriksen, Lee Horsley, Richard Lynch, Christopher Lambert, Ice-T, Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Nouri, Bill Mumy, Michael Paré, Kevin Sorbo, Teri Hatcher, Andrew ‘Dice’ Clay and many others.
A recent interview with Mr. Pyun, conducted by Marco Freitas…
Michael Schroeder is a well-known name in the world of low-budget filmmaking. His work encompass many styles, from sci-fi actioner over black comedy to erotic thriller, and the films he´s directed are perennial favorites of people who believe the motto ‘small budgets do not necessarily equal low-tech or cheaply done flicks’. A consummate professional, the helmer of Cyborg 2 (1993), Cover Me (1996), Mortuary Academy (1988), Dead On: Relentless II (1992) and other titles was cool enough to answer a few questions for us…
Legendary writer/director Jack Hill recently was invited to attend the first edition of Offscreen Film festival. This on account of an ‘In person tribute’ to his work.
An interview with Mr. Hill in the red seats of Cinema Nova…
British writer/director Michael J. Bassett (Deathwatch, Wilderness) was invited to the 28th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival to introduce his latest film Solomon Kane to Belgian audiences.
