Grossmann 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. The festival takes place every year in late July in the picturesque town of Ljutomer
, at the heart of the winegrowing Prlekija
region.
The 7th edition has taken place from the 25th to the 30th of July 2011.
Guests of Grossmann 2011 were Christopher Lee
, Menahem Golan
, Carlos Areces, Damir Lukacevic, Marek Dobeš, Andreas Marschall, Dinko Tucaković, Stevan Filipovič and Diana Barrows
. Visual design of Grossmann 2011 was made by Laibach Kunst. Other artists collaborating on Grossmann 2011 are Blaž Porenta, Mad Squirrel FX, Sebastjan Šeremet (Soultret), Nejc Smodiš (NS Art), Štajn group, Šlosart, Pandemonium Clothing, Dizzy Strings and Guma Vila.
. It was initiated by Film Practice Plan 9 and Development Agency of Prlekija with help from the European Structural Fund. It featured a selection of unconventional movies and brought to Ljutomer most of their authors, which was something quite uncommon for Slovenian conditions. This tradition was carried on successfully, program and accompanying activities were constantly upgraded and with time Grossmann became one of most interesting film events in this part of Europe. Sice 2006 festival features wine program with numerous free tastings of competing wines. The best wine of the festival is chosen by the film guests. Accompanying program features live concerts, exhibitions, book presentations and a special event on the final day of the festival (Zombie Walk in 2009, Monster Walk in 2010).
Since 2010, Grossmann is an adherent member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
.
Award winners are selected by international juries. Each year there is also a special award for extraordinary achievements in horror/fantastic cinema. 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).
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
specialized in genre movies, with emphasis on Horror and Fantasy. The festival takes place every year in late July in the picturesque town of Ljutomer
Ljutomer
Ljutomer is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Pomurska statistical region....
, at the heart of the winegrowing Prlekija
Prlekija
Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovenian Hills , stretching from the border with Austria to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria. Together with the traditional province...
region.
The 7th edition has taken place from the 25th to the 30th of July 2011.
Guests of Grossmann 2011 were Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
, Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan is an Israeli director and producer. He has produced movies for such stars as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and was known for a period as a producer of comic book-style movies like Masters of the Universe, Superman IV:...
, Carlos Areces, Damir Lukacevic, Marek Dobeš, Andreas Marschall, Dinko Tucaković, Stevan Filipovič and Diana Barrows
Diana Barrows
Diana Barrows is an American film and television actress, singer and a dancer.-Filmography:*Naked Killer - Charlotte*Does God Exist? - Burton's wife*Un homme - Margaret...
. Visual design of Grossmann 2011 was made by Laibach Kunst. Other artists collaborating on Grossmann 2011 are Blaž Porenta, Mad Squirrel FX, Sebastjan Šeremet (Soultret), Nejc Smodiš (NS Art), Štajn group, Šlosart, Pandemonium Clothing, Dizzy Strings and Guma Vila.
History
Festival was launched in 2005 on the 100th anniversary of Slovenian cinema in Ljutomer, where the first Slovenian motion pictures were made by the hand of Dr. Karol GrossmannKarel Grossmann
Karol Grossmann was a pioneering Slovene film maker.He was born in Drakovci near Mala Nedelja on October 27, 1864. He was a lawyer in Ljutomer. He was the first Slovenian amateur filmmaker. In 1904 he made the first Slovenian film record in Ljutomer, the heart of Prlekija. A projection of two of...
. It was initiated by Film Practice Plan 9 and Development Agency of Prlekija with help from the European Structural Fund. It featured a selection of unconventional movies and brought to Ljutomer most of their authors, which was something quite uncommon for Slovenian conditions. This tradition was carried on successfully, program and accompanying activities were constantly upgraded and with time Grossmann became one of most interesting film events in this part of Europe. Sice 2006 festival features wine program with numerous free tastings of competing wines. The best wine of the festival is chosen by the film guests. Accompanying program features live concerts, exhibitions, book presentations and a special event on the final day of the festival (Zombie Walk in 2009, Monster Walk in 2010).
Since 2010, Grossmann is an adherent member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation , established in 1996, is a film organisation based Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to promoting and supporting European cinema, particularly films in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres....
.
Awards
Currently, Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival presents following awards:- Vicious Cat - Best Feature Film Award
- Vicious Best Acting - Best Acting Performance in Feature Film
- Slak's Vicious Cat - Best Short Film Award
- Melies d'Or nomination - nomination for Best European Fantastic Short Film as chosen by the European Fantastic Film Festivals FederationEuropean Fantastic Film Festivals FederationEuropean Fantastic Film Festivals Federation , established in 1996, is a film organisation based Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to promoting and supporting European cinema, particularly films in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres....
- Noisy Cat - Best Music Documentary Award
- Vicious Cat Wine Champion - Best Wine Award
- Vicious Old Cat - Lifetime Achievement Award
Award winners are selected by international juries. Each year there is also a special award for extraordinary achievements in horror/fantastic cinema. 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
| Year | Vicious Cat | Vicious Best Acting | Melies d'Or Nomination | Slak's Vicious Cat | Noisy Cat | Special Cat | Vicious Old Cat | Vicious Cat Wine Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Last Circus The Last Circus The Last Circus is a 2010 Spanish film by Director Álex de la Iglesia. It premiered at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.-Plot:In 1937, a "Happy" clown is forcibly recruited to serve in the Spanish Civil War, where he massacres an entire platoon with a machete still in costume.In 1973, near the end of... (Alex de la Iglesia Álex de la Iglesia Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :... ) |
Carlos Areces (The Last Circus The Last Circus The Last Circus is a 2010 Spanish film by Director Álex de la Iglesia. It premiered at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.-Plot:In 1937, a "Happy" clown is forcibly recruited to serve in the Spanish Civil War, where he massacres an entire platoon with a machete still in costume.In 1973, near the end of... ) |
A Day in the Country (Lucas Vossoughi) | Attack of the Giant Brain Sucker Monster from Outer Space (Guillaume Rieu) | 6ft Hick: Notes from the Underground (Marty Moynihan) | Christopher Lee Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films... , Menahem Golan Menahem Golan Menahem Golan is an Israeli director and producer. He has produced movies for such stars as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and was known for a period as a producer of comic book-style movies like Masters of the Universe, Superman IV:... |
Cardonnay selection 2009, KZ Metlika | |
| 2010 | The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (Mladen Djordjević) | Fearful John (Daniel Romero) | Until the Light Takes Us Until The Light Takes Us Until the Light Takes Us is a 2009 feature documentary about Norwegian black metal, from directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell.-Featured interviewees:* Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell... (Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell) |
Jose Mojica Marins | Furmint 2009, Jeruzalem Ormož | |||
| 2009 | Eden Lake Eden Lake Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror film, written and directed by James Watkins and starring Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell.-Plot synopsis:... (James Watkins) |
Deadspiel (Jay Molloy) | Vlada (Rudi Uran) | Jörg Buttgereit Jörg Buttgereit Jörg Buttgereit is a German writer/director known for his controversial films. He was born in Berlin, Germany and has lived there for his entire life.He is maybe best known for his 1987 film Nekromantik.... (Necro Cat) |
Ruggero Deodato Ruggero Deodato Ruggero Deodato is an Italian film director and screen writer, best known for directing violent and gory horror films. Deodato is infamous for his 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust.- Biography :... |
Pinot Gris 2008, Jeruzalem Ormož | ||
| 2008 | The Living and the Dead (Kristijan Milić) | Kiss of Death (Kristijan Vrtačnik) | LP film Pankrti Pankrti Pankrti were a punk rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active in the late 1970s and during the 1980s. They were known for provocative and politically engaged songs and billed themselves "The First Punk Band Behind The Iron Curtain"... : Dolgcajt (Igor Zupe) |
Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna is a director, writer and producer of films.- Life :Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama before moving to the United States in the 1960s.- Career :... (Re-AnimaCat) |
Roger Corman Roger Corman Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for... |
Rhein Riesling 2007, Dveri Pax | ||
| 2007 | Cold Prey (Roar Uthaug Roar Uthaug Roar Uthaug is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from The Norwegian Filmschool in 2002.- Career :... ) |
Rockets (Vladimir Mančić) | Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as... (Troma's Cat) |
Slobodan Šijan Slobodan Šijan Slobodan Šijan is a Serbian film director.After graduating film direction and directing a handful of TV movies in the late 1970s, he caught a big break with his first full-length feature Ko to tamo peva in 1980... |
Šipon (Furmint) 2007, Milan Hlebec | |||
| 2006 | Sheitan's Warrior (Stevan Filipović) | Sandwich (Tomaž Gorkič) | Krsto Papić Krsto Papic Krsto Papić is a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spans several decades.... |
Sauvignon 2005, Vino Kupljen - Jeruzalem | ||||
| 2005 | Bad Mother (Blaž Slana) |
Notable attendees
Among the most relevant attendees of Grossmann Film and Wine Festival are- Christopher LeeChristopher LeeSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
- Roger CormanRoger CormanRoger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
- Menahem GolanMenahem GolanMenahem Golan is an Israeli director and producer. He has produced movies for such stars as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and was known for a period as a producer of comic book-style movies like Masters of the Universe, Superman IV:...
- Jose Mojica Marins
- Ruggero DeodatoRuggero DeodatoRuggero Deodato is an Italian film director and screen writer, best known for directing violent and gory horror films. Deodato is infamous for his 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust.- Biography :...
- Brian YuznaBrian YuznaBrian Yuzna is a director, writer and producer of films.- Life :Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama before moving to the United States in the 1960s.- Career :...
- Jörg ButtgereitJörg ButtgereitJörg Buttgereit is a German writer/director known for his controversial films. He was born in Berlin, Germany and has lived there for his entire life.He is maybe best known for his 1987 film Nekromantik....
- Lloyd KaufmanLloyd KaufmanLloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
- Slobodan ŠijanSlobodan ŠijanSlobodan Šijan is a Serbian film director.After graduating film direction and directing a handful of TV movies in the late 1970s, he caught a big break with his first full-length feature Ko to tamo peva in 1980...
- Dinko Tucaković
- Uwe BollUwe BollUwe Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG production company. He is often cited as the worst director of all time.-Early life:...
- Krsto PapićKrsto PapicKrsto Papić is a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spans several decades....
- Carlos Areces
- Mladen Djordjević
- Kristijan Milić
- Tom Six
- Christopher NielsenChristopher NielsenChristopher Nielsen is a Norwegian comics artist. He is especially known for his subcultural depictions. Nielsen got his first comics printed in 1980 after entering a competition in the Norwegian anarchist magazine, Gateavisa. Only three years later he got his first album published...
- Trent HaagaTrent HaagaTrent Haaga is a low-budget horror actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker.-Career:Haaga came to the attention of the horror community after co-starring in the Troma film Terror Firmer. He went on to fill the role of screenwriter as well as assistant director on the fourth film in the Toxic Avenger...
- Anders BankeAnders BankeAnders Banke is a Swedish director. He was born and raised in Ystad and developed an early interest in film. He was trained as a director at VGIK in Moscow and learned to speak Russian. There he meet his friend and future collaborator Chris Maris...
- Timo VuorensolaTimo VuorensolaTimo Vuorensola is a Finnish film director and actor. He has directed Star Wreck movies Star Wreck V: Lost Contact, and Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, created by Samuli Torssonen. Vuorensola plays Lieutenant Dwarf in the films, and is currently directing the film Iron Sky...
- Tommi EronenTommi EronenTommi Johannes Eronen is a Finnish actor, best known for starring in the movies Jade Warrior and Bad Luck Love . His performance in Bad Luck Love garnered him a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor....
- A.J. Annila
- Pete Tombs
- Andrew Starke
- Jan Schmidt
- Phillip Bergson
- Tom Mes
- Finn AtkinsFinn AtkinsFinn Rosanna Atkins is a British film, television and stage actress.-Early life:Growing up in Clifton area of Nottingham, Atkins attended Greencroft Primary School, Farnborough School and High Pavement College...
- LaibachLaibach (band)Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
- Anatoly KarpovAnatoly KarpovAnatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
(Special guest of Wine program 2008)