The FANT – Fantastic Film Festival is gearing up for its 29^th edition from 5-13 May in Bilbao. Headed up by Justo Ezenarro, it kicks off with a screening of the feature Golem [+lire aussi :
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interview : Burnin’ Percebes
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interview : Quentin Dupieux
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Furthermore, FANT will hand out the FANTrobia Award, in recognition of an up-and-coming name in the world of genre: at this edition, the recipient will be Carlota Pereda, the director of Piggy [+lire aussi :
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interview : Carlota Pereda
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fiche film], which just so happens to be toplined by Belén Rueda (see the news). An addition to these prizes this year are the Honorary FANT Awards, which will be presented to two big names in Spanish cinema: Zorion Eguileor, a Basque actor, musician and broadcaster whose career includes a standout appearance in the successful The Platform [+lire aussi :
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interview : Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
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interview : Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
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interview : Paco Plaza
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FANT’s Official Competition Section includes a number of films that will be presented by their directors: Spaniards Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez will do so with their latest outing, The Elderly [+lire aussi :
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interview : Raúl Cerezo, Fernando Gonz…
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fiche film] will be introduced by Jacques Molitor; and Austria’s Rubikon [+lire aussi :
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The remaining titles that will get an airing in this strand are the animated movie No Dogs or Italians Allowed [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alain Ughetto
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interview : Kristina Buožytė et Bruno …
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interview : Ludovic et Zoran Boukherma
fiche film] (France) by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, Melchior The Apothecary by Estonia’s Elmo Nüganen, Feed Me (UK) by Adam Leader and Richard Oakes, Huesera: The Bone Woman (Mexico) by Michelle Garza, the South Korean productions Mount Chiak by Kim Sun-ung, Emergency Declaration by Jae-rim Han and The Roundup by Lee Sang-yong, Shin Ultraman (Japan) by Shinji Higuchi, The Lake (Australia) by Lee Thongkham and Aqing Xu, Eradication (USA) by Daniel Byers and, out of competition, Terrifier 2 (USA) by Damien Leone.

Furthermore, FANT, which is also screening a selection of short films that are taking part in the Official International Section, will fondly remember two Spanish filmmakers who passed away recently: screenwriter and film director Eugenio Martín, with his wonderful classics Horror Express and A Candle for the Devil; and Agustí Villaronga, with his brutal feature debut, In a Glass Cage.