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Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger with film mascot at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2007

The Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival is a specialised competitive festival focusing on contemporary genre film production, mostly on those of horror and fantasy films. It was launched in 2005 on the 100th anniversary of Slovene cinema and is dedicated to Dr. Karol Grossmann (1864–1929), the pioneer of Slovene cinema who made the first film shots in 1905. The Festival takes place annually in July in different locations in the city of Ljutomer and was named one of the "30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World", according to MovieMaker Magazine. The call for eligible films is usually open from January till May. The 2020 edition is held in Ormož (10-12.7.), then in Ljutomer (14-18.7.).

Background

The Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival was initiated by Filmska praksa PLAN 9 and the Development Agency of Prlekija, and put on the map with help of European Structural Fund. Today the festival is run by the recently established KTD Festival Ljutomer organisation in collaboration with the above mentioned partners.

Since then, it has become one of the regular meeting points for professionals and fans of genre film production, especially horror and fantasy films, in the Balkan region and beyond. The Festival's focus on genre film production doesn't include blockbusters and mainstream films but rather the new digital guerrilla, independent and low budget films, destined to become cult. The official festival policy is guided by the wish to present those films that are trying to escape the "mediocrity, political correctness and pathetic desire for mass appeal" of the contemporary genre films and to bring some fresh blood and danger into the festival scene.

The festival includes not just film screenings but also the promotion of local wines – "the pride and joy of the Prlekija region" – and other gastronomical pleasures.

Sections

The programme of the Grossmann Festival is divided into 9 sections and 3 of those are competitive: the Vicious Cats section of feature length films, the Slak's Vicious Cats section (named in honour of film director Franci Slak (1953–2007)) of short films and the Noisy Cats section of music documentaries. Retrospectives are one of the strongest sections since in past years they have managed to invite many cult and legendary directors, actors and producers like Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Jörg Buttgereitt, George A. Romero, Ruggero Deodato, Jan Harlan and Sam Firstenberg.

Awards

The Grossmann Festival has 6 official festival awards as each of the 3 main festival sections has its own award – for details see, the Vicious Cat Awards. Since the Grossmann Festival is also a festival of wine, the Vicious Cat Wine Champion award is conferred. Sometimes the number of awards can change, as the Grossmann Festival is also unorthodox in that regard and so new awards are sometimes introduced.

Workshops and special events

The Grossmann Festival has many parallel events to the main film programme, from book presentations and exhibitions to concerts. Although they are not traditional, a great deal of attention goes to the workshops, as they are usually led by visiting artists or professionals. For example, the Make Your Own Damn Movie! workshop in 2007, an intensive master class on the shooting and promotion of low-budget films, was led by Lloyd Kaufman. Every year, the Little Workshop of Horrors is also organised, during which participants have to finish their short horror film during the duration of the Festival.

The Grossmann Festival also regularly organises special events like the "Zombie Walk" – a procession of the undead (make-up is done by professionals attending the Festival) through the streets of Ljutomer, and a traditional festival of wine (with wine road tours, exhibitions, lectures, wine tastings and presentations).

International activities

The Festival is a member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), a network of 25 festivals from 19 countries, promoting European fantastic film across the globe. Upon the invitation by the Slovenian Film Centre, the Grossmann Festival frequently presents their activities at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Its programme has also been hosted post-festum in Zagreb, Belgrade and Lyon. The Festival programme regularly screens selected films from the MIFF network and partner festivals: the Australian A Night of Horror, the Festival of Serbian Fantasy Films, the Croatian Trash Film Festival.

External links

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival website
A Night of Horror Festival website (partner festival)
Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film website (partner festival, in Serbian)
Trash Film Festival (partner festival)
Grossmann Film and Wine Festival on Wikipedia
Dr. Karel Grossmann on Wikipedia

Gallery

Finn Atkins with the Vicious Cat Award for Eden Lake at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2009

Joerg Buttgereit with Necro Cat award at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2009

Ruggero Deodato receiving the Vicious Old Cat Award at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2009

Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov as a special guest at a simultaneous chess party at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2008

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival poster, 2008

Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger with film mascot at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2007

Brian Yuzna receiving the Reanima Cat award at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2008

Film-makers Roger and Julie Corman at wine tasting at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2008

Film directors Slobodan Šijan (SER) and Brian Yuzna (USA) during a friendly discussion at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2008

Vineyards in Jeruzalem around Ljutomer, venue of the Grossmann Film and Wine Festival

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival flyer, 2008

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival visited Cannes in 2009

Croatian electro trash pop punk duo Lollobrigida performing at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2009

Open air screening at the main square in Ljutomer during the Grossmann Film and Wine Festival 2007

200 zombies infested the streets of Ljutomer on August the 15th, courtesy of professional teams of Lakobrija, Zombie Walk at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2009

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival flyer, 2009

The premiere screening of Slovenian film Korpus Krispi directed by Vitomir Kaučič, at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2009

Roger Corman with the Vicious Old Cat Award at the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2007

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+The [[Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival]] is a specialised competitive festival focusing on contemporary genre film production, mostly on those of horror and fantasy films. It was launched in [[established::2005]] on the 100th anniversary of Slovene cinema and is dedicated to [[Karol Grossmann|Dr. Karol Grossmann]] (1864&ndash;1929), the pioneer of Slovene cinema who made the first film shots in 1905. The Festival takes place annually in July in different locations in the city of Ljutomer and was named one of the "30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World", according to ''MovieMaker Magazine''. The call for eligible films is usually open from January till May.
+The 2020 edition is held in Ormož (10-12.7.), then in Ljutomer (14-18.7.).
 }}
-{{Abstract|
-Launched in 2005 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Slovene film, the [[Grossmann Film and Wine Festival]] is named after Dr. Karol Grossmann, a lawyer from the small town of Ljutomer who shot the first short films in 1905. Grossmann was also host to a young Austro-Hungarian army officer named Fritz Lang, later an eminent German film director, who spent some time in Ljutomer during the First World War. With accompanying music performances and wine tastings, the Grossmann Film and Wine Festival is one of the main summer events in the Prlekija region of Eastern Slovenia. The festival co-operates on regular basis, not only with Slovene film-makers but also internationally; ''Grossmann after Grossmann'' film programmes have been hosted in Zagreb, Belgrade, Lyon and Cannes.
+==Background==
+The Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival was initiated by [[Filmska praksa PLAN 9]] and the Development Agency of Prlekija, and put on the map with help of European Structural Fund. Today the festival is run by the recently established [[KTD Festival Ljutomer]] organisation in collaboration with the above mentioned partners.
+Since then, it has become one of the regular meeting points for professionals and fans of genre film production, especially horror and fantasy films, in the Balkan region and beyond. The Festival's focus on genre film production doesn't include blockbusters and mainstream films but rather the new digital guerrilla, independent and low budget films, destined to become cult. The official festival policy is guided by the wish to present those films that are trying to escape the "mediocrity, political correctness and pathetic desire for mass appeal" of the contemporary genre films and to bring some fresh blood and danger into the festival scene.
+The festival includes not just film screenings but also the promotion of local wines &ndash; "the pride and joy of the Prlekija region" &ndash; and other gastronomical pleasures.
+==Sections==
+The programme of the Grossmann Festival is divided into 9 sections and 3 of those are competitive: the ''Vicious Cats'' section of feature length films, the ''Slak's Vicious Cats'' section (named in honour of film director [[Franci Slak]] (1953&ndash;2007)) of short films and the ''Noisy Cats'' section of music documentaries. ''Retrospectives'' are one of the strongest sections since in past years they have managed to invite many cult and legendary directors, actors and producers like Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Jörg Buttgereitt, George A. Romero, Ruggero Deodato, Jan Harlan and Sam Firstenberg.
+==Awards==
+The Grossmann Festival has 6 official festival awards as each of the 3 main festival sections has its own award &ndash; for details see, the [[Vicious Cat Awards]]. Since the Grossmann Festival is also a festival of wine, the Vicious Cat Wine Champion award is conferred. Sometimes the number of awards can change, as the Grossmann Festival is also unorthodox in that regard and so new awards are sometimes introduced.
+==Workshops and special events==
+The Grossmann Festival has many parallel events to the main film programme, from book presentations and exhibitions to concerts. Although they are not traditional, a great deal of attention goes to the workshops, as they are usually led by visiting artists or professionals. For example, the ''Make Your Own Damn Movie!'' workshop in 2007, an intensive master class on the shooting and promotion of low-budget films, was led by Lloyd Kaufman. Every year, the Little Workshop of Horrors is also organised, during which participants have to finish their short horror film during the duration of the Festival.
+The Grossmann Festival also regularly organises special events like the "Zombie Walk" &ndash; a procession of the undead (make-up is done by professionals attending the Festival) through the streets of Ljutomer, and a traditional festival of wine (with wine road tours, exhibitions, lectures, wine tastings and presentations).
+==International activities==
+The Festival is a member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), a network of 25 festivals from 19 countries, promoting European fantastic film across the globe. Upon the invitation by the [[Slovenian Film Centre]], the Grossmann Festival frequently presents their activities at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Its programme has also been hosted post-festum in Zagreb, Belgrade and Lyon. The Festival programme regularly screens selected films from the MIFF network and partner festivals: the Australian A Night of Horror, the Festival of Serbian Fantasy Films, the Croatian Trash Film Festival.
+==See also==
+*[[Filmska praksa PLAN 9]]
+*[[Vicious Cat Awards]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.grossmann.si/en/ Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival website]
+* [http://www.anightofhorror.com/ A Night of Horror Festival website] (partner festival)
+* [https://fsffantastic.com Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film website] (partner festival, in Serbian)
+* [http://www.trash.hr/ Trash Film Festival] (partner festival)
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grossmann_film_and_wine_festival Grossmann Film and Wine Festival on Wikipedia]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Grossmann Dr. Karel Grossmann on Wikipedia]
-===Concept===
+{{Gallery}}
-The Grossmann festival programme presents the work of young and amateur directors alongside that of more established names, and hosts feature film as well as short film premieres from many countries. It covers all film genres, primarily digital films, under the motto: "dedicated to independent, cult and ferocious cinema where film begins". Its main focus, however, are fantastic, horrendous, fierce and cult movies, that reach beyond ordinary genre conventions. The organisers state that "genre film is by its exploitative nature just ideal for Slovenian movie scene, that is doomed to low-budget production due to geographical limitations." The best films in various categories receive the ''Vicious Cat Awards''. Authors of the awarded films are usually present in Ljutomer.
-===Programme===
+[[Category:Film]]
-Each edition includes a retrospective of the films of a legendary filmmaker (in 2007 American independent director Lloyd Kaufman from New York's Troma Entertainment, the oldest independent film studio, and the legendary Serbian film director Slobodan Šijan; in 2009 Ruggero Deodato, the author of the cult masterpiece ''Cannibal Holocaust'', and the Berlin director Jörg Buttgereit). The programme is divided into the competition cathegories (e.g. the ''Vicious Cat Awards'' for recent science-fiction films, ''Slak's Vicious Cats'' for short films or ''Noisy Cats'' for music documentaries), and curated areas (such as ''Mondo Macabro'', ''Torture Garden'' or ''Digital Mayhem'', which showed a special selection of Serbian sci-fi short movies in 2007).
+[[Category:Film festivals]]
+[[Category:Film workshops]]
+[[Category:Film competitions]]
+[[Category:Festivals]]
+[[Category:Festivals in July]]
-===Workshops===
+[[Category:Workshops]]
-The main attraction of the 2007 festival was ''Make Your Own Damn Movie!'', an intensive eight-hour masterclass on the shooting and promotion of low-budget films led by Lloyd Kaufman. Some other lectures were organised, along with book presentations (''Paper Vicious Cats''), exhibitions and hip hop concerts. The team of [[Filmska praksa PLAN 9]] also created some low-budget ‘grindhouse’ movies together with Kaufman.
+[[Category:Competitions]]
-The festival is managed by Festival Ljutomer Cultural Tourist Association (KTD Festival Ljutomer) and Filmska praksa PLAN 9, and is funded by Ljutomer Municipality, Prlekija Development Agency and Filmska praksa PLAN 9, while seed funding comes from the EU's TEMPUS PHARE CBC programme. Screenings are usually free of charge.
+[[Category:Updated 2019]]
+[[Category:Awards_and_competitions]]
+[[Category:Film_awards_and_competitions]]
+[[Category:Film_courses,_workshops_and_residencies]]

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