NEWS HISTORY

The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival has decided to postpone its next edition to 2021, while continuing to support the creation of genre films in a different way until the end of 2020 through its Three Fantastic Weekends.

For every avid moviegoer, relief is at hand. You were hoping in your wildest dreams to return to your favourite cinema in July, but as it turns out the date is closer than you think: most cinemas will open on 22 June. Here’s what to watch for in the coming weeks.

Low polys, low-resolution textures and a back to basics design: let’s have a look at some horror video games that refuse ultra-realism and return to the PlayStation imaginary.

Finish your lockdown with a detour into three weirdo films, uneasy with classification.

Blisters on your fingers and controllers worn out? Then it’s time to take a breather from our indie game recommendations. This is the occasion to get behind the scenes of the video game and see how they work, with our selection for budding gamers and designers.

For each edition, the Festival offers films that are not released in theatres. But don’t panic, by looking into various VOD services, you can treat yourself to some catch-up sessions !

This Sunday, we learned that Philippe Nahon had died. Gaspar Noé bids farewell to his friend in a powerful and moving tribute to an actor, to life and to friendship, in the French daily, Libération.

Now that the Festival’s call for entries for the 8th Indie Game Contest is open, let’s take a look at five major indies that marked the decade.

Is the line between Reality and Apocalyptic films growing ever thinner by the day? Blackening your thoughts? Then cheer yourself up with a therapeutic dose of 5 masterful Asian crime films.

To keep kids busy during lockdown, the Strasbourg studio Neuronality has put together a video-game creation course entirely online!

Lockdown puts time on your hands. So why not put it to good use by watching a few of the master classes by the greats of genre cinema from the Festival’s past editions.

Call for entries – the 8th Indie Game Contest is officially open!

After years of waiting, the Valve studio has just released an ambitious VR experience from the ultra-cult game series Half-Life.

Did you picture the Apocalypse any differently than at your place, sprawled on the sofa with your feet on the coffee table? That’s probably what they were doing too.

Need a boost from the Lockdown Intimate Living Syndrome? Take your pick from this mixed species cocktail of horror comedies, bringing together serial-killer sheep, zombie beavers, normal zombies, graceful werewolves, Google-loving vampires and humans.