Imagine Film Festival
Location | EYE Film Institute Netherlands |
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Founded | 1991 |
Awards | Silver Scream Award, Silver Méliès, Black Tulip Award |
Festival date | Annually |
Website | imaginefilmfestival |
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The Imagine Film Festival is an annual film festival in Amsterdam. The festival aims to acquaint both film lovers and the general public with a selection of new and classic films from genres such as fantasy, horror and science fiction. A large part of the program consists of genre films, exploitation films, cult films and obscure films, though the offer has become increasingly diverse over the years. The event is organized by the Foundation AFFF for no profit and receives subsidies from the Film Fund and the City of Amsterdam.
The Festival was created in 1991 as the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, before changing its name in 2009.
Program[]
The main program consists of around 40 new genrefilms from all around the world. Many of these films have their European or Dutch premiere during the festival. There are also paneldiscussions, masterclasses and a VR programme, as well as a selection of classic movies, often in conjunction with a theme. There is also a separate educational programme for schools and a professionals programme. The Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival was founded by Jan Doense, director of short films and conceiver of The Night of Bad Taste.
History[]
Imagine started out as the 'Weekend of Terror' mid-1980's. After several years, this weekend turned into a full-blown festival, now titled the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, which showed a wide array of international genrefilms, not just horror but also sci-fi, fantasy, martial arts and anime. Over the years, more and more big names attended the festival, and in 2004 the AFFF hosted the Golden Méliès Gala (best European fantastic long and short films). In 2009, the festival got a new name: Imagine Film Festival.[1] With the name change, the organization wanted to emphasize that the festival has become more focused on films that can not be strictly defined as fantasy, horror or science fiction over the years.[1] In 2013, after many years in Kriterion, the festival chose the EYE Film Institute as its home base. During the years at Eye, the festival started adding VR experiences as well asgames under the flag of Imagine Expanded, and extended its science programme. From 2022 on, Imagine will take place at the end of October instead of mid-April. It will also take place at not one, but two new homes: LAB11 and de Filmhallen, both in the western part of Amsterdam.
Prizes[]
Silver Scream Award Lifetime / Career Achievement Award Silver Méliès Golden Méliès Nomination The Black Tulip Award Imagine Time Capsule VR Award
Lifetime/Career Achievement Award[]
The Lifetime/Career Achievement Award has been awarded between 2000 and 2014. The winners are: 2014 - Alejandro Jodorowsky (Career Achievement Award) 2013 - Neil Jordan 2012 - Stan Lee 2011 - Rutger Hauer 2010 - Dick Maas 2008 - Tim Burton (Career Achievement Award) 2007 - Terry Gilliam (Career Achievement Award) 2006 - Roger Corman 2005 - Ray Harryhausen 2005 - Paul Naschy 2004 - not awarded 2003 - Lloyd Kaufman 2002 - Paul Verhoeven 2001 - Dario Argento 2000 - Wes Craven
Silver Scream Award[]
The Silver Scream Award is voted for by the audience of the festival.
Year | Film Title | Director |
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2021 | and | |
2019 | One Cut of the Dead[2] | |
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson |
2017 | Get Out | Jordan Peele |
2016 | They Call Me Jeeg | Gabriele Mainetti |
2015 | Ex Machina | Alex Garland |
2014 | Jodorowsky's Dune | Frank Pavich |
2013 | The Battery | |
2012 | The Raid | Gareth Evans |
2011 | The Perfect Host | |
2010 | Mary and Max | Adam Elliot |
2009 | Let the right one in | Tomas Alfredson |
2008 | REC | Jaume Balagueró en Paco Plaza |
2007 | Adam's Apples | Anders Thomas Jensen |
2006 | Vincent Lannoo | |
2005 | Kung Fu Hustle | Stephen Chow |
2004 | ||
2003 | Spirited Away | Hayao Miyazaki |
2002 | Donnie Darko | Richard Kelly |
2001 | Daniel Monzón | |
2000 | Galaxy Quest | Dean Parisot |
1999 | eXistenZ | David Cronenberg |
1998 | Dark City | Alex Proyas |
1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Robert Rodriguez |
1995 | Dellamorte Dellamore | Michele Soavi |
1994 | Return of the Living Dead 3 | Brian Yuzna |
1993 | Braindead | Peter Jackson |
1992 | Akira | Katsuhiro Otomo |
1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Jonathan Demme |
1990 | Nightbreed | Clive Barker |
Méliès Awards[]
The Méliès Awards are an initiative of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF), of which Imagine has been a member since 1996. Affiliated festivals each year grant two Silver Méliès Award during their festival, one for the best long and one for the best short film fantastic. The winners then join the Méliès d'Or Award ceremony. Amsterdam Méliès winners:
Amsterdam Méliès-winners:
Year | Film Title | Director |
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2019 | [3] | |
2018 | The Place[4] | Paolo Genovese |
2017 | Skins[5] | Eduardo Casanova |
2016 | The Survivalist | |
2015 | Liza, the Fox-Fairy | |
2014 | ||
2013 | The End | |
2012 | Sleep Tight | Jaume Balagueró |
2011 | ||
2010 | ||
2009 | F. Javier Gutiérrez | |
2008 | The King of the Mountain | Gonzalo López-Gallego |
2007 | Them | David Moreau & |
2006 | Storm | Måns Mårlind & |
2005 | Calvaire | Fabrice du Welz |
2004 | The Green Butchers | Anders Thomas Jensen |
2003 | My Little Eye | Marc Evans |
2002 | The Devil's Backbone | Guillermo del Toro |
2001 | Daniel Monzón |
Black Tulip Award[]
In 2006 set jury prize, the Black Tulip Award, in 2006 was awarded in three categories, but then only in the category of Best Feature:
Category | Film Title | Director |
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Best Feature 2019 | ||
Best Feature 2018 | Tigers Are Not Afraid | Issa López |
Best Feature 2017 | Are We Not Cats | |
Best Feature 2016 | Into the Forest | Patricia Rozema |
Best Feature 2015 | Sunrise | Partho Sen-Gupta |
Best Feature 2014 | Coherence | James Ward Byrkit |
Best Feature 2013 | Wolf Children | Mamoru Hosoda |
Best Feature 2012 | ||
Best Feature 2011 | Bedevilled | Jang Cheol-soo |
Best Feature 2010 | ||
Best Feature 2009 | Let the right one in | Tomas Alfredson |
Best Feature 2008 | Timecrimes | Nacho Vigalondo |
Best Feature 2007 | The Bothersome Man | Jens Lien |
Best Feature 2006 | Next Door | Pål Sletaune |
Best Feature Debut 2006 | MirrorMask | Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman |
Best Short 2006 | & |
Imagine Time Capsule[]
This prize was awarded for online entries between 2010 and 2015:
Year | Film Title | Director |
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2015 | and | |
2014 | and | |
2013 | ||
2012 | ||
2011 | ||
2010 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Imagine nieuwe naam AFFF".
- ^ https://imaginefilmfestival.nl/en/nieuws/silver-scream-award-goes-to/[dead link]
- ^ https://imaginefilmfestival.nl/nieuws/and-the-winner-is/[dead link]
- ^ https://imaginefilmfestival.nl/nieuws/the-winners-of-the-imagine-awards-2018/[dead link]
- ^ https://imaginefilmfestival.nl/nieuws/awards-imagine-film-festival-uitgereikt/[dead link]
External links[]
- Film festivals in the Netherlands