Horror and fantasy film festival set to commemorate its tenth year in Biertan, Romania, next month
The Full Moon Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, set to take place next month in Biertan, Sibiu county, has revealed its exciting lineup for this year's event. The festival, renowned for its focus on horror and fantasy films, will feature a programme of 16 films, including national premieres, retrospectives, and special events.
Radu Jude's Dracula will be the headliner of this year's festival. This modern adaptation of the classic vampire tale is not only a part of the Full Moon festival but also included in the selection of the Anonimul International Film Festival and the official competition of the Locarno International Film Festival.
The festival will also screen Rasmus Merivoo and Moonika Siimets's trilogy: Alien or Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters, Alien 2 or The Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters, and Black Hole, as part of the selection from the Transylvania International Film Festival.
Six of the films are national premieres, including Thibault Emin's Else, highly appreciated at the recent Sitges Festival, and Daniel Oriahi's Weekend, a Nigerian horror selected at the Tribeca festival.
A special cine-concert version of the silent Japanese film A Page of Madness (1926) will be screened at the Full Moon festival. The soundtrack for A Page of Madness will be performed live by the band CelloFun, and the narration will be done by Irina-Margareta Nistor.
In addition, a Zombie-themed mini-marathon will be part of the festival, featuring three films: Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse, The Summer Hit, and George A. Romero's Day of the Dead.
The festival will end its anniversary edition with screenings of Steven Spielberg's Jaws and Sean Byrne's Dangerous Animals. Adilkhan Yerzhanov's Moor and Cadet and Enrique Buleo's Still Life With Ghosts, both presented in the main competition at Sitges, are also included in the festival program.
A selection of six Romanian short films directed by various directors will be shown at the Full Moon festival for the first time. The directors of these short films are Mihai Dragolea, Vlad Ilicevici, George Dogaru, Iris Reșit, Nagy Marton, George ve Ganaeaard, and Horia Cucută.
For those interested in finding more details about the Full Moon Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2021 lineup and schedule, we recommend checking the official Full Moon Film Festival archives or their official website, genre film forums and communities, or film databases and social media posts from around the festival dates in 2021 for announcements.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting event! The Full Moon Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2021 is not to be missed!
One could look forward to an entertaining blend of horror, fantasy, and contemporary cinema at the Full Moon Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2021, as it features movies-and-tv like Radu Jude's modern adaptation of Dracula, Rasmus Merivoo and Moonika Siimets' Alien trilogy, and engaging events such as Zombie-themed mini-marathons and cine-concerts. Additionally, lifestyle enthusiasts may be interested in discovering a selection of Romanian short films showcased for the first time at this event.
