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NEUCHÂTEL INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - 9Ème Édition 30 Juin Au 5 Juillet 2009 Echos du NIFFF NEUCHÂTEL INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - 9ème édition 30 juin au 5 juillet 2009 (Miroir, miroir, dis-moi....) Le jury international 2009 : Bong Joon-Ho, réalisateur Comme vous avez été très parce que les genres de films, ou (Président)/ François Angelier les films de genre présentés au journaliste / Joko Anwar, peu nombreux à découvrir réalisateur /Gerard Soeteman, nos lignes sur le NIFFF 2008, NIFFF attirent avant tout un réalisateur / Erika Stucky, je me permets d'initier le billet public jeune! Chanteuse 2009 avec la question déjà En moins de dix ans, le NIFFF a Les sections : posée il y a douze mois : vu le nombre de visiteurs passer La compétition internationale (13 Connaissez-vous ce Festival films) d'environ 2000 à près de 22'000 qui s'est spécialisé dans les en 2009. Il a réussi à fidéliser une Le "new cinéma" asiatique (8 films) films (franglais oblige) vaste audience venant de toutes Les courts métrages suisses "Fantastic, Ghost, Survival, les régions linguistiques de Suisse Vampire, Gore, Splatter, et aussi de l'étranger. La Les courts métrages européens Possession, Haunted House, couverture de presse Swiss Art Video Science Fiction, Horror, internationale du NIFFF en fait un des grands "petits festivals" (à Category III : La Transgression Slasher, Shocker, Terror, made in Hong Kong (5 films). Meat, Ultra-Violent, Zombie, l'instar du Festival de Locarno). Sueurs Froides : Le Cinéma de Demonic, etc" ? Pour sa deuxième collaboration genre scandinave contemporain avec le NIFFF, la photographe Fondé en 2000, le NEUCHÂTEL Jelena Barraud propose une Une sélection Catégorie III (adultes INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC seulement) du cinéma de Hong- relecture d’un classique de la Kong (5 films). FILM FESTIVAL se définit comme peinture fantastique du XIXe un festival ouvert à tout film qui Carte blanche au réalisateur siècle, « All is Vanity » de sort des sentiers battus, qui est en l'Américain Charles Allen Gilbert coréen Bong Joon-Ho, Président décalage avec "la réalité du Jury international (3 films). (1873 – 1929). Ce n'est plus une ordinaire". D'où une jeune femme, mais un homme qui L'Etrange : rétrospective du programmation très variée qui va réalisateur japonais Shinji Aoyama contemple son reflet, un reflet, des grosses productions aux films mais est-ce bien le sien ? Il en né en 1964 (7 films). d'auteur. Le but du Festival est de résulte une expression vibrante du L'illusionniste visionnaire : s'ouvrir à toutes les formes de fantastique : le double, le miroir, rétrospective du réalisateur cinématographies du monde. Le américain William Castle (1914- l’illusion. Que voit-il ? Et nous, en NIFFF s'est donné comme parrain dehors d'une tête de mort qui 1977) (7 films) l'artiste Hans Ruedi Giger et surgit de draperies veloutées, d'un Programme Open Air (6 films) remet à ses lauréats des être jeune et beau dont le reflet ne "Narcisses". semble pas tout à fait .... que (Pour plus d'informations, http://www.nifff.ch) voyons-nous ? Si un modeste compte-rendu se __________________________ trouve sur e-media, c'est bien 1 Petite histoire du NIFFF pages 2 à 4 une reproduction de Affiches retrouvées des celles que nous avons précédentes éditions : Le Festival a invité et accueilli retrouvées sur le Net. Si nous chaque année des hôtes de réussissons à compléter 2000 marque dont la liste ne cesse de l'éventail, nous tenterons une s'allonger : Jess Franco, Joe étude comparative.... Dante, George A. Romero, Terry Gilliam, Dario Argento, John Nous avons jeté notre dévolu sur Howe, Marc Caro, Kiyoshi six sections qui présentent des Kurosawa, Park Chan-Wook, Ray longs métrages. Cette fois-ci Harryhausen, Roger Corman, Phil encore, nous faisons l'impasse, à Tippett, John Landis, Jaume regret, sur les courts métrages. Balaguero, Ryoo Seung-Wan Idéalement, nous aimerions Ruggero Deodato, Syd Mead et renouer avec une vieille tradition, autre Hideo Nakata et pardon celle de voir un court métrage pour les noms que j'ai oubliés! avant un long métrage, et que le long en question ne dépasse pas Au fil des ans, la vitalité du 100 minutes! On peut rêver! cinéma asiatique s'est imposée Le Palmarès 2009 est le suivant : dans le genre "fantastique", c'est pourquoi le Festival lui consacre Prix H.R. Giger "Narcisse" du 2002 une compétition propre dans meilleur film à Fish Story de laquelle se mêlent chaque année Yoshihiro Nakamura, Japon. comédies, films d'horreur, Mention spéciale du Jury thrillers, mélodrames, films de international à Infestation de Kyle sabre, épopées historiques, etc. Rankin, USA. Méliès d'argent du meilleur long Les festivaliers peuvent ainsi métrage européen à Left Bank de explorer la formidable diversité Pieter Van Hees, Belgique. de cinématographies souvent Prix de la jeunesse à Fish Story méconnues. Les sections sont de Yoshihiro Nakamura, Japon. multiples, les choix difficiles, les Prix Titra Film à Antichrist de séances souvent uniques, et les Lars von Trier. nuits longues (certains Prix H.R. Giger "Narcisse" du programmes commencent après meilleur court métrage suisse à minuit et se terminent à l'aube). Le Petit Dragon de Bruno Collet. Ce petit festival n'a rien à envier Nomination pour le Méliès d'or du meilleur court métrage européen à aux grands : même avec une bonne organisation, on ne peut Tile M for Murder de Magnus 2004 guère voir plus du quart des Holmgren, Suède. quelque 120 projections Prix TSR du Public à Connected proposées par le NIFFF. de Benny Chan, Chine-Hong- Kong. Nous sommes des fidèles du Prix du meilleur film asiatique à NIFFF depuis sa création, et le The Handsome Suit de Tsutomu voyons grandir avec intérêt. Ses Hanabusa, Japon. invités sont prestigieux et Prix Mad Movies du film le plus toujours plus nombreux, son "Mad" à Left Bank de Pieter Van organisation se peaufine, sa Hees, Belgique. publicité s'affine. Il y aurait sans nul doute une jolie étude à faire sur l'évolution du design des affiches du NIFFF. Malheureusement, elles sont difficiles à retrouver pour qui ne les a pas collectionnées en version papier! Vous pouvez voir dans la colonne de gauche des _______________________________________________________ 2 Rétrospective aviez-vous vu ou entendu parler Affiches retrouvées de William Castle de Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949), précédentes éditions: William Castle (1914-1977), The Tingler (1959), House on 2005 acteur, réalisateur et producteur Haunted Hill (1959), 13 Ghosts américain est né William Schloss, (1960), Mr Sardonicus, (1961), I et on dit qu'il a simplement traduit saw what you did (1965)? Qu'en son nom germanique en anglais, reste-t-il de nos jours ? Et pour créer son pseudonyme. On pourtant, de très grands noms du dit qu'il a commencé sa carrière cinéma figurent à certains d'acteur à Broadway, à l'âge de génériques : Joan Crawford, 15 ans, en se faisant passer pour Vincent Price, ou encore John le neveu de Samuel Goldwyn. Sa Ireland, Elisha Cook Jr. première mise en scène fut celle de Dracula au théâtre, il avait William Castle avait acheté les alors 18 ans. Il travailla pour la droits du roman d'horreur radio, écrivit des dialogues et des Rosemary's Baby d'Ira Levin scénarios pour la Columbia. Entre (publié en 1967), mais la 1943 et 1974, il dirigea une production, Paramount Pictures, soixantaine de films, qui n'ont rendue frileuse par la réputation peut-être pas marqué la mémoire de Castle de spécialiste de films collective. Mais une chose est B, lui préféra Roman Polanski. Castle est néanmoins producteur 2006 certaine, Castle avait un don exceptionnel pour inventer de ce film mythique dans lequel il d'irrésistibles stratégies fait une apparition "caméo"! Une promotionnelles : sièges qui astuce chère à Hitchcock, son tremblent de peur sous votre aîné de quinze ans et sans doute séant, lunettes spéciales bicolores son modèle! pour distinguer les fantômes (ghost viewers), vente de polices d'assurance aux spectateurs à qui on garantissait un enterrement gratuit s'ils mouraient de peur, infirmières, brancards et corbillards prêts à l'entrée du cinéma... Aller voir un film de Castle, c'était un peu embarquer sur le train fantôme du Luna Park, et ses films attirèrent les foules. "Criez au bon moment, cela peut vous sauver la vie!" 2007 Tout lui était bon, dans ses années d'intense activité, pour ramener au cinéma le public en train de prendre goût au petit écran. Dans les années 1950, en plein Maccarthysme, le cinéma connut un fort recul des entrées. On dit que Castle imita Hitchcock, Pour attirer les spectateurs, on entre autres en apparaissant, proposait de multiples bonus, comme lui, dans certains de ses comme le 3D, le Cinerama, la films ou dans les lancements. Il VistaVision, le Cinemascope, mit ainsi au point une image de lui l'Actionscope, le Colorscope, le le montrant dans un fauteuil de Regalscope, le Tohoscope, et metteur en scène, de profil, autres machin-scopes dont peu fumant un gros cigare! ont eu une longue exploitation. Le Smell-o-Vision et le Sensurround, ça vous dit quelque chose ? Mais 3 lancés non identifiés, à l'infirmière Affiche NIFFF de l’avant- sexy qui nous ausculte à l'entrée, dernière édition : aux vendeurs d'assurance-vie... Dans une ambiance de champ de foire, le public déchaîné de 2009 criait, hurlait, riait sataniquement, 2008, premier "miroir" : jouant le jeu comme le public d'il y a cinquante ans! L'interactivité, tout est là! Ou appelle-t-on cela "Happening" ? Castle et l'ombre du Tingler Près de quarante ans après la William Castle entre deux "proches sortie House on Haunted Hill (La collaborateurs" Maison de tous les Mystères, 1959) et 13 Ghosts (1960), Terry House on Haunted Hill (1959) Castle, fille de William Castle, a House on Haunted Hill de est le récit d'une nuit dans un William Castle, 1959 estimé que le moment de renouer manoir qui tient du blockhaus avec le succès de son père était stalinien et de l'art déco.
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