International Filmfest of entertaining and arthouse free genre cinema.
We are a young team of enthusiastic film fans, long familiar with the scene. Our team leader, David Ghane, an avid movie collector, has been visiting 7 to 13 film festivals a year since 2004, sometimes volunteering there, and has himself appeared in horror movies.
We offer films a platform that have it difficult in Germany due to their particular nature or scope. Many festivals are drifting more and more into the Arthouse or Drama track. People who are looking for entertaining, smaller, more special Independent films or even big budget productions from far away, will find this at the Obscura Filmfest.
It started as a festival for offbeat, trashy, raunchy Underground Grindhouse cinema and developed into a Genre filmfest that also includes films with a high production value. At every Obscura Filmfest we present dozens of films that represent the different facets of fantastic and entertaining cinema. From the small and mean horror films to asian battle epics, there is something for everyone, just no boredom.
Highlights of past festival editions include the german premieres of the argentinian Fantasy Sci Fi Cyberpunk Actionfilm "Daemonium", the Backwoods films "What the Waters Left Behind", "Drifter" and "Escape from Cannibal Farm" as well as the international premiere of another Genre Hybrid "Chicago Rot", which is also a great mashup of Fantasy, Sci Fi, Cyberpunk, Gore and even Crime.
Another Highlight was the crazy japanese Splatterfest "Kodoku - Meatball Machine" which had an extensive festival history including the biggest festivals of its kind. Hanover had the honour to present the german premiere of "Trauma", an ultra violent Exploitationfilm from Chile. Also in Hanover, the korean 16 Million Euro Battle epic "The Great Battle".
Short film Highlights from past festival editions include the following:
Hard Way - Action Musical
The Defiler - Neon Action
Fugazi - Science Fiction Action
Girl and a Scar - Gothic Surreal
Lucid Dream - Fantasy
Into the Mud - Exploitation
Mukuro: Just Like a Mother - Terror
Resolut - Rape & Revenge
El Gigante - Horror
Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre - Fun Splatter
Justicia Justiciera III Kungfu Karate Annihilator - Trash Splatter Action
More information incl. an archive on the new and old websites:
http://www.obscurafilmfest.de
https://obscura.neocities.org/
Audience Award Best Short and Feature Film
