Apart from the 3 competitive Sections- Fantasy , Directors Week and Orient Express- the festival pays tribute to Portuguese Director José Fonseca e Costa who will receive a Career Award . A retrospective of Galicean Cinema will highlight the festival as one of the most promising in modern Europe. Jorg Buttgereit and a retrospective of his work offer a glimpse of the complex and polemic work of this German filmmaker. And a selection of the Best European shorts will be presented in a fabu...

Monday, October 30----When your film festival falls over Halloween, I guess it is expected that you need to throw in a little "scare" into the proceedings. This year, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival does not disappoint, presenting two creepy classics tomorrow evening at the Cinema Paradiso. The first part of the evening, starting at sundown, is for the kiddies, with short films, live music, costume and scream contests, balloons and hayrides. This is family friendly fun without...

Jury Members- Stuart GORDON, Director, USA (Chairperson)- Thom PALMEN, Festival Director, Sweden- Jörg BUTTGEREIT, Director, Germany- SHIOTA Tokitoshi, Festival Director, Japan- SHIN Bo-kyung, Production Designer, KoreaBest of Puchon: ArahanAn amazing combination of fantasy, martial arts and comedy performed by an excellent cast, led by RYOO Seung-bum. The film’ energy is contagious leaving the audience gasping with pleasure.Best Director Choice: Leonardo DI CESARE from Good Life DeliveryA to...