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The 8th edition of Grossmann, taking place from the 16th to the 21st of July in Ljutomer, Slovenia is just around the corner! The festival will begin on Monday at 18h with the opening of the Fear Manifesto art installation and presentation of the competing winemakers.
At 19:00 our film program will begin with the regional premiere of Serbian film Doctor Ray and the Devils, director Dinko Tucaković's new drama/comedy about famous Hollywood rebel Nicholas Ray's stay in Yugoslavia during the 60s and his attempts to make an art horror film there.
Our guest of honour will be director Goran Marković, a true legend of Yugoslavian cinema. We will also be visited by Spanish horror maestro Jaume Balagueró and British directors Alex Chandon and Julian Richards. From the UK we will also host producer Richard Guy and the amazing claymation animator Lee Hardcastle who will present a special selection of his short films at his very first festival appearance.

Here's our amazing line-up for 2012:

Best Feature Film competition (Vicious Cat)

HAROLD'S GOING STIFF
UK; 2011; Keith Wright

INBRED
UK/Germany; 2011; Alex Chandon

SHIVER
USA; 2011; Julian Richards

SLEEP TIGHT / MIENTRAS DUERMES
Spain; 2011; Jaume Balagueró

SENNENTUNTSCHI: THE CURSE OF THE ALPS
Switzerland; 2011; Michael Steiner

Best Music Documentary competition (Noisy Cat)

A FORK FULL OF LOVE / VILJUŠKA PUNA LJUBAVI
Serbia; 2012;Milica Jovčić, Aleksandra Milenković

BACKYARD
Iceland; 2011; Arni Sveinsson

BAND IN THE MODERN WORLD
Germany, Israel, USA; V Buddhas

BLOOD, SWEAT + VINYL
USA; 2011; Kenneth Thomas

CHARLES BRADLEY: SOUL OF AMERICA
USA; 2011; Poull Brien

CROSSOVERS – FILM & MUSIC
Croatia, Serbia; Filip Meštrović, Milan Milosavljević, Vanda Volić, Silva Ćapin, Nataša Vujkov, Milica Jovčić, Dejan Dejanović, Ana Šegrt, Dragana Petrić, Romano Perić

DECADE OF STENCH: 10 YEARS OF DIRTY SKUNKS / DEKADA SMRADA
Slovenia; 2012; ure Gorjanec

FANZINES FROM MARS / FANZINI SA MARSA
Serbia; 2011; Siniša Dugonjić

FIX: THE MINISTRY MOVIE
USA; 2011; Douglas Freel

KILL ALL REDNECK PRICKS: KARP LIVES! 1990 - 1998
USA; 2010; William Badgley

(ON THE QUEST FOR) BEOGRAD UNDERGROUND
Spain, Serbia; 2011; Muriel Buzarra

SOUND IT OUT
UK; 2011; Jeanie Finlay

WE CRY BEHIND DARK GLASSES / MI PLAČEMO IZA TAMNIH NAOČARA
Serbia; 2012; Velimir Stojanović, Marijan Cvetanović

Nomination for Melies d'Or competition

LIGHT FRIDAY / BARIKU LIGHT
Spain; 2011; Asier Abio

DECAPODA SHOCK
Spain; 2011; Javier Chillon

WHITE IS THE BEST / LE BLANC C'EST LE MEILLEUR
France; 2011; Greg Ruggeri

DEAD STORY / HISTORIA MUERTA
Spain; 2011; Fran Mateu

THE LAST VICTIM/ LA ÚLTIMA VÍCTIMA
Spain; 2011; Ángel Gómez Hernández

LEGEND / LEYENDA
Spain; 2011; Pau Teixidor

THE FRIGHT / EL ESPANTO
Spain; 2012;J.J. Marcos

HUNGER/ HAMBRE
Spain; 2012; Mario de la Torre

Best Short Film competition (Slak's Vicious Cat)

TRASH
Canada; 2011; 4 min
Written and directed by: Geoff Redknap

VIENNA WAITS FOR YOU / SPITZENDECKCHEN
Austria; 2012; Dominik Hartl

LAST LUNCH / ZADNJE KOSILO
Slovenia; 2011;Miha Šubic

ETHEREAL CHRYSALIS
Canada; 2011; Syl Disjonk

THE HAPPIEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE / NAJSREČNEJŠI DAN V ŽIVLJENJU
Slovenia; 2012;Boštjan Sovec

ROOM / ZIMMER
Italy; 2012; Vincenzo Pandolfi

GREETINGS FROM BELGRADE  / POZDRAV IZ BEOGRADA
Serbia; 2012; Marko Backović

SINK HOLE
USA; 2011; Greg Hanson

BETWEEN ME, YOU AND GOD / MED MANO, TABO IN BOGOM
Slovenia; 2012; Tomaž Gorkič

THE EARTH REJECTS HIM
USA; 2011; Jared Skolnick

THE CAPTURED BIRD
Canada; 2012; Jovanka Vuckovic   

The poster for Grossmann 2012 was made by Neue Kunsthandlung, a division of Laibach Kunst.

You can find detailed information about our program, the festival and much more on our official website:
http://www.grossmann.si/home