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Film screening

Belgica Obscura

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

22:00 - 23:30

A brand-new edition of Belgica Obscura — a special program presented by our collaborators in Bruges at the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival. This showcase dives into the twisted talents of Belgian genre filmmakers, presenting fresh, freaky shorts that prove the Belgian lowlands are anything but low-key. Belgica Obscura drags their spawn into the light: a twisted sampler of Belgium’s subterranean cinema sins. All flavour. No apologies.

Production year

2024

Festival Year

2025

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Clairvoyance

Ryan — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:56:48 +0000

Clairvoyance

Ryan Sat, 07/26/2025 - 17:56

Director

Brandon Gotto

Horror

A young woman suffers from violent visions while she is waiting for the subway...

Film duration

4minutes

Production country

Clairvoyance

Film screening

Belgica Obscura

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

22:00 - 23:30

Production year

2024

Festival Year

2025

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Tetaniya

Ryan — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:52:55 +0000

Tetaniya

Ryan Sat, 07/26/2025 - 17:52

Director

Patrice Mougeolle

Horror

During the night, Dimitri has a disturbing experience: unable to move or speak, he is confronted by an indistinct presence that interacts with him in a curious way at first, then violently, causing him to wake up. What seemed like a nightmare turns out to be a never-ending loop in which Dimitri is confronted by an unknown part of himself.

Film duration

11minutes

Production country

Tetaniya

Film screening

Belgica Obscura

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

22:00 - 23:30

Production year

2024

Festival Year

2025

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The Burglar

Ryan — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:48:58 +0000

The Burglar

Ryan Sat, 07/26/2025 - 17:48

Director

Steven Sterk, Stefaan Borremans

Horror

The Shadows of the Unknown is a series of episodes inspired by The Twilight Zone and the films that have shaped our vision. Each tale weaves mystery or horror, immersing you in eerie atmospheres and gripping suspense. The first episode, The Burglar, is about a thief that breaks into the wrong house on the wrong night—only to become the hunted. But when the body vanishes and reality starts to warp, it’s clear this break-in was just the beginning.

Film duration

10minutes

Production country

The Burglar

Film screening

Belgica Obscura

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

22:00 - 23:30

Production year

2025

Festival Year

2025

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Immortal Beloved Horror

Davy — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:10:26 +0000

Immortal Beloved Horror

Davy Fri, 07/04/2025 - 23:10

Director

Johan Vandewoestijne

Documentary

IMMORTAL BELOVED HORROR is a feature-length, deep-dive documentary that charts the electrifying history of horror—from literary origins to VHS-era cult chaos.

It all begins in 1816, the “Year Without a Summer,” when Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and friends—trapped indoors by volcanic ash-cloud weather—entertained themselves by writing ghost stories. What emerged was Frankenstein, the spark that ignited two centuries of macabre imagination.

From there, the film traces the genre’s evolution: Poe and Stoker, Edison and Méliès, German Expressionism and Universal Monsters, Hammer Films and Giallo maestros like Argento and Bava. Horror’s heartbeat pulses through Night of the Living Dead, The Exorcist, Daughters of Darkness, and the outrageous rise of Troma with The Toxic Avenger.

Told entirely through archival footage, film clips (75+ of them!), and a compelling voice-over (Johan De Paepe in Dutch, Marc Ickx in English), this documentary skips talking heads and dives straight into the guts of the genre—uncut, uncensored, and soaked in atmosphere. With narration-driven storytelling, rich visuals, rare materials, and original music by Yves Elegeert, it’s a blood-soaked love letter to horror cinema, concluding just before the VHS explosion changed the game forever.

Directed, edited, and written by cult icon Johan Vandewoestijne (Rabid Grannies), produced by James Desert, Johan De Paepe, and Erwin Busschaert. International distribution is handled by Zeno Pictures and Chriskepolis under DEFILM, with more language versions in the works.

A must-watch for horror fans, cinephiles, and lovers of cinematic mischief.

Film duration

134minutes

Production country

Nieuwe Veste Room 1 - Black Box

Immortal Beloved Horror

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

14:00 - 16:30

With Johan Vandewoestijne a.k.a. James Desert in attendance!

Production year

2025

Festival Year

2025

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Love Machine

roxy — Sat, 31 May 2025 21:39:27 +0000

Love Machine

roxy Sat, 05/31/2025 - 23:39

Director

Tresor Katalay

Mia receive her first sex bot and try to make it work.

Film duration

6minutes

Production country

Love Machine

Film screening

Belgica Obscura

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

22:00 - 23:30

Production year

2025

Festival Year

2025

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The Masque of the Red Death

roxy — Fri, 23 May 2025 08:37:06 +0000

The Masque of the Red Death

roxy Fri, 05/23/2025 - 10:37

Director

Rune Callewaert

When the eccentric owner of a bustling nightclub keeps an eye on his business, his gaze falls on a mysterious lady dressed in red whom he wants to make his own at all costs. While the other guests at the club loose themselves in decadence, the owner remains spellbound by the lady and his inner demons. Will he risk to loose it all? The Masque of the Red Death is a stop-motion allegory about lust, decadence and decay.

Based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) in which a bloody pestilence manages to invade a masked ball in a barricaded castle.

Film duration

8minutes

Language spoken

English

Production country

The Masque of the Red Death

Film screening

Belgica Obscura

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

22:00 - 23:30

Production year

2024

Festival Year

2025

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Terminus

roxy — Mon, 19 May 2025 20:22:57 +0000

Terminus

roxy Mon, 05/19/2025 - 22:22

Director

Ashley Butcher

In "Terminus," we meet Gary, a middle-aged bus driver grappling with the lingering effects of a head injury and the strain of his daily life. With a well-meaning but persistent wife urging him to adhere to his medication, Gary finds himself increasingly frustrated and isolated. When his car's voice-activated GPS begins to take on a more self-aware persona, it initially offers solace, guiding him to serene locales to ease his mounting stress. However, as their exchanges grow more intimate, the GPS takes a dark turn, probing the intricacies of Gary's strained marriage and planting seeds of violent ideas.

Film duration

11minutes

Language spoken

English

Language subtitles

Dutch

Production country

Nieuwe Veste Room 2 - KWA

Terminus

Film screening

Shorts 4: Bugs and Glitches (1)

Film screening

Saturday 30 Aug

17:00 - 18:45

Shorts 4: Bugs and Glitches (2)

Film screening

Sunday 31 Aug

20:00 - 21:45

Production year

2025

Festival Year

2025

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Chaotic & Aphrodisiac

roxy — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:49:14 +0000

Chaotic & Aphrodisiac

roxy Mon, 05/19/2025 - 15:49

Director

Cécile Wramour

Boris is feeling down and chats with a bacteria while a microscopic party is being organized in his apartment.

Language spoken

French

Production country

Nieuwe Veste Room 2 - KWA

Chaotic & Aphrodisiac

Film screening

Shorts 2: CTRL+ALT+DELIRIUM (1)

Film screening

Friday 29 Aug

17:00 - 18:45

Shorts 2: CTRL+ALT+DELIRIUM (2)

Film screening

Sunday 31 Aug

14:00 - 15:45

Festival Year

2025

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Mopsorden

roxy — Fri, 16 May 2025 20:40:18 +0000

Mopsorden

roxy Fri, 05/16/2025 - 22:40

Director

Julien Jauniaux

Mélanie, a filmmaker with wasted potential, has taken refuge in corporate jobs. When a weirdo comes up on a silver lining, she won't resist the call of the buzz.

Film duration

20minutes

Language spoken

French

Production country