The Fancine Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga (Spanish FANCINE. Festival de Cine Fantástico de la Universidad de Málaga), is an annual film festival held by the University of Málaga in Málaga, Spain. It has been held since 1990 in the month of November. It focuses on the fantastic, science-fiction, and horror movie genres.

History

The festival was started in 1990, initially called the "International Week of Fantastic Cinema of the University of Málaga", as a fantastic genre film exhibition. The promoter of the idea was Ramón Reina, who held the position of director during 19 editions. In its first years, the festival presented a collection of the best fantasy films in the history of the fantastic genre. In 1997, it assumed an international competition character, emphasising fantastic contemporary films that are being produced, apart from the classic movies sample. In the 2008 edition, the organization was renamed the International Fantastic Film Festival, and its hallmark is Fancine. Oscar Marine (author of works made for Julio Médem, Álex de la Iglesia, and Pedro Almodóvar) created the new logo and posters. In the 2010 edition, Fernando Ocaña, is appointed the new director. He will be responsible for managing the festival until 2013. Since 2014, a committee has been in charge of the direction, comprising members of the different academic sections of the University of Málaga: professors, students, and administrative and services staff. Considered one of the oldest festivals of the Andalusian audiovisual landscape and one of the most important in Spain of this genre, it is a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF). it was the only international festival financed by a public university.

Objectives and description

The presentation of a selection of the best world film production of feature as well as short films of fantastic genre under all its variants (fantasy, science-fiction, terror, adventures, thriller, etc.), as well as promoting and disseminating the cinematographic culture. Fancine is run by the University of Málaga, a non-profit institution, and attempts to create a more universal and affordable access to its offering of the best fantastic films.

Contents

Competition sections

Out of competition sections

Winners

Awards by the Official Jury

Best feature film

Awards with financial grant

Honorary awards

Awards by the Young Jury

Awards with financial grant

Honorary awards

Public awards

Honorary awards

<!commenting out uncited, less important bits, for now--- # Parallel activities Over the years, a program of parallel activities as important as the film program has arisen, always with an academic character: lectures from specialists from the University of Málaga or other universities, encouragement of the university community participation, etc. Sometimes these activities span the dates of the festival, but they are organized under it: audiovisual campus, book editions, film premieres, etc. ## Fancine Educational Project Its main objective is to raise awareness of the importance and value of film and, in particular, of the fantastic genre, among children and young people from Málaga; as well as promoting an understanding of the University of Málaga among this audience, which represent the would-be pool of future academics. ## Music ## Exhibitions ## Contests ## Book publishing ## Roundtable discussions, conferences, lectures and symposia ## Radio programs ## Other activities # Participation of relevant personalities in the Festival Other prominent personalities who attended Fancine include: directors Jorge Grau, Jesús Franco, Agustí Villaronga, Joaquim Jordá, Brian Yuzna and José Luis Garci, cinema historian Carlos Aguilar, writer Juan Manuel de Prada, fashion designer Elena Benarroch, actors John Phillip Law, Paul Naschy, Karra Elejalde, Dolph Lundgren, and Ivana Baquero. ---end commenting out until properly cited, linked and updated--->