He's considered the heir of Joe d'Amato, misunderstood in his home country and loved by many around the world on the underground extreme circuit. Domiziano Cristopharo is an Italian filmmaker, amongst many other things, who doesn’t shy from bringing shocking images to the screens. His work comes over with a lot of finesse and style. This is the chap behind such titles as Doll Syndrome, House of Flesh Mannequins, Red Krokodil, and many more. His muse, the actress Chiara Pavoni (Andreas Schnaas DEMONIUM, Ivan Zuccon BAD BRAINS, Pastore VIOLENT SHIT: THE MOVIE) is considered a sexy icon of Italian cinema.
Both decided to dedicate this festival to the most mistreated side/category of underground cinema, where avant-garde, sensuality, sexuality and - why not - pornography find a place in the experimental matter of a film (or performance) where a language without limits of moralism, bigotry and conformity of the gender identity: Horror, Comedies, Arthouse, Exploitation and Porn are welcome in this fest (expecially) if LGBTQ themed!
Most of the fest will reject this kind of works, we acclaim, love and respect them!
Special guest/Juror 2020: Sarah "Poison" Rouge:
Poison‘s career began with an appearance as Cover Girl for the international tattoo magazine, Tattoo Dimension in 2007. Poison became a full-time model in 2008, and her acting career started with the cult underground House Of Flesh Mannequins.
Poison debut as director filming her first feature: American Guinea Pig 4 - Sacrifice, an extreme horror/drama about a man seeking to destroy himself. The film was picked up for distribution by Stephen Biro‘s Unearthed Films and recently released to some controversy and much acclaim worldwide.
Best Feature
Best Short
Best Music Video
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Director
Best LGBTQ themed work
SPECIAL MENTION of the year
WARNING: Only the main categories of the fest (FEATURE, SHORT, DOCUMENTARY and LGBTQ themed work will receive a physical prize)