Cine-Excess Explained

Location:Birmingham
Founded:2007
Host:Xavier Mendik
Language:English

The Cine-Excess International Film Festival and Convention is a UK film festival about cult films that features a themed conference, open discussions, and screenings. It was founded by Xavier Mendik and has been held in several English cities. As of 2013, it takes place in Birmingham. It caters to mainstream audiences, academics, and film industry professionals.

History

Cine-Excess was originally part of the 2007 Sci-Fi-London film festival and was spun off in 2008 due to its popularity.[1] Mendik describes it as a "mainstream festival"[2] and says was designed to break down barriers between academics and audiences.[1] In the introduction to their book The Cult Film Reader, Mendik and Ernest Mathijs said that it celebrates the mixing of academics and industry professionals, bringing together theory and practice.[3] Andrea Hubert of The Guardian described it as a "unique, eclectic festival which celebrates paracinema and transgressive film-making like no other."[4] In 2013, the festival moved to Birmingham. It was held 15–17 November.[2] Lifetime Achievement awards have been given to Roger Corman, Dario Argento, and Joe Dante.[5]

Special screenings have included The Movie Orgy[6] in 2010, Cannibal Holocaust[7] in 2011, and A Gun for Jennifer[8] andSociety[9] in 2013.

Cine-Excess has partnered with Nouveaux Pictures to release high definition versions of cult films.[10] Releases so far include Amsterdamned,[11] Suspiria,[12] and Viva.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Interview with Xavier Mendik. Sélavy. Virginie. Electric Sheep Magazine. 2008-05-01. 2014-06-24.
  2. News: Midland film festival has X factor. Young. Graham. Birmingham Mail. 2013-11-15. 2014-06-24.
  3. Book: The Cult Film Reader. Mathijs. Ernest. Mendik. Xavier. McGraw-Hill International. 2007. 9780335219230. 21.
  4. News: Film preview: Cine-Excess, London. Hubert. Andrea. The Guardian. 2009-04-24. 2014-06-24.
  5. Book: Cult Cinema. Mathijs. Ernest. Sexton. Jamie. John Wiley & Sons. 2012. 9781444396423. 38.
  6. Web site: Cine-Excess 2010: The Movie Orgy. Stafford. Mark. Electric Sheep Magazine. 2010-05-17. 2014-06-24.
  7. Web site: 'Video nasty' director Deodato debates censorship. Masters. Tim. BBC News. 2011-05-26. 2014-06-24.
  8. Web site: Event News: CINE-EXCESS Announce an Autumn of Cult Activity Including Screening of Rare Revenge Film. Unsworth. Martin. Starburst. 2013-09-16. 2014-06-24.
  9. Web site: Event News: Cine Excess Announce SOCIETY Screening + Yuzna Q&A. Unsworth. Martin. Starburst. 2013-05-05. 2014-06-24.
  10. Web site: Trash meets academia!. Dennis. James. Twitch Film. 2009-06-02. 2014-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065522/http://twitchfilm.com/2009/06/trash-meets-academia.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
  11. News: Amsterdamned. French. Philip. Philip French. The Guardian. 2009-10-24. 2014-06-24.
  12. Web site: UK Art, Specs, and Featurette for Suspiria Blu-Ray. Jones. Gareth. Dread Central. 2009-12-03. 2014-06-24.
  13. News: Mark Kermode's DVD round-up. Kermode. Mark. Mark Kermode. The Guardian. 2009-07-04. 2014-06-24.

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