What do films like The Fly, Eraserhead and The Substance all have in common? They are badass body horror films! Over the years the body horror genre has grown more popular and these days we see a new rise of this shocking horror niche. Let’s take a deep dive into body horror and what it means for the (horror) filmand animationscene.What exactly is body horror? Why did it become such a popular horror niche? And how can you make the perfect body horror film? Threewonderful guests will join us on this body horror quest and will give us a glimpse of their horror-infused brains:
- Jan Doenseis the producer of Film Events and founder of Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (now Imagine Film festival).Jan appropiately received the nickname ‘Mr. Horror’ thanks to his profound love for horror filmsand would love to create a documentary on Dutch horror films one day.
- Nina Noël Raaijmakersis a screenwriter and director exclusively focused on body horror films. Her first short ‘My Mother the Atomic Bomb’was selected to the student competition of Nederlands Film festival.She has recently finished her new body horror short ‘FEMME’.
- Eva Bonnevits is an animator and part of this year’sNext Talent Program. Her films are character-drivenand over-exaggerated. Her short ‘Next, Please’ explores the interesting cross-over between horror and animation.
Playgrounds Next and Genre Hub (Make Way Film) join hands for this inspiring talk for film makers, animators and horror enthusiasts. Be warned: itwill be a gruesome night (in the best way possible)!