The cult film VOD platform Spamflix has launched a new worldwide app, available now for mobile and smart TV compatible. Via the app users can browse, rent and stream from the full catalog, which includes a wide range of feature and short films from around the globe.
Visit spamflix.com/app.do for more information, or available directly on Google Play and the Apple Store.
Spamflix was founded in 2018 by Markus Duffner, a project manager at the Locarno Film Festival and Julia Duarte, former producer of São Paulo International Film Festival. Called ‘Netflix for Cult Film Fans’ by Geek Spin the bulk of Spamflix’s library consists of hard to find and lesser-seen genre titles, many of which garnered acclaim on the festival circuit only to land without significant distribution.
A treasure trove for cult film enthusiasts that has a specialty focus on black comedy and adult animation, the new...
Visit spamflix.com/app.do for more information, or available directly on Google Play and the Apple Store.
Spamflix was founded in 2018 by Markus Duffner, a project manager at the Locarno Film Festival and Julia Duarte, former producer of São Paulo International Film Festival. Called ‘Netflix for Cult Film Fans’ by Geek Spin the bulk of Spamflix’s library consists of hard to find and lesser-seen genre titles, many of which garnered acclaim on the festival circuit only to land without significant distribution.
A treasure trove for cult film enthusiasts that has a specialty focus on black comedy and adult animation, the new...
- 5/14/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff) in Switzerland is definitely one of Europe’s premiere genre film festivals. Nestled on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel the festival’s location alone is a much sought after booking for any filmmaker. Combine the picturesque surroundings with the loyal genre savvy audience and usual killer programming one can see why Nifff is so popular. And of that programming we have our first look at this year’s edition. Immediate standouts are the world premiere of Jovanka Vuckovic’s Riot Girls, Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella’s Something Else and Knives and Skin from Jennifer Reeder. Károly Ujj Mészáros earned a lot of fans here at Screen Anarchy with his awesome fable Liza, The Fox-Fairy. They have a new film in...
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- 5/24/2019
- Screen Anarchy
The Hungarian black comedy Liza the Fox Fairy (read the review) ushered another new talent hailing from the homeland of Béla Tarr, Gyorgy Pálfi and Miklós Jancsó, in the person of the writer-director Károly Ujj Mészáros. After the warm reception and award-reaping lap on the international festival circuit, Mészáros finished his sophomore feature x the eXploited, switching gears and trying his hand on a tangled political crime thriller. Another great talent from contemporary Hungary, director Kornél Mundruczó, surprised lately with a bold stab at the superhero genre, or rather its conventions, embedded within an arthouse drama defined by current socio-political context, Jupiter´s Moon. Nimród Antal flew from Hollywood to Hungary to shoot an action-packed thriller adapting the life story of The Whiskey Bandit (read the review) encapsulating the...
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- 11/2/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Jeremy Saulnier’s feature claimed the prize as the Austin event came to a conclusion on Thursday.
Can Evrenol was named best director in the “Next Wave” Spotlight competition for his recent Toronto world premiere Baskin.
Full winners appear below:
Audience Award – presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter
1st Place: Green Room, dir Jeremy Saulnier
2nd Place: Liza The Fox Fairy, dir Károly Ujj Mészáros
3rd Place: Stand By For Tape Back-Up, dir Ross Sutherland
“Next Wave” Spotlight Competition - Presented By Dell Precision
Best Picture: Der Bunker, dir Nikias Chryssos
Best Director: Can Evrenol for Baskin
Fantastic Features
Best Picture: The Club
Best Director: Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman for Anomalisa
Horror Features
Best Picture: Demon
Best Director: Joe Begos for The Mind’s Eye
Comedy Features
Best Picture: The Brand New Testament
Best Director: Anders Thomas Jensen for Men & Chicken
Documentary Features
Best Picture: Man Vs Snake
Best Director: Heath Cozens for Doglegs
Short Fuse: Horror...
Can Evrenol was named best director in the “Next Wave” Spotlight competition for his recent Toronto world premiere Baskin.
Full winners appear below:
Audience Award – presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter
1st Place: Green Room, dir Jeremy Saulnier
2nd Place: Liza The Fox Fairy, dir Károly Ujj Mészáros
3rd Place: Stand By For Tape Back-Up, dir Ross Sutherland
“Next Wave” Spotlight Competition - Presented By Dell Precision
Best Picture: Der Bunker, dir Nikias Chryssos
Best Director: Can Evrenol for Baskin
Fantastic Features
Best Picture: The Club
Best Director: Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman for Anomalisa
Horror Features
Best Picture: Demon
Best Director: Joe Begos for The Mind’s Eye
Comedy Features
Best Picture: The Brand New Testament
Best Director: Anders Thomas Jensen for Men & Chicken
Documentary Features
Best Picture: Man Vs Snake
Best Director: Heath Cozens for Doglegs
Short Fuse: Horror...
- 10/1/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Liza, the Fox-Fairy (Liza, a rókatündér)
Written by Bálint Hegedûs & Károly Ujj Mészáros
Directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros
Hungary, 2015
Imagine the gnome from Amélie was still sending out travel photos, only, instead of visiting tourist landmarks, he was posing at crime scenes. Such is the droll wit of Liza, the Fox-Fairy. The feature debut from Hungarian director Károly Ujj Mészáros is awash in bizarre and curious pleasures. Perverse, hilarious, and poignant, this absurdist fairy tale still features one of 2015’s most touching love stories.
Amélie from Hell. Perhaps that’s the best way to describe Liza, the Fox-Fairy. Like Amélie, Liza (Mónika Balsai) wants to be the plucky heroine who meets the perfect man and lives happily-ever-after. She slavishly memorizes a Japanese romance novel, hoping the words will magically change her fortunes. Sadly, fate has other plans for her. In this case, fate is her imaginary friend, Tomy Tani (David Sakurai...
Written by Bálint Hegedûs & Károly Ujj Mészáros
Directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros
Hungary, 2015
Imagine the gnome from Amélie was still sending out travel photos, only, instead of visiting tourist landmarks, he was posing at crime scenes. Such is the droll wit of Liza, the Fox-Fairy. The feature debut from Hungarian director Károly Ujj Mészáros is awash in bizarre and curious pleasures. Perverse, hilarious, and poignant, this absurdist fairy tale still features one of 2015’s most touching love stories.
Amélie from Hell. Perhaps that’s the best way to describe Liza, the Fox-Fairy. Like Amélie, Liza (Mónika Balsai) wants to be the plucky heroine who meets the perfect man and lives happily-ever-after. She slavishly memorizes a Japanese romance novel, hoping the words will magically change her fortunes. Sadly, fate has other plans for her. In this case, fate is her imaginary friend, Tomy Tani (David Sakurai...
- 9/30/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
With my first Siff now in the books, I can say that I’ve learned some valuable lessons. The first being what a remarkable festival and diverse program the organizers came up with for the 41st edition. From the venues to the volunteers, everything was top notch. Like most festivals, it was a bit front-loaded with premieres, but there were also notable premieres later in the program, including Max Landis’ Me Him Her on the closing weekend. From top to bottom, this was a great line-up with very few thin spots.
The other major lesson I learned is that it’s impossible to adequately cover a film festival in the city in which you live. Family, friends, and full-time jobs don’t simply disappear just because you want to have some fun. I come away feeling disappointed that time constraints kept me from seeing a lot of great films, as...
The other major lesson I learned is that it’s impossible to adequately cover a film festival in the city in which you live. Family, friends, and full-time jobs don’t simply disappear just because you want to have some fun. I come away feeling disappointed that time constraints kept me from seeing a lot of great films, as...
- 6/15/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
When it comes to international film festivals, there are sprinters and there are distance runners. Spanning 25 days across May and June, Seattle International Film Festival is the Pheidippides of American fests. Unlike its splashier cousins, Sundance and SXSW, Siff doesn’t pander to big movie stars or flashy hipsters. Staying true to its Northwest sensibilities, Siff quietly grinds out one terrific program after another. The 41st edition boasts a whopping 193 feature films, 164 short films, and 70 documentaries, many of which are either World or North American premieres. It’s enough to make even the most ambitious cinephile curl up in a corner with his festival guide and cry. Here, then, is a brief preview of some hotly anticipated films, as well as some obscure titles that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Familiar Faces
Strategically positioned in the middle of the calendar year, Siff has the advantage of playing favorites. More specifically, they...
Familiar Faces
Strategically positioned in the middle of the calendar year, Siff has the advantage of playing favorites. More specifically, they...
- 5/7/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
This weekend, Liza, the Fox-Fairy won the Silver Méliès Award at the Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam. It was hardly the first award it won either: a few weeks earlier at Fantasporto, it won awards for Best Film and Best Special Effects. And that last award may give you an indication of just how polished and visually sumptuous Liza, the Fox-Fairy is. In his feature debut, Hungarian director Károly Ujj Mészáros tells the tale of Liza, a live-in nurse in 1960s Budapest who takes care of the wife of the Japanese ambassador. In her job, Liza has learned Japanese language and culture, and even has befriended the ghost of Tomy Tani, a famous Japanese singer. Tomy often comes to visit, and Liza thinks he is her...
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- 4/20/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Developed at the Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfondation – L’Atelier in 2010, Károly Ujj Mészáros' debut feature "Liza, the Fox-Fairy" is a
peculiar and poignant comedy set in a fictionalized 1970s Hungary under a capitalist system.
The film had its market debut at the Berlinale’s Efm and its festival premiere will take place on March 2nd at Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal. Following its European premiere the film will screen at the Osaka Asian Film Festival on March 10 and in Argentina at Pantalla Pinamar later this year.
Here is the official synopsis for this visually quirky genre-bending film:
Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date. Liza has taken care of Marta, widow of the former Japanese ambassador, for the last 12 years. Liza’s only companion is her imaginary friend, Tomy Tani, the ghost of a Japanese pop singer from the 1950s. It’s her birthday, and so Liza goes to a Mekk Burger’s to find romance. While she’s away, Marta dies. Jealous relatives report Liza to the police for murdering Marta to inherit her apartment. Sergeant Zoltan is put on the case.
The policeman rents a room from Liza so he can keep a closer eye on his suspect. Zoltan secretly repairs a stack of faulty fittings, very nearly gets killed in the process, and falls slowly in love with Liza. Liza gains confidence and begins to look better when she takes tips from a women’s magazine, but all her dating efforts end in fatal accidents orchestrated by Tomy Tani. Liza is convinced that she has become a fox-fairy, a deadly demon from Japanese folklore. The battle for Liza’s life begins between the mysterious pop singer and Sergeant Zoltan.
The film was produced by FilmTeam and international sales are being handled by the Hungarian National Film Fund.
Take a look at the trailer:...
peculiar and poignant comedy set in a fictionalized 1970s Hungary under a capitalist system.
The film had its market debut at the Berlinale’s Efm and its festival premiere will take place on March 2nd at Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal. Following its European premiere the film will screen at the Osaka Asian Film Festival on March 10 and in Argentina at Pantalla Pinamar later this year.
Here is the official synopsis for this visually quirky genre-bending film:
Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date. Liza has taken care of Marta, widow of the former Japanese ambassador, for the last 12 years. Liza’s only companion is her imaginary friend, Tomy Tani, the ghost of a Japanese pop singer from the 1950s. It’s her birthday, and so Liza goes to a Mekk Burger’s to find romance. While she’s away, Marta dies. Jealous relatives report Liza to the police for murdering Marta to inherit her apartment. Sergeant Zoltan is put on the case.
The policeman rents a room from Liza so he can keep a closer eye on his suspect. Zoltan secretly repairs a stack of faulty fittings, very nearly gets killed in the process, and falls slowly in love with Liza. Liza gains confidence and begins to look better when she takes tips from a women’s magazine, but all her dating efforts end in fatal accidents orchestrated by Tomy Tani. Liza is convinced that she has become a fox-fairy, a deadly demon from Japanese folklore. The battle for Liza’s life begins between the mysterious pop singer and Sergeant Zoltan.
The film was produced by FilmTeam and international sales are being handled by the Hungarian National Film Fund.
Take a look at the trailer:...
- 2/27/2015
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Enhanced tax rebate has resulted in a mini-production boom.
After troubled times, Hungarian film is on the mend. That was the message from Hungarian Film Fund CEO Agnes Havas at this year’s European Film Market (Efm).
Local market share for Hungarian films is still low (precise figures for 2014 are not yet available) but the industry is enjoying a mini-production boom.
The enhanced 25% tax rebate is helping draw foreign production to the country. Ridley Scott has been in Budapest shooting his new sci-fi thriller The Martian for Twentieth Century Fox, starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kristen Wiig.
Scripted by Drew Goddard, and adapted from the Andy Weir book, it is the story of an astronaut stranded on a Martian colony. Scott recently gave a film masterclass in Budapest.
Also shooting in Hungary are Pernilla August’s Serious Game, Jonathan Mostow’s Hunter’s Prayer starring Sam Worthington and Alan Ball’s new HBO pilot...
After troubled times, Hungarian film is on the mend. That was the message from Hungarian Film Fund CEO Agnes Havas at this year’s European Film Market (Efm).
Local market share for Hungarian films is still low (precise figures for 2014 are not yet available) but the industry is enjoying a mini-production boom.
The enhanced 25% tax rebate is helping draw foreign production to the country. Ridley Scott has been in Budapest shooting his new sci-fi thriller The Martian for Twentieth Century Fox, starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kristen Wiig.
Scripted by Drew Goddard, and adapted from the Andy Weir book, it is the story of an astronaut stranded on a Martian colony. Scott recently gave a film masterclass in Budapest.
Also shooting in Hungary are Pernilla August’s Serious Game, Jonathan Mostow’s Hunter’s Prayer starring Sam Worthington and Alan Ball’s new HBO pilot...
- 2/13/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
If you detect just a touch of Jean Pierre Jeunet's Amelie in the DNA of Hungarian romantic fantasy Liza, The Fox Fairy I do believe that director Károly Ujj Mészáros would be just fine with that. Fox-Fairies are evil demons according to Japanese tales that rob the souls of men. Liza, the 35-year-old naive nurse, who wants to find the love of her life in Budapest, thinks she is one of them, since all men attracted to her die on the first date. Can Liza find a man who can survive her?It was a year and a half back now when we ran the first teaser for this one - back when the picture was still early in production - and with the VFX heavy...
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- 5/27/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Budapest seems an odd place to discover a Japanese folktale creature, which is pretty much the entire point of Károly Ujj Mészáros' Liza, The Fox Fairy. The story revolves around Liza, a shy Hungarian nurse looking for love. Which would be straightforward enough if her dates didn't keep turning up dead, a surefire sign that Liza also happens to be a fox fairy.Though it is still very early days for the film a first teaser has turned up and it's just loaded with charm. Check it below....
- 10/4/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The Cannes International Film Festival has announced the participants for the 6th edition of the Atelier of Cinefondation. This workshop was created in 2005 to assist directors with financing and completing their projects. The workshop this year will include 15 projects from 15 different countries.
List of Participants:
The Ardor, Pablo Fendrik (Argentina)
Zincograph, Javor Gardev (Bulgaria)
Gibier D’Elevage, Rithy Panh (Cambodia / France)
Dream And Silence, Jaime Rosales (Spain)
Shanghai – Belleville, Show-Chun Lee (France)
Liza, The Fox-Fairy, Károly Ujj Mészáros, (Hungary)
Postcards From The Zoo, Edwin (Indonesia)
Khorramshahr, Massoud Bakhshi (Iran)
Decadent Sisters, Shinji Aoyama (Japan)
Les Etoiles De Sidi Moumen, Nabil Ayouch (Morocco)
La Jaula De Oro, Diego Quemada-Diez (Mexico)
Code Blue, Urszula Antoniak (Netherlands)
Circles, Sdran Golubovic (Serbia)
Come To My Voice, Hüseyin Karabey (Turkey)
Lucia, Ruben Sierra Salles (Venezuela)...
List of Participants:
The Ardor, Pablo Fendrik (Argentina)
Zincograph, Javor Gardev (Bulgaria)
Gibier D’Elevage, Rithy Panh (Cambodia / France)
Dream And Silence, Jaime Rosales (Spain)
Shanghai – Belleville, Show-Chun Lee (France)
Liza, The Fox-Fairy, Károly Ujj Mészáros, (Hungary)
Postcards From The Zoo, Edwin (Indonesia)
Khorramshahr, Massoud Bakhshi (Iran)
Decadent Sisters, Shinji Aoyama (Japan)
Les Etoiles De Sidi Moumen, Nabil Ayouch (Morocco)
La Jaula De Oro, Diego Quemada-Diez (Mexico)
Code Blue, Urszula Antoniak (Netherlands)
Circles, Sdran Golubovic (Serbia)
Come To My Voice, Hüseyin Karabey (Turkey)
Lucia, Ruben Sierra Salles (Venezuela)...
- 3/23/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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