AWARDS
Honorary Vicious Cat: John McTiernan
Vicious Cat: Megalomaniac (Belgium; 2022; Karim Ouelhaj)
Best Fantastic Feature Chosen by John McTiernan: Irati (Spain, France; 2022; Paul Urkijo Alijo)
Melies d’Argent: Sandwich Cat (Spain; 2022; David Fidalgo)
Special mention: Saboter (Le Saboteur; Finland; 2022; Anssi Kasitonni)
Slak's Vicious Cat: Perfect City: The Mother (USA, China; 2022; Shengwei Zhou)
Special mention: Flesh of God (Carne de dios; Argentina, Mexico; 2022; Patricio Plaza)
Noisy Cat: What You Could Not Visualise: Rema-Rema (Canada; 2022; Marco Porsia)
Special mention: Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s (Italo Disco. Der Glitzersound der 80er (Italy, Germany; 2021; Alessandro Melazzini)
Audience Award for Best Feature Film: Irati (Spain, France; 2022; Paul Urkijo Alijo)
Vicious Cat Wine Champion: Sauvignon Selection 2021 (Plateis)
Little Workshop of Horrors Winner: Before the Curtain (Pred zaveso; Slovenia; 2023; Bernard Rebernik)
JURIES
Vicious Cat: John McTiernan, Cristoph Huber, Zoran Smiljanić
Slak's Vicious Cat and Melies d’Argent: Severin Fiala, Igor Stanojević, Robbie Davidson
Noisy Cat: Igor Vidmar, Jordan Vudrag, Mimi Inhof
Little Workshop of Horrors: special Grossmann commission
VICIOUS CAT COMPETITION
Megalomaniac (Belgium; 2022; Karim Ouelhaj)
Irati (Spain, France; 2022; Paul Urkijo Alijo)
eVil Sublet (USA; 2023; Allan Piper)
Evil Eye (Mal de ojo; Mexico; 2022; Isaac Ezban)
Wolfkin (Kommunioun; Luxembourg; 2022; Jacques Molitor)
The Uncle (Stric; Croatia; 2022; Andrija Mardešić, David Kapac)
MELIES D'ARGENT COMPETITION
Sandwich Cat (Spain; 2022; David Fidalgo)
The Saboteur (Le Saboteur; Finland; 2022; Anssi Kasitonni)
Ashkasha (Spain, Argentina; 2022; Lara Maltz)
The Smile (Netherlands, Belgium; 2022; Erik van Schaaik)
Phonorama (Spain; 2022; Alex Rey)
Welcome to Candy's (Bienvenue chez Candy; France; 2021; Sabine Crossen)
Threshold (El umbral; Spain; 2022; Javier Carneros Lorenzo)
Stop Dead (UK; 2022; Emily Greenwood)
Luna (Spain; 2021; Daniel M. Caneiro)
Vulvina Queen of Ecstasy (Vulvine reine d'extase; France; 2022; Clémence Andre, Nawel Bahamou, Ming-Chieh Chang, Théo Guyot, Mary Yanko)
The Legend of Goldhorn (Legenda o Zlatorogu; Slovenia; 2022; Lea Vučko)
Strawberry Shake (Estonia; 2022; Lou-Andréa Fière)
Collecting (Coleccionismo; Spain; 2022; Marcos Gualda)
Sam and Doug (UK; 2022; Brendan Cleaves)
The Island Of The Resuscitated Dead (L´isola dei resuscitati morti; Italy, Austria; 2022; Domenico Montixi)
Voyager (Spain; 2023; Pablo Pagán)
SLAK'S VICIOUS CAT COMPETITION
Perfect City: The Mother (USA, China; 2022; Shengwei Zhou)
Flesh of God (Carne de dios; Argentina, Mexico; 2022; Patricio Plaza)
Baggage (Iran; 2023; Hamid Bahrami)
Bounty for Bernadette (Switzerland; 2023; Andreas Elsener)
Inkar (Kazakhstan; 2022; Raiymbek Alzhanov)
Repression (Australia; 2022; Kevin K. Lee)
NOISY CAT COMPETITION
What You Could Not Visualise: Rema-Rema (Canada; 2022; Marco Porsia)
Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s (Italo Disco. Der Glitzersound der 80er; Italy, Germany; 2021; Alessandro Melazzini)
This Is National Wake (USA; 2021; Mirissa Neff)
Love Deutschmarks and Death (Ask, Mark ve Ölüm; Germany; 2022; Cem Kaya)
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. (USA; 2022; C.B. Stockfleth)
VICIOUS CAT WINE CHAMPION COMPETITION
Sauvignon Selection 2021 (Vina Plateis)
Chardonnay MURSA 2022 (Klet MARO)
Sibon prestige – Šipon 2012 (Pra-VinO Čurin-Prapotnik)
Traminec 2021 (Vino Krajnc)
Rhine Riesling 2019 (Vina Krampač)
Guru grigio, sivi pinot 2021 (S Vino)
OUT OF COMPETITION
Day Zero (Philippines; 2022; Joey De Guzman)
Dick Dynamite 1944 (UK; 2023; Robbie ‘Steed’ Davidson)
Savages (Divljaci; Croatia; 2022; Dario Lonjak)
Redeemers (Lunastajat; Finland; 2022; Miro Laiho, Niko Kelkka)
Lion-Girl (Japan; 2023; Kurando Mitsutake)
Unicorn Wars (Spain, France; 2022; Alberto Vázquez)
Polaris (Canada; 2022; Kirsten Carthew)
One-Percenter (Japan; 2022; Yûdai Yamaguchi)
Bloody Bridget (USA; 2023; Richard Elfman)
REC: Horror Without a Pause (REC: Terror sin pausa; Spain; 2022; Diego López)
Riffs of Revolution (Croatia; 2023; Jurica Hižak)
RETROSPECTIVE: JOHN McTIERNAN
Predator (USA; 1987; John McTiernan)
Die Hard (USA; 1988; John McTiernan)
The Hunt for Red October (USA; 1990; John McTiernan)
Last Action Hero (USA; 1993; John McTiernan)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (USA; 1995; John McTiernan)
The 13th Warrior (USA; 1999; John McTiernan)
CULTPIX– filmski maraton v sodelovanju s cultpix.com
Death Race 2000 (USA; 1975; Paul Bartel)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Valerie a týden divu; Czechoslovakia; 1970; Jaromil Jireš)
Blood Feast (USA; 1963; Herschell Gordon Lewis)
Rock'n'Roll Nightmare (Canada; 1987; John Fasano)
Terror in the Midnight Sun (USA, Sweden; 1959; Virgil W. Vogel)el)
MAGIC WONDERS FOR THE YOUNGEST – films for pre-school children
Mouse House (Mišja hiša; Slovenia; 2022; Timon Leder)
Spuffies (Spacapufi; Slovenia; 2021; Jaka Ivanc)
Little Ladybird Wants to Grow up (Pikapolonica hoče odrasti; Slovenia; 2021; Miha Knific)
How It Grows… Frog (Tako zraste... Žaba; Slovenia; 2019 ; Miha F. Kalan, Jernej Žmitek)
How It Grows… Fish (Tako zraste... Riba; Slovenia; 2020; Miha F. Kalan, Jernej Žmitek)
How It Grows… Seahorse (Tako zraste... Morski konjiček; Slovenia; 2021; Miha F. Kalan, Jernej Žmitek)
Koyaa – Naughty Toy Car (Koyaa – Razigrani avtomobilček; Slovenia; 2019; Kolja Saksida)
Koyaa – Wild Sunbed (Koyaa – Divji ležalnik; Slovenia; 2017; 3 min; Kolja Saksida)
Koyaa – Flying Workbook (Koyaa – Leteči zvezek; Slovenia; 2017; Kolja Saksida)
ENCHANTED CINEMA - films for children and youth
Titina (Norway, Belgium; 2022; Kajsa Næss)
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess (Le pharaon, le sauvage et la princesse; France, Belgium; 2022; Michel Ocelot)
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (USA; 2021; Ana Lily Amirpour)
ON THE FANTASTIC SIDE OF THE ALPS
Love (Ljubezen!; Slovenia; 2022: Katjuša Peterka)
Pigeons (Golobi; Slovenia; 2022; Zigi Omerzel)
The Phone Call (Klic; Slovenia; 2023; Benjamin Kerčmar)
Nyktomantis (France; 2022; Victor Barreaud, Eva Cassegrain, Cécilia Dinh, Léopold Gelbard, Juliette Guitton, Axel Martin)
faraway (tô esperando você voltar; Brazil; 2022; Marina Lavarini)
Pizza Boy (Slovenia; 2022; Zoja Eva Bartolj)
Jordan (Slovenia; 2023; Žak Župan Galunič)
His Sunshine (Njegovo sonce; Slovenia; 2023; Alja Belec)
Coweed - First Wave (Coweed - prvi val; Slovenia; 2023; 33 min; Timotej Istenič Mimo)
Jenny's Absinthe (Jennyjin absint; Slovenia; 2023; Gregor Gašperin)
1/4 Step (1/4 koraka; Slovenia; 2022; Katja Predan)
Stage of War (Oder bojevanja; Slovenia; 2023; Matej Brekalo)
LITTLE WORKSHOP OF HORRORS
Before the Curtain (Pred zaveso; Slovenia; 2023; Bernard Rebernik)
MUSIC VIDEO PRESENTATION
Clockwork Psycho
(Slovenia; 2023; Tomaž Gorkič)
EXHIBITON
Observatory/The Telescope (BKBF)
GROSSMANN PRO - LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
What Does A Director Really Do - Master Class by John McTiernan
Film Directing in Europe and USA - Master Class by Severin Fiala
Punk Rock Filmmaking - Master Class by Robbie Davidson
Horror Genre and Its Pleasures - A Lecture by Danko Ostojić
Little Workshop of Horrors (Vasja Rovšnik)
Little workshop of SFX Makeup (Mateja Adamović Naberšnik)
Film Criticism Workshop (Kristian Božak Kavčič)
Grossmann Zombie-rama - workshops for children
Action Figures Coloring Workshop, Exhibition of Figures and Models, Dungeons & Dragonss
MUSIC PROGRAM
Doyley and the Usurper Kongs
Cyphre Louis
Clockwork Psycho
Haloban
Puni Hamer
WALK OF FAME
On the Walk of Fame we honour the famous guests who have visited the festival.
THEATRE
Flame of Injustice (Plamen krivice)
A NIGHTMARE ON VINE STREET
Accompanying entertainment program
ZOMBIE WALK
Traditional Grossmann's zombie parade
SUBCULTURE FAIR
On 2nd weekend, the festival featured the Subculture Fair at the Main Square, offering DVDs, books,comics, movie posters, new and second-hand records, CDs, and unique artistic products.
WINE PROGRAM
Presentation of wine makers and competing wines in Ormož and Ljutomer.
Public wine tasting of all the samples in competition with Robert Gorjak, the main guest of the Wine Program.
GUESTS
John McTiernan (USA), Karim Ouelhaj (Belgium), Olivier Picard (Belgium), Paul Urkijo Alijo (Spain), Nerea Torrijos (Spain), Andrija Mardešič (Croatia), David Kapac (Croatia), Jacques Molitor (Luxembourg), Allan Piper (USA), Jennifer Leigh Houston (USA), Dario Lonjak (Croatia), Severin Fiala (Austria), Cristoph Huber (Austria), Zoran Smiljanić (Slovenia), Igor Stanojević (Serbia), Niko Kelkka (Finland), Pekka Ollula (Finland), Robbie Davidson (UK), Klemen Dvornik (Slovenia), Marko Naberšnik (Slovenia), Tomaž Gorkič (Slovenia), Brendan Cleaves (UK), Alex Wank (Austria), Lea Vučko (Slovenia), Damir Grbanović (Slovenia), Marcos Gualda (Spain), Mateja Adamović Naberšnik (Slovenia), Vasja Rovšnik (Slovenia), Katja Predan (Slovenia), Igor Vidmar (Slovenia), Jordan Vudrag (Croatia), Mimi Inhof (Slovenia), Jurica Hižak (Croatia), Gregor Gašperin (Slovenia), Timotej Istenič – Mimo (Slovenia), Gaj Bobnarič (Slovenia), Benjamin Kerčmar (Slovenia), Hana Požgan Fišinger (Slovenia), Maja Pečarič (Slovenia), Robert Gorjak (Slovenia), Danko Ostojić (Slovenia)
