AWARDS
Vicious Cat: Mr. K (Netherlands, Belgium; 2023; Tallulah H. Schwab)
Special mentions: U Are The Universe (Ty - Kosmos; Ukraine, Belgium; 2024; Pavlo Ostrikov)
Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un diamant mort; Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France; 2025; Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani)
Melies d’Argent: The Pearl Comb (UK; 2024; Ali Cook)
Special mention: Free the Chickens (Slovakia, Czech Republic; 2024; Matúš Vizár)
Slak's Vicious Cat: Time Eater (Canada; 2025; Ryan Couldrey)
Special mention: Freaks (Russia; 2024; Alexander Samsonov)
Noisy Cat: Grandpa Guru (Croatia, BiH; 2024; Silvio Mirošničenko)
Special mention: 100dB Indust-Bag (Slovenia; 2024; Gregor Bauman, Jaka Terpinc)
Audience Award for Best Feature Film: U Are The Universe (Ty - Kosmos; Ukraine, Belgium; 2024; Pavlo Ostrikov)
Vicious Cat Wine Champion: Šipon Premium 2021 (Kos)
JURIES
Vicious Cat: Fabrice du Welz, Jan Cvitkovič, Peter Braatz
Slak's Vicious Cat and Melies d’Argent: Ramona Sehr, Jurica Hižak, Vitomir Kaučič
Noisy Cat: Igor Vidmar, Boris Čibej, Alex Wank
VICIOUS CAT COMPETITION
Mr. K (Netherlands, Belgium; 2023; Tallulah H. Schwab)
U Are The Universe (Ty - Kosmos; Ukraine, Belgium; 2024; Pavlo Ostrikov)
Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un diamant mort; Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France; 2025; Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani)
Sew Torn (USA, Switzerland; 2024; Freddy Macdonald)
They Are Watching (Izliyorlar; Turkey; 2024; Iman Tahsin)
MELIES D'ARGENT COMPETITION
The Pearl Comb (UK; 2024; Ali Cook)
Free the Chickens (Slovakia, Czech Republic; 2024; Matúš Vizár)
Bubbleman Superstar Mission El Cobra (France; 2023; Alban Gily, Thierry Bonneau)
Rodent (UK; 2024; Joe Fereday)
Frequency Z (Frecuencia Z; Spain; 2024; Charli Sangar)
Bikemaniac (Bicimaniacos; Spain; 2025; Juan Carrascal Ynigo, Arturo Artal)
Dagon (Italy; 2024; Paolo Gaudio)
The Whisperer (El encantador; Spain; 2024; Pepo González, Juan Carlos Saloz)
SLAK'S VICIOUS CAT COMPETITION
Time Eater (Canada; 2025; Ryan Couldrey)
Freaks (Russia; 2024; Alexander Samsonov)
Tito (Spain; 2025; Javier Celay)
Empty Jars (Frascos vacíos; Chile; 2024; Guillermo Ribbeck)
Forever Yours (Germany; 2024; Elliott Louis McKee)
Land of the Dead Deer (Iran; 2025; Anahita Qarcheh, Soroush Javadzadeh)
Hunch (Palpito; Spain; 2025; Marisa Crespo, Moisés Romera)
NOISY CAT COMPETITION
Grandpa Guru (Croatia, BiH; 2024; Silvio Mirošničenko)
100dB Indust-Bag (Slovenia; 2024; Gregor Bauman, Jaka Terpinc)
I Should Have Been Dead Years Ago: Stu Spasm (USA; 2024; Jason Axel Summers)
The Most Australian Band Ever! (Avstralija; 2024; Jonathan Sequeira)
VICIOUS CAT WINE CHAMPION COMPETITION
Šipon Premium 2021 (Kos)
Šipon 2015 (Kovačič)
Italian Riesling 2022 (Hlebec)
Šipon 2023 (VinoReja Kaučič)
Italian Riesling 2024 (Škrget)
OUT OF COMPETITION
Maldoror (Belgium, France; 2024; Fabrice du Welz)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse; Germany; 1933; Fritz Lang)
1978 (Argentina; 2024; Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti)
Chainsaws Were Singing (Mootorsaed laulsid; Estonia; 2024; Sander Maran)
Dog of God (Dieva suns; Latvia, USA; 2025; Raitis Abele, Lauris Abele)
Praslovan (Slovenia; 2024; Slobodan Maksimovič)
Šalša (Croatia, Montenegro, BiH; 2024; Dražen Žarković)
The Dollmaker (Encantador; Argentina; 2024; José María Cicala)
Vampire Zombies… From Space! (Canada; 2024; Mike Stasko)
Above the Knee (Norway; 2024; Viljar Bøe)
In Our Blood (USA; 2024; Pedro Kos)
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S' (Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S'; Spain; 2024; Alberto Sedano)
BLACK MANDALA MOVIE MARATHON
Breathing In (South Africa; 2023; Jaco Bouwer)
Eyes of the Abyss (Los ojos del abismo; Argentina; 2025; Daniel de la Vega)
MAR.IA (Argentina; 2024; Gabriel Grieco, Nicanor Loreti)
No One Will Hear Your Scream (Nadie va a escuchar tu grito; Argentina; 2025; Mariano Cattaneo)
The Red Book Ritual - Gates of Hell (New Zealand, Paraguay; 2025; Carlos Baena, Dawson Taylor, Hernán Moyano, Hugo Cardozo, Nathan Crooker, Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund)
ENCHANTED CINEMA
Into the Wonderwoods (Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse; France, Luxembourg; 2024; Alexis Ducord, Vincent Paronnaud)
John Vardar vs the Galaxy (Jon Vardar protiv Galaksijata; Severna Makedonija, Croatia, Madžarska, Bolgarija; 2024; Goce Cvetanovski)
A Summer in a Seashell (Poletje v školjki; Slovenia, Yugoslavia; 1986; Tugo Štiglic)
THE FANTASTIC SIDE OF THE ALPS
A Boy Opens a Door (Dečak otvara vrata; Srbija; 2025; Dragan Jovićević)
The Story of Marjan the Bunny (Zgodba o zajcu Marjanu; Slovenia; 2024; Mitja Manček)
Janko (Slovenia; 2024;Marko Kumer)
Deaf Hour (BiH; 2024; Adnan Kičin)
Happy Birthday Maja! (Vse najboljše, Maja!; Slovenia; 2024; Primož But)
On the Sharp Edge (Ostri vrh; Slovenia; 2024; Matic Poropatič)
COMIC BOOK PRESENTATION
Zoran Smiljanić: Fritz Lang: Ljutomer – Berlin – Hollywood
GROSSMANN PRO - LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
Tomaž Gorkič Master Class – Directing Genre Series in Slovenia
Special Make-Up FX Workshop(Mateja Adamović Naberšnik)
Little Workshop of Bones
Virtual Reality (SloVR)
MUSIC PROGRAM
The Walking Dead Duo (Doyley & Prof.Schlek)
VAZZ
Strici iz ozadja, Rebra
Stoned Hedge
SPECIAL EVENTS
Horror cosplay competition
Board games (Park Enigma)
Film quiz (PŠK)
ZOMBIE WALK
Traditional Grossmann's zombie parade
SUBCULTURE FAIR
During the 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
Public wine tasting of all the samples in competition with Dejan Baier, the main guest of the Wine Program, accompanied by Slovenian Wine Queen 2024 Nina Polanec..
GUESTS
Fabrice du Welz (Belgium), Zoran Predin (Slovenia), Jan Cvitkovič (Slovenia), Zoran Smiljanić (Slovenia), Igor Vidmar (Slovenia), Tallulah H. Schwab (Netherlands), Alex Wank (Austria), Boris Čibej (Slovenia), Dražen Žarković (Croatia), Gregor Bauman (Slovenia), Peter Braatz (Slovenia), Mitja Manček (Slovenia), Tomaž Gorkič (Slovenia), Harijs Grundmanis (Latvia), Jurica Hižak (Croatia), Lauris Abele (Latvia), Marko Kumer (Slovenia), Adnan Kičin (BiH), Matic Poropatič (Slovenia), Mirza Ribič (Slovenia), Primož But (Slovenia), Ramona Sehr (Germany), Sander Maran (Estonia), Sanjin Hasanefendić (Croatia), Mateja Adamović Naberšnik (Slovenia), Vasja Rovšnik (Slovenia), Vitomir Kaučič (Slovenia), Dejan Baier (Slovenia), Nina Polanec (Slovenia)
