Celludroid sci-fi/anime/fantasy film festival

(All screening times, info and event updates at www.CELLUDROID.net )

In addition to a wide range of exciting movies, this year will feature: special visiting guest director Richard Stanley (his last visit home being 12 years ago); local graphic novel launch; theatrical pre-release screenings; and for the first time sci-fi, animation and fantasy short film collections will be part of the movie line-up.

S P E C I A L G U E S T :

As with the first Celludroid event's District 9 cast and crew appearance, this time around a very special guest will again be in attendance. SA-born expatriate director, esoteric scholar, anthropologist and author Richard Stanley will attend Celludroid with some of his classic movies, including Hardware and Dust Devil; his documentaries and short films; his new book Shadow Of The Grail will be presented at a special event; there is also a chance of him doing a live commentary track for the controversial remake of the Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando starring Island Of Dr. Moreau (which Richard spearheaded, but got fired from by the studio). This is a rare opportunity for a South African audience to catch a retrospective of Stanley's work and get to hear from him how these movies were made in Q&A sessions after the screenings.

M O V I E S :

SCREAM 4
New decade. New rules.
A special premiere pre-release screening of Wes Craven's 4th installment of the very popular Scream series will kick off the festival.
Starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette

HARDWARE
"The best Sci-Fi thriller since Alien" - Fangoria Magazine
In a post-apocalyptic future the wreckage of an unstoppable Mark 13 robot is sold as scrap to a wasteland wanderer. He gives it to his metal artist girlfriend. But it reassembles itself, going on a bloody rampage in a building complex. Richard Stanley's debut feature film stars Dylan McDermott, John Lynch, Stacey Travis, cameos by music legends like Lemmy from Motörhead & Carl McCoy from Fields Of The Nephilim, and the voice of Iggy Pop. Soundtrack by Simon Boswell and songs incl. Ministry and Public Image Limited.

DUST DEVIL
He came from the beginning of time - to take their soul.
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitchhiker, unfolding a dark mystery of demonic possession and the threat of an indiscriminate Soultaker. Richard Stanley's follow-up feature film to Hardware was shot in Namibia & South Africa, starring (future RoboCop) Robert Burke, Chelsea Field, Zakes Mokae, Rufus Swart

GODKILLER
When free will is outlawed, only outlaws will have free will.
This unique animated Sci-Fi odyssey has a boy searching the post-nuclear wasteland to find a replacement heart for his sister. Produced like an animated graphic novel, this dark, thrilling and intense movie's violence, nudity and strong language is no kid's cartoon. Directed by Matt Pizzolo, featuring legendary voices like Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, Lydia Lunch, Davey Havoc (from the band AFI), as well as Tiffany Shepis, Danielle Harris and Justin Courtney Pierre

ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS
aka Gamera vs Guiron
Two kids enter a spaceship they discover in their Japanese neighbourhood. It takes off, transporting them to the planet Terra (on the opposite side of the sun) where sexy space chicks plan to scoop out their brains. Can the gigantic space turtle save the day?!
Features legendary post-Godzilla king-size monsters Gamera, Guiron and Gaos, in true '60s Sci-Fi style.
Directed by Noriaki Yuasa. Starring Nobuhiro Kajima, Miyuki Akiyama, Christopher Murphy

CELLUDROID Short Films Volume I
CELLUDROID Short Films Volume II
As with Flamedrop's tradition of compiling feature length collections of amazing short films for the HORRORFEST and X FEST, this will be the inaugural compendium of Sci-Fi, Animation and Fantasy shorts from around the universe. These are not lifted from the web or picked up at a DVD store (as some may think a film festival is put together), but as with the feature films, these shorts are officially submitted by the movie-makers and production companies.

THE NAGLOPER vs DR. MOREAU (to be confirmed)
Richard Stanley spearheaded the remake of The Island Of Dr Moreau, adapting the screenplay, securing Marlon Brando, and signed on to direct - but then, the studio removed him from his own project... Come get the full inside story from the man himself with a live commentary, pulling no punches.

SEX GALAXY
"Mystery Science Theatre 3000-style tribute to campy Sci-Fi romps of yore" - Get Out Magazine
From the producers of X Fest Best Picture winner Pervert! comes the world's first "green film", consisting of "recycled" cheesy and hilarious public domain movie clips to create a brand new spaced-out adventure (for adults only). Produced by Mike Davis.

PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE
Unspeakable horrors from outer space paralyze the living and resurrect the dead!
Back by popular demand - The legendary Ed Wood Jr. production is one of the classic bad movies everyone loves to watch.
Featuring Bela Lugosi and Vampira.

RICHARD STANLEY'S DOCUMENTRIES:

THE SECRET GLORY
"Richard Stanley manages to conjure up the vision of a grand quest, which began in the 13th century and hasn't lost its alluring power" - Oldenburg Film Festival
Combining rare archival footage, old letters and photographs to tell the story of Otto Rahn (1904 - 1939), who worked in the Occult division of the Nazi hierarchy. Rahn was convinced that he knew where to find the Holy Grail and, after being nominated as an SS officer, he finally had the resources to pursue his quest. What he discovered remains as mysterious as his untimely demise in 1939.

VOICE OF THE MOON
Recorded in Afghanistan in the late 80's, with some Mujaheddin rebels (and also the late war journalist Carlos Mavroleon, who worked as producer), the film follows the people's daily attempts to survive in a country being torn to pieces by the Russian invasion. During the shooting, Richard Stanley also encountered the Taliban. Originally made for UNICEF, the sound design is a mixture of Sufi poem and the incandescent music of Simon Boswell.

THE WHITE DARKNESS
Richard Stanley was commissioned by the BBC to film a Haitian segment for their documentary series Last of the Medicine Men, focusing on Voodoo practices. Wandering around the countryside and recording their observations, the crew witnessed at first hand that Voodoo, usually coined as re-animating the dead, is mostly about interacting with and being possessed by other world spirits, a tradition which has lived through the occupation and missionary eras and has just recently been acknowledged as a certified religion amongst others.

RICHARD STANLEY'S SHORT FILMS will precede his feature films:

BLACK TULIPS
CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM
THE SEA OF PERDITION
THE MOTHER OF TOADS

L I T E R A T U R E / C O M I C S / B O O K S :

The Velocity Graphic anthology will have its official Cape Town launch at CELLUDROID. Velocity Graphic is a collaboration between SA & Australian artists in the Fantasy & Sci-Fi genre and contains 104 pages of fantastic art and storytelling. The project is entirely self-funded and is coordinated by Moray Rhoda in South Africa and Neville Howard in Australia.
The core idea behind Velocity is to create a well-produced book showcasing the abilities of SA and Australian artists: "a portfolio or show of competence".
The vision is to tell great stories with universal (or at least international) appeal and entertainment value - a shared vision with artists that are interested in Fantasy & Sci-fi storytelling.
Copies will be on sale at CELLUDROID, and selected artists will also be present (names publicized soon).

A long-term interest of Richard Stanley has been the search for the Holy Grail and the Cathar genocide, which took place in the Languedoc. He now lives in Montsegur, at the foot of the holy mountain on which stands the Cathar fortress of Montsegur itself. He has just published a book called The Shadow of the Grail - Magic and Mystery at Montsegur which links up with his documentary of the same title.

A special event will be included where Richard will introduce his book.

For info on the book, see http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shadow-grail-enhanced-version/id414450252?mt=11

PRIZES & GIVE-AWAYS:

X BOX game give-aways (incl. X Box controllers, Fable III games and Alan Wake box set).

Phantom Sambuca specials at the licensed bar.

Date: 05 July 2011 to 14 July 2011
Venue: Labia Theatre, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Cost: R30

More info:

Labia Theatre booking number: 021 424 5927