Cine-Excess 2020 Online
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Organised in association with Birmingham City University and the Black Sands Educational Project
Online conference and streamed festival and screening season Cine-Excess 2020 represents the 14th annual international film festival and conference on global cult film cultures. The event is being hosted in associated with Birmingham City University and the Black Sands Educational Project. It brings together international filmmakers, critics and scholars for a series of talks, interviews and UK premieres/exclusive screenings. |
Guests of Honour
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Guests of Honour to Cine-Excess include screen legend Pam Grier (Jackie Brown, Coffy, Scream Blacula Scream). Pam will be discussing her career and linking it to key issues of diversity as raised by this year’s theme of ‘Representations as Weapons: Cult Film and the Politics of Resistance’.
Pam Grier will be conducting a live Streamed Interview and Q&A and receiving her Cine-Excess Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday 6th November between 6.30-8.30pm UK time. |
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Alongside Pam Grier, we are delighted to welcome back the contemporary horror filmmaking duo Jennifer and Sylvia Soska (Rabid [2019] and American Mary). Having received their Cine-Excess award at the 2019 event, the inspirational Soska sisters return to the festival in their new role as BCU Fellows in International Cinema Practices.
They will be judging the Tales of Terror MA Film competition between Thursday 5th November between 5pm and 6pm UK time. |