#Halloweek6 Salotto al Festival - 25esima TOHorror Fantastic Film Festival

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TOHorror selects horror films made with just 5 euros to champion super-independent, handmade cinema.

This episode is a special recorded at the 25th TOHorror Fantastic Film Festival in Turin. Hosts are joined by Denis Privitera and guest Matteo Pennacchia, the festival's programmer and organizational director. Matteo explains that TOHorror is an independent festival with a 27,000 euro budget, no salaries, and focuses on DIY ethics, selecting films often made with minimal resources, like one produced for 5 euros. He discusses the festival's success, attracting around 4,000 spectators, and its challenges in securing funding. The conversation shifts to horror cinema trends, with Matteo arguing that contemporary horror prioritizes disturbance over fear, particularly through body horror and social dialectics. The hosts then analyze competition films, starting with the winner 'Anything That Moves', an American film noted for its anarchic style and explicit sexual content. They debate other entries: 'Kadett', a Kazakh film blending horror with satire on militarism; 'New Group', a Japanese film about conformity through pyramid-building; 'Jimmy Jaguar', a Hungarian mockumentary exploring faith and crime; and 'I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn', a rom-com disguised as horror. The episode also touches on the closing film 'Southland Tales', chosen for its thematic relevance to time travel and contemporary irrationality. Throughout, themes include indie filmmaking, genre boundaries, and selection criteria emphasizing ethics and diversity.

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