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Swiss director Olivier Beguin made waves back in 2008 with his western themed short film Dead Bones and now, having won praise with other projects in other styles, he returns to the genre as co-producer and editor of Arnaud Baur's short, Sons of Bitches. Wisconsin, 1896. Sally, a prostitue, decides to run away from here daily life. Before her: the cold snowy mountains. On her heels: a bounty hunter sent to retrieve her. Following a successful festival run the first trailer for the film has just arrived and it is truly striking. Baur makes fabulous use of his natural surroundings and if you're wondering how you make Switzerland look like the old west ... well, mountains help. Check it out below!...

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You've heard of the spaghetti western; how about the fondue western? Olivier Beguin (director of Chimeres) has been in the Neuchâtel area, producing what might be the first Swiss western short, Sons of Bitches. Directed by Arnaud Baur, the film is halfway through shooting, with the final days of production scheduled for April. In the meantime, they have released a few stills along with the background of this tale. There is a crowdfunding campaign, should you wish to contribute. Correction: Beguin directed another Swiss western short, Dead Bones, in 2008....

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Bloody western from Switzerland seeks finishing funds. Swiss director Olivier Beguin (director/producer of the 2013 Swiss vampire film Chimeres) contacted us today with news of his latest production, a blood-spattered short “survival western” that was shot in English, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. And while most of the film has been lensed already, Beguin and…

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Swiss filmmaker Olivier Beguin burst on the scene in 2013 with his award-winning feature film debut, Chimeres. Previously Beguin created a lighthearted horror/comedy short entitled Employee of the Month (Employe Du Mois) that made the festival rounds, and now we’ve… Continue Reading →

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These are tough times: budgets keep getting cut and small companies are having a hard time keeping their head above water. But what about monsters? In Employee of the Month, Swiss director Olivier Beguin shows a gallery of various creatures struggling to get a job. As the short's teaser outlines it, unemployment is the great evil of our time. Thankfully, the Agency for Professional Reorientation for Myths and Legends can guide creatures into their professional life. The short stars Catriona MacColl (Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead and The Beyond) as the social adviser who helps demons, fairies and mummies to find jobs that could suit their special condition. With fun and gory bits, Employee of the Month offers situation comedy - have you...

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Assessing the merits of Claudio Fäh's Viking odyssey is a tricky task because of what it represents in the panorama of Swiss genre films. With an international cast, and production set in South Africa, Northmen - A Viking Saga is one of the most significant efforts of its kind. Of course, genre films do exist in Switzerland but they are rather underground. The quite impressive quantity of short films dealing with horror, fantasy or science fiction seldom get released outside the country, while feature films remain discreet endeavors, such as Michael Steiner's Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (2010) and Das Missen Massaker (2012), Bettina Oberli's Tannöd - The Murder Farm (2009), Mathieu Seiler's Der Ausflug (2012), Ivan Engler's Cargo (2009) or Olivier Beguin's Chimères (2013)....

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Olivier Beguin's Chimeres is a clever vampire film that goes in some unexpected directions. I caught the movie while it was touring the festival circuit and thought it would make a great fit for the VOD selections Shock Till You Drop and The Orchard are partnering to deliver to horror fans.

This slice of Swiss horror is now available. Order the film via iTunes or Amazon now, or, check your usual VOD channels for availability.

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Olivier Beguin’s vampire thriller Chimères (review) is heading to VOD next week courtesy of The Orchard and Styd. Look to sink your teeth into this one on August 19th via iTunes, Amazon, and the like.

Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset, and Catriona MacColl star.

Synopsis

While on holidays in Romania with his girlfriend, Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is rushed to the hospital, where he has to undergo a blood transfusion.

Upon his return home he seems to suffer from a strange disease, convinced that contaminated blood runs through his veins. After all, isn’t Romania the land of legendary bloodsuckers? Livia faces Alexandre’s increasingly strange behavior and tries to save their relationship at risk.

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To mix things up for its 15th annual edition, the TromaDance film festival has moved! (Yet again.) This year, the grotesque festivities will take place on June 27-28 at The Paper Box art space in Brooklyn, NY and will include loads of short films and four features.

The features are: Drew Bolduc‘s hotly anticipated Science Team, the follow-up to his masterful exercise in offensiveness, The Taint; the acclaimed penile documentary The Final Member by Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math; Olivier Beguin’s new twist on vampirism, Chimeres; and the fighting cannibal action of Evil Feed by Ray Smith.

The short films include international offensiveness and gore from such far-flung places as Italy, Belgium, Estonia, Australia and, of course, the good ol’ U.S. of A.

The full TromaDance lineup is below. For more info, please visit the fest’s official website.

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5:30 p.m.: “Short Films Block 1″

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The idea of the vampire is quite a brilliant thought. Many faces and images come to mind from the huge list of blood suckers that have been created over the years. Some of them are hideous and wicked, some of them are romantic in nature, and others seem harmless and are easily made fun of. Director Olivier Beguin looks to change the way that the world views vampires with his Swiss Horror film Chimeres. We have the international trailer for the fi…...

Swiss director Olivier Beguin made quite a splash on the international festival circuit with his debut feature, Chimeres. An arty take on the vampire mythos that picked up awards around the globe the film is now headed to the international sales market in Cannes with a new international trailer in hand.Hospitalized after being hit by a car while on holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexander must undergo a blood transfusion. On his return, he seems afflicted with a strange disease.Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset, and Catriona MacColl star. Check out the trailer below....

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Swiss director Olivier Beguin made quite the bloody splash last year with his debut feature Chimeres which played all of the major international genre festivals and even won awards at a few of them.

Yannick Rosset and Jasna Kohoutova star as Alexander and Livia respectively, two travelers on vacation in Romania. Alex is hit by a car and hospitalized where, as part of treatment, he is given a blood transfusion. All seems well until he returns home and begins to suffer from a strange disease that makes him sensitive to light, his teeth grow and gives Alex some creepy blood soaked hallucinations. It's not hard to figure out almost from the get go that he's turning into a vampire.

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Olivier Beguin's French language film Chimères is going to Cannes. This vampire tale blends horror with romance as one man turns into a horrifying creature. Chimères stars Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset and Catriona MacColl. And now, an international trailer is available for the film! The film begins with Livia (Kohoutova) and Alexandre (Rosset). On holiday in Romania (bad vacation choice), this pair are involved in brutal car accident. Alexandre gets a blood transfusion, but this sangre might be contaminated. Now, Alexandre is turning into a creature, which is afraid of the sun and lusting for blood. Chimères has already toured several film festivals. And, the film has won several awards, including: Special Jury Award - Fantasporto, Special Mention - Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival and Best Director - Horrorant Fright Nights. In Cannes, the film is sure to find a distributor, with a release date coming soon. For now,...

The Swiss vampire film Chimeres now has a new international trailer. You can watch it via the player here. Directed by Olivier Beguin, the film has been circulating on the festival circuit and a release is its expected later this year. While on holidays in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is rushed to the hospital where he has to undergo a blood transfusion.

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The Swiss horror film Chimres brings new take on the classic vampire tale. In this film Alex gets infected after a car accident in Romania and is transfused with contaminated blood. We reviewed the film when it premiered at the Nifff festival in Neuchatel. Directed and written by by Olivier Beguin and stars Jasna Kohoutova Yannick Rosset and Catriona MacColl.

On tap right now are two one-sheets for Olivier Beguin’s vampire thriller Chimères (review), and they promise some truly fun and bloody hemoglobin-swilling spurts of horror. Sink yer teeth into 'em!

Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset, and Catriona MacColl star.

Synopsis

While on holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is rushed to the hospital, where he has to undergo a blood transfusion. Upon his return home, he seems to suffer from a strange disease, convinced that contaminated blood runs through his veins. After all, isn’t Romania the land of legendary bloodsuckers? Livia faces Alexandre’s increasingly strange behavior and tries to save their couple at risk.

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CHIMÈRES is an interesting take on vampirism—in terms of both the “monster’s” unique origin story and ensuing love affair. Director/co-writer Olivier Beguin’s first feature-length film will go down as one of this year’s surprises, as well as a potential redefinition of the genre. What Beguin has succeeded in doing is offering up the classic tropes […]...

Dario Argento once said, "Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back." Abertoir, Wales’ International Horror Festival that wrapped this past Sunday, November 10th, has been celebrating horror’s malleability and resilience for eight years.

This year you could find Argento’s operatic giallo style reinvented by French filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani in The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears; vampires got a makeover in Kiss of the Damned and Chimeres; ghosts found new life in Ghost Graduation, Forgotten, and Soulmate; found footage was resurrected as Catholic horror in Borderlands; and creature features took a strange turn with The Station and Bad Milo.

Festival director Gaz Bailey had to watch a lot of awful films to find the best the genre had to offer. And he looks for one thing above all else when selecting a film: originality.

On Friday, October 25th, we took a trip to Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to enjoy three days of premier horror programming at the Celluloid Screams film festival. Take a look in here for some of the fear-filled sights and sounds to come from the Sheffield Showroom Workstation this year.

Nestled next to Sheffield Hallam University, the Showroom Workstation cinema offers a haven for local film buffs, students and artists, and also sports one of the most impressively relaxed café bars of any film screening establishment we've been to thus far. Real ale on tap – kudos! Upon walking through the doors and approaching the box office, your attention was immediately drawn to the selection of severed body parts and cobwebs hanging at head height. This also extended to the bar and concessions stand, lending a nice kooky, spooky feeling to the weekend's events.

Pass holders for the festival also received a complimentary goodie bag on arrival,...

The 13th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival has ended its ten-day run in Los Angeles, and the winners of the famed “Skully” Awards were announced at the closing night party held October 17th at the swanky Eclectic Wine Bar in North Hollywood.

Read on to see who took home the 10-pound prize and to have a look at our extensive photo gallery.

Hosted this year by yours truly and co-host Jonna Jackson, the evening found Ben Katai's feature flick Beneath to be the big winner, taking home six of the coveted Skully Awards (which were created by Academy Award-winning special effects wizard Stan Winston). See the rest of the winners of the Rachel Belofsky-founded festival, the largest and longest running horror fest in the United States, below.

Best Cinematography: Timothy A. Burton - Beneath

Best Student Short: Jeremy Robbins - Aftermath

Best Makeup: Gary Tunnicliffe - Beneath

Best Special...

With first-time feature filmmaker Olivier Beguin’s vampire thriller Chimères set for its Us premiere Wednesday, October 16, at 9:45pm at Screamfest La, read on for our exclusive chat with the filmmaker, and then have a look at the trailer and some stills!

Produced by Beguin, Gwenn Deschenaux and Lluís Fe Pérez from a script by Beguin and Colin Vettier, Chimères stars Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset and Catriona MacColl and revolves around the character of Alexandre, who, while taking a holiday in Romania with his girlfriend, Livia, is hit by a car. Following his subsequent hospitalization (and blood transfusion), he finds on his return home that he’s begun to suffer from a strange disease.

A self-professed fan of horror and genre films, Swiss filmmaker Beguin directed several successful short films (the horror western Dead Bones, among them), before tackling Chimères, of which he stated, “I had actually planned to...

Screamfest, one of the world's most celebrated horror film festivals, is preparing for its 2013 run, October 8th through October 17th at the Laemmle NoHo 7 Theater in North Hollywood, CA. They've just expanded their roster with many new titles – including more Us and world premieres – and there's some very highly-anticipated entries among them. The list, which is being updated at their official site, now includes the following: Chimeres (Switzerland, dir. Olivier Beguin – Us Premiere) While taking a holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is hospitalized and has to undergo a blood transfusion. On his return he seems to suffer from a strange disease. The Dead 2: India (UK, dirs. The Ford Brothers – Us Premiere) The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the the African-set The Dead, this sequel moves us to the hustle and bustle of India as the outbreak of the walking dead take hold.

The annual horror film festival, Screamfest, takes place in La next month and we already gave you a list of the first wave of horror films set to screen. The next wave of films has just been announced and it includes the Us premiere of The Dead 2: India.

“Hollywood, CA., September 4, 2013 – Screamfest, the preeminent horror festival in the country, and what the La Weekly calls “the best place to get a jump on tomorrow’s cult hits” kicks off its 13th annual event in Los Angeles on October 8 through October 17 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601).”

Chimeres (Switzerland) – Directed by Olivier Beguin – While taking a holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is hospitalized and has to undergo a blood transfusion. On his return he seems to suffer from a strange disease … Us Premiere

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Marina de Van’s horror movie has won the top prize at the 13th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff).See below for full list of winners

Dark Touch, a supernatural horror film that centres on an 11-year-old girl, was handed the Hr Giger Narcisse Award for best feature in the international competition, which includes a $10,500 (10000Chf) prize.

The international jury said it “appreciated the original way in which the horror genre was combined with a moralistic fairy tale. The director was able to use the supernatural in order to reach a certain truth that revealed an invisible aspect of reality.”

The film, sold by Wild Bunch, also won the Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award and Mad Movies Award.

A special mention went to Swiss horror Chimères by Olivier Beguin.

The international jury was headed by French producer François Cognard and comprised Frederike Dellert, Kim Newman, Orson Scott Card and Jean-François Rauger.

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Click below to hear MacColl speak of working with Lucio Fulci on the likes of The Beyond and The Gates Of Hell/City Of The Living Dead, her more recent parts in Richard Stanley’s Mother Of Toads segment of The Theatre Bizarre and Olivier Beguin’s CHIMÈRES and much more. And look for Fango #322, on sale next month, for further coverage of CHIMÈRES and numerous other Euro fright flicks.

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Click below to hear MacColl speak of working with Lucio Fulci on the likes of The Beyond and The Gates Of Hell/City Of The Living Dead, her more recent parts in Richard Stanley’s Mother Of Toads segment of The Theatre Bizarre and Olivier Beguin’s CHIMÈRES and much more. And look for Fango #322, on sale next month, for further coverage of CHIMÈRES and numerous other Euro fright flicks.

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From my experience, horror films are always the most interesting but least attended films at smaller film festivals as festival audiences seem to be more interested in stories about losing your virginity than werewolves and zombies. However, two venues in Telluride, Colorado hope to serve that small group of dedicated art-house horror fans with three days of horror films from around the world at the 3rd annual Telluride Horror Show.

Below is the list of films scheduled to screen at the Telluride Horror Show, which takes place on October 12, 13, and 14, 2012.

The 3rd annual Telluride Horror Show is a 3-day “genre fans will experience the latest horror films from all over the world in Telluride’s historic Sheridan Opera House and Nugget Theatre. The festival screens an average of 20 feature films and 25+ short films and hosts special programs, guests, and a party or two. The Telluride Horror Show was named one...

The Telluride Horror Show in Telluride, Colorado will be holding their third annual film festival from October 12-14. We've just gotten the list of the first films scheduled to be included in the fest.

During the Telluride Horror Show, genre fans will experience the latest horror films from all over the world in Telluride's historic Sheridan Opera House and Nugget Theatre. The festival screens an average of 20 feature films and 25+ short films and hosts special programs, guests, and a party or two. The Telluride Horror Show was named one of the 20 Coolest Film Festivals in 2011 by Moviemaker Magazine.

For more visit the official Telluride Horror Show website, "like" Telluride Horror Show on Facebook and follow the Telluride Horror Show on Twitter (@telluridehorror).

First Films Scheduled for Telluride Horror Show

Crawl

Australia | 2011 | 80 min

Director: Paul China

A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to commit murder, but a planned double-crossing...

Film maker Olivier Beguin first hit my radar with his satirical horror short  Employé du mois, about an employment agency for out-of-work monsters. Starring genre icon and Fulci stalwart Catriona MacColl (The Beyond, Gates Of Hell), the piece was indeed a harbinger of good things to come. Now Mr. Beguin is putting together his first feature, which takes a far more serious turn than his wonderful short.Aiming for disturbing this time out, Chimeres looks to be artful yet bloody fun."Hospitalized after being hit by a car while taking a holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexander must undergo a blood transfusion. On his return, he seems afflicted with a strange disease. With "Chimères, Olivier Beguin takes an intimate approach. He uses the horror...

The TromaDance film festival makes it into puberty with their 13th annual edition and you won’t want to miss where they’ve grown some hair on May 4-5 at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It’s two days of hormone-fueled short films, voice-changing features and a star-studded panel discussion.

Two features will be screening at the fest: Steven Kostanski‘s VHS throwback action sci-fi horror flick Manborg and the Trost brothers’ dance-fight video game frenzy The Fp.

The rest of TromaDance is stuffed to the gills with disturbing, grotesque and just downright freaky short films, including Greg Hanson‘s garbage disposal love story Sinkhole and Aaron Zegher‘s ghostly I See a Light. Short film blocks are broken down by theme, such as “Monsters,” “Zombies,” “Madness” and an absolutely not-for-kids “Saturday Morning Cartoons” collection.

Plus, on Saturday evening, there will be a panel discussion on the marketing...

*a screener of this film was provided by Left Films.

Director/writer: James Ryan Gary.

Cast: Michael Sharpe, Patrick G. Keenan, Jenny Gulley and Kevin L. Johnson.

Devil's Crossing is the first film from the very young director James Ryan Gary. Seriously, this guy looks twenty in his interviews. The film is a blend of the western and horror genres as zombies promise to take over the world. Devil's Crossing is similar to other films like the recent Cowboys and Zombies, Olivier Beguin's short film "Dead Bones" and Spencer Estabrooks' "Dead Walkers." All of these are great films including Gary's latest entry. This title will release in the United Kingdom January 30th and it is already available in North America; this reviewer would recommend the film to indie horror fans across the board.

The film begins with the character Shadrach played by Michael Sharpe. He is digging his...

One film festival I'm bound and determined to make it to one of these years is the South African HorrorFest, but for now I'll just have to live vicariously through those of you who live close enough to attend. And after taking a look at this year's lineup, I'm pretty sure that if you are in the area, you won't want to miss it!

Growing into the country's ultimate Halloween event covering indie, new and classic movies, short films, music, literature and a range of Halloween festivities, 2011 marks the annual South African HorrorFest's lucky 7th year! It runs 26 October through 4 November.

Almost each of the exciting feature films and short films make their South African theatrical premieres. The Makabra Ensemble will also debut their Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde movie soundtrack performance, live to the screening of this 1920 silent classic.

In addition to the colourful audience Halloween dress-up event linked up with the live soundtrack show,...

Director: Olivier Beguin.

Writers: Olivier Beguin and Colin Vettier.

"Employee of the Month" or "Employe du Mois" is director Olivier Beguin's latest short film which deals with out of work horror personnel. There is the zombie, the mummy, the fairy, the ghost the vampire and Satan himself. Currently on the film festival circuit, including a stop at Stiges, "Employee of the Month" is a French film full of laughs. Unemployment is a serious issue, but here Beguin shows the special needs of several supernatural characters.

The zombie has tried construction, being a butcher and other jobs, but his body parts keep falling off! This makes finding steady work difficult. He finds a job as a crisis support worker, with his grunts and groans helping people to get over grief and other difficult life situations. The brain dead and undead still have a function in life.

The mummy, or the previous King of Egypt,...

Marking its third year of bringing the fear, Sheffield’s biggest horror film festival, Celluloid Screams, returns to the Showroom Cinema for another weekend of bloody thrills and spills. Marked with a variety of special guests including the venerable Richard Stanley and a quartet of classic screenings any horror fan will devour, we’ve got the list of what to expect when the doors open between Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd October.

Feature Films – Official Selection

Opening Gala: Inbred

Director: Alex Chandon | UK | 2011 | 95 mins

With the cast of Inbred - Jo Hartley, Paddy Doherty, Seamus O’Neill, Terry Haywood, Chris Waller, Nadine Mulkerrin and James Burrows – and line producer Rob Speranza in person.

From director Alex Chandon comes Inbred, a deliriously un-pc gorefest that adds a warped new dimension to the notion of Northern hospitality. Four young offenders and their care workers embark upon a weekend of community service and...

The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (Mifff), a three day international showcase of genre films, is thrilled to announce its final lineup and schedule for its third annual event.

The festival is taking place September 16th-18th, 2011 in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle Center. Siff Cinema at McCaw Hall will once again be the center of genre film mania in the Pacific Northwest for filmmakers and fans alike.

Mifff’s third year will debut 5 feature films and over 40 short films from 12 countries across the globe. Over 10 of the films will be North American Premiere’s while there’s 30 films that will be making either their Northwest or Seattle Premiere. Information about the films can be accessed at the Mifff website.

Several filmmakers will be in attendance.

Tickets are available in advance online. An entire festival pass can be purchased for $40. Single day passes for Saturday and Sunday are available at $25 per day.

Swiss born director Olivier Beguin ("Dead Bones") has recently completed production on the monster based horror short "Employee of the Month." The film tells the tale of various creatures searching for work, in a recovering economy. Now, horror fans will have to compete with werewolves, zombies and mummies in job lines. This is truly a cutthroat economy and fans can have a look at Beguin's first trailer for the short, below. Try not to laugh as the clip puts you partially in the role of a recruiter.

The synopsis for "Employee of the Month" is here:

"Once hidden in cupboards, lying in coffins and haunting sarcophagi, these creatures now try to find a job. There is the Office of Professional Retraining of Myths and Legends, an organization that helps these creatures adjust to the workforce. But retraining is not easy and Stephanie, a case worker/adviser, tries to find any...

The financial crisis sweeping the globe knows no bounds, respects no limits. It has affected all, regardless of age, gender, special skills or state of mortality. Yes, even the dead have been hit hard, and the undead, but luckily for the shuffling masses they've got someone on their side.Once hidden in cupboards, lying in coffins and haunting sarcophagi, these creatures now try to find a job.There is the Office of Professional Retraining of Myths and Legends, an organization that helps these creatures adjust to the workforce. But retraining is not easy and Stephanie, a case worker/adviser, tries to find any position suited to their unique conditions.Director Olivier Beguin is wrapping up post production on his latest short film, Employee Of The Month, and we're...

Apparently the supernatural need employment!Olivier Beguin previously directed the western-horror film Dead Bones and is back with a horror-comedy about trying to find the right place in the workforce for mummies, vampires, zombies and all manners of beasties.Once hidden in cupboards, lying in coffins and haunting sarcophagi, these creatures now try to find a job.There is the Office of Professional Retraining of Myths and Legends, an organization that helps these creatures adjust to the workforce. But retraining is not easy and Stephanie, a case worker/adviser, tries to find any position suited to their unique conditions.Why the dead would choose to return to the monotony of work remains to be seen!Two pictures have been released from the production, please see the teaser posters below....

Employee of the Month StillDirector Olivier Beguin ("Dead Bones," Stresseurs) has recently finished production on another short film, titled "Employee of the Month." This is a Chaotic Clock Production and this twelve minute "comedy, fantasy" (Chaotic), follows a warlock, mummies and vampires and other monsters, as they struggle to find employment. It is not easy slinging burgers, when all you want to do is drink your co-workers blood. Have a look at a preview of "Employee of the Month" here, as Beguin also works to complete the horror feature Stresseurs. More details are below.

The synopsis for the short film is here:

"Stéphanie helps the unemployed to find a new job. But when those unemployed are such characters as vampires, witches or fairies, it is sure not to be an easy task" (Chaotic).

Completion Date: July, 2011.

Director: Olivier Beguin.

Writer: Colin Vettier.

Producer: Adan Martin.

Cast: Catriona MacColl, Caroline Althaus,...

The 7th annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival is like having four different fests crammed into an exhaustive three days on Aug. 27-29. It’s an outrageous underground fest, an animation festival, a documentary fest and a horror movie festival: The culmination of a month of fests run by Atlanta’s Festival League. There’s tons of short films, documentaries, features and more.

There’s lots of great stuff to recommend, too. On the last night of the fest, there will be a screening of Chris Hansen‘s second feature film, Endings, which tells the touching story of three people spending their last day on Earth together. The film was reviewed on Bad Lit a few months ago. On the short film front, there’s Loretta Hintz‘s wild lesbian bestiality (sort of) tale, The Sheep and the Ranch Hand and two films by the perpetually awesome Neil Ira Needleman, Meeskit...

There is something about westerns and horror flicks that when blended have an effective impact. Dead Bones by Olivier Beguin is one of the better western horror shorts and now the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival will show Rene Perez's latest The Dead and the Damned with a world premiere July 17th. In this film, a meteor is unearthed by some 19th Century miners and instead of holding precious minerals the meteor contains a deadly virus (Bloody). Soon, the local town folk are lumbering zombies and a bounty hunter must set things right with cold steel. Watch the trailer for this independent film from Mattia Borrani and iDiC Entertainment production inside; then, envision a rugged frontier made deadlier with the roaming dead.

The synopsis for The Dead and the Damned here:

"It is 1849 in Jamestown California and the Gold rush is in effect. The local miners are...

Stresseurs will be director Olivier Beguin's (Dead Bones) first feature length film and Beguin's latest has been making the rounds at Cannes 2010. Beguin is both the producer and director on this film, which translated to English means to put on edge, or stress (Wordreference). Shooting is expected to be completed by the Fall of 2011 and the film involves several criminology students tracking down "a serial killer who vanished 25 years ago" (Beguin). Have a read of the short synopsis below along with the announced crew details inside.

The synopsis for Stresseurs here:

"Five students in criminology motivated by various objectives embark on a road trip on the footsteps of a serial killer who vanished 25 years ago; They will soon give up to their most primal impulses.

Release Date: 2011.

Director/producer: Olivier Beguin.

Writers: Karim Chériguène and Jean-Philippe Certa.

*More details to come.

Sources:

Olivier Beguin. Press Release. 20 May 2010.

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Dead Bones is a horror short from director Olivier Beguin that puts Ken Foree in the role of a cannibalistic eater and killer. Also, A bounty hunter does his best to track down a wanted man and now several copies of this film are available here through a DVD giveaway. The DVD features a "Making of" featurette (30 mins') and a photo gallery. The film is available in several languages and unfortunately the format is Pal or region 2 (Europe) - only playable in region free DVD players, or on computers with adapters e.g. Vlc Media Player. So, if you are still interested enter the contest by reading the contest liability below and answering two questions from the film. Both of the answers for the quiz can be found by entering Dead Bones into the search button above. More details on the film here.

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Director/writer: Olivier Beguin.

Dead Bones is a short nineteen minute film that was recently shown at the Nevermore Film Festival. Now, the film is available to fans and reviewed here. Starring Ken Foree this picture involves cannibalism, bounty hunters, and lots of gunplay. The film is too short to be gripping, but the film blends horror and westerns naturally.

The plot line follows a bounty hunter (Arie Verveen) into a desolate town known as Dead Bones where the dead are recycled for tasty treats. In Dead Bones travelers are not only shown hospitality but eaten by the locals. Also, in Dead Bones are two wanted men who have already been apprehended by the locals for later butchering. In the course of the film the hunter releases one criminal in order to escape an underground butcher's house through teamwork. They fight their way out of the town to a final showdown between hunter and prey.

A western and a horror film rolled into one? Why has no one thought of this before? Oh wait, there was the Burrowers and Deadwalkers, but there has not been a western involving cannibals and "secret meat (Joblo)." Nevermore is on a roll, or more like an avalanche, as several quality horror films grace the North Carolina screens. Dead Bones is no exception according to one review and already the film has been called "a spaghetti western submerged in horror (Joblo)." This short film is not to be missed, so dust off your six-shooters and head down to the festival. Just stay away from the special meat!

The short synopsis for Dead Bones:

A bounty hunger looking for a couple of no good criminals finds himself in a dusty old western town searching for an easy reward. He finds more than he bargained for when the local butcher lets...

2008 is the year of the horror-western, apparently, and one that we have been tracking for quite some time here is Swiss director Olivier Beguin’s twenty minute short Dead Bones, which has just premiered at the Sitges Festival. What do we learn from this film? There is a reason why people might be inclined to name a town Dead Bones, dammit, and maybe it’d be best if you just went ahead and rode around it.

The film tells the story of a bounty hunter who rides into a remote town in pursuit of a pair of criminals only to discover the town itself is far more dangerous than his quarry. Shot on location using the still-existing Spanish sets that hosted the large majority of spaghetti westerns through the 1970’s Dead Bones has a remarkably authentic and cinematic quality to it, and full marks go to Beguin for having the...

Today we caught wind of a new 15-minute short film entitled Dead Bones, which tells the story of a bounty hunter and his prey as they proceed in unknown territory. Principal photography on this swiss production wrapped recently in Almería, Spain and Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Produced and Directed by the swiss Olivier Beguin, the film stars Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) and Arie Verveen (Cabin Fever, Sin City), with a cameo by Cannibal Holocaust director Ruggero Deodato. Although the short is yet to hit the web, if you head over to the official website you can check out stills, behind-the-scenes videos and more. Watch for the short soon enough.