Cinema Events Lorraine

Since 1994, the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival has been thrilling audiences with films based on the unreal, the marvelous and horror. It's a film genre that's found its audience, who turn out in droves to enjoy the scares. The festival's atmosphere is perfectly in tune with the surrounding landscapes of snow-covered fir trees and frozen lakes. But if the chills are present in the darkened halls, the atmosphere is joyful and particularly festive. Each year, the jury is made up of well-known personalities, and tributes are organized for the masters of the genre. The festival offers all kinds of screenings, as well as symposia, exhibitions and events... Its aura extends throughout the region, and during this period cinemas in Metz and Nancy offer a special "fantasy films" program.

After Film Festival and Ciné Cool, Alsatians are spoiled in terms of culture! All of them have put this annual film event on their agenda! Le Printemps du cinéma is an opportunity to leave home after a harsh winter to see the new releases on the big screen. On the bill: animation, fantasy, comedy, horror... You will have a lot of choices with a really attractive single price! The 2019 edition was a real success, as it is every year. There is no doubt that 2020 will also be with unique and original programming for a one-time admission fee allowing a real three-day film marathon.

A cultural initiative that had to be included in our guide. In 2024, the festival celebrates its ^32nd anniversary. The principle? The screening of films or shorts in which the heroes are children. A great way to paint children from all over the world, the project travels throughout the region. Themed evenings include manga, documentaries and short films, as well as ciné-goûter, guest screenings and prize-giving by a high-school jury. A lively fortnight of cinema that puts young people in the spotlight.

This festival, which aims to promote the making of short films in the region, will open up new horizons for you! It is here that we find the future talents of film creation. Participants have 24 hours to make a short film of less than 5 minutes, a real challenge! You will then be able to see the selected films that will be screened in cinemas. At the end of the festival, the jury will award the prizes for best film, best actor, best plot, respect for constraint and student perspective to the 10 winners at the closing ceremony. The spectators will also have their say with a specially dedicated prize: the public prize.

The Strasbourg European Fantasy Film Festival broadcasts horror, thriller, science fiction, animation and virtual reality films for a week. Their format can be long or short. The event takes place at Vox, Star-Saint-Exupéry, Star, Star, and UGC cinemas, but also in more surprising places such as the Shadok, the Municipal Baths, the Saint-Guillaume church or outdoors. Exhibitions, conferences and Master Classes are also organised in parallel. The best European feature film is awarded a Méliès d'or.