Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival

The Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival is a Slovenian film festival specialized in genre movies, with emphasis on horror and fantasy. The festival takes place every summer in the town of Ljutomer, in the Prlekija region of northeastern Slovenia. More recently, the festival has also taken place in Ormož.

Typically, a film star, such as an actor, director or writer will make a guest appearance at the festival, such as Christopher Lee, John McTiernan and others.

The 19th edition of festival took place from the 19th to the 24th of June in Ormož and Ljutomer.

History
Since 2006, the festival features a wine program. The accompanying program features live concerts, exhibitions, book presentations, and Zombie Walk. Since 2020, the festival takes place in Ljutomer and Ormož.

Awards
Each year, the festival presents the following awards:


 * Vicious Cat – Best Feature Film Award
 * Slak's Vicious Cat – Best Short Film Award
 * Melies d'Argent – nomination for Melies d'Or, the Best European Fantastic Short Film Award given by the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
 * Noisy Cat – Best Music Documentary Award
 * Vicious Cat Wine Champion – Best Wine Award
 * Honorary Vicious Cat – Lifetime Achievement Award

Award winners are selected by international juries. The Festival also features a competitive film workshop (since 2008, it is the Roger Corman-inspired The Little Workshop of Horrors, where guerrilla movie crews have to shoot their films in two days and a night).

Other Genre Film Festivals

 * Fantafestival