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Debuting on U.S. DVD today from IFC Films and Mpi Media Group, Manuel Carballo’s Exorcismus (a.k.a. The Possession Of Emma Evans) is the latest variation on the time-honored terror trope—with an updated twist. Here, the focus is not on an innocent child but on emotionally troubled teenager Emma, whose conflicts with her parents only get worse when a demonic force infects her. Fango spoke to actress Sophie Vavasseur, who brought Emma and her torment to life on screen.

Filmax's Exorcismus is available now countrywide on VOD, and to prime you to watch the devil do his thing, we've got three new clips for you to dig on!

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans (review here) was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological, but when doctors' tests are unable to draw any conclusions,...

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans is available right now on VOD, and to celebrate the film's debut, a naughty little clip has surfaced online!

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Check out the new clip below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal...

                                                          

Manuel Carballo's fantastic Exorcismus aka 'The Possession of  Emma Evans'  is now available on VOD courtesy of IFC Midnight, and thanks to Bloody-Disgusting we have the new red band clip.  The film stars Sophie Vavasseur (Evelyn), Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), Richard Felix (Fragile), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser) and Tommy Bastow.

The clip features Emma Evans uncomfortably seducing her best friend.

Synopsis:

 

 

Tired of a family that she feels is too oppressive and authoritarian, Emma Evans, a troubled and unsatisfied teen in full pursuit of her identity, decides one day to do something to end this situation. To achieve this, Emma unleashes her deepest desires, not realizing that it's a trigger too dark and powerful forces that she is unable to control, bringing the horror and tragedy into the Evans home. Emma just wanted to be free... but there are things you should never wish for.

 

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Manuel Carballo's La posesión de Emma Evans eerie horror now showing on demand. We have the trailer as well as images from the IFC films release, also known as Exorcismus which is screenwritten by David Muñoz (Lena). The film starring, Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington, Sophie Vavasseur and Douglas Bradley, follows fifteen-year-old Emma Evans, a girl like any other teen; she thinks that her parents don´t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day...

Manuel Carballo's La posesión de Emma Evans eerie horror now showing on demand. We have the trailer as well as images from the IFC films release, also known as Exorcismus which is screenwritten by David Muñoz (Lena). The film starring, Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington, Sophie Vavasseur and Douglas Bradley, follows fifteen-year-old Emma Evans, a girl like any other teen; she thinks that her parents don´t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day...

Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Sitges 2010:

Exorcisms, Vampires, Zombies, Martial Arts And Liters Of Blood At Sitges 2010

The 43rd Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, that will take place from 7 to 17 October, presents its lineup, with some films still to be confirmed, for the following sections:

Sitges 43 Official FANTÀSTIC Selection - In Competition

The official selection par excellence will be offering a lineup emphasizing a variety of nationalities (Bulgaria, Japan, France, Swede, Uruguay,...), the impact of new South American cinema, the rebirth of oriental cinema and the mixture of supernatural horror movies with exorcisms, vampires and mutants and everyday horror with real extreme violence.

13 Assassins (Takashi Miike, Japan)

14 Days With Victor (Román Parrado, Spain)

A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop (Zhang Yimou, China, Hong Kong)

Bedevilled (Jang Cheol-soo, South Korea)

Black Death (Christopher Smith, Germany)

La Casa Muda (Gustavo Hernández, Uruguay)

Confessions (Tetsuya Nakashima,...

If I had the holiday time left, I’d be booking a trip to España right about now. The 43rd annual Sitges kicks off on October 7th and their line up so far is impressive. Damned impressive.

In competition are Gregg Araki’s Kaboom (teaser, stills), Christopher Smith’s Black Death (review), Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports (trailer), Quentin Dupieux’s Rubber (clip) and Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins among many others. In competition in the Panorama section are another great set of films including Shion Sono’s Cold Fish (trailer), Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage (trailer), Jim Mickle’s Stake Land (trailer) and Srdjan Spasojevic’s A Serbian Film (review).

If those titles aren’t enough, there’s loads more including Rob Stefaniuk’s vampire musical road trip film Suck (review, trailer), James Wan’s Insidious (clip), Adam Green’s Frozen (trailer), Black Lightning (trailer), Super (clip), The Vanishing on 7th...

With Cannes approaching fast, all sorts of goodies have begun trickling their way in! First out of the gate is some snazzy new sales art for Exorcismus, which has been compelled by the dullard devil to be retitled to The Possession of Emma Evans.

Look for more on the film directed by Manuel Carballo and starring Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley ,and Stephen Billington really soon.

Dig on the artwork below courtesy of Filmax International.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits.

New artwork has appeared for Manuel Carballo’s upcoming Spanish (but with English dialog) possession horror Exorcismus, and as last teaser poster made leading lady Sophie Vavasseur look more like the bride of Chucky, we’re liking this new one sheet a hell of lot better. The same can’t be said for its new U.S title which Bloody Disgusting has revealed will be the painfully generic and dull “The Possession of Emma Evans”…Yuck. Still in post, we’re tipping the movie will hit release in the autumn. See the poster larger, plus some stills from the movie, at the link.

Filmax has prepared another teaser poster for Exorcismus , the English-language exorcism film (produced in Spain) directed by Manuel Carballo. Word is this is getting a title change to The Possession of Emma Evans for the U.S., but we haven't seen any proof of that yet. (Why Emma "Evans" and not "Hawkins" as she's called in the film?) Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don.t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions. Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents...

Having your main operations running out of Spain doesn't help when you're coming up with a title for a movie, especially when it's basically the exact same thing as a forthcoming U.S. release. Filmax announced today that they'll be retitling Exorcismus to The Possession Of Emma Evans. If this title sticks, we'll be seeing both that and The Possession of David O'Reilly side by side on the sales rack come 2011. I expect another title change by whomever acquires the film for the States. Directed by Manuel Carballo, Filmax's Possession will explore the popular horror theme of exorcism, focusing on a young girl, Emma, whose erratic behaviour forces her family to bring in a priest to try and resolve the problem through hypnosis. The disturbing results are recorded on a secret camera. Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, Stephen Billington all star.

Exorcismus has sold in several foreign markets, with a North American distributor unsecured. Exorcismus has pre-sold in Italy, the United Kingdom and Australia. The film is likely being negotiated for distribution in N. America.

The film involves a young teenage girl who becomes possessed and the trials and tribulations that her family go through, in order to get her treatment. The full synopsis is below.

The synopsis for Exorcismus here:

"Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological,...

Man, the devil really has been given his due lately, huh? Demonic possession is steadily becoming horror's go-to thing, and that's fine as long as it doesn't lead to the inevitable sure sign of the apocalypse that is The Exorcist being remade in 3D. Yep, that's when we'll seek religion.

Some new stills and art for Filmax International's Exorcismus have surfaced. In case you don't recall, it's a Spanish vérité-style flick by Manuel Carballo that explores the increasingly popular horror theme of exorcism. Check out the official synopsis, art, and first stills below.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Having just watched William Friedkin's The Exorcist this past week, I think it's safe to say we're bound to be disappointed with exorcism movies for the rest of eternity. While the Eli Roth produced The Last Exorcism (previously Cotton) will attempt to scare viewers once again, so will Filmax with Exorcismus, a Spanish flick by Manuel Carballo that explores the popular horror theme of exorcism, focusing on a young girl, Suzy, whose erratic behaviour forces her family to bring in a priest to try and resolve the problem through hypnosis. The disturbing results are recorded on a secret camera. The verite-style of filmmaking is nothing new, but Paranormal Activity, Rec and Blair Witch are the only flicks in the past decade to crack the code, maybe one of these two can?...

Sometime in the next year, Spain is going to hit us with a possession flick called Exorcismus , a title that's captured headlines around these parts in the past. Filmax ( Rec ) is shepherding the project directed by Manuel Carballo. Ten news stills now reside in our film database gallery, click on the image for more. Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don.t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions. Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her...

With it’s hugely successful scare flicks [Rec] and ]Rec]2, Spanish movie house Filmax has been making quite a name for itself on the quality horror front, and with the arrival of some new stills for their latest creation the English language possession horror Exorcismus, they aren’t showing any signs of letting up anytime soon. Spaniard Manuel Carballo is directing, whilst the all grown up Sophie Vavasseur (yes indeed the little girl in ‘Resident Evil: Apocalypse’) leads an international cast, including; Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington and Douglas Bradley. No word yet on a release date, but the pic has already scored rights sales in most English speaking regions, so it wont be long before it arrives. Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she...

With it’s hugely successful scare flicks [Rec] and ]Rec]2, Spanish movie house Filmax has been making quite a name for itself on the quality horror front, and with the arrival of some new stills for their latest creation the English language possession horror Exorcismus, they aren’t showing any signs of letting up anytime soon. Spaniard Manuel Carballo is directing, whilst the all grown up Sophie Vavasseur (yes indeed the little girl in ‘Resident Evil: Apocalypse’) leads an international cast, including; Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington and Douglas Bradley. No word yet on a release date, but the pic has already scored rights sales in most English speaking regions, so it wont be long before it arrives. Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she...

With it’s hugely successful scare flicks [Rec] and ]Rec]2, Spanish movie house Filmax has been making quite a name for itself on the quality horror front, and with the arrival of some new stills for their latest creation the English language possession horror Exorcismus, they aren’t showing any signs of letting up anytime soon. Spaniard Manuel Carballo is directing, whilst the all grown up Sophie Vavasseur (yes indeed the little girl in ‘Resident Evil: Apocalypse’) leads an international cast, including; Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington and Douglas Bradley. No word yet on a release date, but the pic has already scored rights sales in most English speaking regions, so it wont be long before it arrives. Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she...

How can you not be excited for Manuel Carballo's Exorcismus? After Filmax killed it twice with Rec and Rec 2, it's hard to imagine them dropping the ball on yet another exorcist-themed horror film. Starring Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley and Stephen Billington, Bloody Disgusting was provided with the first ever still from the film that explores the popular horror theme of exorcism, focusing on a young girl, Suzy, whose erratic behaviour forces her family to bring in a priest to try and resolve the problem through hypnosis. The disturbing results are recorded on a secret camera.

Variety reports that Filmax had pre-sold distro rights for Manuel Carballo's English-language possession pic Exorcismus , that include U.K. rights to E1 Entertainment U.K., Vendetta in Australia and an Italo licensing pact with Mediafilm. Further deals include Gulf Film for the Middle East, Portugal's Lusomundo and Cdi for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. Many of these distributors handled the Filmax-produced and sold Rec 2 . Written by David Munoz ( The Devil's Backbone ), Exorcismus concerns a possessed 15-year-old and the priest assigned to watch over her. The girl sets up a hidden camera in her bedroom to record his sessions with her. Doug Bradley, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix and Stephen Billington star. We'll keep you posted on a Us release as soon as we hear it.

Directed by Manuel Carballo from a screenplay by David Munoz is Filmax's new exorcism tale, Exorcismus, which stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley and Stephen Billington. "Emma is sick. Tired of studying at home instead of going to school, tired of baby-sitting his younger brother, tired of their parents. Emma's parents are overprotective, agnostics and overly strict with their children's education. Emma wants a different life, wants to be free ... Inexplicably Emma begins to suffer strange attacks that parents attributed to psychological problems, but she knows that these attacks have a very different origin. Emma knows that something terrible inside that is gripping it. Emma wanted to be free ... Some things are best ever wished absence thereof..."...

With the recent success of Rec and Rec 2, my perception of Filmax International has changed completely. I always thought they were a generic production company that released eerily similar films; never bad, but also not all that great. These days Filmax has become a trusted brand, so my anticipation for Manuel Carballo's Exorcismus is through the roof. I'm quite sure the end of the road equals disappointment, but until then I'll enjoy the anticipation. Below you'll find a new synopsis and promo art for the film starring Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley and Stephen Billington.

Spanish production house Filmax previously announced it would be following up [Rec] 2 with the Manuel Carballo-helmed Exorcismus, and today the first photos from the flick have appeared online.

The film was shot in English with an international cast led by Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse). Rounding out the cast are Richard Felix (Perfume; Fragile), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), and Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), among others.

Unofficial Synopsis

Emma is sick. Tired of studying at home instead of going to school, tired of baby-sitting her younger brother, tired of their parents. Emma's parents are overprotective, agnostics, and overly strict with their children's education. Emma wants a different life, wants to be free ...

Inexplicably Emma begins to suffer strange attacks that her parents attribute to psychological problems, but she knows that these attacks have a very different origin. Emma knows that something terrible inside is gripping her. Emma wanted to be free ... Some...

They're not very exciting, however, a handful of images from Filmax's Spanish horror film Exorcismus . See all of the site's photos here . Directed by Manuel Carballo, the film concerns a possessed 15-year-old and the priest assigned to watch over her. The girl sets up a hidden camera in her bedroom to record his sessions with her. Doug Bradley, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix and Stephen Billington star.

Spain really is trying to become the next Japan, at least in terms of horror movie output, and helping shepherd the movement is studio Flimax, which produced [Rec] and [Rec] 2. Exorcismus is the company's English-language production that started shooting October 5 in and around Barcelona and has put together a horror fan-friendly cast with Hellraiser's Doug Bradley and Resident Evil actors Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) and Stephen Billington (Resident Evil).

Relative newcomer Manuel Carballo (Filmax's The Last of the Just) will direct the script by David Munoz (The Devil's Backbone).

The synopsis, according to Spanish horror site Aullidos, is roughly translated below. Real rough. We preferit through an online Spanish-to-English translator once, translate it back into Spanish, and then back into English for optimum results:

Exorcismus counts as Emma is fed above. It is satiated to study between company instead of going to the institute, is satiated to do of kangaroo of his small brother,...

On Monday, October 5, shooting commenced on Exorcismus, the latest fear film to come out of Spain’s Filmax studios. As with so many Spanish genre productions of the last decade, this one is also directed by a relative newcomer to feature filmmaking, Manuel Carballo (taking over for originally slated Luis de la Madrid). And in common with most of the company's previous horror movies (such as Arachnid, Dagon, Darkness, The MacHinist and Beyond Re-animator), the movie is being filmed with a multinational cast in English, on locations in and around the city of Barcelona.

The cast includes Resident Evil: Apocalypse’s Sophie Vavasseur (pictured), Richard Felix from Filmax’s Fragile, which still has yet to see U.S. release, Hellraiser stalwart Doug Bradley and the first Resident’s Stephen Billington. The movie has already been presold to a dozen countries, including Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Poland, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. Most...

Spanish production house Filmax previously announced it would be following up [Rec] 2 with the Manuel Carballo-helmed Exorcismus, and today we got a bit of casting news and a more complete synopsis of the possession-based flick.

According to Aullidos (note the translation is a bit rough), shooting began on October 5th. This is a new production of Julio Fernandez and Sandra Fernandez [for] Filmax, shot in English and in which we see an international cast led by Sophie Vavasseur (pictured, Resident Evil: Apocalypse). Rounding out the cast [are] Richard Felix (Perfume; Fragile), Douglas Bradley (Hellraiser), and Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), among others. One of the main features of the film is to be shot with a very realistic tone, so that the fantasy theme of possession will be even more disturbing.

And what about that possession theme? How far will they go? Well, here's how Aullidos describes it: Emma is sick. Tired of...

With Rec 2 looking for a release, the next big Filmax movie to get underway is the English-language Exorcismus, which is currently being helmed by Manuel Carballo at several locations in Barcelona and will run until November 13th. Bloody Disgusting was contacted by Filmax this morning with not only the full cast listing, but also given the first ever synopsis. Sophie Vavasseur (Evelyn, Resident Evil: Apocalypse), Richard Felix (Perfume; Fragile), Douglas Bradley (Hellraiser) and Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), among others, have all joined the cast of Exorcismus. Manuel Carballo Filmax commitment to give way to a movie that has already been sold to more than half a dozen countries, including Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Poland, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.

Doug Bradley ( Hellraiser ), Sophie Vavasseur ( Resident Evil: Apocalypse ), Richard Felix ( Perfume ) and Stephen Billington have joined the cast of Filmax's English production Exorcismus currently lensing in Spain. Manuel Carballo is directing, taking over for Luis de la Madrid. David Munoz ( The Devil's Backbone ) scripted. Synopsis: Fear is taking over the residents of the High Cross housing estate. Recently, ominous things have been inexplicably taking place...and there are rumors. The Hawkins are desperate, medical tests have ruled out any illness, and yet their 15 year old daughter Suzy is getting worse every day. Something is consuming her. Father Ellis visits the Hawkins' every day to see Suzy. Despite his best attempts at discretion, he can't hide his concern....

Filmax has been replacing directors left and right lately (er, just twice I guess, but still...) and here's another changing of the guard, this time surrounding the upcoming possession flick Exorcismus.

The IMDb got the skinny today, stating that Manuel Carballo will be taking over for Luis de la Madrid to helm the story of the Hawkins family, who are horrified to be dealing with demons who have infested their 15-year-old daughter Suzy and the dark secret that she shares with Father Ellis.

Been a while since we've had a really good Satanic possession flick (sorry, Emily Rose didn't do it for me although I know it's got its share of followers), so here's hoping Filmax will deliver the goods, split pea soup and all!

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Changes are being made in the Exorcismus director's chair. Last November, Filmax announced Luis de la Madrid ( The Nun ) was to helm the documentary-style exorcism chiller penned by The Devil's Backbone 's David Munoz. Instead, Manuel Carballo ( The Last of the Just ) is taking the reins. This is according to the IMDb (thanks to Aullidos for the tip). Synopsis: Fear is taking over the residents of the High Cross housing estate. Recently, ominous things have been inexplicably taking place...and there are rumors. The Hawkins are desperate, medical tests have ruled out any illness, and yet their 15 year old daughter Suzy is getting worse every day. Something is consuming her. Father Ellis visits the Hawkins' every day to see Suzy. Despite his best attempts at discretion,...

Production news for the Luis de la Madrid's (La Monja) directed, David Muñoz scripted horror flick has been around for a couple of months, but now Alluidos has the first teaser poster which isn't much, but it's something. From Filmax, the same production company behind [Rec], comes a flick about exorcism, hypnotism, and a hidden video camera.

Here's a translated synopsis:

Fear stalks the residents of High Cross. Recently, strange events have occurred at the site and rumors have started to emerge. The Hawkins are desperate. His daughter Suzy 15 years of deteriorating daily and all the medical tests you have done have not detected any disease. Something is consuming. The father Ellis Hawkins to visit every day to see his daughter. He makes every effort to be discreet, but you can not hide his concern. There is something that scares you. What happens in the sessions of hypnosis that made the father Ellis?...

Yet another exorcism flick is on the way, this time from Filmax, and we can't recall the devil being this busy since Dick Cheney had a place in the White House!

Aullidos scored themselves the first bit of teaser artwork from Luis de la Madrid's Exorcismus which tells the tale of the Hawkins family who are horrified to be dealing with demons who have infested their 15-year old daughter Suzy, and the dark secret that she shares with Father Ellis.

Thanks to DC reader Robert for the heads-up. Check out the image below and look for more on this one soon!

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Attendance was down by 30 percent at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Not surprising, considering the recession still biting and Euro exchange rates keeping prices along the Croisette at ridiculously expensive levels. Yet the number of high-profile genre films in the Official Competition was a bonus for those more used to finding the most controversial entries up for distributor grabs in the Market section. While Park Chan-wook’s Thirst and Gaspar Noe’s Enter The Void certainly had their followers, with Terry Gilliam’s out-of-competition The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus a similar hot ticket, the two biggest stories were Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist.

Cinema saves the world in Tarantino’s disjointed, history-bending homage to war movies, which takes its misspelled name—but very little else—from Enzo Castellari’s 1978 Italian cult exploiter. Divided into chapters, each highlighting a movie style like Sergio Leone spaghetti Westerns,...

I know I’m at Los Angeles’ American Film Market when, as soon as I get off the plane, I run into Lloyd Kaufman (in a men’s room, no less). The Troma chief serves as the Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance, which runs the Afm. Who better to chair an organization and market dedicated to discovering and promoting movies created outside the studio system than Kaufman?

This November, the Afm unveils over 500 films in dozens of languages for prospective international buyers. They screen the majority of these new motion pictures at seven different screening venues in sunny Santa Monica. The Afm is the proud home for the smaller guys, foreign and art-house features and B- to Z-grade movies. Just about everything stars Michael Madsen, C. Thomas Howell and/or Billy Zane. Best of all, the number of genre films has increased substantially over the 11 years I’ve been coming here,...