Gérardmer Festival 2025: films in the running for the fantasy competition

Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis, Julie de Sortiraparis · Published on January 29, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.
Discover this year's selection of films in competition at the 2025 Gérardmer festival. Immerse yourself in fantastic worlds, from January 29 to February 2, 2025.

Every year, fans of fantasy and horror films flock to the Vosges to take part in the now-famous Gérardmer festival. This major cinematic event celebrates fantasy films over five days of fun and surprises.

The festival returns from January 29 to February 2, 2025, for a 32nd edition as exciting and promising as ever. Once again this year, the films and shorts selected push back the boundaries of cinema and reality, challenging us to question our morals, our societies, our sanity... Sensitive souls please refrain: the Gérardmer festival takes us into the world of fantasy and horror, on a journey to remember!

Retrospectives, offbeat nights and themed selections, films in and out of competition: cinephiles will have their hands full at this festival! The 32nd edition opens with Drew Hancock's Companion.

The Gérardmer festival pays tribute to American director Ti West, with a special night. The president of the feature film jury is Vimala Pons, actress, circus artist, director, performer and musician.

Feature films in competition in 2025 :

  • Silver Fever, by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
  • Exhuma, by Jang Jae-hyun
  • Azrael, by E.L. Katz
  • Grafted, by Sasha Rainbow
  • Rumours, by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson
  • Oddity, by Damian McCarthy
  • Else, by Thibault Emin
  • In a Violent Nature, by Chris Nash
  • The Wailing, by Pedro Martin-Calero

The Gérardmer festival is a must-see event for fans of fantasy cinema, a unique opportunity to discover feature films from diverse horizons, and to plunge into a whirlwind of emotions and unexpected discoveries. See you in Gérardmer for this major event in world cinema !

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Dates and Opening Time
From January 29, 2025 to February 2, 2025

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    Prices
    Pass un jour: €33
    Pass week-end - 2 jours: €66

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    festival-gerardmer.com

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