The Buenos Aires Blood Red Festival (BARS) celebrates its 25th edition, consolidating its commitment to genre cinema. This time, The festival continues to promote local cinematography by presenting more than 25 Argentine feature films, an important achievement for the history of the event.

Among the titles offered by the edition that will be developed between 28 November and 8 December highlights “1978”, by Nicolás and Luciano Onetti; the collective film “Portraits of the Apocalypse” (Forte, Loreto, Castello); the fantastic police “The Clouds” by Eduardo Pinto; and the “one night movie” Good Night, Matthias Szulanski.

The cosmic horror also stands out in “From Inside” (Matias Rispau), the comedy “7 lives” by Alejo Rébora, and Jeit, by Carlos Ángel Luppi and Daniel Schäfer. Films like “Bloody Mary” by Taz Pereyra complete the selection, the slasher “The Hacienda” by Gaby Smiths, and “Massacre in Delta” by Facundo Nuble, with the performance of Walas from Massacre. The variety of themes and genres in these productions reflects the creativity and vitality of national cinema..

In addition to Argentine cinema, BARS will offer a careful selection of international productions. Among the confirmed titles are “Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse” by Mexican Isaac Ezban; “Chainsaws Were Singing”, an Estonian musical slasher directed by Sander Maran; and the British folk horror “The Severed Sun” (Dean Puckett). Other notable titles include the Chinese film “A Place Called Silence” by Sam Quah, the Uruguayan zombie comedy “The Summer Theme” by Pablo Stoll, y The Devil’s Bath, de Severin Fiala and "Veronika Franz", winner at the Sitges Festival. There will also be “Frankie Freako”, de Steven Kostanski; “Mother’s Hug” by Cristian Ponce; and the disturbing Korean production “Exhuma” by Jae-Hyun Jang. The festival will present a diversity of genres and international proposals, complementing your local offer.

As part of the celebration, BARS will hold screenings of iconic genre films. Between them, the classic “Nightmare in the depths of the night” (Wes Craven, 1984), that complies 40 years, and the Japanese “Ringu” (Hideo Nakata, 1998), que marcó un hito en el cine de horror asiático. further, el festival abrirá con la proyección de “Si muero antes de despertar” (Carlos Hugo Christensen, 1952), un clásico del cine noir nacional, en un marco único para festejar estos 25 years.

Entre las secciones regulares, se destaca Invasión Japón, con propuestas recientes como “Den Ace Chaos” (Minoru Kawasaki) y “A Samurai in Time” (Jun’ichi Yasuda). El Panorama Documental incluirá “Exorcismo”, de Alberto Sedano, que aborda el cine “S” español, y “La búsqueda”, de Damián Marsicano, sobre el fenómeno OVNI. further, At the CineClub La Cripta there will be a tribute to Vincent Price with 16mm films.

The festival maintains its traditional spaces for short films, presenting more than 100 short pieces, next to the Bizarro Panorama section, offering unique and extravagant stories. The Bloody Weekend contest is also back, which in its sixth edition called 120 simultaneous shooting of short films, all to be screened at the event. as a novelty, BARS will put a selection of short films online on the Flixxo platform, maintaining its federal scope and celebrating the journey of genre cinema in Argentina.

During the event, there will be special activities such as a tribute to Nightmare in the Deep of the Night, book presentations and film workshops at the Eliseo Subiela School, all with free entry.

You can also purchase official merchandising in pre-sale, available only in the online store. This edition has the support of Fundación Santander Argentina, IN BAD, SENDFILES, FLIXXO, MULTIPLEX, the Korean Cultural Center and the Eliseo Subiela School.