IMDb Certified, featuring celebrity hosts and notable judges, HYBRID GENRE screens the best in genre hybrid films throughout the year.
MELBOURNE // AUGUST 2023
BACKLOT STUDIOS / SOUTH MELBOURNE / MELBOURNE / AUSTRALIA
BEST SHORTS SHOW 2023
DATE & TIME: 19 AUG 4:00PM - 5:45PM
LOC: BACKLOT STUDIOS - MELBOURNE
Join us for an assortment of the very best of HYBRID GENRE Australia: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, animation, historical... and more! Highlighting local and international productions, this is a great way to see the best and latest in genre (and hybrid genre!) cinema. TIX HERE
BEST FEATURE 2023 “BOYS WILL BE” (1.5h)
DATE & TIME: 19 AUG 4:00PM - 5:45PM
LOC: BACKLOT STUDIOS - MELBOURNE
‘Boys Will Be' is a unique double-bill, that first gives the audience a raw, intense, emotional drama, and after the credits on that film roll, the comedy version of the film starts playing. Each segment has the same story, same scenes, same actors playing the same roles - but one is gritty and real and beautiful, and the other is funny and silly. It's worth noting neither film reuses the same footage - each is an entirely unique experience with their own styles.
The film itself is about a young man, Zach, who has one day left in the rough area he's grown up in before he moves to Sydney in hopes of finding a better life, however he struggles with what he's leaving behind in the hood - including his best friend, Joel, who's recently become paralysed from the waist down and hasn't left the house in months. As Joel is suffering since the accident that left him paralysed, Zach hasn't had to courage to tell him that he's leaving.
'Boys Will Be' is a drama, and then it's a comedy, but it's experimental filmmaking the entire way that hopes to give audiences something to cry about, something to laugh about, and something to think and talk about.
Total runtime: 1 hour 5 minutes + Director + Lead Actor Q&A
FRANCE // JUILLET 2023
SEULEMENT À MARSEILLE
LE MEILLEUR DES COURTS MÉTRAGES
Hôte de l’évévenment : Ambroise Pierrou
11 JUILLET 14th — 18H45 — CINÉMA LA BALEINE — MARSEILLE.
🇫🇷 Nous sommes ravis de vous présenter nos courts-métrages. Découvrez également les films avec les meilleures histoires. Notre hôte, Ambroise Pierrou, présentera et récompensera les meilleurs courts métrages de France et du monde entier.
🇬🇧 We’re excited to present our latest short films showcase. Discover films with the most incredible stories. Our host Ambroise Pierrou will also present awards to the best films from France, and the world beyond.
AUSTRALIA // AUG 2023
LIVE IN MELBOURNE
BEST SHORTS GALA 2022 (1h45m)
DATE & TIME: 19 AUG 5:00PM - 7:15PM / Includes Cast + Crew Q&A
LOC: BACKLOT STUDIOS - SOUTH MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Join us for an assortment of the very best of HYBRID GENRE Australia: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, animation, historical... and more! Highlighting local and international productions, this is a great way to see the best and latest in genre (and hybrid genre!) cinema. TIX HERE
Films included: TBA
BEST FEATURE 2022 (1h20m)
DATE & TIME: 19 AUG STREAMING — AUSTRALIA WIDE
LOC: CINÉCINÉ LO* X VIMEO-ON-DEMAND, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
TBA. TIX COMING
Join us for a special screening of our award-winning BEST FEATURE 2022.
We acknowledge that this event will be held on Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
Festival tickets are available on FilmFreeway or Eventbrite depending on the Screening
SCREENING IN USA / AUSTRALIA / FRANCE
Join us this year for a mouthwatering range of hybird genre shorts and features.
We acknowledge the Indigenous peoples on which our festival’s films are shown.
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS
CANADA // AUG 2022
LIVE IN TORONTO
BEST FEATURE 2022 “FLEE THE LIGHT” (1h15m)
DATE & TIME: 17 AUG 7:00PM - 9:00PM includes Q&A
LOC: SUPERMARKET TO, KENSINGTON MARKET - TORONTO
FLEE THE LIGHT - dir. Alexandra Senza. A mystical horror-thriller where reincarnation, demons and sorceresses intertwine to tell the story of a spiritual search gone wrong.
A psychology student (ANNIE TUMA) delves into her sister’s (ARIANA MARQUIS) psychosis, exposing herself to an ancient predator who hunts souls. TIX HERE
Join us for a special screening of our award-winning BEST FEATURE 2022.
BEST SHORTS GALA 2022 (1h45m)
DATE & TIME: 17 AUG 9:30PM - 11:30PM includes Q&A
LOC: SUPERMARKET TO, KENSINGTON MARKET - TORONTO
Join us for an assortment of the very best of HYBRID GENRE Australia: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, animation, historical... and more! Highlighting local and international productions, this is a great way to see the best and latest in genre (and hybrid genre!) cinema. TIX HERE
Films included: Wherever You Are, Wherever I Am - Kay Chan, Hot Wool - Tony Olsen, Stepmother - Joakim Pusenius, Rabbit Girl - Dan McPeake, IN THE SHADOWS - David Émond-Ferrat, Ouroborous - Maxime Le Flaguais, Shangri-La - Kimberly & Wendy Willming
AUSTRALIA // MAY 2022
LIVE IN MELBOURNE
BEST SHORTS GALA 2022 (1h45m)
DATE & TIME: 12 MAY 7:00PM - 8:40PM
LOC: LONGPLAY - MELBOURNE
Join us for an assortment of the very best of HYBRID GENRE Australia: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, animation, historical... and more! Highlighting local and international productions, this is a great way to see the best and latest in genre (and hybrid genre!) cinema. TIX HERE
Films included: Good Times, Bad Moon - dir. Kristian Taylor-Wood (BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM 2022). The Gun - dir. T.J. McIntosh (BEST NEW ZEALAND FILM). Today - dir. Andrew Jaksch (BEST SHORT FILM). Roses in the Night - dir. Pencho Kunchev (BEST ANIMATION). Angst - dir. Béla Baptiste (BEST SCI-FI). The Mirror - dir. Leila Murton Poole (BEST FANTASY). Drop - dir. Sidney Fenton (BEST HORROR). Golem - dir. Ryan Cauchi (BEST HISTORICAL)
BEST FEATURE 2022 “I’m Not Gay” (1h20m)
DATE & TIME: 12 MAY 9:00PM - 10:20PM
LOC: LONGPLAY - MELBOURNE
I'm Not Gay - dir. Nathan Short. A wayward gay man struggles to teach his younger self about the challenges of adult life. Searching for answers inside stories from his past, he must confront his nature and the man he will become. TIX HERE
Documentary meets musical feature in this experimental coming of age drama about power and masculinity in modern day Australia - a bridge between the gay and straight experience (see imnotgay.com.au).
"What an incredible project. It gives a true sense of your talent as a filmmaker and your curiosity as a human being." - Ian Thomson (Out In The Line Up, Becoming Colleen)
Join us for a special screening of our award-winning BEST FEATURE 2022.
CANADA // AUG — SEP 2021 (+ 2020)
TORONTO & ONLINE
BEST FEATURE 2021
MONKEY BEACH (2h) Hosted by Matt Sadowski
DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 2ND / 8:15 PM - 10:15 PM
LOC: SPADINA THEATRE
DETAILS:
Hosted by Matt Sadowski. DRAMA + SUPERNATURAL / Includes Event Photography / Preceeded by award winning Short Film
“Lisa Hill has powers. She can foretell death and see mythical creatures. She talks with the dead and has harrowing visions. She left Kitamaat, hoping if she partied hard enough in Vancouver, her visions would disappear. But when a warning from her dead cousin sends her racing back home, Lisa realizes the partying didn't work. Her visions are back – with a vengeance. But are they blessings in disguise or agents of dark forces?”
BEST SHORTS 2021 GALA
Top Award-Winning Shorts (1h) Hosted by Matt Sadowski
DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 2ND / 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
LOC: SPADINA THEATRE
DETAILS:
Hosted by Matt Sadowski. The very best of HYBRID GENRE CANADA; crime, fantasy, history and animation and more. Highlighting local and international productions, including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Event Photography.
BEST FEATURE 2020 REDUX
Artik (1h25) Hosted by Matt Sadowski
DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 2ND / 5:00 PM - 6:25 PM
LOC: SPADINA THEATRE
Hosted by Matt Sadowski. HORROR + COMING OF AGE / Includes Event Photography
“A comic book obsessed serial killer's sinister plan to train his son to be his replacement is interrupted when the young boy lures a well-meaning stranger, Holton, back to their secluded farm threatening to expose their families terrifying secret.” // Includes Event Photography.
BEST SHORTS 2020 REDUX
Top Award-Winning Shorts (1h30) Hosted by Matt Sadowski
DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 2ND / 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
LOC: SPADINA THEATRE
Hosted by Matt Sadowski. The very best of HYBRID GENRE CANADA; crime, fantasy, history and animation and more. Highlighting local and international productions, including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Event Photography.
LIVE NOW! HYBRID GENRE X LEGACY THE FILM CLUB
FEEL THE FEAR — HORROR SHOW (4h+)
DATE & TIME: AUG 12th - SEP 5th
LOC: ZUZFILMS.IO : BUY HERE
DETAILS: PREMIUM HORRORS FOR YOUR VIEWING DISPLEASURE. AVAILABLE ONLY ON ZUZFILMS.IO Powered by Vimeo on demand.
AUSTRALIA // MAY 2021 (+ 2020)
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY
THEM (1h52)
DATE & TIME: MAY 16th // 7PM
LOC: LONGPLAY — FITZROY
Sci-Fi Drama. Humans cannot see them anymore. They control the world and everything that happens in it. Humans live in a comfortable dream that repeats itself. They control the dream. They were humans once too. Now they are something else… // Preceded by 2x Short Films
Anonymous Animals (1h25)
DATE & TIME : MAY 13th // 7PM
LOC: LONGPLAY — FITZROY
Horror / Thriller. “The balance of power between man and animal is reversed. In a remote countryside, any encounter with the dominant can become hostile”. // Preceded by 1x Short Film.
Best Shorts Season 2 & 3 (2h30 each)
DATE & TIME :
SEASON 2 : DATE: MAY 2nd 7PM // SEASON 3 : DATE: MAY 11th 7PM
LOC: LONGPLAY — FITZROY
Hosted by Sam Luiz. The very best of HYBRID GENRE Australia; crime, fantasy, history and animation. Highlighting local and international productions, including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Interval and Event Photography.
FRANCE // OCT 2019
PARIS — EXCLUSIVE SCREENING
PARIS EXCLUSIVE / SUELEMENT A PARIS
MEILLEURES COURTS MÉTRAGES 2019 (2h30) Presenté par Alexis Cathala (HOST)
DATE & TIME: OCT 14th // 7PM
LOC: Luminor Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Hosted by Alexis Cathala. The very best of HYBRID GENRE International; crime, fantasy, history and animation. Highlighting local and international productions, including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Interval and Event Photography.
AUSTRALASIA // AUG 2019
AUCKLAND
Best Shorts Season 1 (3h)
SEASON 1 : DATE: AUG 14th 7PM
Hosted by Walter Nielands & Louisa Tipene. The very best of HYBRID GENRE Australia; crime, fantasy, history and animation. Highlighting local and international productions, including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Interval and Event Photography.
BEST IN SHOW [ONLINE] 2019
Top Award-Winning Shorts (5h)
DATE & TIME: AUG 14-21st (STREAMING)
LOC: ZUZFILMS.IO
DETAILS: THE BEST IN SHOW, LITERALLY. AVAILABLE ONLY ON ZUZFILMS.IO Powered by Vimeo on demand.
CANADA // AUG — JAN 19
EDMONTON + ONLINE
BEST INTL FEATURE 2019
KATHERINE OF SINAI (2h11) STARRING PETER O’TOOLE
DATE & TIME: JAN 4th // 9PM
LOC: GARNEAU THEATRE
“This multi award-winning film - tells the remarkable story of Katherine of Sinai who refused to worship Rome’s pagan gods during the 4th century. Katherine stood not only for Christians but for people of all faiths to be un-shackled from Rome’s enforced worship of pagan gods.”
BEST SHORTS 2019 GALA
Best Shorts (1h30) Hosted by Lana Whiskeyjack & Anthony Goertz
DATE & TIME: JAN 3rd // 7PM
LOC: GARNEAU THEATRE
Hosted by Lana WhiskeyJack & Anthony Goertz. The very best of HYBRID GENRE Canada; crime, fantasy, history and animation. Highlighting local and international productions, including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Interval and Event Photography.
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE 2019
THE DOCTOR’S CASE (2h11) A STEPHEN KING STORY
DATE & TIME: JAN 3rd // 9PM
LOC: GARNEAU THEATRE
Hosted by Lana WhiskeyJack & Anthony Goertz. “When a diabolical English lord is murdered, Sherlock Holmes and Watson must unexpectedly exchange roles in order to solve "the perfect locked room mystery." Including Q&A with the Directors, Cast & Crew. // Includes Interval and Event Photography.
BEST YOUTH SHORTS 2019
Top Award-Winning Shorts (1h30)
DATE: JAN 4th // 10AM
LOC: GARNEAU THEATRE
The very best of HYBRID GENRE Canada — youth shorts; crime, fantasy, history and animation. Highlighting local and international productions.
BEST GENRE COLLECTION
Top Award-Winning Shorts (2h)
DATE: JAN 4th // 12AM
LOC: GARNEAU THEATRE
The very best of HYBRID GENRE Canada; crime, fantasy, history and animation. Highlighting local and international productions.
BEST DOCUMENTARY 2019
SAMUEL BARBER: ABSOLUTE BEAUTY (2h)
DATE: JAN 4th // 2:30PM
LOC: GARNEAU THEATRE
“Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and melancholia. Performance, oral history, musicology, and biography combine to explore the life and music of one of America’s greatest composers.”
BEST IN SHOW [ONLINE] 2019
Top Award-Winning Shorts (5h)
DATE & TIME: JAN 3-6 (STREAMING)
LOC: ZUZFILMS.IO
DETAILS: THE BEST IN SHOW, LITERALLY. AVAILABLE ONLY ON ZUZFILMS.IO Powered by Vimeo on demand.
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