Portrait of Desire
For one night, artist Romina Remmo invites us to experience the sensation of her suggestive work, imbued with eroticism and femininity. Exploring the imagination and the hidden side of the artist, the film takes us into a labyrinth of thoughts and fantasies where desire brushes up against violence and where seduction borders on suffering.
Cement: The Final Brick in the Wall
Cement: The Final Brick in the Wall is an insane love story between and incestuous couple that have been abused as children, now they are on a rampage to hell, raiding drug squads and what not..
Inferno
Based on true events, the film follows Mathilde Cordier, a young detective from the Criminal Investigation Division with a history of abuse, she is laid off as an intervention goes awry. Following the disappearance of a young girl, Mathilde, outside the law, will conduct her own investigation and follow the trail of a man named François Renard. A man with a troubled and violent past who claims to have settled down. As she sinks into a spiral of darkness, Mathilde faces the most monstrous aspects of humanity.
Entrails of Savage Capitalism
Toto, a twelve-year-old boy who looks like a monstrous humanoid creature, is sitting at the dinner table with his parents. They’ve made him some soup, but he doesn’t want to eat it. He says he’d rather eat “shit”. How far is Toto prepared to go to make his parents bend?
Clairvoyance
A young woman suffers from violent visions while she is waiting for the subway...
Tetaniya
During the night, Dimitri has a disturbing experience: unable to move or speak, he is confronted by an indistinct presence that interacts with him in a curious way at first, then violently, causing him to wake up. What seemed like a nightmare turns out to be a never-ending loop in which Dimitri is confronted by an unknown part of himself.
The Burglar
The Shadows of the Unknown is a series of episodes inspired by The Twilight Zone and the films that have shaped our vision. Each tale weaves mystery or horror, immersing you in eerie atmospheres and gripping suspense. The first episode, The Burglar, is about a thief that breaks into the wrong house on the wrong night—only to become the hunted. But when the body vanishes and reality starts to warp, it’s clear this break-in was just the beginning.
Immortal Beloved Horror
IMMORTAL BELOVED HORROR is a feature-length, deep-dive documentary that charts the electrifying history of horror—from literary origins to VHS-era cult chaos.
It all begins in 1816, the “Year Without a Summer,” when Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and friends—trapped indoors by volcanic ash-cloud weather—entertained themselves by writing ghost stories. What emerged was Frankenstein, the spark that ignited two centuries of macabre imagination.
Love Machine
Mia receive her first sex bot and try to make it work.
The Masque of the Red Death
When the eccentric owner of a bustling nightclub keeps an eye on his business, his gaze falls on a mysterious lady dressed in red whom he wants to make his own at all costs. While the other guests at the club loose themselves in decadence, the owner remains spellbound by the lady and his inner demons. Will he risk to loose it all? The Masque of the Red Death is a stop-motion allegory about lust, decadence and decay.
Based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) in which a bloody pestilence manages to invade a masked ball in a barricaded castle.
Terminus
In "Terminus," we meet Gary, a middle-aged bus driver grappling with the lingering effects of a head injury and the strain of his daily life. With a well-meaning but persistent wife urging him to adhere to his medication, Gary finds himself increasingly frustrated and isolated. When his car's voice-activated GPS begins to take on a more self-aware persona, it initially offers solace, guiding him to serene locales to ease his mounting stress.
Chaotic & Aphrodisiac
Boris is feeling down and chats with a bacteria while a microscopic party is being organized in his apartment.
Mopsorden
Mélanie, a filmmaker with wasted potential, has taken refuge in corporate jobs. When a weirdo comes up on a silver lining, she won't resist the call of the buzz.
The Pigsty
One night, Mara is cleaning an art gallery where she dreams of being exhibited. A power outage will force her to explore and discover the filthiest corners of this enclosure...
The Leader Will Come ( De Leider Komt)
On a winter's evening, the inhabitants of the Flemish town of Broekem gather in the local parish hall to celebrate an important event.
Blood Shack (La Cabane À Sang)
A madcap director takes his cast and crew to a location once rumored to be home to a cannibal family, with the plan of shooting an amateur horror film. Scripts and preparation turn out to be completely unnecessary, and chaos soon ensues. But the real madness has yet to begin—because the legend isn’t as far-fetched as they thought. The psychopaths in question are still very much present. In fact, one of them harbors his own ambition to direct horror films and is handed the perfect opportunity on a silver platter.
Heads or Fails (a.k.a. Aimer Perdre)
Armande Pigeon is the queen of shenanigans. In Brussels, she struggles to make ends meet because she can’t stop gambling on everything, always ending up on the wrong side of luck. When she teams up with Ronnie one night, everything changes – they win it all. And when you hit a winning streak, you have to know when to stop.
Clac
One Halloween night, Jeanne discovers a package on her doorstep. When she unwraps it, she wasn't expecting to have to play a game of fang-fang with a ghost.
Recall
In the early 2000s, scientists developed a dangerous time amendment program called RECALL. It allows desperate individuals to alter their recent history by creating a second timeline. Natan wants to save Hannah from death. He hopes to survive the RECALL program long enough, to create a timeline where they are back together.
Olga’s Eyes / Les Yeux d'Olga
Olga has the vampire blues. She’s is placed in a care home where she can deal with those who have “one foot in the grave”
The Investment / L’investissement
Don’t say “slaughterhouse”, say “revaluation center”.
In a dystopian world where everything must be profitable, Rachel Boyer gets a negative rating. The only remedy is working in a slaughterhouse for unproductive people.
The Child / L’enfant
During her pregnancy, a woman experiences terrifying symptoms that necessitate an urgent intervention, plunging her into a live-threatening situation.
De Potloodmoorden
A policeman neglects his young, attractive wife because of his professional duties. Soon, he has to face the fact that she deceives him. It seriously complicates the case he is working on: attractive young women are brutally killed by means of a pencil rammed into their noses until the brain is pierced. Director Guy Lee Thys will be present at this special 35mm screening.
TriZombie
A dangerous virus turns everyone into zombies, except people with Down syndrome. A group of unlikely heroes undertake a dangerous trip to rescue their missing friend. Funny and wholesome take on the zombie genre with one or two familiar faces of the BUTFF crew.
Minuit Frissons
Get ready for your new favorite TV-show!
The Visitor
A refugee washes up naked in a suitcase on the bank of the Thames. The enigmatic, sexually fluid stranger introduces himself to a bourgeois, upper class family. He is invited to stay on as an employee. The Visitor soon seduces each member of the family in a series of explicit sexual encounters. He will turn their world upside down as they are able to redefine themselves in new, radical ways.
Life’s a Bitch / Chiennes de vies
To please Cecile, Tom agrees to adopt her dead neighbour’s Chihuahua. Actress Greta is crushed. Her dog and her assistant both died, run over by a bus. Franck and Lola fall in love at first sight. They have so much in common, except Lola doesn’t like dogs. Three intertwined destinies, three stories of humans and their dogs.
The Belgian Wave
This movie examines a period in modern Belgian history which is as heavily mocked as it is revered: the wave of UFO sightings recorded at the end of the 80s. Journalist Marc Varenberg disappeared with his cameraman in mysterious circumstances while investigating. Almost thirty years later, two web reporters reopen the investigation to find out what really happened.
Megalomaniac
Martha and Félix are children of the Butcher of Mons, a notorious Belgian serial killer from the 1990s. While Martha lives an unstable life riddled with insecurities, her brother, crushed by the family legacy, takes over their father’s killings. Harassed and violently assaulted at work, Martha falls into madness and goes through the looking glass into the strange and terrifying world inhabited by her brother.
Le Clown
From 1996 until today, 33 violent murders are perpetrated during the Halloween period in Belgium by a serial killer who calls himself "the clown". We are on the eve of Halloween. Vincent hates this party and for good reason: his father committed suicide during this period. That morning, he receives a call from his friend Alice to babysit her cats because she has to be away for a few days. On the way, he realizes that he is being chased by a strange, masked man. Very quickly, he realizes that this stranger covered in a clown mask is prowling around Alice's place, determined to enter.
Hotel Poseidon
Hotel Poseidon volgt 24 uur in het leven van Dave (Tom Vermeir), een uitgebluste veertiger die in het bouwvallige hotel van zijn overleden vader woont. Hij vult er zijn dagen met luisteren naar ruis op een oude walkman, het ontlopen van zijn dominante moeder (Tania Van der Sanden) en het incasseren van vernederingen door zijn vriendin (Ruth Becquart). Dave wil liefst met rust worden gelaten... maar de komst van een mysterieuze gast (Anneke Sluiters) en een onbetrouwbare vriend (Dominique Van Malder) zet een reeks magische en surreële gebeurtenissen in gang...
Dogues
When Doug tell his mother he got an internship so that she gives him money to keep his weed plants, he doesn't realize where his lie will drag him.
Duyster
Three students film a documentary about Johannes Duyster, Antwerp's 17th century executioner. This is their footage.
Suite 16
BLOODY BELGIUM
Mother Schmuckers
BLOODY BELGIUM
Issachar and Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their mother's beloved dog, they have 24 hours to find it - or she will kick them out. Anywhere these schmucks turn up, there is chaos and misunderstanding, people get hurt or are killed by accident. They truly master the art of fucking things up. Brussels has become a dangerous place.
Linkeroever
In Antwerp, Marie is a world-class runner at 22, with a general air of discontent. She learns she has chronic fatigue syndrome and must stop training for a month. At the track she's met Bobby, an archer, and they start a relationship. Bobby invites her to stay with him while recovering: he lives at West Bank, three tall blocks of flats built on an isolated plot. Marie's mom doesn't like the arrangement, Marie is soon vomiting, and she learns that the previous tenant in Bobby's flat disappeared leaving notes about the building's cellar and photos of the area before West Bank was built.
Zombies from Sector 9
The story is about Bookwalker, once a useless bum, now turned zombie killer and raider hunter. The story is set in CrittersVille where there is a nuclear meltdown and the dead are coming back to life and you have raiders, roaming the lands.
Rhizom
Black-and-white film from Belgian director, music producer and performer SHAZZULA (BLACK MASS RISING) who made video clips for ELECTRIC WIZARD and her own band WOLVENNEST.
The footage was initially made for a music video of a band named OX, and officially released late march 2019.
Le petit bonhomme vert (The Little Green Man)
A woman has an erotic experience in a plant nursery.
Le Saigneur est avec nous (In Memoriam Alfons Vranckx)
It’ World War III, Man ! (“Le Saigneur est avec nous”)
This film looks like a paranoid statement.
Everyone is fighting everyone and the rest against all others.
Male chauvinism fights love while love makes war to violence and fascism.
Time and Work are eternal enemies. Sadism and nazi’s are big friends.
All images have been cut into small pieces, no image standing still.
No story. No main character. No net to save you.
Bande de cons! (Bunch of Assholes!)
Roland Lethem's most (in)famous movie is an experiment in insult and abuse: the abuse of victims by the police, the abuse of humans by society, the abuse of the spectator by the director. Heavily inspired by the style and politics of the surrealists and Japanese counter-culture-cinema.
Muil (Maw)
Richard has an unusual fantasy: he gets sexually aroused by the idea of being devoured by an animal. In a contact add he gets to know Max and with that encounter the chance of making his fantasy real. But does he dare?
DoublePlusUngood
An ex-prisoner fights the disciples of Satan in this wild, psychedelic Belgian revenge film that was inspired by both Spaghetti Westerns and the films of Jess Franco, Mario Bava and Roger Corman. A low-budget masterpiece, five years in the making. The director will be present at the screening.
No Man's Bush
A short story about a guy that doesn't like hair on certain parts of the body.
Maniac Nurses
In a remote fortress, a sinister sorority of surgically skilled sisters lie in wait of their next victim. They control a bevy of caged women who have been brain-washed and sponge-bathed to become the world’s most anatomically awesome surgeons. This is the gut-wrenching story of one innocent girl, Sabrina, who finds herself trapped in a living nightmare. Captive to a slavery ring that is training an army of men-hating, feminist fiends, Sabrina learns that she will play a pivotal role in the crucial plot of Lisa the dominatrix.
Parts of the Family
Beyond the front door of an old, decrepit house is buried a horrible and tragic past. One horrifying and gory night a family of four is brutally hacked to pieces. The only survivor is the young and beautiful housekeeper, Ella. When she steps out of the house one day, she has no idea that she is about to be snatched by failed bank-robber Jason Goodis. Goodis, however, could not have imagined that the innocent hostage he is dragging back inside, has an unquenchable thirst for blood!
Spit'n'Split
A mockumentary about the real band ‘The Experimental Tropic Blues Band’ and their surrealistic adventures on the road. How do you survive as a band constantly on the verge of making it (a bit) bigger? The band has composed the entire soundtrack of the film.
Forgotten Scares
The feature-length documentary “Forgotten Scares” goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the 70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. A lot of interviews with the people involved, and some choice anecdotes about the likes of Rabid Grannies and Daughters of Darkness.
Cruelle Est La Nuit
During a dark night, Aetna's activists are on their way for a risky mission : killing a shady well-known figure. The target ? The unreliable politician Hein Stavros. But when they reach his opulent-looking villa, they end up in a real "pleasure party"... Oh, boy, things are going to degenerate...