Under the rubric ‘film genre’ we group for instance festivals on fantasy, science fiction, horror, and crime (cf. Stringer 2008).
Stringer, Julian (2008). “Genre Films and Festival Communities: Lessons from Nottingham, 1991-2000.” Film International 6:4 (2008): 53–59.
Fantasy Film Festivals
Dellert, Frederike (2011). “Kontroverse Pioniere: Zur Kuration des Fantasy Filmfest.” Schnitt 2 (#62) (2011): 35–36.
Mendik, Xavier (2004). “The Fantastik Film Festival: An Overview and Interview with Magnus Paulsson.” Alternative Europe: Eurotrash and Exploitation Cinema Since 1945. Eds. Ernest Mathijs, and Xavier Mendik. London: Wallflower. pp. 232–235.
Van Extergem, Dirk (2004). “The Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film.” Alternative Europe: Eurotrash and Exploitation Cinema Since 1945. Eds. Ernest Mathijs, and Xavier Mendik. London: Wallflower. pp. 216–227.
Horror Film Festivals
Hills, Matt (2010). “Attending Horror Film Festivals and Conventions: Liveness, Subcultural Capital and ‘Flesh-and-Blood Genre Communities’.” Horror Zone: The Cultural Experience of Contemporary Horror Cinema. Ed. Ian Conrich. London; New York: I.B. Tauris. pp. 87–101.
(last updated: 19 May 2011)