#MacabroXVII: Thank You!

From August 21 to September 2, 2018, Macabro emerged once again with a unique celebration of horror cinema, a coven of experiences that involved audiences and specialists in Q&A sessions with guests, master classes, workshops, music, retrospectives, tributes, and parties.

This year, Macabro's programme centered around celebrating the 40th anniversary of Alucarda: la hija de las tinieblas. The celebration Macabro prepared included the publication of a commemorative book and a special screening of the film.

Among the programme's highlights was the Latin American premiere of Nightmare Cinema directed by horror masters Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryuhei Kitamura, and David Slade. The festival's competition and showcase sections were once again shaped by the genre's variety and its subgenres, such as horror comedy films: Matar a Dios and Vidar the Vampire, by Casas & Pinto and Aske Berg & Waldeland, respectively; the influence of eighties horror through the slasher Christmas Blood by Reinert Kiil, the very extreme Trauma by Lucio A. Rojas; witchcraft explored from different points of view with The Witch Files by Kyle Rankin, A mata Negra (winner of Best Ibero-American Horror Feature Film) by Rodrigo Aragão, Luciferina by Gonzalo Calzada, and the documentary La otra magia by Leandro Bartoletti. Also noteworthy were the Mexican films México Bárbaro 2 and Mis demonios nunca juraron soledad.

We would like to thank our guest of honor, horror master Mick Garris, for joining us, as well as Fabián Forte, Gonzalo Calzada, Jorge Leyva, Lucio A. Rojas, Sandra Arriagada, Thomas Aske Berg, Linda Tveten, Mike McCutchance, JJ Webber, Viviana García Besné, Sandra Becerril, Lilia Velazco, Sinhué F. Benavides, David Masterson, Owen Egerton, Rémi Frechette and Marcel Giroux, Carlos Meléndez, Abraham Sánchez, Abigail Bonilla, Lex Ortega, Fernando Urdapilleta, Diego Cohen, Cristian Cueva, and Ricardo Farías, among other international and national guests.

To the institutions: Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México, Procine, Cineteca Nacional, the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, the UNAM Film Library, and the Secretaría de Turismo through the “Sonrisas CDMX” programme.

To the venues and all of their technical and administrative staff: Cineteca Nacional, Cinematógrafo del Chopo, Casa del Cine, Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Museo Archivo de la Fotografía, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl, Museo de la Ciudad de México, and Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris. Faro de Oriente, Faro Milpa Alta, Faro Tláhuac, Faro Indios Verdes, Faro Aragón, Cineclub del Circo Volador, Centro Cultural Xavier Villaurrutia, Museo de la Luz, Paranoid Visions, and Pulquería Insurgentes.

To our sponsors: Clemente Jacques, Nikon, Artec, Urbvan, LCI Seguros, Hotel Roosevelt, Panasonic, CTT, The Film Society, Cinextasis, Uno, Dos y Ocho, Facultad de Cine, Servitron, Culturallez, Universidad del Valle de México, Cucapá, Toxic, Va de Retro, La Carreta Cine Móvil, and Código PM.

To our allied establishments: UTA, Pulquería Insurgentes, La Bipo San Ángel and Coyoacán, La Buenavida fonda, Malavida expendio, Pasagüero, Ah-Un, La Vienet, Churrería General de la República, and Tigre Negro.

To TVUNAM and Radio UNAM, as well as to the media outlets that covered the 13 days of activities.

To our collaborators: Commandante, Archivo Cinematográfico Permanencia Voluntaria, and the Festival Caostica.

To the jury in every category.

To the Macabro Team: Alan Huerta, Jocelyn Guzmán, Mario “Ayanami” Valencia, Arturo Rojas Rojas, Mayra Teodorez, Pablo Rendón, Sharon Ordóñez, Georgina Cobos, Roxana Ruíz, Diego Álvarez, Giovanni Carbajal, Daniel Ballinas Núñez, Luiz Méndez, Casandra Vicario, Sharon Toribio, Sandra Monroy Mandujano, Daniel Arreola, Osvaldo Patlán, Tracy Panteones, Fernando Huerta Zamacona, Diego “soy leyenda” Vilchis, Abraham Valdés, Ángel Fernández, Laura Doménica, Mario Vazquez, Juan Guerrero, João Fleck, Nicolas Tonsho, Tulia Radaelli, as well as to all the volunteers in every area who supported us unconditionally.

To the macabre audience that has joined us and has continued to join us for 17 years. Thank you for making Macabro the biggest monster in Mexico City.

- Edna Campos Tenorio. Director and Founder of Macabro FICH