Team
Director: Karim Ouelhaj
Cast: Éline Schumacher, Benjamin Ramon, Hélène Moor, Wim Willaert, Pierre Nisse, Raphaëlle Bruneau, Quentin Lasbazeilles, Olivier Picard, Catherine Jandrain, Julie Carroll…
Music: Gary Moonboots & Simon Fransquet
D.O.P: François Schmitt
Set Design: Laïos Hendrickx
Sound: Franco Piscopo & Julien Mizac
Sales: XYZ Films & Media Move
info
2022
100 min.
Colour
IMDb
20 AWARDS – 48 festival selections
To know all the festivals (without premiere status) go to the bottom of the page
A bold and striking provocation, Megalomaniac examines the tragic events that can turn man into monster and victim into executioner. Inspired by Belgium’s real-life Butcher of Mons, this violent, visual feast from Golden Méliès-winning writer/director Karim Ouelhaj is a powerful slice of cinema featuring unforgettable performances from its dedicated cast and establishing its boundary-pushing filmmaker as a truly global talent.
20 Awards
- Best Feature Award – Cheval Noir – Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada – 2022)
- Outstanding Performance Award: Éline Schumacher – Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada – 2022)
- Best Cinematography: François Schmitt – Grimmfest (United Kingdom – 2022)
- Best Score: Gary Moonboots & Simon Fransquet – Grimmfest (United Kingdom – 2022)
- Special Mention – Best Performance: Éline Schumacher – Grimmfest (United Kingdom – 2022)
- Best Performance Award: Éline Schumacher – Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (USA – 2022)
- Best Film Award – Monsters Taranto Film Festival (Italy – 2022)
- Best performance (Éline Schumacher) – Torror Molins Festival (Spain – 2022)
- Best performance (Éline Schumacher) – Isla Cavalera (Spain – 2022)
- Special Mention – BestFfilm – Isla Cavalera (Spain – 2022)
- Best Photography (François Schmitt) – Soho Horror Film Festival (UK – 2022)
- Best Film – Fantasporto (Portugal – 2023)
- Best Director (Karim Ouelhaj) – Fantasporto (Portugal – 2023)
- Best Actress (Éline Schumacher) – Fantasporto (Portugal – 2023)
- Best Actress (Éline Schumacher) – Sombra Film Festival (Spain- 2023)
- Best Film – Horrorant Film Festival (Greece- 2023)
- Best Cinematography (François Schmitt) – Horrorant Film Festival (Greece- 2023)
- Best Film – Grossmann Film Festival (Slovenia – 2023)
- Best Film – Slaughter Film Festival (Serbia – 2023)
- Best Horror Film – Macabro Film Festival (Mexico – 2023)
Synopsis
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.
Martha et Félix sont les enfants du Dépeceur de Mons, célèbre tueur en série belge des années 90. Alors que Martha, instable et complexée, est rongée par l’insécurité, son frère, écrasé par l’héritage familial, reprend les tueries de leur père.
Harcelée et violemment agressée à son travail, Martha sombre dans la folie et passe de l’autre côté du miroir, dans le monde étrange et terrifiant dans lequel vit son frère.
Festivals
- FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL (Canada) // 2 AWARDS: Cheval noir Best film + Best performance (Éline Schumacher) – 2022
- BIFFF – Méliès compétition (Belgium) – 2022
- Sydney Underground Film Festival (Australia) – 2022
- Fantasy Film Festival (Germany) – 2022
- Slash Film Festival (Austria) – 2022
- Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (France) – 2022
- Monsters of Film (Sweden) – 2022
- Grimmfest (UK) // 3 AWARDS: Best Score + Best Cinematography + Special mention for best performance (Éline Schumacher) – 2022
- Sitges Film Festival (Spain) – 2022
- Telluride Horror Show (USA) – 2022
- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (USA) // AWARD: Best performance (Éline Schumacher) – 2022
- Tohorror (Italy) – 2022
- ASNIFF (France) – 2022
- Celluloid Scream (UK) – 2022
- Morbido Film Fest (Mexico) – 2022
- Imagine (The Netherlands) – 2022
- Monsters Taranto Horror (Italy) // AWARD: Best Film – 2022
- San Sebastian Horror Film Festival (Spain) – 2022
- Razor Reel (Belgium) – 2022
- Französische Filmtage Tübingen – Stuttgart (Germany) – 2022
- Terror Molins (Spain) // AWARD: Best performance (Éline Schumacher) – 2022
- Soho Horror Film Festival (UK) // AWARD: Best Photography (François Schmitt) – 2022
- Melbourne Monster Fest (Australia) – 2022
- L’Étrange Festival Clermont-Ferrand (France) – 2022
- Isla Calavera (Spain) // AWARDS: Best performance (Éline Schumacher), Special Mention – Best Film – 2022
- Night visions (Finland) – 2022
- Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre (Argentina) – 2022
- Fantasporto Film Festival (Portugal) – 2023
- 2300 Plan 9 Film Festival (Switzerland) – 2023
- The Shockproof Film Festival (Czech Republic) – 2023
- Sombra Film Festival (Spain-2023), // AWARD: Best Actress: Éline Schumacher – 2023
- Phoenix Film Festival (USA) – 2023
- Brugg horror Film Festival (Switzerland) – Official Competition – 2023
- 2300 Plan 9 festival (Switzerland) – 2023
- Fantaspoa (Brazil) – 2023
- Grindhouse paradise (France) – 2023
- Panic Fest (USA) – 2023
- Horrorant (Grèce) // AWARDS : Best Film + Best cinematography: François Schmitt – 2023
- Cinéma interdit (France) – Opening – 2023
- Dark Bridges (Canada) – 2023
- Grossmann Film Festival (Slovenia) // AWARD : Best Film – 2023
- Slaughter Fest (Serbia) // AWARD : Best Film – 2023
- Macabro Film festival (Mexico) – 2023
- BUT Film Festival (Netherlands) – 2023
- Aaarg Film Festival (Belgium) – 2023
- Terror-Fi film Festival (New Zealand) – 2023
- Blodig Week-end (Denmark) – 2023
- Ampla – Mostra de Cinema (Portugal) – 2024
- Panorama of European Cinema (Greece) – 2024
Other awards
The Cult of Ghoul (Serbia 2022)
- Creepiest Film
- Best Female Leading Actor: Eline Schumacher
- Best Photography: François Schmitt
- Best Production Design: Laïos Hendrickx
Distribution:
– Germany, Austria & German speaking territories: Indeed Film
– Japan & Korea: Youngjin Creative
– Latin America : Encripta
– Scandinavia & Finland: Njuta Films
– Canada & USA: Dark Star Pictures
– France & French speaking territories: Factoris Films
– Poland: White and Red Limited
– CIS & Baltics: Universal Distribution
– Spain: Wild Duck
– Portugal: Vendetta Filmes
– World Premiere: July 22, 2022 @ Fantasia
– European Premiere: August 31, 2022 @ BIFFF
– German Premiere: September 9, 2022 @ Fantasy Filmfest
– Oceanian Premiere: September 10, 2022 @ SUFF
– Austrian Premiere: September 28, 2022 @ SLASH
– French Premiere: September 29, 2022 @ FEFFS
– Scandinavian Premiere: October 2, 2022 @ Monsters of Films
– UK Premiere: October 2002 @ Grimmfest
– Spanish Premiere: October 12, 2022 @ Sitges
– US Premiere: October, 2022 @ Brooklyn Horror
– Latin America Premiere: October 28, 2022 @ Morbido Fest
– Italian Premiere: October 20, 2022 @ Tohorror
– Dutch Premiere: October 30, 2022 @ Imagine
– Finnish Premiere: November 18, 2022 @ Night Visions
– Argentinian Premiere: November 26, 2022 @Rojo Sangre
– Portuguese Premiere: February. 25, 2023 @ Fantasporto
– Czech Premiere: March 7, 2023 @ Festival Otrlého Diváka
– Brazilian Premiere: April 19, 2023 @ Fantaspoa
– Swiss Premiere: April 27, 2023 @ Brugg Horror Film Festival
– Greek Premiere: May 12, 2023 @ Horrorant Film Festival
– Slovenian Premiere: June 22, 2023 @ Grossmann Film Festival
– Serbian Premiere: June 30, 2023 @ Slaughter Fest
– Mexican Premiere: August 22, 2023 @ Macabro Film Festival
– Russian Premiere: September 21, 2023 in Theaters
– New Zealander: Octobre 28, 2023 @ Terror-Fi Film Festival
– Wallonia Premiere: October 30, 2023 @ Aaaargh Film Festival
– Danish Premiere: November 26, 2023 @ Blodig Week-end