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вЂњThe Woodland AlchemyвЂќ is one of a cluster of films on the paranormal at this yearвЂ™s Sci-Fi Film Fest. вЂњI am Not a WitchвЂќ topped both my and my WBUR colleague Sean BurnsвЂ™ favorite films from 2018. Anna BillerвЂ™s more playful вЂњ The Love WitchвЂќ made rounds among alterno-horror fans a year later.

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Last fall, the вЂњCharmedвЂќ of Rose McGowanвЂ™s TV acting heyday got a reboot as did the flippy-dippy вЂњSabrina: The Teenage Witch,вЂќ this time as the darker вЂњ Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.вЂќ Film-wise, in 2015 New HamsphireвЂ™s Robert Eggers garnered accolades for his debut, вЂњ The Witch,вЂќ less about the witch than the patriarch who fears her.

Witches have a small but steady presence in popular culture that, like any other symbol, ebbs and flows with the times. It reveals how Zwicker and her friends practice pagan healing rituals. 13 at the Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest вЂ“ gives a positive spin on the usual witch story. Her first film вЂ“ an ethereal, dramatic short titled вЂњThe Woodland Alchemy,вЂќ making its Boston premiere on Feb. вЂњPeople were condemned for witchcraft all over New England.вЂќ

вЂњWe realize our history and heritage,вЂќ says Zwicker, who grew up in Boston and now lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The joke is about those of us stuck on the antiquated - and sexist - notion that witches are always and only twisted-looking women who wield malicious power. Roxie Zwicker and her friends jokingly call themselves вЂњgood witches from the North.вЂќ The joke isnвЂ™t about the fact that they are, indeed, witches with good intentions. Jesse Mittelstadt | вЂњFlybyвЂќ | United States, 2019 H.P.The witches in 'The Woodland Alchemy.' (Courtesy This article is more than 2 years old. GRAND PRIZE: вЂњWild LoveвЂќ | Directed by: Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Maryka Laudet, LГ©a Georges, ZoГ© Sottiaux, and Corentin Yvergniaux| France, 2018ДЇIRST PRIZE: вЂњThey HuntвЂќ | Directed by: Rhys Byfield| United States, 2018ДЇran Cassonova вЂ“ вЂњSomething In The DarknessвЂќ | Spain, 2017 DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD GRAND PRIZEвЂњA Purgatory StoryвЂќ | Directed by: Tom Albanese | UNITED STATES, 2019ДЇIRST PRIZE: вЂњAcideвЂќ | Directed by: Just Philippot | France, 2018 вЂњEternityвЂќ | Directed by: Anna Sobolevksa| Ukraine, 2018 BEST FANTASY SHORT вЂњThe Last WellвЂќ | Directed by: Filip Filkovic | Croatia and France, 2018 вЂњThe MimeвЂќ | Directed by: Dan Allen| United Kingdom, 2019 BEST SCI-FI SHORT вЂњMadameвЂќ | Directed by: Garth Jennings | France, 2018 вЂњArtikвЂќ | Directed by: Tom Botchii Skowronski | United States, 2019 BEST HORROR SHORT вЂњStar LightвЂќ | Directed by: Lee Cummings and Mitchell Altieri | United States, 2019 вЂњFalterвЂќ | Directed by: Peter Meining and Harriet Maria Meining| Germany, 2018 BEST FEATURE HORROR FILM вЂњVolitionвЂќ | Directed by: Tony Dean Smith | Canada, 2019 From Spain to Iran and France to the UK, these films represent the vanguard of genre filmmaking from across the globe, and showcase a rising generation of filmmakers, who are redefining genre films for the next generation of cinephiles.вЂќ Winners of 2019 FlickersвЂ™ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival BEST FEATURE SCI-FI FILM вЂњVortex has always prided itself on showcasing the best genre films from the independent film community and this year was no exception. Our decision in 2015 to expand our programming to sc-fi and fantasy films, along with our horror film entries, has allowed us to create an incredible showcase of truly unique filmsвЂќ said Shawn Drywa, Vortex Program Director. вЂњItвЂ™s an amazing achievement that we are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year.

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Lovecraft Walking TourвЂќ over a four-day period presented in collaboration with the RI Historical Society and the Brown University Film Forum (BUFF), a Free Screening of the silent classic, вЂњNosferatuвЂќ with live musical accompaniment by the David Tessier Band, free in-school programs, an expanded Campus Connections series that brings free Festival programming to area Colleges and Universities, five free Forums that look behind-the-scenes at creating genre films in the Ocean State, special programming in the RI PBS series, вЂњdoubleFEATURE,вЂќ and the вЂњGods & GoddessesвЂќ Halloween Wrap Party at the Rooftop at the Providence G. This yearвЂ™s Festival included a return of its popular вЂњH.P. The Grand Prize Sci Film award went to Volition directed by Tony Dean Smith of Canada, and the Grand Prize Horror Film award went to Star Light directed by Lee Cummings and Mitchell Altieri. The 20th Annual FlickersвЂ™ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival wrapped with the annual award ceremony. No account yet? Register Volition directed by Tony Dean Smith

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