Romero's work as well as Tod Browning's and Edgar Wallace's were celebrated during the festival with the screenings of their major features. Romero as the president of this year's jury. The fourth edition of the festival was marked by the presence of George A. The movie Buried which won Strasbourg's first Méliès d’Argent went on winning this year Méliès d'or. The theme of this third edition revolved around Val Lewton work, the Italian pop cinema of the 1960s and the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode 2. This year jury was made of Brian Yuzna, Manlio Gomarasca, Axelle Carolyn and Alexandre O. This award nominate a feature film and a short film to the Méliès d'or competition that is held during Sitges Film Festival. In 2010 the SEFFF moved up to affiliated membership in the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation enabling them to hold a Méliès d’Argent competition. Affiliation with the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation Third Edition Moreover, for this second edition the SEFFF organized a retrospective of George Frangu work and celebrated the 20th anniversary of Ridley Scott's Alien. During this edition the jury was composed of Ruggero Deodato, Jean-Jacques Bernard, Marina de Van and its president Roger Corman. In 2009 the festival kept a similar format to the previous year. Finally during this edition the festival paid tribute to the work of Ray Harryhausen through multiple screenings. The SEFFF invited Lamberto Bava, Caroline Munro, Philippe Nahon and Jean-François Rauger to become the festival's first jury. In addition to its usual screenings the festival added two competitions, respectively between European short films and European feature films. In 2008 the festival joined the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) as an adherent member and changed its name to Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival. Creation of the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival More guests were invited during this edition with the presence of François Schuiten, Benoît Peeters, Luigi Cozzi, Jean Pierre Berthome and Jean Alessandrini. The festival program included features like Forbidden planet, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Starcrash, Planet of the Apes, Invasion of Astro-Monster and The War in Space. Moreover, some of the screenings were available in 3D such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon. This time around the festival focused on science fiction films from the 1950s to the 1980s with the screening of space operas, Japanese science fiction films, Jack Arnold's movies and Social science fiction features. With the Hammer Film Festival being a success the organization decided to renew the experience in 2007 with the Spectre Film Festival. Furthermore, Hammer screenwriter Jimmy Sangster was invited to present some of the movies. For this occasion the cinemas STAR in Strasbourg screened some of Hammer original 35mm prints such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Brides of Dracula, The Gorgon, The Reptile, Dracula, Quatermass and the Pit and The Mummy. In 2006, the organization Les Films du Spectre decided to organize the Hammer Film Festival which revolved around the work of the British film production company Hammer Film Productions. Moreover, since 2009 the festival starts with the Great Strasbourg Zombie Walk, it has become one of the largest in Europe with around 4000 participants in 2014. Notable past guests of the festival include Tobe Hooper, Lamberto Bava, Catherine Breillat, Marina De Van, Ruggero Deodato, Lucky McKee, Agnès Merlet, Caroline Munro, Philippe Nahon, Brian Yuzna, Roger Corman, Mick Garris and George A. The festival takes place annually in September since 2008, it derives from the Spectre Film Festival that was created in 2005 by the organization Les Films du Spectre. The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival ( SEFFF) (French: Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg ( FEFFS)), is an annual film festival held in Strasbourg, France, that focus on fantasy, science fiction and horror films. Official poster of the 6th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
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