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Olivier Beguin’s vampire thriller Chimères (review) is heading to VOD next week courtesy of The Orchard and Styd. Look to sink your teeth into this one on August 19th via iTunes, Amazon, and the like.

Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset, and Catriona MacColl star.

Synopsis

While on holidays in Romania with his girlfriend, Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is rushed to the hospital, where he has to undergo a blood transfusion.

Upon his return home he seems to suffer from a strange disease, convinced that contaminated blood runs through his veins. After all, isn’t Romania the land of legendary bloodsuckers? Livia faces Alexandre’s increasingly strange behavior and tries to save their relationship at risk.

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Swiss director Olivier Beguin made quite a splash on the international festival circuit with his debut feature, Chimeres. An arty take on the vampire mythos that picked up awards around the globe the film is now headed to the international sales market in Cannes with a new international trailer in hand.Hospitalized after being hit by a car while on holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexander must undergo a blood transfusion. On his return, he seems afflicted with a strange disease.Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset, and Catriona MacColl star. Check out the trailer below....

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Swiss director Olivier Beguin made quite the bloody splash last year with his debut feature Chimeres which played all of the major international genre festivals and even won awards at a few of them.

Yannick Rosset and Jasna Kohoutova star as Alexander and Livia respectively, two travelers on vacation in Romania. Alex is hit by a car and hospitalized where, as part of treatment, he is given a blood transfusion. All seems well until he returns home and begins to suffer from a strange disease that makes him sensitive to light, his teeth grow and gives Alex some creepy blood soaked hallucinations. It's not hard to figure out almost from the get go that he's turning into a vampire.

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Olivier Beguin's French language film Chimères is going to Cannes. This vampire tale blends horror with romance as one man turns into a horrifying creature. Chimères stars Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset and Catriona MacColl. And now, an international trailer is available for the film! The film begins with Livia (Kohoutova) and Alexandre (Rosset). On holiday in Romania (bad vacation choice), this pair are involved in brutal car accident. Alexandre gets a blood transfusion, but this sangre might be contaminated. Now, Alexandre is turning into a creature, which is afraid of the sun and lusting for blood. Chimères has already toured several film festivals. And, the film has won several awards, including: Special Jury Award - Fantasporto, Special Mention - Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival and Best Director - Horrorant Fright Nights. In Cannes, the film is sure to find a distributor, with a release date coming soon. For now,...

The Swiss horror film Chimres brings new take on the classic vampire tale. In this film Alex gets infected after a car accident in Romania and is transfused with contaminated blood. We reviewed the film when it premiered at the Nifff festival in Neuchatel. Directed and written by by Olivier Beguin and stars Jasna Kohoutova Yannick Rosset and Catriona MacColl.

On tap right now are two one-sheets for Olivier Beguin’s vampire thriller Chimères (review), and they promise some truly fun and bloody hemoglobin-swilling spurts of horror. Sink yer teeth into 'em!

Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset, and Catriona MacColl star.

Synopsis

While on holiday in Romania with his girlfriend Livia, Alexandre is hit by a car. He is rushed to the hospital, where he has to undergo a blood transfusion. Upon his return home, he seems to suffer from a strange disease, convinced that contaminated blood runs through his veins. After all, isn’t Romania the land of legendary bloodsuckers? Livia faces Alexandre’s increasingly strange behavior and tries to save their couple at risk.

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With first-time feature filmmaker Olivier Beguin’s vampire thriller Chimères set for its Us premiere Wednesday, October 16, at 9:45pm at Screamfest La, read on for our exclusive chat with the filmmaker, and then have a look at the trailer and some stills!

Produced by Beguin, Gwenn Deschenaux and Lluís Fe Pérez from a script by Beguin and Colin Vettier, Chimères stars Jasna Kohoutova, Yannick Rosset and Catriona MacColl and revolves around the character of Alexandre, who, while taking a holiday in Romania with his girlfriend, Livia, is hit by a car. Following his subsequent hospitalization (and blood transfusion), he finds on his return home that he’s begun to suffer from a strange disease.

A self-professed fan of horror and genre films, Swiss filmmaker Beguin directed several successful short films (the horror western Dead Bones, among them), before tackling Chimères, of which he stated, “I had actually planned to...

Swiss born director Olivier Beguin ("Dead Bones") has recently completed production on the monster based horror short "Employee of the Month." The film tells the tale of various creatures searching for work, in a recovering economy. Now, horror fans will have to compete with werewolves, zombies and mummies in job lines. This is truly a cutthroat economy and fans can have a look at Beguin's first trailer for the short, below. Try not to laugh as the clip puts you partially in the role of a recruiter.

The synopsis for "Employee of the Month" is here:

"Once hidden in cupboards, lying in coffins and haunting sarcophagi, these creatures now try to find a job. There is the Office of Professional Retraining of Myths and Legends, an organization that helps these creatures adjust to the workforce. But retraining is not easy and Stephanie, a case worker/adviser, tries to find any...

Employee of the Month StillDirector Olivier Beguin ("Dead Bones," Stresseurs) has recently finished production on another short film, titled "Employee of the Month." This is a Chaotic Clock Production and this twelve minute "comedy, fantasy" (Chaotic), follows a warlock, mummies and vampires and other monsters, as they struggle to find employment. It is not easy slinging burgers, when all you want to do is drink your co-workers blood. Have a look at a preview of "Employee of the Month" here, as Beguin also works to complete the horror feature Stresseurs. More details are below.

The synopsis for the short film is here:

"Stéphanie helps the unemployed to find a new job. But when those unemployed are such characters as vampires, witches or fairies, it is sure not to be an easy task" (Chaotic).

Completion Date: July, 2011.

Director: Olivier Beguin.

Writer: Colin Vettier.

Producer: Adan Martin.

Cast: Catriona MacColl, Caroline Althaus,...

Dead Bones is a horror short from director Olivier Beguin that puts Ken Foree in the role of a cannibalistic eater and killer. Also, A bounty hunter does his best to track down a wanted man and now several copies of this film are available here through a DVD giveaway. The DVD features a "Making of" featurette (30 mins') and a photo gallery. The film is available in several languages and unfortunately the format is Pal or region 2 (Europe) - only playable in region free DVD players, or on computers with adapters e.g. Vlc Media Player. So, if you are still interested enter the contest by reading the contest liability below and answering two questions from the film. Both of the answers for the quiz can be found by entering Dead Bones into the search button above. More details on the film here.

The short synopsis for Dead Bones:...

A western and a horror film rolled into one? Why has no one thought of this before? Oh wait, there was the Burrowers and Deadwalkers, but there has not been a western involving cannibals and "secret meat (Joblo)." Nevermore is on a roll, or more like an avalanche, as several quality horror films grace the North Carolina screens. Dead Bones is no exception according to one review and already the film has been called "a spaghetti western submerged in horror (Joblo)." This short film is not to be missed, so dust off your six-shooters and head down to the festival. Just stay away from the special meat!

The short synopsis for Dead Bones:

A bounty hunger looking for a couple of no good criminals finds himself in a dusty old western town searching for an easy reward. He finds more than he bargained for when the local butcher lets...