Film premières normally lead corpulent cretins to squeeze themselves into tuxedos but it is measure of how unorthodox this festival is that it will begin with a body painting competition. After such a trashy entrée, the films on offer seem positively high-brow, featuring such celluloid milestones as ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Frankenstein’ and ‘Shark Skinman and the Peach Hip Girl’. There will also be a restrospective of works by off-beat Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto, a ‘movie gimmick show’ with 3-D monsters and the ever-popular Vampires’ Ball.
