Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

Festival Poster
Directed by Adrian Țofei
Produced by Adrian Țofei
Written by Adrian Țofei
Starring
  • Adrian Țofei
  • Sonia Teodoriu
  • Florentina Hariton
  • Alexandra Stroe
Cinematography Adrian Țofei
Edited by Adrian Țofei
Distributed by Adrian Țofei
Release dates
  • December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05) (Vimeo On Demand)
Running time
 87 minutes
Country Romania
Language English
Budget $10,000[3]

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is a 2015 English-language Romanian found footage horror feature film directed, produced, written by and starring Adrian Țofei, about a young man in Romania going to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film.

It is Țofei's first film and Romania's first found found footage horror movie, winner of Best Film at the 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney and Best Actor for Țofei at the 2016 Nashville Film Festival and 2016 Hamilton Film Festival.[4][5][6]

Plot

Obsessed with making a movie with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, a young man in Romania goes to shocking extremes using three local actresses to shoot scenes from the movie to send to Anne as proof of his filmmaking and acting skills.

Cast

Release

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne had its world premiere at the 2015 Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal in its initial 109 minutes version[7] and then the Romanian premiere at the 2015 Transilvania International Film Festival.[8]

The movie's 87 minutes cut premiered at the 2015 Dracula Film Festival in Romania.[9] More official selections followed at the 2015 Bram Stoker International Film Festival in England (UK premiere),[10] 2015 Zinema Zombie Fest in Bogota, Colombia (South American premiere),[11] 2015 Torremolinos International Fantastic Film Festival (Spanish premiere),[12] 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney (Australian premiere),[13] 2016 Nashville Film Festival in the US (North American premiere),[14] 2016 Fright Nights Vienna (Austrian premiere),[15] 2016 On Vous Ment! - Lyon Mockumentary Film Festival (French premiere),[16] 2016 TromaDance Film Festival in New York City (US East Coast Premiere),[17] 2016 Hamilton Film Festival (Canadian premiere), 2016 Toronto Indie Horror Fest (Toronto premiere), 2016 Other Worlds Austin (Texas premiere) and 2017 Horror-on-Sea Film Festival in the UK.

Reception

Critical response

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne has been widely acclaimed by critics. Josh Millican from Dread Central gave the movie 4 stars and wrote that "Be My Cat takes meta-filmmaking to mind-bending levels and plays out like an arthouse snuff film. Simply calling it unique is an understatement. What we have here is potentially revolutionary and, like the most impactful examples of uncompromising art, potentially dangerous. The line between fact and fiction has never been so terrifyingly and brilliantly blurred."[18]

Richard Newby and David Shreve from Audiences Everywhere named the movie "dangerous and progressive"[19] and ranked it 44th in The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s[20] and 6th in 2015's Top 10 Best Horror Films.[21] They also wrote that "the film is fascinating, challenging and essential for the evolution of found footage horror. Adrian Țofei is an excitingly dangerous filmmaker and we should all be eager and a little afraid to see what he does next."[22]

Found Footage Critic rated the movie 9.7 out of 10 and wrote that it's "a near perfect horror/thriller found footage film that sets itself apart in acting, cinematography, plot, tone, execution and production value. Found footage fan or not, this is a film you won’t want to miss. The acting of Adrian Țofei and the three supporting cast, Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton and Alexandra Stroe, is nothing short of exceptional, resulting in a genuineness that I have yet to encounter in any other found footage film to date.".[23]

Kenna Rae from 28 Days Later Analysis gave it 4 stars, called it a "disturbing found footage masterpiece"[24] and added that "the authenticity comes from exceptionally strong performances by an excellent cast. Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton, Alexandra Stroe and Adrian Țofei are so convincing that, at times, it’s uncomfortable to watch."[24]

Dean Bertram from A Night of Horror International Film Festival described Be My Cat: A Film for Anne as "the most revolutionary addition to the found footage genre since The Blair Witch Project and infinitely more convincing and frightening"[25] and Lloyd Kaufman from Troma Entertainment wrote that the movie is "a new masterpiece in horror".[26]

Awards and festivals

Festival / Event (year) Award Recipient Result Ref.
A Night of Horror International Film Festival (2015) Best Film Adrian Țofei Won [5]
Best Director Adrian Țofei Nominated [27]
Best Male Performance Adrian Țofei Nominated [27]
Best Female Performance Alexandra Stroe Nominated [27]
Nashville Film Festival (2016) Grand Jury Prize Adrian Țofei Nominated [6]
Special Jury Prize for Best Actor Adrian Țofei Won [6]
Hamilton Film Festival (2016) Best Actor Adrian Țofei Won
Fantasporto International Film Festival (2015) Best Film Adrian Țofei Nominated [27]
Transilvania International Film Festival (2015) Best Romanian Feature Film Adrian Țofei Nominated [27]
TromaDance Film Festival (2016) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a [17]
Other Worlds Austin (2016) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a
On Vous Ment! - Lyon Mockumentary Film Festival (2016) Grand Prize for Best Feature Film Adrian Țofei Won [16]
Fright Nights Vienna (2016) Best Film Adrian Țofei Nominated [28]
Bram Stoker International Film Festival (2015) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a [10]
Dracula Film Festival (2015) Special Mention Adrian Țofei Won [29]
Toronto Indie Horror Fest (2016) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a
Horror-on-Sea Film Festival (2017) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a
Torremolinos International Fantastic Film Festival (2015) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a [12]
Zinema Zombie Fest (2015) Official Selection Adrian Țofei n/a [11]
Area de Contencao - Cartaxo International Fantastic & Horror Film Festival (2015) Out of the Box Jury Award Adrian Țofei Won [30]
Out of the Box Audience Award Adrian Țofei Won [30]

References

  1. ↑ "Release Info". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Fantasy Films Selected for Fantasporto 2015". Fantasporto.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3176980/business
  4. ↑ "Production Insights | Be My Cat: A Film for Anne". Bemycatafilmforanne.com. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. 1 2 "Winning films at A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2015". Anightofhorror.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. 1 2 3 "2016 Feature Award Winners - Nashville Film Festival". Nashvillefilmfestival.org. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne competing at Fantasporto". Cineuropa. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  8. ↑ "TIFF". Tiff.ro. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Feature Films Competition". draculafilm.ro. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  10. 1 2 Nina Romain (2015-11-01). "Seaside Spookiness: Bram Stoker's 2015 Horror Film Festival". Horror-Asylum.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  11. 1 2 "Selección Oficial". ZinemaZombie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  12. 1 2 "Pearls Premieres - Festival de cine fantástico de Torremolinos". Torremolinos-fantastico.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  13. ↑ "2015 Program — A Night of Horror and Fantastic Planet Film Festivals". Anightofhorror.com. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  14. ↑ "Nashville Film Festival Announces Features in Competition - Nashville Film Festival Nashville Film Festival". Nashvillefilmfestival.org. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  15. ↑ "Programm 2016 | Fright Nights". Frightnights.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  16. 1 2 "Competition long-metrages". OnVousMent.fr. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  17. 1 2 "The 17th Annual TromaDance Announces Feature Length Official Selections". troma.com. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  18. ↑ Millican, Josh (2015-08-07). "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  19. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is Dangerous and Progressive". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  20. ↑ "The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s (So Far) - Page 3 of 5". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  21. ↑ "2015's Movie Report Card: Grading the Year in Film - Page 5 of 9". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  22. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is Dangerous and Progressive". Audienceseverywhere.net. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  23. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) Review". Found Footage Critic. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  24. 1 2 "Be My Cat Takes a Swipe at Hollywood in this Disturbing Found Footage Masterpiece ~ 28DLA". 28dayslateranalysis.com. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  25. ↑ "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne at A Night of Horror". AnightOfHorror.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  26. ↑ "See the east coast premiere of Adrian Țofei's "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" Sat. July 30th at Tromadance in Brooklyn! A new masterpiece in horror!". Lloyd Kaufman on Facebook. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3176980/awards
  28. ↑ "Nominierungen 2016 | Fright Nights". Frightnights.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  29. ↑ Popescu, Irina (2015-10-13). "Romania's Dracula Film Festival trophy goes to Israel". Romania-insider.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  30. 1 2 "Awards | Be My Cat: A Film for Anne". Bemycatafilmforanne.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

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