Daniele Arturi: is an engineer with a passion for writing; in the recent years he has taken part as an extra in 3 horror films ('Tales to tell in the Dark' by Lorenzo Zanoni, '61: scorecard killer' by Poison Rouge and 'Confessions of a Necrophile girl' by Cristopharo) and, subsequently, he played two more as lead actor ('The house guest', 'Blue Sunset' both directed by Domiziano Cristopharo).

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Domiziano Cristopharo: “The Italian baron of bold, sensual and extreme horror”, according to the international press. He’s been the first Italian director in years to try and revive the erotic/horror film genre. With more than 30 movies to his credit, he probably is the most prolific independent Italian director currently active. He has frequently been defined as a perfect mix of Dario Argento and Federico Fellini, for the vintage quality of his aesthetics, married to an extreme, shocking, and yet classic narrative style.

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Both decided to dedicate this festival to the most exciting, shocking, underground side of cinema: the one that involves Horror and Sci-Fi movies, screened into the setting of Gran Canaria, an island as fascinating as mysterious!

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Special guest/Juror 2022:

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Itai Guberman: Itai is an Israeli-Australian independent filmmaker. He is a director, writer and producer. Itai is the CEO and Founder of MyIndie Productions Pty Ltd., an independent film production company working out Australia

Ivy recently ended a very successful festival run, having screened all over the world, including USA, Canada, Ireland, Kosovo and the Philippines, to name a few, and won a number of awards, including several Best Film Awards and two Best Director Awards for Guberman. Dolphin and Third Temple have also experienced successful festival runs.

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Wilson Louis: he started his career in film making as a visual effects producer and director in some of the foremost and pioneered companies in the country, where he worked for some odd 40 films which were a great success in the commercial circuit.
The Director’s alluring cinematic vision made him successful in Indian cinema with paranormal flicks such as "HO SAKTA HAI", a film that delves into the inner fears of people who believe and disbelieve in black magic.

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