The Last Circus brilliantly opens 2011 BIFFF

The start of any film festival is hectic and shaky. It's been two days since the 2011 BIFFF brilliantly opened with Alex de la Iglesia's The Last Circus (Balada Triste de Trompeta), and it's only now that the strenuous pace of the fest starts to really gain momentum.
The cavernous main hall of Tour & Taxis, the venue where the festival is held, was packed to the gills on Thursday night as I arrived to get my press pass, with people queuing everywhere seemingly for the sake of it.

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De la Iglesia's The Last Circus kicks off 2011 BIFFF

In less than 24 hours Alex de la Iglesia's The Last Circus (Balada Triste de Trompeta) will officially kick off Belgium's arguably most important and definitely coolest film festival, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival –or, to use the name that rolls more knowledgeably off the tongue, the BIFFF.

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