Loïc Bugnon, the creator of the Bloody Weekend, has morale in the socks. Death in the soul, it has just canceled the 2025 edition (the 15the ) of the International Fantastic Film Festival he created in 2009. Organized at La Filature in Audincourt until 2022, this cultural meeting moved to Valentigney, Longines, in 2023.
A 50,000 euros Budget
“Budgetary reasons have forced us to make this decision,” he sighs after meeting Philippe Gautier, the mayor of the Cité Boroillotte last Thursday. Last year, it rained throughout the Bloody Weekend, which dissuaded many potential festival-goers. “We recorded 2,500 fewer entries than in 2023 [NDLR : un peu moins de 6 000]. We failed to cover our costs. »»
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Another concern: with the current economic situation, communities decrease their subsidies. They represented 8,000 to 9,000 euros last year out of a total budget of 50,000 euros.
On the side of the exhibitors, the inscriptions are also not up to the expectations. “To date, we count around sixty against a hundred last year,” he despairs. Many have stopped their activity because of the crisis. »»
The flambé of the price of the resin
Loïc Bugnon also feels the breath of the ball. At the head, for five years, of a store of figurines in Froideval in the territory of Belfort (the fourth dimension), he saw his turnover plunge 60 % since last May. In question: the price of the resin which enters their manufacture.
“A figurine that I previously sold 30 or 35 euros, I now offer it at 45 or 50 euros. »Raising prices for many of its customers.
Decision at the latest in September
A reflection is underway to no longer program the Bloody Weekend every year, but every two years.
“His organization demands a lot of energy, from me and my wife,” he concedes. It’s exhausting. “The couple will make their decision” at the latest next September “.
