Uwe Boll has given up. At least, that’s what he’s trying to give the impression of. From the man who brought us films like Postal, Rampage, and an upcoming documentary on Auschwitz, comes Blubberella, a film about an overweight half-vampire who takes her hungry vengeance out on Hitler and his band of Nazis.

If Lloyd Kaufman were dead, he’d be spinning in his grave at the thought that Boll is making films that could be considered more vulgar and pointless than his films. As if you needed any kind of proof that this film will be obscurely bad, cult hero Clint Howard is cast as a Nazi scientist in the film.

Boll regulars Lindsay Hollister and Michael Paré also join in the cast. You may remember Hollister as Steve Carell’s lonely overweight dance partner from Get Smart, and you may remember Paré from other decent films like Streets of Fire and The Philadelphia Experiment.

The film is begrudgingly making it’s way to theaters next year, but you can check out what we’re talking about with the full trailer after the jump. Enjoy!

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At a ceremony Monday night hosted by Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League, the festival gave out awards to some of the top films and filmmakers in attendance. Awards given out this year include ones for animated and live action short film, horror and “fantastic” shorts, horror and “fantastic” features and the next wave award which showcases emerging talent.

In addition, in conjunction with G4 TV and writer/director Uwe Boll, the fest gave out the “Filmmaking Frenzy” award for the best video game trailer with a “fantastic” twist. Winners of some of these prestigious awards included the comedic drama Down Terrace, which took home the Next Wave award, Human Centipede, which won for best horror film and Mandrill, which was given the Fantastic Feature award.

Check out a list of all the winners below.

Jury results – SHORTS Awards

ANIMATED SHORTS:
Best Animated Short – I AM SO PROUD OF YOU (Don Hertzfeldt)
Special Mention – ALMA (Rodrigo Blaas)

FANTASTIC SHORTS:
Best Fantastic Short  – TERMINUS (Trevor Cawood)
Special Jury Award – NEXT FLOOR  (Denis Villeneuve)

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