Cine-Excess was originally part of the 2007 Sci-Fi-London film festival and was spun off in 2008 due to its popularity.
[1] In the introduction to their book The Cult Film Reader, Mendik and Ernest Mathijs said that it celebrates the mixing of academics and industry professionals, bringing together theory and practice.
[3] Andrea Hubert of The Guardian described it as a "unique, eclectic festival which celebrates paracinema and transgressive film-making like no other.
[5] Special screenings have included The Movie Orgy[6] in 2010, Cannibal Holocaust[7] in 2011, and A Gun for Jennifer[8] and Society[9] in 2013.
Cine-Excess has partnered with Nouveaux Pictures to release high definition versions of cult films.