The line-up for this years Horror Channel FrightFest Halloween 2017 event has just been announced and features seven choice shockers for the 7th annual West End Halloween event. This year, the all-day shocktoberfest is at the Empire Haymarket on Saturday October 28th and embraces one world, one European and five UK premieres, spanning three continents… And what a selection! The latest film from Lawrie Brewster (Lord of Tears); the UK premiere of Beyond Skyline And the UK premiere of It Came From the Desert!, the giant ant movie based on the classic Cinemaware video game!
From the emotional making of a low-budget slasher to zombie nightmares, Gothic horrors, an outrageously strange mind cult, a sci-fi alien action extravaganza, a comic strip creature feature and the last word in Killer Clowns, this year’s line-up is an eclectic mix of the quirky, unusual and extreme. Alan Jones, FrightFest co-director said today:
After...
From the emotional making of a low-budget slasher to zombie nightmares, Gothic horrors, an outrageously strange mind cult, a sci-fi alien action extravaganza, a comic strip creature feature and the last word in Killer Clowns, this year’s line-up is an eclectic mix of the quirky, unusual and extreme. Alan Jones, FrightFest co-director said today:
After...
- 9/28/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Red Christmas star Dee Wallace played the mother in E.T more than 30 years ago.
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Craig Anderson's Indie Aussie horror feature debut Red Christmas, starring Dee Wallace (E.T, Cujo) will have its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival.
Anderson is an award-winning director best known for television (Black Comedy, Double the Fist)..
His debut feature, Red Christmas, is a horror film about abortion and will receive its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival in June as part of the Freak Me Out program.
Red Christmas tells the story of a mother who must defend her family from a deranged killer on Christmas day..
Unbeknown to her, the killer is her son who survived an abortion twenty years earlier and was raised by an extremist who bombed the clinic..
American actress, Wallace, who most audiences will know as the mum in Steven Spielberg.s E.T, will also star in the film.
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Craig Anderson's Indie Aussie horror feature debut Red Christmas, starring Dee Wallace (E.T, Cujo) will have its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival.
Anderson is an award-winning director best known for television (Black Comedy, Double the Fist)..
His debut feature, Red Christmas, is a horror film about abortion and will receive its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival in June as part of the Freak Me Out program.
Red Christmas tells the story of a mother who must defend her family from a deranged killer on Christmas day..
Unbeknown to her, the killer is her son who survived an abortion twenty years earlier and was raised by an extremist who bombed the clinic..
American actress, Wallace, who most audiences will know as the mum in Steven Spielberg.s E.T, will also star in the film.
- 5/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites.
Australian filmmakers are largely missing in action at Sundance this year.
Fortunately that's not the case at Slamdance, Sundance's younger sibling, which runs concurrently in Park City..
Slamdance will screen Sydney-shot The Tail Job, the debut of Bryan Moses and Daniel Millar, as well as Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites, a charmingly batty surreal comedy from first-timer Platon Theodoris.
Both will screen in Slamdance's Competition.
Alvin stars Sydney-based artists Teik-Kim Pok and Vashti Hughes, as well as Indonesian gospel-queen Dessy Fitri, and was shot in Sydney, Kalgoorlie and Jakarta..
Slamdance's programmer, Aaron Marshall, describes it thus:
"Alvin hasn.t left his tiny apartment in 18 months. He.s holed up, hiding from the stressful outside world behind a collection of stuffed pandas and vintage knickknacks. But no matter how hard he tries, society.s chaos keeps oozing back in. Part grounded comedy, part magical allegory, Alvin...
Australian filmmakers are largely missing in action at Sundance this year.
Fortunately that's not the case at Slamdance, Sundance's younger sibling, which runs concurrently in Park City..
Slamdance will screen Sydney-shot The Tail Job, the debut of Bryan Moses and Daniel Millar, as well as Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites, a charmingly batty surreal comedy from first-timer Platon Theodoris.
Both will screen in Slamdance's Competition.
Alvin stars Sydney-based artists Teik-Kim Pok and Vashti Hughes, as well as Indonesian gospel-queen Dessy Fitri, and was shot in Sydney, Kalgoorlie and Jakarta..
Slamdance's programmer, Aaron Marshall, describes it thus:
"Alvin hasn.t left his tiny apartment in 18 months. He.s holed up, hiding from the stressful outside world behind a collection of stuffed pandas and vintage knickknacks. But no matter how hard he tries, society.s chaos keeps oozing back in. Part grounded comedy, part magical allegory, Alvin...
- 1/19/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Daniel Millar, Laura Hughes and Bryan Moses.
This week a new Australian film will premiere at Utah's Slamdance, the festival at which first-time, low-budget filmmakers can strut their stuff.
Slamdance has seen the world premieres of films such as The King of Kong, Paranormal Activity.and Following, the debut of a 29 year-old Christopher Nolan.
The Tail Job is the debut feature of Bryan Moses and Daniel Millar (co-writer-directors) and Laura Hughes (producer). The crew usually consisted of just the three of them. Hughes is an experienced actress, with credits on 8Mmm Aboriginal Radio, Spirited and Laid, while Moses and Millar have worked together in TV and commercials for years.
Bearing the tagline "If you love someone, set them free, then follow at a safe distance", the micro-budgeted comedy follows Nicholas, who discovers his fiancé Mona has been sending text messages to a mystery man and decides to tail her in a cab.
This week a new Australian film will premiere at Utah's Slamdance, the festival at which first-time, low-budget filmmakers can strut their stuff.
Slamdance has seen the world premieres of films such as The King of Kong, Paranormal Activity.and Following, the debut of a 29 year-old Christopher Nolan.
The Tail Job is the debut feature of Bryan Moses and Daniel Millar (co-writer-directors) and Laura Hughes (producer). The crew usually consisted of just the three of them. Hughes is an experienced actress, with credits on 8Mmm Aboriginal Radio, Spirited and Laid, while Moses and Millar have worked together in TV and commercials for years.
Bearing the tagline "If you love someone, set them free, then follow at a safe distance", the micro-budgeted comedy follows Nicholas, who discovers his fiancé Mona has been sending text messages to a mystery man and decides to tail her in a cab.
- 1/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Two Aussie films have been selected to screen at the Slamdance Film Festival in Utah.
Alvin.s Harmonious World of Opposites by director and screenwriter Platon Theodoris and The Tail Job by directors and screenwriters Bryan Moses, Daniel Millar have been announced in official competition at the festival, which will be held in Park City, Utah, January 22-28 2016.
Alvin's Harmononious World of Opposites follows a Japanese translator who appears normal to friends and colleagues.
But Alvin is anything but. He spies on his attractive neighbour, has a large panda collection and has a strange sludge sleeping from the walls of his apartment.
In The Tail Job, Nicholas Moore hires taxi driver Trevor to help catch his fiance cheating. With misunderstandings, and mistaken identity, these defective detectives find themselves on an adventure more dangerous than they bargained for.
Slamdance Film Festival was launched in 1995 as an alternative to Sundance and is...
Alvin.s Harmonious World of Opposites by director and screenwriter Platon Theodoris and The Tail Job by directors and screenwriters Bryan Moses, Daniel Millar have been announced in official competition at the festival, which will be held in Park City, Utah, January 22-28 2016.
Alvin's Harmononious World of Opposites follows a Japanese translator who appears normal to friends and colleagues.
But Alvin is anything but. He spies on his attractive neighbour, has a large panda collection and has a strange sludge sleeping from the walls of his apartment.
In The Tail Job, Nicholas Moore hires taxi driver Trevor to help catch his fiance cheating. With misunderstandings, and mistaken identity, these defective detectives find themselves on an adventure more dangerous than they bargained for.
Slamdance Film Festival was launched in 1995 as an alternative to Sundance and is...
- 12/7/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Festival top brass announced on Monday the 12 Narrative and eight Documentary Feature Film Competition films in 22nd edition, set to run in Park City from January 22-28, 2016.
The 20-strong line-up includes 12 world premieres, three North American premieres and one Us premiere.
All competition films are feature directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for audience awards as well as the Spirit Of Slamdance Award, judged by the filmmakers themselves.
“The standard of Diy filmmaking around the world is the highest we’ve seen, and the diversity of storytelling is the most we’ve experienced,” sad Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
“With a record breaking number of submissions to select from, the narrative and documentary feature line-up has never been so competitive or as exciting to programme.”
All synopses provided by the festival.
Narrative Features...
The 20-strong line-up includes 12 world premieres, three North American premieres and one Us premiere.
All competition films are feature directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for audience awards as well as the Spirit Of Slamdance Award, judged by the filmmakers themselves.
“The standard of Diy filmmaking around the world is the highest we’ve seen, and the diversity of storytelling is the most we’ve experienced,” sad Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
“With a record breaking number of submissions to select from, the narrative and documentary feature line-up has never been so competitive or as exciting to programme.”
All synopses provided by the festival.
Narrative Features...
- 11/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Festival top brass announced on Monday the 12 Narrative and eight Documentary Feature Film Competition films in 22nd edition, set to run in Park City from January 22-28, 2016.
The 20-strong line-up includes 12 world premieres, three North American premieres and one Us premiere.
All competition films are feature directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for audience awards as well as the Spirit Of Slamdance Award, judged by the filmmakers themselves.
“The standard of Diy filmmaking around the world is the highest we’ve seen, and the diversity of storytelling is the most we’ve experienced,” sad Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
“With a record breaking number of submissions to select from, the narrative and documentary feature line-up has never been so competitive or as exciting to programme.”
Al synopses provided by the festival.
Narrative Features...
The 20-strong line-up includes 12 world premieres, three North American premieres and one Us premiere.
All competition films are feature directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1m and without Us distribution.
Jury awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for audience awards as well as the Spirit Of Slamdance Award, judged by the filmmakers themselves.
“The standard of Diy filmmaking around the world is the highest we’ve seen, and the diversity of storytelling is the most we’ve experienced,” sad Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
“With a record breaking number of submissions to select from, the narrative and documentary feature line-up has never been so competitive or as exciting to programme.”
Al synopses provided by the festival.
Narrative Features...
- 11/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Okay, so in the four loved-themed films from Australia’s iteration of Tropfest featured below, there’s self-amputation, a killer boyfriend, two somewhat creepy kids, and an Amour-style old couple. But deep down, all of the films are about love — and as we all know, sometimes it hurts, literally. In honor of Valentine’s Day (a holiday with somewhat bloody beginnings — St. Valentine himself was supposedly a martyr after all), we have four short film entries that you can watch below: Marry Me, The Mistake, Boo, and The News.
Tropfest, which was founded in Sydney, Australia 20 years ago, narrows down...
Tropfest, which was founded in Sydney, Australia 20 years ago, narrows down...
- 2/14/2013
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW.com - PopWatch
Short film competition Tropfest has announced its top 15 finalists for 2012.
The line up of directors includes a actors, comedians, If Award winners, second generation filmmakers and the youngest ever Tropfest finalist.
Tropfest is also opening the voting up to the audience to select a 16th film through Youtube.
Tropfest founder and director John Polson said: “Increasingly each year, I’m stunned by the quality of films entered into Tropfest from people all over Australia and the world, many with budgets of just a few dollars. Last year the quality was so strong, we let our audience decide on the 16th film for the first time, so we’re incredibly excited to be bringing our YouTube competition back this year. I want to congratulate all our filmmakers, and I want to thank our supporters for once again enabling Tropfest to take place Free for the Australian – and now New Zealand – public – in particular our biggest partner,...
The line up of directors includes a actors, comedians, If Award winners, second generation filmmakers and the youngest ever Tropfest finalist.
Tropfest is also opening the voting up to the audience to select a 16th film through Youtube.
Tropfest founder and director John Polson said: “Increasingly each year, I’m stunned by the quality of films entered into Tropfest from people all over Australia and the world, many with budgets of just a few dollars. Last year the quality was so strong, we let our audience decide on the 16th film for the first time, so we’re incredibly excited to be bringing our YouTube competition back this year. I want to congratulate all our filmmakers, and I want to thank our supporters for once again enabling Tropfest to take place Free for the Australian – and now New Zealand – public – in particular our biggest partner,...
- 2/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Local filmmakers Mark Strong and Bryan Moses find success with short animation/live action film Miscast.
The film, doing the rounds at numerous American festivals has won Best Foreign Film Award at the Action/Cut Short Film Awards and an Award of Merit for Special Effects at the Los Angeles Film Festival and picked up the ‘Award of Excellence and Best Voice-Over at the Los Angeles Movie Awards.
The film was nominated for Best Performance for Markus Hamilton and Best Special Effects and Animation at the Maverick Film Awards.
The film also screened at the Jersey Shore Film Festival and the New York Hell’s Kitchen Film Festival.
Miscast is the story of a big burly horned monster named Stuart who is often cast as ‘the muscle’ in films but desires to become a real actor on meaningful projects.
Mark Strong wrote, produced and directed Miscast. He is the founder...
The film, doing the rounds at numerous American festivals has won Best Foreign Film Award at the Action/Cut Short Film Awards and an Award of Merit for Special Effects at the Los Angeles Film Festival and picked up the ‘Award of Excellence and Best Voice-Over at the Los Angeles Movie Awards.
The film was nominated for Best Performance for Markus Hamilton and Best Special Effects and Animation at the Maverick Film Awards.
The film also screened at the Jersey Shore Film Festival and the New York Hell’s Kitchen Film Festival.
Miscast is the story of a big burly horned monster named Stuart who is often cast as ‘the muscle’ in films but desires to become a real actor on meaningful projects.
Mark Strong wrote, produced and directed Miscast. He is the founder...
- 9/13/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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