Film Festival

Lionsgate UK just dropped a four-minute long look at Philip Ridley's Heartless (review here) and its trek to the 42nd Sitges Film Festival, and we've got it for you minus the jet-lag.
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 5:10am.

Manchester, England's "Grimm Up North" has set its goals high. As the first horror festival of its kind in the northwest portion of the country, it will showcase the very best in horror films, video gaming, and merchandise and promises its attendees that "nothing before has been as big, as bold, and as bloody!"
Submitted by The Woman In Black on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 6:38am.

You wanna talk about a truly stellar horror film line-up? Look no further than the Austin, Texas, film extravaganza Fantastic Fest 2009 as it's sporting a line-up that's simply to die for!
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 6:22pm.

Today, fresh on the heels of Dread Central's Human Centipede review, Screamfest 2009 announced that the flick will be part of its line-up during the upcoming horror film festival.
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 5:32am.

After Dark dropped us a line today with their proposed third film to die for joining the previously announced Dread and The Graves, a little flick that will hopefully move along swimmingly called Lake Mungo.
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 3:18pm.

If you've ever been to Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival, then you know that Mitch Davis is a legend. As Co-Director of both the festival and International Programming, he can usually be found howling into a microphone as he introduces his favorite films to the adoring audience.
Submitted by EvilAndy on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 8:10pm.

It's been a long time coming for those of us who have been following the progress of the short film called "Thirsty" since its inception, but we're pleased to announce that it will be having its world premiere this Friday, August 7th, at midnight, during the 13th annual Rhode Island International Film Festival. Way to go, guys!
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 1:19am.

The final weekend of Fantasia delivered in spades. The screenings divided audiences, prompted walkouts, and had viewers rolling in the aisles and salting their popcorn with tears of joy celebrating the rebirth of Coffin Joe.
Submitted by EvilAndy on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 9:25pm.

More highlights from the Great White North's incredible film festival!
Submitted by EvilAndy on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 1:09pm.

The 34th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 09), which runs September 10 to 19, 2009, has announced its complete Midnight Madness lineup, and once again we're left to wonder why the hell we don't live in Canada. This year's Midnight Madness offerings include crazed animation, chick fights, zombies, vampires, a possessed cheerleader, exhilarating martial arts, and more!
Submitted by The Woman In Black on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 9:00pm.

Last Thursday we caught Adam Mason’s ambitious indie film Blood River (review here). While I don’t fully agree with Butane (who saw it at the Boston Underground Film Festival), it is one of the better horror-y things we’ve seen so far.
Submitted by EvilAndy on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 6:46pm.

The UK's Gorezone Magazine is rolling out the names of the films they'll be screening during this autumn's Weekend of Horror a few at a time. Promising "14 Premieres in 2 Days", they've announced the first 6 with more to come soon.
Submitted by The Woman In Black on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 2:44am.

The first full week of Fantasia kicked off with two highly anticipated Clive Barker adaptations, Book of Blood, directed by John Harrison, and Dread, directed by Anthony DiBlasi.
Submitted by EvilAndy on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 4:49pm.

The third day of Fantasia we woke up late, primed for a weekend full of incredible screenings. First up was the Tremors meets Eight Legged Freaks giant bug invasion flick Infestation.
Submitted by EvilAndy on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 7:27pm.

It’s been an insomnia inducing start to Fantasia’s thirteenth year. The opening night screenings had no noteworthy horror entries, so Paul and I spent the evening reconnecting with festival regulars, watched some non-genre movies, and plotted the next three weeks of cinematic mayhem.
Submitted by EvilAndy on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 3:38pm.