First Word on Inaugural Overlook Film Festival 2017
Debi Moore
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It’s getting harder and harder to stay up-to-date on all the various film fests taking place across the globe, but when word landed in our inbox about the inaugural Overlook Film Festival, kicking off next spring at the hotel used as the exterior setting for The Shining, of course we had to share the news!
From the Press Release:
Overlook Film Festival, a four-day celebration at one of horror’s most iconic hotels, Timberline Lodge – the hotel used as the exterior setting of the infamous Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece The Shining, will kick off for the first time from April 27 through April 30, 2017. The festivities are expected to showcase experiential events, exciting work in new and classic horror cinema, and interactive activities where attendees can be fully immersed in the diverse world of the genre space. The festival will honor a living legend with the Master of Horror Award presented by Mick Garris. The Visionary Award will go to an innovator making strides to preserve the genre’s future, and the recipient will be invited to present a film of their choosing.
Located just one hour east of Portland, Oregon, the Overlook Film Festival will attract genre fans and cinephiles from all over the world along with major press and industry members who are excited for this unique experience.
The annual four-day celebration is created by veteran festival organizers Michael Lerman and Landon Zakheim, both sharing a passion and a vision for providing a rare experience for fans to not just watch the latest work from emerging genre filmmakers but to also connect with each other in order to foster a creative and engaging community. The duo plan to bring their signature events to the festival, including a full weekend-long immersive game from interactive company Bottleneck Immersive and an original live version of radio play “Tales from Beyond the Pale” by Glass Eye Pix.
“We’re incredibly excited to bring the film community and enthusiastic audiences we’ve been cultivating over the last few years to the Overlook Film Festival,” said festival co-director Landon Zakheim. “We’re so grateful to the Timberline Lodge for providing such a gorgeous, iconic venue in the beautiful location of Mt. Hood, Oregon, where our unique, experiential celebration of all things genre can thrive.”
“It’s a truly inspiring time for horror cinema,” said festival co-director Michael Lerman. “Our jam-packed program of festival favorites, fresh discoveries, and bona fide classics from features to shorts to live events will be presented in the one-of-a-kind atmosphere we’ve built through our various other genre projects. We really can’t wait to announce our lineup next year.”
The Overlook Film Festival advisory board is comprised of: Kristen Bell (Festival Director, Fantastic Fest), Nate Bolotin (Partner, XYZ Films), Joe Dante (Filmmaker), Larry Fessenden (Filmmaker), Colin Geddes (Midnight Madness & Vanguard Programmer, Toronto Intl. Film Festival), Mick Garris (Filmmaker), Stuart Gordon (Filmmaker), Trevor Groth (Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival), Tim League (Founder & CEO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, Drafthouse Films, Fantastic Fest), Daniel Noah (Founding Partner, SpectreVision), Lindsay Peters (Market & Industry Director, Frontieres Intl. Co-Production Market, Fantasia Intl. Film Festival), Tom Quinn (Distribution Executive), Alix Taylor (Producer), Ryan Turek (Director of Development, Blumhouse Productions), Josh C. Waller (Founding Partner, SpectreVision), Leigh Whannell (Actor/Writer/Filmmaker), Diana Williams (Creative Development lead, ILMxLab, LucasFilm Story Group), and Elijah Wood (Founding Partner, SpectreVision).
Genre fans and festival attendees can start purchasing packages and passes now through overlookfilmfest.com. Film submissions are now open until February 3, 2017; find more info on the festival’s website.
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