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Can't Take My Eyes Off You

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 4:30am
Run Time: 
11m 17s
Country: 
Germany
Synopsis: 
A classy mansion on the outskirts of a big city. The terrace door is open. Anne wonders why...
Directed by: 
Nik Sentenza and Johannes Kizler
Produced by: 
Nik Sentenza and Johannes Kizler
Executive Producer(s): 
Lilo Behnke
Written by: 
Nik Sentenza
Main Cast: 
Julia Bremermann Maja-Celine Probst

About the Directors

Nik Sentenza and Johannes Kizler

Nik Sentenza: born in 1978, near Stuttgart/Germany. Nik started making movies with his younger brother and their father’s Super 8 camera at the early age of 7 years. The passion for cinema remained and after graduating he did several internships in the film business. Together with friends he founded in 2005 the independent film production „Neue Filme GbR“ and works as director,writer and producer for short and feature films.

Johannes Kizler: born in 1983 near Stuttgart/Germany. Johannes started making movies with his older brother and their father’s Super 8 camera at the early age of 3 years. A lot of „Italo- Western“ and experimental videos followed over the years.
After graduating, he started...read more

HHL

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 4:30am
Run Time: 
16m 20s
Country: 
Mexico
Synopsis: 
In a future dominated by a fascist regime, humanity has been segregated. The brothers Miro and Lucio, along with Miro’s girlfriend May, traffic with a lethal new drug. Betrayal, desire and perversion, take the three of them into a spiral of decline and revenge that will have fatal consequences.
Directed by: 
Alberto "Muertes" Ordaz
Produced by: 
Reyna Escalante
Written by: 
Alberto "Muertes" Ordaz
Main Cast: 
Baruch Valdez, Sebastian Romero & Elyfer Torres

About the Director

Alberto Ordaz Vera

Alberto Ordaz Vera, 29 years old, was born in the city of Cordoba Veracruz. He moves with his family to the city of Puebla. He has a Psychology major from the Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP) and also has a Major in Criminology, Criminalistics and Forensic Techniques from the Free School of University Studies (CLEU). He took the courses "Digital Cinematography" (2012), "Photography in film" (2012) and the workshop " experimental cinema "(2012), all taught in" F64 Audiovisual Training Center ".
He worked for two years in the Forensic Medical Service as the Forensic body opener. The short film "The Old Man" is his first film production, which was presented at the "International Film Festival of Puebla" in the city of Puebla (2012) and...read more

Scratch

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
14m 35s
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
When a repressed 1950s housewife is left alone by her philandering husband, she makes a horrifying discovery about the noises in the house that are coming from the walls.
Directed by: 
Emma Bell
Produced by: 
Bel Deliá, Tessa Saville
Written by: 
Helen Shang
Main Cast: 
Bel Deliá, Camron Robertson

About the Director

Emma Bell
Making her directorial debut is well-known and respected US actress Emma Bell, best known for playing Amy in AMC’s 'The Walking Dead', starring in Adam Green’s thriller 'Frozen' and in 'Final Destination 5'. When Emma discovered that she shared a love of visually elegant psychological horror films, with fellow filmmakers Bel Deliá 'The Tunnel' and Helen Shang 'NBC's Hannibal' they decided to collaborate on 'Scratch'. The desire with 'Scratch' also being to make a film with a nuanced female lead character. “Part of the draw, for me, to being a creative is the ability to explore psyches. To illuminate differing perspectives of ‘normal’."

Wandering Soul

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
13m
Country: 
Australia
Synopsis: 
A Viet Cong soldier stationed in the claustrophobic tunnels of Cu Chi during the Vietnam War finds himself haunted by the ghost of a fallen comrade after the burial ceremony is compromised.
Directed by: 
Josh Tanner
Produced by: 
Jade van der Lei
Executive Producer(s): 
Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Written by: 
Josh Tanner & Jade van der Lei
Main Cast: 
Lap Phan Henry Vo

About the Director

Josh Tanner

Hailing from Australia, Josh has worked in the Australian film industry for over eight years, beginning in the editorial and camera departments before making a transition into directing commercials and short films. In 2013, he co-wrote and directed the short film THE LANDING, an ambitious period drama/Sci- Fi, which made its world premiere at the 46th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film, qualifying it for the 2015 Academy Awards®. The film went on to win 14 awards, including Best Short Film at Screamfest® 2014.

Un Réflexe

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
2m 23s
Country: 
France
Synopsis: 
It is the story of the man who the routine and the commonness of its life made embittered, expressionless and insensible. In the grip of a relation of couple with a woman whom he hates, he avoids the family home every day to go to his work where he repeats an endless movement..
Directed by: 
Zulma ROUGE
Produced by: 
ZULMA ROUGE
Written by: 
Zulma ROUGE
Main Cast: 
Boris Gillot & Delphine BRONZI

About the Director

Zulma ROUGE

Having obtained a high school diploma in sciences in Arles, Zulma studied the technique of cinema in Montpellier where she quickly took the camera and created three short films. Arriving in Paris in 2010, she completed her bachelor's degree of performing art in Paris Diderot University. In addition she worked in several film positions, by actor's game(set,play) in the assembly(editing) via(including) the decoration and the frame(executive), to have a global vision of the job(business). " It is important for me to have knowledge of the various corporate associations of the cinema to be able to understand them and better communicate with my technicians and comedians. "

In 2013 she creates the association The Red Crab to realize "Rein", her first short fil...read more

Die! Sitter! Die! : Rupert

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 2:30am
Run Time: 
25:37
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 
Die! Sitter! Die! is an ode to the classic eighties anthology horror film, about a bitter and mischievous babysitter that terrifies the litter girl she is caring for with scary stories, All about BABYSITTERS. RUPERT is one of those stories. It's about a babysitter that is hired to take care of an infant for the night. Little does she know that her situation is about to get a lot more terrifying than she could have ever imagined.
Directed by: 
Lee Boxleitner and Sam Boxleitner
Produced by: 
The Boxleitner Brothers, Matthew Laumann, Alex Holcomb and Leo Matchett
Executive Producer(s): 
Kitty Ogilvy, Dennis Lowe, Shelly Lowe and Matthew Laumann
Written by: 
Sam Boxleitner, Lee Boxleitner and Alex Holcomb
Main Cast: 
Caitlin Reilly Lee Boxleitner Demille Cole-heard

About the Directors

Directors Lee & Sam Boxleitner The Boxleitner brothers have been making films for the past decade. Their last short film, Downstairs, premiered at Screamfest 2014 and went on to festivals around the world. It ended up winning best short film at the Dark Scream horror festival in the UK. After their experience at Screamfest, they decided that nothing was going to get in their way from attending the 2015 festival and now was the perfect time to start shooting their anthology horror feature, one story at a time. The brothers intend on finishing their feature "Die! Sitter! Die!" within the upcoming year to present it in next years festival circuit.

Turned

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am
Run Time: 
12:30
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
In a dangerous, abandoned city, a mother has been bitten by a zombie. Locked in a house with a violent survivor, she must find a way to get her child to safety before her deteriorating mind and body turn her into a monster.
Directed by: 
Adam Bolt
Produced by: 
Matt Miller & Erich Lochner
Written by: 
Adam Bolt
Main Cast: 
Ryan Driscoll, Zackary Arthur, Benjamin Busch, Yuri Baranovsky

About the Director

Adam BoltAdam Bolt is signed with Partizan as a director for commercials and music videos, for companies such as National Geographic, Google, Starbucks and YouTube. He is currently working on a feature version of Turned.

ZONE 2

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am
Run Time: 
8:00
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Trapped in the bleak underworld of Zone 2, a mother and her disabled son fight for survival.
Directed by: 
Anna Elizabeth James
Produced by: 
Sandra Leviton and Miranda Sajdak
Written by: 
Lydia Mulvey
Main Cast: 
Anne Ramsay, Connor Linnerooth

About the Director

Anna Elizabeth JamesA storyteller and entrepreneur at heart, Anna gained her MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a mission of becoming one of Hollywood’s top directors. Utilizing her writing skills as a pathway to directing, Anna sold her romantic comedy, I DO OVER to Skydance Productions. Anna’s most recent directing projects include the short film, ZONE 2 for Under the Stairs Entertainment, as well as two spots for Coldwell Banker. Anna’s teen thriller, HAVEN'S POINT won Best Film at the Women of Cinematic Arts Film Festival and premiered at HollyFest in Hollywood. The film was created through USC, where Anna competed against her classmates in order to direct. Known as a pioneer in the industry for her iOS/iPhone filmmaking and distribution methods, Anna has been...read more

On Dark Paths

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am
Run Time: 
20:00
Country: 
Finland
Synopsis: 
On Dark Paths tells a story about an eight-year-old boy, Risto, whose mind has created a terrifying monster that creeps in the house during the night. Risto must gather the courage to stand up to the monster - and put an end to his nightmare.
Directed by: 
Paul J. Helin
Produced by: 
Paul J. Helin
Written by: 
Paul J. Helin
Main Cast: 
Pessi Kivilä, Oskari Katajisto, Minna Hämäläinen, Marjatta Rinne

About the Director

Paul J. HelinAmerican-born Paul J. Helin spent most of his yearly childhood watching TV, immersed in the fabricated worlds of movies, because his widowed father, struggling with alcoholism, couldn’t take care of his son’s needs. The seven-year-old Paul was eventually sent to live with relatives in Finland. Because of his social personality, Paul made new friends easily and assimilated into Finnish culture and society.

Helin’s passion has always been telling stories through pictures. His first short film, Tipping the Scales, won the first Finnish 48 Hour Film Project. Duke - Fate of Humanity, a homage to a 90’s video game character, was released on Youtube on Christmas 2010. The short film gathered over 500.000 views in a short period of time and spawned a great...read more

The Bridge Partner

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Showtime: 
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am
Run Time: 
13:32
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A timid housewife is jolted into a fight for her survival or sanity at her weekly bridge club when she think she hears her new partner utter a threat.
Directed by: 
Gabriel Olson
Produced by: 
Sean Barney
Executive Producer(s): 
Jason Michael Berman, Andrew Carlberg
Written by: 
Gabriel Olson, (Short Story by Peter S. Beagle)
Main Cast: 
Beth Grant, Sharon Lawrence, Robert Forster, Catherine Carlen

About the Director

Gabriel OlsonGabriel Olson is a San Francisco native and a graduate of USC's film school. Captivated by storytelling in the short firm he went to work in commercials receiving various awards and in 2013 he was selected for the prestigious SHOOT Magazine New Director Showcase. In 2014 his work with Ahmir "Questlove" Jenkins and Guitar Center premiered during the Superbowl. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their dog, Mayzie Bone. In 2015, "The Bridge Partner" won Best Horror / Suspense film at Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival and the Audience award at D.C. Shorts festival and continues to play around the world.