Can't Take My Eyes Off YouLos 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 DirectorsNik 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. |
HHLUS 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,
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Elyfer Torres About the DirectorAlberto 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 ". |
ScratchLos 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
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Wandering SoulUS 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 DirectorHailing 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 RéflexeLos 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 DirectorHaving 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! : RupertWorld 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
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Demille Cole-heard About the DirectorsThe 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. |
TurnedUS 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 DirectorAdam 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 2Los 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 DirectorA 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 PathsLos 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 DirectorAmerican-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 PartnerShowtime: 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 DirectorGabriel 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. |