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. |
No Caller I.D.US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 11:00pm Run Time: 8m 51s Country: New Zealand Synopsis: A young women receives a mysterious call in the night. After several strange occurrences she realises that she is not alone and that she may be in grave danger. Directed by: Guy Pigden Produced by: Harley Neville and Guy Pigden Written by: Guy Pigden Main Cast: Jocelyn Christian, Harley Neville, Guy Pigden About the DirectorGuy Pigden is a Writer/Director/Editor currently in post-production on his second feature film Older which he wrote, starred in, directed and produced. He has just completed a new short horror film currently in festival's titled 'No Caller I.D.' As a digital content provider he has been creating web series, sketches and short films for over ten years through his Pigville Productions YouTube channel which has over 10 million views and 19,000 subscribers. His first feature film I Survived A Zombie Holocaust (funded by the NZFC), which he wrote and directed, enjoyed a successful festival run and premiered at three of the top ten horror festivals in the world. The film has received exceedingly positive reviews abroad and was included in the top ten genre films of 2014 by po...read more |
Black RingUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 7:00pm Run Time: 15m Country: Turkey Synopsis: A group of people organizes a special event in an abandoned mansion. Directed by: Hasan Can Dagli Produced by: Hasan Can Dagli, Serhat Cinisli, Luigi Comandatore Written by: Hasan Can Dagli, Cem Ozuduru, Turgay Dogan Main Cast: Turgay Dogan, Dounia Jauneaud, Tolga Akman, Sait Erol, Yuce Eser, Serdar Aras About the DirectorHasan Can Dagli was born on 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey. While studying political science in university he developed passion into films. Later he graduated with an MPS degree in Directing from School of Visual Arts, New York, USA (2010), after he went back to Istanbul and completed a MA in Cinema Studies at the Marmara University, Istanbul (2012). Black Ring was his sixth short film. It is produced and shot in Istanbul, Turkey by the beginning of 2016. The main idea was to analyze the relation between human and matter, how people can turn into matter was the main start point and the idea led the script into a slow pace thrilling picture. |
INTO THE MUDUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 1:00am Run Time: 10m Country: SPAIN Synopsis: A wounded girl wake up naked in the middle of the woods. Dazed and in pain, her only companion is a hunter with not very good intentions. Since then, survival will become a top priority for her. Directed by: PABLO S. PASTOR Produced by: PABLO S. PASTOR Written by: PABLO S. PASTOR Main Cast: MARÍA FORQUÉ, RAMÓN G. DEL POMAR About the DirectorPablo S. Pastor was born in Madrid on December 24, 1985. He studied Communication Studies at University Rey Juan Carlos (2003-08) and completed his training specializing in Vogue Master in Fashion at University Carlos III (2009-2010). With long experience in websites, magazines and as an stylist in so many shootings, he has directed so many amateur shortfilms to now face the direction of 'Into the Mud', his first short film. |
BlackbirdUS Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 11:00pm Run Time: 14m Country: UNITED KINGDOM Synopsis: Two souls cross paths in an isolated wilderness. RIDER, who is suffering from amnesia following a motorcycle crash. And ROSE, on the run. They both take shelter in an abandoned cottage, where they start to piece things back together. Directed by: Tim Fellingham & Charlotte Stente Nielsen Produced by: Tim Fellingham Executive Producer(s): Retrograde Productions Written by: Tim Fellingham Main Cast: Sophie Skelton & Tim Fellingham About the DirectorBLACKBIRD is a collaboration between TIM FELLINGHAM (an Australian actor/ writer based in London, with this being his directorial debut) and CHARLOTTE STENTE NIELSEN (a Danish director based in Copenhagen, with a cand.mag in film science). Tim and Charlotte have a great eye for film aesthetics and experimental storytelling techniques, their styles are influenced by more avant-garde cinema and art-house film traditions. As directors they both hold a natural affinity towards the fiction film universe. |
GavageUS Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 9:00pm Run Time: 12m Country: United States Synopsis: A cult holds a teenage girl prisoner. But is there more to her captors than meets the eye? Directed by: Matt Reynolds Produced by: Kevin Huie, Simei Pulu Written by: Matt Reynolds Main Cast: Tayla Holborow, Lyndsey Lantz, Gera Hermann, Brian Combs, Sarah Dryden About the DirectorMatt came to filmmaking after spending way too much of his childhood in darkened movie theaters and in front of the TV. He is a graduate of the University of Westminster in London where he was taught by Terry Gilliam regular Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Tideland), and UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jessica and two kids Nathan and Josh. |
The GhostUS Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 7:00pm Run Time: 16m 47s Country: South Korea Synopsis: Mi-young, a mortuary cosmetologist, makes money by pulling gold teeth from dead bodies. Then one day an unidentified body was taken to the morgue. Directed by: Sueng-Hyeun Lim Produced by: Han-Jae Kim Executive Producer(s): Sueng-Hyeun Lim Written by: Sueng-Hyeun Lim Main Cast: Jin-A Kang, Dong-Hee Han About the DirectorSueng-Hyeun Lim is a student filmmaker from South Korea. |
INCARNATION"Like SOURCE CODE and LOOPER…edge of your seat thrills, twists and turns" - The Edge. “This psychological thriller from Serbia about a hit man caught in a time loop is ripe for a studio re-make” – The Hollywood News. US Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 21, 2016 - 4:30am Run Time: 1 hour 22 mins Country: Serbia Synopsis: A man wakes up on a bench without any idea who he is until he is shot dead by four masked assassins. The man wakes up on the same bench thinking his death was a dream until the assassins return and kill him again. Stuck in a hellish loop, he tries to unravel the mystery and with each death he gets closer to the truth. Directed by: Filip Kovacevic Produced by: Filip Kovacevic Executive Producer(s): Marko Jocic & Djordje Stankovic Written by: Filip Kovacevic, Masa Senicic, Ivan Stancic Main Cast: Arsenije Arsic, Dejan Cicmilovic, Stojan Djordjevic About the DirectorAlthough Filip Kovacevic was an avid film fan since his childhood in Belgrade, the writer-director chose not to study cinema. "While working on Incarnation, Filip was completing his graduate studies in theoretical maths at Belgrade’s Faculty of Mathematics. Now, aged 27, he can bring that precision and clarity to telling well honed stories on the big screen." |
CrowmanUS Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 2:00am Run Time: 15m Country: Scotland Synopsis: A dark rite of passage set in rural Scotland where survival is a struggle and contact with the locals leads only to conflict and brutality. Directed by: Duncan Nicoll Produced by: John Fairfield Executive Producer(s): Holly Daniel, Carolynne Sinclair & Kidd Paul Welsh Written by: Duncan Nicoll Main Cast: Liam Brennan,
Nathan McHallam,
Angus Miller &
Stewart Cassidy About the DirectorDuncan graduated with a degree in sculpture from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and went on to direct several animated and live action shorts, including the award winning ‘Block’ and ‘Horsehair’. He has worked extensively in moving image education, and currently makes promotional and short documentary films for a local authority across a wide range of topics. |
SlumlordUS Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 4:30am Run Time: 1 hour 27 mins Country: USA Synopsis: Claire and Ryan, a newlywed couple, move into a new house across the country, only to find out that their marital issues are the least of their problems. Unbeknownst to them, Their grim and lascivious landlord has been spying on them from day one. Directed by: Victor Zarcoff Produced by: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus, Tony Yacenda, Ethan Rosenberg, Jim Cummings and Ben Weissner Executive Producer(s): Jordan Rudman, and Andrew van den Houten Written by: Victor Zarcoff Main Cast: PJ McCabe, Brianne Moncrief, Sarah Baldwin, Jim Cummings, Heidi Niedermeyer, and Neville Archambault About the DirectorVictor Zarcoff is for hire. He accepts cash, check, and all major credit cards. |