 The Final WishA Q&A with Lin Shaye, Tony Todd, Michael Welch, Melissa Bolona, Timothy Woodward Jr., and Jeffrey Reddick moderated by Lydia Hearst follows the screening. 
World Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 3:00am Run Time: 1 hour 35 min Country: USA Synopsis: From the creator of the Final Destination franchise comes a new tale of death. Following the passing of his father, Aaron Hammond (MICHAEL WELCH) returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother (LIN SHAYE) and to confront his past demons. Shifting through his father’s belongings, Aaron comes upon a mysterious item that is far more than it seems. Directed by: Timothy Woodward Jr. Produced by: Jeffrey Reddick, Lauren De Normandie, Timothy Woodward Jr, Johnny Cleveland, Thommy Hutson Written by: Jeffrey Reddick, Jonathan Doyle, William Halfon Main Cast: Lin Shaye ( Insidious franchise, Ouija franchise), Melissa Bolona (Acts of Violence, The Institute),
Michael Welch (Twilight franchise, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane)
Tony Todd (Final Destination, Hell Fest, Candyman)
Spencer Locke (Insidious: The Last Key, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil: Extinction) About the Director
In 2012, Timothy relocated from Wilmington, NC to Hollywood. And over the next several years, Timothy directed and produced several independent films as part of a multi-picture deal with Cinedigm including "Weaponized" and "4GOT10"; working with stars like Mickey Rourke. In January 2016 Woodward his first western featu...read more |
 Terminator No Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 5:00am Run Time: 1 hour 47 min Country: USA Synopsis: A seemingly indestructible android is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Directed by: James Cameron Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd Executive Producer(s): John Daly, Derek Gibson Written by: James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd Main Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Kyle Reese, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield About the Director
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 AliensProducer Gale Anne Hurd is to receive the Career Achievement Award with Q&A prior to the screening of Aliens. No Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 2:00am Run Time: 2h 17min Country: USA Synopsis: Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough? Directed by: James Cameron Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd Executive Producer(s): Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill Written by: James Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill Main Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton About the Director
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 Splinter-versary10 Year Anniversary Screening! Q&A with director Toby Wilkins, Rachel Kerbs, Charles Baker (Breaking Bad), David Maurer (Editor) and Nelson Cragg (Cinematographer) follows the screening. No Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 4:30am Run Time: 1 hour 22 min Country: USA Synopsis: Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror. Directed by: Toby Wilkins Produced by: Kai Barry Written by: Ian Shorr, Kai Barry Main Cast: Shea Whigham, Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo About the Director
With an extensive background in design, visual effects, and post-production, filmmaker Toby Wilkins has been bringing his unique directing talents to feature films, television, and short-form content for the big and small screens for over 15 years. Wilkins' feature debut "Splinter" hit theatres on Halloween 2008 after winning six ScreamFest Awards including Best Director and Best Picture, a 2009 Saturn Award nomination for Best Horror Film, and nominations for Best Horror Movie and Most Memorable Mutilation at the 2009 Spike TV Scream Awards. "Splinter" receive...read more |
 Dementia Part II BEST ACTRESS – Suzanne Voss Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 2:00am Run Time: 1 hour 7 mins Country: USA Synopsis: Suzanne wasn't always this confused. She wasn't always DEAD either... When an ex-con takes a job as a handyman for an unstable elderly woman to avoid a parole violation, it becomes a choice he may regret. Directed by: Matt Mercer and Mike Testin Produced by: Matt Mercer, Mike Testin Executive Producer(s): JD Lifshitz, Raphael Margules Written by: Matt Mercer, Mike Testin Main Cast: Suzanne Voss, Matt Mercer, Najarra Townsend, Graham Skipper About the Directors
MATT MERCER: As an actor, Matt has appeared in over 40 films, including Beyond the Gates, The Mind’s Eye, The Toybox, All the Creatures Were Stirring, Dam Sharks, and Madison County. A few years ago, Matt began stepping behind the camera. He produced and starred in the hit horror feature Contracted (IFC Midnight). The film garnered a sequel, Contract...read more  |
 You Die - Get the app, then die BEST CINEMATOGRAPY – Davide Piazzolla Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 15, 2018 - 4:30am Run Time: 1 hour 33 minutes Country: Italy Synopsis: Asia, a young student finds an app on her phone. It looks like an augmented reality game, but soon she realizes it’s much more than that.
It’s an app that connects to the world of the dead, which allows her to see the dead through the camera of the phone. The timer starts counting down from 24 hours and Asia’s insanely horrific experience begins.
People around her struggle to believe her as she ends up facing this evil curse and fighting for her survival, all by herself. Directed by: Alessandro Antonaci, Stefano Mandalà, Daniel Lascar Produced by: Daniel Lascar, Simone Offredo, Francesco Scrufari Written by: Alessandro Antonaci, Stefano Mandalà, Daniel Lascar Main Cast: Erica Landolfi, Simone Moretto, Micol Damilano, Rocco Marazzita, Alice Piano, Simone Valentino, Carola Cudemo, Ja'Michael Darnell, Daniele Marmi About the Directors
Stefano Mandalà was born and raised in Palermo, Italy. In 2010, he attended an Animation course at Scuola Nazionale di Cinematografia. Since 2010, he has collaborated with some graphic design studios in Torino and has worked for FCA, Adecco, Advice Group, Expo2015 and more. In 2016 he produced and co-directed with Alessandro Antonaci his first horror ...read more   |
 Pledge BEST DIRECTOR – Daniel Robbins US Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 15, 2018 - 3:00am Run Time: 1 hour 18 min Country: United States Synopsis: A group of college freshmen pledge an exclusive fraternity but soon realize there's more at stake than they could have ever imagined. Directed by: Daniel Robbins Produced by: Mark Rapaport, Keaton Heinrichs, Akiva Nemetsky Executive Producer(s): Cherie Vogelstein, JD Lifshitz, Raphael Margules Written by: Zack Weiner Main Cast: Zachery Byrd, Aaron Dalla Villa, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Phillip Andre Botello, Jesse Pimentel, Erica Boozer, Joe Gallagher, Zack Weiner, Jean-Louis Droulers About the Director
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 The Golem US Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 15, 2018 - 1:00am Run Time: 1 hour 38 min Country: Israel, Ukraine Synopsis: During an outbreak of a deadly plague, a mystical woman must save her tight-knit Jewish community from foreign invaders, but the entity she conjures to protect them is a far greater evil. Directed by: Doron Paz and Yoav Paz Produced by: Shalom Eisenbach Executive Producer(s): Patrick Ewald, Shaked Berenson Written by: Ariel Cohen Main Cast: Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan  About the Director(s): Third generation directors, Doron and Yoav Paz started working in the film industry at young ages. After graduating Tel Aviv University Film School and years of directing music videos and television commercials, they started writing and directing television programs for prime-time Israeli broadcasts. In 2010, their critically acclaimed debut film, Phobidilia, had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. |
 Chuck Steel: Night of the TrampiresSpecial US Premiere with giveaway! US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 5:00am Run Time: 1 hour 28 min Country: United Kingdom Synopsis: It’s not 1985 anymore…it’s 1986, and Chuck Steel is ‘the best God damn cop on the force’ according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt. But even this maverick, renegade, loose cannon, lone wolf, cop on the edge, who doesn’t play by the rules has his work cut out when the Governor of LA decides to reduce the licensing hours for clubs and bars triggering a sudden, inexplicable spate of high profile disappearances in the city. The disappearances all have the same thing in common, a crime scene covered in blood but with no sign of the victim. The police are perplexed until they get a break in the case when one of the victims manages to escape. Chuck goes to interview the victim at the hospital but is confronted by a crazed old man who introduces himself as Abraham Van Rental. He warns a disbelieving Chuck that an evil scourge is about to descend on the city of Los Angeles – the scourge of the TRAMPIRES – a mutated hybrid of vampire and tramp… Directed by: Mike Mort Produced by: Mike Mort, Rupert Lywood, Randhir Singh, Joseph D'Morais Executive Producer(s): Alexa Jago, Stuart Lawson Written by: Mike Mort Main Cast: Mike Mort, Jennifer Saunders, Paul Whitehouse, Dan Russell, Jonnie Fiori, Samantha Coughlan About the Director
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 Welcome to MercyQ&A with director Tommy Bertelsen and writer/cast Kristen Ruhlin moderated by Fred Topel follows the screening. West Coast Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 3:00am Run Time: 1 hour 43 min Country: USA Synopsis: A young woman struggles against the unholy forces that possess her in this terrifying occult thriller. After being stricken with stigmata, single mother Madaline (Kristen Ruhlin) is sent to a remote convent where nothing is what it seems and her friend August (Lily Newmark) is seemingly the only person she can trust. Together, they must confront the demons inside Madaline before she becomes the Antichrist. Directed by: Tommy Bertelsen Produced by: Darren Goldberg, Cary Granat, Ed Jones, Joel Michaely Written by: Kristen Ruhlin Main Cast: Kristen Ruhlin, Lily Newmark, Eileen Davies, Sophia Massa |
Timothy Woodward Jr. was born October 15, 1983 in Georgetown, SC. His love for film began early when he saw his first theatrical film. Woodward began his career acting in television series, but in recent years has moved primarily behind the camera. He cut his directing teeth on music videos and other small projects, but has become recognized in the industry for his directing abilities.
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and had his first experience as a director with a two week stint on Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) before being fired. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. A
Born and raised in London, England - the youngest son of playwright and novelist Christopher Wilkins - Toby relocated to Los Angeles in the '90s to pursue a career in the film industry.
MIKE TESTIN: Mike Testin studied Directing and Cinematography at the Los Angeles Film School. Directing credits include “Dementia”, which was a New York Times Critics Pick of the Week, and “Browse”. He has worked as a Cinematographer on various films including Contracted, Get the Girl, Dismissed and the upcoming "The Mandela Effect."
Alessandro Antonaci was born and raised in Turin, Italy. In 2011 he attended a Practical Filmmaking course at Met Film School in London. In 2015 he directed and produced his first short film “Un Mostro Chiamato Ignoranza” . In 2016, his deep passion for horror films brought him to direct his first horror film “Karma - L’espiazione” (“Karma - Atonement”).
Daniel is an NYC-based director for Stag Pictures. His previous film, Uncaged, was distributed by RLJ Entertainment before landing on Netflix streaming. Pledge, his second feature, is making its U.S. Premiere at Screamfest after world premiering at Fantasia this past July. Daniel is a big fan of the Lakers, especially Lonzo Ball.
Director & Writer Mike Mort has produced some of the most iconic stop-motion animation since the early 90’s. Mike is known for his innovative & slapstick style of animation which has earnt him multiple prestigious awards. In 2014 Mike co-founded Animortal Studio, a state of the art stop-motion studio in South Wales. Here, Mike has recently completed his debut feature film Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires, a passion project based on a character created previously during his school days.