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Creatures of Whitechapel

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
25m 30s
Country: 
UK/USA
Synopsis: 
London, 1888. Jack the Ripper stalks the streets of London, leaving behind a bloody path of terror behind each kill. Each brings her Master, Dr. Frankenstein, closer to his unholy purpose: to bring his Creation to life! However, rumors of Frankenstein's nighttime activities are brewing, and Jack, revealed to be the alter ego of Igor, is tasked with one last foray into the bowels of Victorian London to find the final piece needed to bring the Creation to life. But can there be life without love? A twisted new take on the Frankenstein legend - and the madness that surrounds it. Bringing together some of horror's most iconic characters in ways never before imagined, Creatures of Whitechapel sets forth to reveal the monster that hides inside us all in this gothic love story of creation and madness.
Directed by: 
Jonathan Martin
Produced by: 
Jonathan & Rebecca Martin
Executive Producer(s): 
Karen Piquet
Written by: 
Jonathan & Rebecca Martin
Main Cast: 
Carlee Baker Barrett Ogden Rick Macy Jillian Joy Tori Halloran Crystal Udy Reeve Boyd

About the Director

Jonathan Martin Jonathan Martin is a multi-award winning filmmaker, festival director, and entrepreneur. After graduating from Utah Valley University with a degree in Business Entrepreneurship, he chose to begin a career in film. Soon he directed the film he is probably best known for, "An Evening with My Comatose Mother," which until recently was the most awarded horror short film of all-time with 76 festival and industry awards and over 100 festival selections. Known for colorful, offbeat, energetic, and unique tales, Jonathan's 2016 will see the release of the shorts "Creatures of Whitechapel," "Kiss the Devil in the Dark,", and the music videos "Demons," "My Eternity," and "Gravity." He is also the owner of the production company Bohemian Industries, and in 2014 founded the ge...read more

THE INCREDIBLE TALE OF THE INCREDIBLE WOMAN-SPIDER

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
17m 21s
Country: 
FRANCE
Synopsis: 
A young man, noose around his neck, prepares to hang himself. Bad luck ? Fate ? The rope breaks. As he wanders through the deserted streets, at night, he comes across a poster outside a bar that invites him to discover a strange show...
Directed by: 
Pablo Guirado
Produced by: 
Demet Basaran & Pablo Guirado
Executive Producer(s): 
Demet Basaran & Pablo Guirado
Written by: 
Demet Basaran
Main Cast: 
Victor Boulenger, Elodie Segui, Max Morel

About the Director

Pablo Guirado Director, screenwriter and producer, Pablo Guirado was born in Barcelona in 1976 and lives in Paris since 1998. Pablo graduates in film direction from La Femis in 2003. In 2009, he co-founds the company Sofoco Productions. Pablo has written and/or directed several short films, screened in international film festivals.

Never Tear Us Apart

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
6m 19s
Country: 
Canada
Synopsis: 
When two friends approach a small cabin in the woods, the sweet-natured old folks they’re looking for turn out to be crazed back woods cannibal killers.
Directed by: 
Sid Zanforlin
Produced by: 
Patricia Zlatar Gomez Sid Zanforlin Chris Bavota Matt Keyes
Written by: 
Sid Zanforlin & Chris Bavota
Main Cast: 
Matt Keyes, Alex Weiner, James Rae, Leigh Ann Taylor & Mark Krupa

About the Director

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Sid Zanforlin Sid Zanforlin is a Chilean Canadian that grew up in Montreal. Since graduating from Concordia University and the Canadian Film Centre, he has directed numerous shorts, plays, music videos and television shows. He also spent six years in Vancouver as a cameraman on various Hollywood productions. Sid Zanforlin has won a Mecca award for “Theatrical Revelation” of the season for the play “Jesus Hopped the A Train”, has been nominated for a Banff Television award for Best Children’s program (Prank Patrol) and his short “Attack of the Brainsucker” has won seven awards including Best Short at the Fantasia Film Festival. He is developing his first feature “Never Tear Us Apart” and his television shows “Studio 2” & “Goremet Monsters”. Concurrently, ...read more

Gavage

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US 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 Director

Matt Reynolds Matt 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.

FIRST LIKE

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
3m 30s
Country: 
Sweden
Synopsis: 
First to Like - First to Die A short horror, with a humorous touch, First Like is written by Sara B. Elfgren, author of the best-seller urban fantasy "the Circle" and directed by Alexander Rönnberg. Do you dare to be the first to press Like...? First Like won Best Foreign Short at Fantafestival, Italy 2016.
Directed by: 
Alexander Ronnberg
Produced by: 
Daniel di Grado & Christer Kilden
Written by: 
Sara B. Elfgren
Main Cast: 
Hedda Stiernstedt

About the Director

Alexander Ronnberg Alexander Rönnberg is educated at the National Film & Television School, London. While at school he won numerous awards at Kodak Student Commercial Award 2 years in a row. He has directed a few shorts, among them Bloody Mary and In the Still of the Night, also written by his long time partner in crime, Sara B. Elfgren. They are now writing a feature horror together, as well as developing a TV-series for Swedish National TV. Alexander also runs the fiction department at Silvio Entertainment, where he recently produced the feature horror Alena which was released theatrically in August 2016.

The Quiet Zone

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Friday, October 21, 2016 - 2:00am
Run Time: 
8m 41s
Country: 
UK
Synopsis: 
A late night commuter confronts a noisy passenger on a train carriage but finds herself trapped in a station with someone - or something - that wants to silence her too. A horror that will grab you by the throat and won't let go. Until you're quiet.
Directed by: 
Andrew Ionides
Produced by: 
Andrew Ionides
Written by: 
Andrew Ionides
Main Cast: 
Jessica Bayly Kasey Iliana Sfetsios

About the Director

Andrew Ionides Andrew has written eight award-winning short films and has directed and produced four. In 2011, his directorial debut A BLINDED FATE was screened at BAFTA and nominated in several UK and US film festivals. Andrew has also worked as a Script Analyst for production companies 19 Entertainment, Kudos and BBC Drama. THE QUIET ZONE, Andrew's fourth short film as writer/director, won Best Short at the British Horror Film Festival in 2015 and was nominated at the New York City Horror Film Festival and Leeds International Film Festival for Best Short. Andrew is currently developing two feature films and writing a new horror anthology series with an independent production company.

Crowman

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US 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 Director

Duncan Nicoll Duncan 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.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 2:30am
Run Time: 
1 hour 35 mins
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
For the first time, see the unseen in Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension – the horrifying conclusion to the Paranormal Activity films.
Directed by: 
Gregory Plotkin
Produced by: 
Jason Blum & Oren Peli
Executive Producer(s): 
Steven R. Molen
Written by: 
by Jason Harry Pagan & Andrew Deutschman and Adam Robitel & Gavin Heffernan
Main Cast: 
Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Dan Gill, Ivy George, Jessica Brown, Chloe Csengery, Don McManus, Hallie Foote & Cara Pifko

About the Director

Greg PlotkinGregory Plotkin, the editor behind the last three Paranormal Activity films as well as The Marked Ones, makes his directorial debut with Paranormal Activity 5. In addition to the Paranormal movies, Plotkins' previous editing include The Insider, Frequency, The Break-Up, and He's Just Not That Into You.

A Tricky Treat

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 2:30am
Run Time: 
3:07
Country: 
Canada, USA
Synopsis: 
A man is kidnapped by a very strange family, and his fate is held in the hands of two kids. 'A Tricky Treat' presents a shocking tale of the unexpected with a twist.
Directed by: 
Patricia Chica
Produced by: 
Patricia Chica, Grace Santos, Byron A. Martin
Executive Producer(s): 
Tara Kurtz, Morris Umali, Adonai Interiano
Written by: 
Kamal John Iskander
Main Cast: 
Leonard Waldner, Steve Brewster, Andrea Fletcher, Keira McCarthy and introducing Marco Reilly.

About the Director

Patricia ChicaPatricia Chica is a Latina-Canadian multiple award-winning director who specializes in extreme genre films and edgy documentaries. Graduated from Concordia University with distinction in Film Production, Patricia has a genuine interest in exploring thought-provoking themes that deal with the darker side of the human experience. Her previous films The Promise (2000), Rockabilly 514 (2008), Day Before Yesterday (2010), Ceramic Tango (2013), and Serpent’s Lullaby (2014) have all won many awards and been selected at over 200 film festivals around the world. Patricia recently directed two segments for the Women in Horror Recognition Month's Massive Blood Drive PSA produced by the Soska Twins. Patricia Chica was mentioned in the DREAD CENTRAL list of “Risin...read more

Martyrs

A conversation with directors Kevin & Michael Goetz, Troian Bellisario & Bailey Noble follows the screening.
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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 4:30am
Run Time: 
1 hour 26 mins
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
Directed by: 
Kevin Goetz & Michael Goetz
Produced by: 
Peter Safran & Agnes Mentre
Executive Producer(s): 
Morgan White & Dan Clifton
Written by: 
Pascal Laugier & Mark L. Smith
Main Cast: 
Troian Bellisario,Bailey Noble, Kate Burton & Caitlin Carmichael

About the Directors

Kevin Goetz & Michael GoetzThe brothers Kevin & Michael Goetz are directors and producers, known for Scenic Route (2013), Mass Transit (1998) and The Violent Separation of Flesh and Blood.