Fright Night Theatre Film Festival - 2017
Feature Film Competitive Programme - 2017
CAT SICK BLUES (AUS) || Canadian Premiere || Trailer
Directed by Dave Jackson
A man pushed to a traumatic mental breakdown following the death of his beloved cat believes he can bring his feline friend back from the dead by dressing up like a cat and collecting 9 human lives. Insane. Offensive. Prosthetic Cat Penis. None of these words come close to describing the unbridled madness that is destined to make CAT SICK BLUES a certifiable cult hit.
WINNER: MOST SHOCKING FILM
WINNER: FUNNIEST FILM
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: BEST WRITING
WINNER: BEST SPECIAL FX
WINNER: BEST VILLAIN
WINNER: FUNNIEST FILM
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: BEST WRITING
WINNER: BEST SPECIAL FX
WINNER: BEST VILLAIN
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In an alternate version of 1980s Poland, a pair of mermaid sisters come ashore and join an adult night club as strippers and singers. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city. THE LURE is a bloody, bold, and genre-defying sensation featuring stunning musical numbers, special effects, and savage sexuality. Starring Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis.
WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER tells the story of a mentally unstable loner lost in a life of depraved violence forced upon him by his psychopathic mother. His only savior and possible way out of a life of sleazy violence comes in the form of the beautiful Sophia. Or will she end up like all the beautiful women in his life: cut up into little pieces?
A character-driven horror film about a single mother who wakes up in a medical facility to find that everyone is dead and she's nine months pregnant. And to make matters worse, strange blood-hungry creatures are lurking in the darkness. Starring Julian Richings (Man of Steel, The VVITCH, Cube), Lara Gilchrist (Battlestar Galactica), Mark Taylor (Flashpoint), and Torri Higginson (Stargate: Atlantis).
What starts out as a relaxing summer day by the pool for a group of high-maintenance socialites quickly turns into a gory nightmare as the unknown killer begins to stalk and murder the young girls in increasingly bloody ways. This hilarious homage to 80s slashers from hot up-and-coming horror writer/director Drew Marvick is Slumber Party Massacre meets Mean Girls. Definitely a pool-side treat for fans of bodacious, blood-soaked bikini body counts. Starring LeeAnna Vamp, Alexis Adams, Mark Justice.
LONG LIVE THE KING (USA) || Hamilton Premiere || Trailer
Directed by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger
THE LURE (POL) || Hamilton Premiere || Trailer
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska
WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: BEST VISUAL FX
WINNER: BEST SCORE
WINNER: BEST MONSTERS
WINNER: ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX
WINNER: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: BEST VISUAL FX
WINNER: BEST SCORE
WINNER: BEST MONSTERS
WINNER: ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX
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RED CHRISTMAS (AUS) || Ontario Premiere || Trailer
Directed by Craig Anderson
A cloaked stranger interrupts the Christmas Day festivities of a strong willed matriarch (Dee Wallace) who is celebrating with her dysfunctional family. When the stranger goes on the offensive, the family is subjected to an un-silent night of holy terror in which the cinematic carnage that makes victims of naughty and nice alike.
A cloaked stranger interrupts the Christmas Day festivities of a strong willed matriarch (Dee Wallace) who is celebrating with her dysfunctional family. When the stranger goes on the offensive, the family is subjected to an un-silent night of holy terror in which the cinematic carnage that makes victims of naughty and nice alike.
WINNER: SCARIEST FILM
WINNER: BEST ACTRESS
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WINNER: BEST ACTRESS
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WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER (USA) || Ontario Premiere || Trailer
Directed by Richie MooreWHO'S WATCHING OLIVER tells the story of a mentally unstable loner lost in a life of depraved violence forced upon him by his psychopathic mother. His only savior and possible way out of a life of sleazy violence comes in the form of the beautiful Sophia. Or will she end up like all the beautiful women in his life: cut up into little pieces?
WINNER: BEST ACTOR
WINNER: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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BLOOD HUNTERS (CANADA) || Hamilton Premiere || Trailer
Directed by Tricia Lee
WINNER: BEST FILM *AUDIENCE CHOICE*
Directed by Drew Marvick
WINNER: FUNNIEST FILM
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Directed by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger
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Short Film Competitive Programme
- DEATH METAL (USA) || Director: Chris McInroy
- WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT
- WINNER: BEST COMEDIC SHORT
- WHEN SUSURRUS STIRS (USA) || Director: Anthony Cousins
- WINNER: MOST SHOCKING SHORT
- THE FISHERMAN (ESP) || Director: Alejandro Suárez Lozano
- WINNER: BEST SCI-FI SHORT
- KASKA (GER) || Director: Alexander Dannhauser
- WINNER: BEST FANTASY SHORT
- FLIES IN MAY (AUS) || Director: Caroline Jiang
- WINNER: BEST ANIMATED SHORT
- STUDDED NIGHTMARE (CAN) || Director: Jean-Claude Leblanc
- WINNER: BEST CANADIAN SHORT
- PYOTR495 (CAN) || Director: Blake Mawson
- WINNER: BEST CANADIAN SHORT
- YOUR DATE IS HERE (USA) || Directors: Todd Spence & Zak White
- WINNER: BEST FILM *AUDIENCE CHOICE*
- UNDRESS ME (CAN) || Director: Amelia Moses
- BORN AGAIN (USA) || Director: Jason Tostevin
- CHEWED (CAN) || Director: Mike Trebilcock
- JUST JUSTICE III KUNGFU KARATE ANNIHILATOR (ESP) || Director Rafael Dengrá
- JASON (CAN) || Director Greg Kovacs
- PEEPHOLE (CAN) || Director: Doug Cook
- POLICY (USA) || Director: Donavan Thompson
- CURVE (AUS) || Director: Tim Egan
