Horror, Arthouse, Indie, Giallo fans,

FINALE is the shocking vision of a mother’s descent into madness after finding her son hanged. With her own family convinced he committed suicide, she alone unravels the blood-soaked mystery. Is her daughter’s high school a recruiting ground for occult rituals and grisly murders? Torn apart by denial and paranoia threatening her own sanity and her daughter’s life, the mother’s only escape is the very route attempted by her dead son – to confront the demon lurking in mirrors.

Evoking the colorful Italian Giallo films of the 1970’s, F I N A L E is a chilling thrill ride of mystery, horror and suspense. An uncompromising cinematic vision fueled by blood, sweat and the indominable independent spirit.

This is opening weekend of the #1 Horror film festival in the United States!  F I N A L E will be playing side by side with the true masters of horror like Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Clive Barker, Tobe Hooper and the many others who have been in attendance.

Grab your friends and buy your tickets NOW before it’s too late at http://www.screamfestla.com/showFilm.php?movie=finale

We’ll see you October 17th at the Mann’s Chinese!

The F I N A L E Team
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http://www.indiegogo.com/FINALE

AWARDS:
“Best Feature” Oxford International Film Festival
“Best Horror Film” Indie Spirit Film Festival
“Best Horror Film” Seattle True Independent Film Festival
“Best Cinematography” Boston International Film Festival
“Independent Spirit Award” A Night of Horror
“Official Selection” Screamfest Horror Film Festival
“Official Selection” Dances With Films

PRESS:
“Shot lovingly in the Italian Giallo vein, this little no-budget thriller is going to beat your ass!”
Arrow In the Head

“One of the best throwbacks to the heyday of Mario Bava and Dario Argento”
The Screamin Demon

“A dense, multi-layered film with truly bizarre and disturbing imagery. Seek this film out – you won’t be disappointed”
Digital Retribution

“This low-budget film has the balls to look like a masterpiece.”
The Screamin Demon

The festival will highlight comedic films including “Wild Girls Gone” with Amy Poehler, Scout’s Honor with Chris Kattan, and “Little Fish, Strange Pond” with Zach Galifianakis; and horror films including “The Rain,” starring David Carradine in one of his last screen performances.

In addition to screenings, a two-hour symposium on Saturday will focus on ending violence against women in Congo. Scheduled guests include Emile Hirsch, John Prendergast, Sonya Walger, and Bonnie Abaunza.

Tickets are available at ArcLightCinemas.com. The festival closes Oct. 25 with the Hollywood Discovery Awards for best feature, documentary, comedy, short subject, and music video.

The 9th Annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival & Screenplay Competition takes place Oct. 16th to Oct. 25th 2009 at the prestigious Grauman’s Mann Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood. Call For Entries deadlines are approaching for new horror feature films, shorts and feature length screenplays.

Film submission deadlines: Early July 15th, Final August 15th.

Screenplay submission deadlines: Early June 15th, July 15th and Final Deadline August 15th.

Screamfest showcases talented genre filmmakers and writers from around the world to the entertainment industry in order to help further their careers. Films have obtained distribution, winning screenplays have been optioned and purchased, four of our past Screamfest winning directors have now directed for Sam Raimi and others have been attached to studio films as a result of Screamfest.

Screamfest launches careers. Are you next?

For more info on Screamfest visit http://www.screamfestla.com

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“After three Satanists perform a dark ritual in the woods, an accident leaves Terry “fucked up reaaaaaal baad!” Now, the inept Warren and Elliot must trudge the psychedelic bowels of Hell towards a distant, omnipotent light - their only hope for Salvation.”

Watch trailer HERE!

Featuring garage music by Thee Oh Sees!

Any thoughts? Anyone want to see the whole flick—- the horror movie Fatally-Yours called “Top Ten Horror Movies of 2009.” Want to host a screening?

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Thanks fer watchin.

Bad People

The film is a horror-adventure-comedy based on a very low budget short ($200 with a lot of iffy day for night – yeesh!) we made about two years ago that was very well received.  The short, also titled The Night Shift, has appeared in several film fests across the country and was positively reviewed by Fangoria.  We’re smack dab in the middle of pre-production on the feature at the moment and will begin principal photography on May 1st. The budget for the feature has been upped considerably, though it’s still a very low budget film.  We’ve also found a lot of great, hard-working actors, crew members, make-up, visual effect and prop people that are going to make this a really fun and entertaining film.  And that’s really all we’re trying to make – a fun film.

My crew and I jumped into this daunting endeavor after tiring of Hollywood and its never-ending remake/reboot/sequel machine.  Don’t get me wrong, I have a few choice franchises that I follow closely and I love a rollicking, fun film as much as the next guy.  But many of these “event” films seem to be getting dumber and dumber (Transformers). I’m a product of the ‘80s, so I grew up with a lot of Indy, Monster Squad, Back to the Future, Gremlins, Goonies and Ghostbusters - films that were fun but didn’t talk down to the audience or insult their intelligence (too much), possessed a certain magic and had a lot of heart.  That’s the tone we’re hoping to recapture with The Night Shift. Fun, smart and entertaining with characters you get to know and, hopefully, feel for – something few studio films make us do these days, actually feel something.

Anyway,  enough of my rambling.  If you’re interested in viewing the original 23 minute short film, feel free to check it out here (it’s free!): http://www.thenightshiftmovie.com/watch.html

If you’d like to follow the film’s production process, you can do so by becoming a fan on Facebook or by following us on Twitter.
Also, we have the film’s official website up and running, though we’re still doing some refining.  You can check that out over here: http://www.thenightshiftmovie.com

Filming is expected to wrap by the beginning of July.  As we go through the pre-production and production process I may stop in (time permitting) seeking advice or recommendations from fellow filmmakers.  Publicity photos are scheduled to be taken this weekend, so hopefully I can give you guys a first look at some of the characters very, very soon.  I, along with the cast and crew, really believe in this project and hope some of you out there will lend your support and spread the word.  Thanks for reading!

May 29, 2009—Los Angeles, CA – Quickfest.com™, an international online film festival, having recently completed their first online festival, announces Quickfest 102 – a ten day film festival set to begin Friday, June 19, 2009.  Quickfest 102 will challenge filmmakers from around the world to produce—within a ten day period – an all new short film in the horror or thriller genre. 

The first festival, Quickfest 101, which took place from May 15th – 17th, was a parody festival with entrants lampooning summer blockbusters.  Filmmakers were given a two day period to write, shoot and edit their short film.

Festival Director Greg Zekowski says “With our first festival we were excited to see interest from around the world with new members from across the country and as far away as Brazil.  Moving to a ten day festival format will allow more teams to participate, with the festival spanning two weekends to create and edit their entries.”
The critical elements—the list of dialogue, characters or products that must be incorporated with each entry—will be announced at the beginning of the festival on Friday June 19 at 12 noon (PST) at http://www.quickfest.com. Filmmakers competing as individuals or teams will have ten days to write, shoot, edit and upload the final films no later than Sunday June 28 at midnight (PST).

Films will be judged by a panel of working entertainment industry professionals, including William Malone, director of horror hits including “Parasomnia,” “Fear.Com,” “Masters of Horror” and the “House on Haunted Hill.”  Also back from Quickfest 101 is Mark Forby, producer of “Prom Night.”  Additional judges will be announced as the competition draws near.

Filmmakers interested in this, or future Quickfest festivals, can visit Quickfest.com and register to receive updates for this and future festivals.

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This Halloween you’ll be seeing things, differently.

Boo!
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Unidentified beings haunt the subconscious dream of a lonesome teenager in the darkness of the night on Zay street as he attempts to have a simple, relaxing night alone watching television in his home.

Directed by Jon Edwards - Starring: Dan Zambrano & Jon Edwards - Edited by Jon Edwards