September 2009

Shriekfest is this weekend!!!

October 1st - 4th, 2009     Raleigh Studios, Hollywood

Shriekfest is an international festival and screenplay competition dedicated to getting horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy filmmakers and screenwriters the recognition they deserve. What makes our festival unique is that we proactively help the filmmakers and screenwriters by promoting their work to the industry.

We are dedicated to celebrating the art of independent filmmaking without all of the politics!

Shriekfest Film Festival’s 2009 lineup includes such recognizable names as Jeffry Combs in “Dark House”, Ving Rhames in “Evil Angel”, Dameon Clarke and Matthew Gray Gubler (Without a Trace) in “How to Be a Serial Killer”, Dean Cain in “Maneater”, “John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Joe Dante, and Roger Corman in “Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue”, Billy Zane in “Surviving Evil”, and Tiffany Shepis in “Thirsty”.

The roster encompasses 40 films and 39 screenplay finalists.  Awards will be awarded in many categories, including an award for the Best Feature Film and Best Under 18 film/screenplay.

All screenings will be in the Chaplin or Pickford/Fairbanks Theatres at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave Hollywood, CA.  Tickets are $8 per film program.  See www.shriekfest.com for ticket information and schedules.  Tickets may be purchased online.

Festival Directors Denise Gossett and Todd Beeson oversee Shriekfest, now in it’s 9th year.

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