Welcome to the third installment of my ongoing series of articles that collects great horror short films.
If you have not already done so, please check out the first two installments of this series “Watch 15 Great Horror Short Films” and its follow-up “Watch 13 More Great Horror Short Films” not only because you’ll love them but also because films and filmmakers mentioned in those articles are referenced in this one.
Short form horror aficionados will also want to check out a recent article I wrote called “The Greatest Horror Anthology Film Segments of All Time”.
As you readers know, the horror short film is an artistic endeavor that can serve as a film industry calling card. A perfect example of this is the recent announcement of the feature film version of Can Evrenol’s superb horror short Baskin.
Combine successes like that with the very strong film festival presence of...
If you have not already done so, please check out the first two installments of this series “Watch 15 Great Horror Short Films” and its follow-up “Watch 13 More Great Horror Short Films” not only because you’ll love them but also because films and filmmakers mentioned in those articles are referenced in this one.
Short form horror aficionados will also want to check out a recent article I wrote called “The Greatest Horror Anthology Film Segments of All Time”.
As you readers know, the horror short film is an artistic endeavor that can serve as a film industry calling card. A perfect example of this is the recent announcement of the feature film version of Can Evrenol’s superb horror short Baskin.
Combine successes like that with the very strong film festival presence of...
- 11/7/2014
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Attention Canadian filmmakers! The lads at Raven Banner Entertainment want a cracking Canadian short film to open the May 29th screening of Cabin Fever: Patient Zero so they are having a contest! You have until April 14th to submit a four-to-six-minute short film with a theme of your choosing. Raven Banner will choose a winner and their short will screen across Canada that night. You will also get ten passes to the cinema closest to you to share the experience with family and friends. "We've always strived to bring a festival-like experience to our Sinister Cinema presentations," said Raven Banner's Andrew Hunt. "Part of that experience is to open each screening with a unique short film, preferably by a Canadian filmmaker. Steven Kostanski's Bio-Cop, Josh MacDonald's...
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- 2/1/2014
- Screen Anarchy
The mighty Boston Underground Film Festival celebrates their impressive 15th edition this year on March 27-31 at the Brattle Theatre. Here’s some highlights to be on the lookout for:
Opening night film: I Declare War, a childhood parable about war and brutality, directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson.
Closing night film: Big Ass Spider!, a raucous giant arachnid vs. the military flick, directed by Mike Mendez.
Other Feature Films: Both Drew Tobia’s first feature, See You Next Tuesday; and the punk documentary A Band Called Death by Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett recently won awards at the 20th Chicago Underground Film Festival and will now kill it at Buff. Sion Sono, a Buff regular, will be screening the last of his “Trilogy of Hate,” Guilty of Romance; while Calvin Lee Reeder has the gross-out feature-length version of his gross-out short The Rambler. And Zach Clark, a Bad Lit favorite,...
Opening night film: I Declare War, a childhood parable about war and brutality, directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson.
Closing night film: Big Ass Spider!, a raucous giant arachnid vs. the military flick, directed by Mike Mendez.
Other Feature Films: Both Drew Tobia’s first feature, See You Next Tuesday; and the punk documentary A Band Called Death by Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett recently won awards at the 20th Chicago Underground Film Festival and will now kill it at Buff. Sion Sono, a Buff regular, will be screening the last of his “Trilogy of Hate,” Guilty of Romance; while Calvin Lee Reeder has the gross-out feature-length version of his gross-out short The Rambler. And Zach Clark, a Bad Lit favorite,...
- 3/27/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Corridor
Stars: Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert, David Patrick Flemming, Matthew Amyotte, Glen Matthews, Nigel Bennett | Written by Josh MacDonald | Directed by Evan Kelly
Popping The Corridor into my DVD player I was first reminded of Lawrence Kasdan’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher – after all the plots are eerily similar: A group of friends head off to a snow-covered cabin in the woods and stumble across… something. In the case of Dreamcatcher it was aliens, in the case of The Corridor it’s something altogether more metaphysical.
Following his mother’s death, Tyler suffers a nervous breakdown, which results in him severing ties with his childhood friends. Years later, the group of friends decide to reunite for a weekend at his late mother’s country house in an attempt to rebuild friendships. Isolated deep in the snow covered forest, they stumble upon a mysterious supernatural hallway (the...
Stars: Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert, David Patrick Flemming, Matthew Amyotte, Glen Matthews, Nigel Bennett | Written by Josh MacDonald | Directed by Evan Kelly
Popping The Corridor into my DVD player I was first reminded of Lawrence Kasdan’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher – after all the plots are eerily similar: A group of friends head off to a snow-covered cabin in the woods and stumble across… something. In the case of Dreamcatcher it was aliens, in the case of The Corridor it’s something altogether more metaphysical.
Following his mother’s death, Tyler suffers a nervous breakdown, which results in him severing ties with his childhood friends. Years later, the group of friends decide to reunite for a weekend at his late mother’s country house in an attempt to rebuild friendships. Isolated deep in the snow covered forest, they stumble upon a mysterious supernatural hallway (the...
- 2/19/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival this year as always has healthy assortment of short films in their program. Along with the feature length shorts program they also begin each feature with short film to start off the night this year dubbed “Canada After Dark”. Here are few highlights of this year’s festival. Some of them were so strong that many were better that the feature that followed, so make sure you catch these shorts at festival near you soon. Here are some of the highlights:
Not Till We’Re Married
Shannon Rae Hanmer, 8 min, Canada, 2012
A really funny take on dysfunctional online dating directed by Shannon Rae Hanmer and written by Chris Nash (My Main Squeeze, Liplock): a woman is ready to make a commitment to her boyfriend but finds out he has a deformed twin brother attached to his hip who is the one that is really in love with her.
Not Till We’Re Married
Shannon Rae Hanmer, 8 min, Canada, 2012
A really funny take on dysfunctional online dating directed by Shannon Rae Hanmer and written by Chris Nash (My Main Squeeze, Liplock): a woman is ready to make a commitment to her boyfriend but finds out he has a deformed twin brother attached to his hip who is the one that is really in love with her.
- 11/3/2012
- by Kelly Michael Stewart
- Planet Fury
Well, folks, Day 9 has come and gone, which means only one thing – Toronto After Dark 2012 is officially on the book. As I write this from my hotel room, while packing my things for my return trip home, it hasn’t quite sunk in yet. I know it will hit me in a couple hours when, instead of lining up at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, I’m crossing the border back into the Us… But, enough about that for now; let’s focus on the fun of last night!
The night began with the Canadian short, Birthday Pictures. The film is an ironic take on a first date where a young man convinces his lady-friend to take a picture of him on his birthday to send to his grandmother. Of course, there’s a bit of a twist, but I won’t spoil that for you… If you get the chance,...
The night began with the Canadian short, Birthday Pictures. The film is an ironic take on a first date where a young man convinces his lady-friend to take a picture of him on his birthday to send to his grandmother. Of course, there’s a bit of a twist, but I won’t spoil that for you… If you get the chance,...
- 10/27/2012
- by Jeff Konopka
- The Liberal Dead
Subtitled "Severe Fantastic Shorts," this section of programming really did pack a punch. Whether you like gross-out special effects (making me really glad I didn't eat during this) or lyrical, emotional short films that demand your attention in a completely different way, "Short Fuse" had something for everyone.
At the Formal/Dir: Andrew Kavanagh/Australia
Though not my favorite of the bunch, I really enjoyed how this no-dialogue short mixed traditions in a way that viscerally represented a high school prom. Very tongue-in-cheek and a great ending, this was a perfect start — and clearly the jury thought so, as this was the winner of the "Short Fuse" program at the Fantastic Fest awards.
Game/Dir: Josh MacDonald/Canada
What appears to be a typical hillbilly slasher short, but with a funny shape-shifting twist. I found the acting in this one lacking, particularly at the end. However, the story is solid and really enjoyable,...
At the Formal/Dir: Andrew Kavanagh/Australia
Though not my favorite of the bunch, I really enjoyed how this no-dialogue short mixed traditions in a way that viscerally represented a high school prom. Very tongue-in-cheek and a great ending, this was a perfect start — and clearly the jury thought so, as this was the winner of the "Short Fuse" program at the Fantastic Fest awards.
Game/Dir: Josh MacDonald/Canada
What appears to be a typical hillbilly slasher short, but with a funny shape-shifting twist. I found the acting in this one lacking, particularly at the end. However, the story is solid and really enjoyable,...
- 10/4/2012
- by Kayley Viteo
- Planet Fury
Fantastic Fest recently announced their selection of more than 40 short films slated to slither and crawl into all the various orifices of this annual extravaganza of genre film. The biopsy of the best genre short films from around the globe will showcase works from several countries, including Spain, South Korea, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and more.
38-39°C (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jason Hong, South Korea, 8 minutes
A father and son confront the emotional divide that separates them in the intimate setting of a Korean bathhouse.
88:88 (2012)
Regional Premiere
Director: Joey Ciccoline, USA, 14 minutes
Val has lost control of her life. Those around her deny the reality of the extraordinary experiences she feels powerless against. Realizing she must stand alone, she has only one remaining option – to find a way to fight back.
Advantageous (2012)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jennifer Phang, USA 23 minutes
Gwen is the spokesperson for a radical technology...
38-39°C (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jason Hong, South Korea, 8 minutes
A father and son confront the emotional divide that separates them in the intimate setting of a Korean bathhouse.
88:88 (2012)
Regional Premiere
Director: Joey Ciccoline, USA, 14 minutes
Val has lost control of her life. Those around her deny the reality of the extraordinary experiences she feels powerless against. Realizing she must stand alone, she has only one remaining option – to find a way to fight back.
Advantageous (2012)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jennifer Phang, USA 23 minutes
Gwen is the spokesperson for a radical technology...
- 9/13/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The official lineup of short films playing this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, has been announced, and let's just say that there are lots of reasons why you should be packing your bags and heading to the Longhorn State!
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the eighth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 20th-27th in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest loves its short films - they provide a fertile ground for new and exciting filmmaking talent to show off their genre goods in an unrestrained format. Here is the lineup for Fantastic Fest 2012:
38-39°C (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jason Hong, South Korea, 8 minutes
A father and son confront the emotional divide that separates them in the intimate setting of a Korean bathhouse.
88:88 (2012)
Regional Premiere
Director: Joey Ciccoline, USA, 14 minutes
Val has lost control of her life. Those around...
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the eighth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 20th-27th in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest loves its short films - they provide a fertile ground for new and exciting filmmaking talent to show off their genre goods in an unrestrained format. Here is the lineup for Fantastic Fest 2012:
38-39°C (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jason Hong, South Korea, 8 minutes
A father and son confront the emotional divide that separates them in the intimate setting of a Korean bathhouse.
88:88 (2012)
Regional Premiere
Director: Joey Ciccoline, USA, 14 minutes
Val has lost control of her life. Those around...
- 9/10/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Director: Evan Kelly. Writer: Josh MacDonald. Cast: Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert, David Patrick Flemming, Matthew Amyotte, Glen Matthews and Mary-Colin Chisholm. It is always surprising to remember that Canada has only created approximately 1500 films since 1911. This is surprising because there have been so many great Canadian films created over this time such as David Cronenburg's Naked Lunch or Allan King's The Last Season. Now, director Evan Kelly and Josh MacDonald's can add their Nova Scotian shot feature, The Corridor, to this excellent cadre of films. The Corridor begins as a thriller which transitions into a science fiction film. Along the way, five friends must confront a force that alters their minds. The corridor also changes their behaviours as friend turns on friend in a murderous fashion. The Corridor creates enough tension and enough mystery to leave viewers with questions and interpretations. The abstract elements are what stayed with this.
- 8/7/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Evan Kelly’s debut as a feature filmmaker is The Corridor, an independent film that crosses genres and tells a fascinating story of five friends reunited in an isolated cabin in the woods. The Corridor made it’s North American premiere during the 2011 Fantastic Fest, which is when I first discovered and thoroughly enjoyed the film. The Corridor opens theatrically on March 30th, 2012. I have had the privilege to speak with Evan Kelly about the film and his experience as a filmmaker. Continue reading below to find out what he had to say.
Travis Keune: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, Evan. I had the privilege of seeing The Corridor as part of the Fantastic Fest 2011 lineup. Congratulations on a great film! I remember the film was very well received by the crowd. Do you feel this is a film best appreciated by genre fans, or is...
Travis Keune: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, Evan. I had the privilege of seeing The Corridor as part of the Fantastic Fest 2011 lineup. Congratulations on a great film! I remember the film was very well received by the crowd. Do you feel this is a film best appreciated by genre fans, or is...
- 3/30/2012
- by Travis Keune
- Destroy the Brain
[The Corridor opens in limited theatrical release in the U.S. tomorrow and will also be available widely via various VOD platforms. Thus we present once more a review originally published during Fantastic Fest last fall.] What starts as a group of childhood friends looking to repair old wounds with a weekend in the woods turns into a psychedelic race for sanity in director Evan Kelly and writer Josh MacDonald's ultra-impressive debut feature The Corridor. With a particularly talented group of actors, these young Canadian filmmakers have crafted a taut thriller that wraps the audience in a blanket of paranoia without falling victim to the clichés that plague so many cabin-in-the-woods horrors. Put together on a microscopic budget, The Corridor is another sign that the Canadian...
- 3/30/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Evan Kelly’s debut as a feature filmmaker is The Corridor, an independent film that crosses genres and tells a fascinating story of five friends reunited in an isolated cabin in the woods. The Corridor made it’s North American premiere during the 2011 Fantastic Fest, which is when I first discovered and thoroughly enjoyed the film. The Corridor opens theatrically on March 30th, 2012. I have had the privilege to speak with Evan Kelly about the film and his experience as a filmmaker. Continue reading below to find out what he had to say…
Travis Keune: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, Evan. I had the privilege of seeing The Corridor as part of the Fantastic Fest 2011 lineup. Congratulations on a great film! I remember the film was very well received by the crowd. Do you feel this is a film best appreciated by genre fans, or is...
Travis Keune: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, Evan. I had the privilege of seeing The Corridor as part of the Fantastic Fest 2011 lineup. Congratulations on a great film! I remember the film was very well received by the crowd. Do you feel this is a film best appreciated by genre fans, or is...
- 3/29/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Review originally published on September 27th, 2011 as part of our Fantastic Fest coverage.
My favorite science-fiction stories are often the subtle ones, films and literature that delve deeper into the philosophical of the genre pool, more than simply wading in the shallow end with fantastic technology and the sensationalism of aliens. The Corridor, written by Josh MacDonald and directed by Evan Kelly, does this well, while also mingling nicely with the psychological thriller genre.
The Corridor begins with a jolt to the viewer’s attention, firing a bullet of essential back story at point blank range, leaving a residue of smoldering mystery to ignite the slowly burning story that follows. Stephen Chambers stars as Tyler, returning from a stint of recovery after having a breakdown triggered by his mother’s death. In a show of support and to celebrate Tyler’s return, his four best friends decide to reunite with...
My favorite science-fiction stories are often the subtle ones, films and literature that delve deeper into the philosophical of the genre pool, more than simply wading in the shallow end with fantastic technology and the sensationalism of aliens. The Corridor, written by Josh MacDonald and directed by Evan Kelly, does this well, while also mingling nicely with the psychological thriller genre.
The Corridor begins with a jolt to the viewer’s attention, firing a bullet of essential back story at point blank range, leaving a residue of smoldering mystery to ignite the slowly burning story that follows. Stephen Chambers stars as Tyler, returning from a stint of recovery after having a breakdown triggered by his mother’s death. In a show of support and to celebrate Tyler’s return, his four best friends decide to reunite with...
- 3/27/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
How many cabins are there in the woods, exactly, and what makes this one different? The horror / sci-fi / thriller The Corridor, directed by Evan Kelly and written by Josh MacDonald, received very positive word of mouth at Fantastic Fest last fall. Our own Ryland Aldrich wrote in his review: What starts as a group of childhood friends looking to repair old wounds with a weekend in the woods turns into psychedelic race for sanity ... With a particularly talented group of actors, these young Canadian filmmakers have crafted a taut thriller that wraps the audience in a blanket of paranoia without falling victim to the clichés that plague so many cabin-in-the-woods horrors. Here's the official synopsis from IFC Midnight: They've been the best...
- 3/26/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The Corridor
Directed by Evan Kelly
Screenplay Josh MacDonald
2011, Canada
Imagine if Judd Apatow’s characters actually grew up, and during a midlife crisis they entered into an episode of The Outer Limits. If you can imagine that scenario than you’ll have a good grasp of what to expect from The Corridor. Canadian filmmaker Evan Kelly delivers one of the biggest surprise genre offerings of 2011, a shocking and clever thriller chock-full of paranoia, male bonding and psychological terror. What could have easily turned into a long episode of the Twilight Zone, instead surpasses expectations through confident direction, a talented young cast, and a superb screenplay by Josh MacDonald. These days too many movies unfold in and around secluded cabins in the woods but despite the now overly familiar formula, Kelly and MacDonald find interesting new ways to reinvent the subgenre.
The performances here are uniformly superb, and in service of an interesting,...
Directed by Evan Kelly
Screenplay Josh MacDonald
2011, Canada
Imagine if Judd Apatow’s characters actually grew up, and during a midlife crisis they entered into an episode of The Outer Limits. If you can imagine that scenario than you’ll have a good grasp of what to expect from The Corridor. Canadian filmmaker Evan Kelly delivers one of the biggest surprise genre offerings of 2011, a shocking and clever thriller chock-full of paranoia, male bonding and psychological terror. What could have easily turned into a long episode of the Twilight Zone, instead surpasses expectations through confident direction, a talented young cast, and a superb screenplay by Josh MacDonald. These days too many movies unfold in and around secluded cabins in the woods but despite the now overly familiar formula, Kelly and MacDonald find interesting new ways to reinvent the subgenre.
The performances here are uniformly superb, and in service of an interesting,...
- 3/21/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
THR reports that IFC Midnight has acquired the U.S. rights to The Corridor, a sci-fi thriller directed by Evan Kelly, written by Josh MacDonald and produced by Craig Cameron and Mike Masters.
Funding for the project came from Telefilm Cinema and Nova Scotia Film. The cast includes Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert and David Patrick Flemming. The story focuses on a man dealing with his depression a year after his mother’s death. His friends take him for a weekend getaway in the woods, to scatter her ashes and lay her soul to rest and to alleviate his sadness. But they soon discover something supernatural deep in the woods…
“The Corridor is a crafty and fun horror sci-fi thriller that we think is a perfect addition to our IFC Midnight slate,” said Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects/IFC Films.
Funding for the project came from Telefilm Cinema and Nova Scotia Film. The cast includes Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert and David Patrick Flemming. The story focuses on a man dealing with his depression a year after his mother’s death. His friends take him for a weekend getaway in the woods, to scatter her ashes and lay her soul to rest and to alleviate his sadness. But they soon discover something supernatural deep in the woods…
“The Corridor is a crafty and fun horror sci-fi thriller that we think is a perfect addition to our IFC Midnight slate,” said Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects/IFC Films.
- 11/21/2011
- by Elvis
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Filmmakers have continued to push boundaries and find new innovative ways to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. Since Alfred Hitchcock directors strived to provoke viewer’s nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, others have focused more on a plot about morbidity, serial killers, a disease/virus outbreak, surrealism and more. This year we see vampires, outbreaks, poltergeists, aliens, zombies, and psychological horror/character studies featured on our list.
What is considered to be a horror film has varied from decade to decade. These days, the term “horror” is applied to films which display more explicit gore, jump scenes/scares or supernatural content whereas early horror movies were largely based on classic literature of the gothic/horror genre, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
What is considered to be a horror film has varied from decade to decade. These days, the term “horror” is applied to films which display more explicit gore, jump scenes/scares or supernatural content whereas early horror movies were largely based on classic literature of the gothic/horror genre, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- 10/16/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Fantastic Fest 2011 has been another success, and to cap off the event, the winners of the Fantastic Fest Awards have been announced! They are as follows: Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke and Ritter) “A Boy And His Samurai” (Yoshihiro Nakamura) Runners Up: “You’re Next,” “Juan Of The Dead” Amd And Dell “Next Wave” Spotlight Competition Best Picture – “Bullhead” Best Director – Michael R. Roskam (“Bullhead”) Best Screenplay – Josh MacDonald (“The Corridor”) Best Actor – Matthias Schoenaerts (“Bullhead”) Best Actress – Jessica Cole (“Aardvark”) Special Jury Award for Boldness Of Vision: “Beyond The Black Rainbow” Horror Features Best Picture – “You’re Next” Best Director – Adam Wingard...
- 9/28/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Update: Josh MacDonald was awarded Best Screenplay in the Amd & Dell “Next Wave” Spotlight Competition at the Fantastic Fest 2011 Awards for The Corridor.
My favorite science-fiction stories are often the subtle ones, films and literature that delve deeper into the philosophical of the genre pool, more than simply wading in the shallow end with fantastic technology and the sensationalism of aliens. The Corridor, written by Josh MacDonald and directed by Evan Kelly, does this well, while also mingling nicely with the psychological thriller genre.
The Corridor begins with a jolt to the viewer’s attention, firing a bullet of essential back story at point blank range, leaving a residue of smoldering mystery to ignite the slowly burning story that follows. Stephen Chambers stars as Tyler, returning from a stint of recovery after having a breakdown triggered by his mother’s death. In a show of support and to celebrate Tyler’s return,...
My favorite science-fiction stories are often the subtle ones, films and literature that delve deeper into the philosophical of the genre pool, more than simply wading in the shallow end with fantastic technology and the sensationalism of aliens. The Corridor, written by Josh MacDonald and directed by Evan Kelly, does this well, while also mingling nicely with the psychological thriller genre.
The Corridor begins with a jolt to the viewer’s attention, firing a bullet of essential back story at point blank range, leaving a residue of smoldering mystery to ignite the slowly burning story that follows. Stephen Chambers stars as Tyler, returning from a stint of recovery after having a breakdown triggered by his mother’s death. In a show of support and to celebrate Tyler’s return,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Though Fantastic Fest still has three days left packed with movies, the best of the best have been revealed. Monday night, the awards for the best films, actors, writers and directors of the festival were announced in several different categories. Some of the winners are films I've already reviewed and loved. The Audience Award went to A Boy and His Samurai by Yoshihiro Nakamura [1], the Amd Dell Next Wave Spotlight Competition winner was Bullhead directed by Michael R. Roskam (review coming soon) and You're Next by Adam Wingard [2] swept nearly all the horror awards. Read all the winners after the jump. Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter) A Boy And His Samurai (Yoshihiro Nakamura) Runners Up: You're Next, Juan Of The Dead Amd & Dell "Next Wave" Spotlight Competition Best Picture - Bullhead Best Director - Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead) Best Screenplay - Josh MacDonald (The Corridor) Best Actor -...
- 9/27/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Well, after five days of rigorous screenings, and countless sleepless nights, the festival’s 70+ films and shorts have been narrowed down to but a select few which have been chosen as winners for this year’s Fantastic Fest Awards!
Winning a Fantastic Fest award not only means your work has a better shot of surviving past the festival, but it also means that you as a filmmaker, are to be faced with a somewhat serious decision. Just because you’ve won an award, doesn’t necessarily mean you get to keep it. A time honored festival tradition dictates that possession of the award is ultimately dependent on your ability to chug a beer from said award, and for big winners like Simon Barrett who penned story for the film You’re Next (winner of 4 awards), this means quite a few pints! So be sure to keep an eye out for...
Winning a Fantastic Fest award not only means your work has a better shot of surviving past the festival, but it also means that you as a filmmaker, are to be faced with a somewhat serious decision. Just because you’ve won an award, doesn’t necessarily mean you get to keep it. A time honored festival tradition dictates that possession of the award is ultimately dependent on your ability to chug a beer from said award, and for big winners like Simon Barrett who penned story for the film You’re Next (winner of 4 awards), this means quite a few pints! So be sure to keep an eye out for...
- 9/27/2011
- by Ty Cooper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: “You’re Next,” Adam Wingard’s horror thriller about a family terrorized my masked intruders, on the Best Picture award at this year’s Fantastic Fest, which hosted thousands of genre-film fans in Austin, Texas.
The year’s fest opened with a screening of Tom Six’s “Human Centipede” sequel, and featured a regional premiere of Morgan Spurlock’s Comic-Con documentary, “A Fan’s Hope.”
Both “Next” and “Hope” played the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month before stopping in Austin. “Next” practically swept the Horror category at the festival, grabbing Director for Wingard, Best Screenplay for Simon Barrett, and Best Actress for Sharni Vinson. Sean Harris, meanwhile, earned Best Actor for “A Lonely Place To Die.”
A full list of winners is below:
Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)
A Boy And His Samurai (Yoshihiro Nakamura)
Runners Up: You’re Next,...
Hollywoodnews.com: “You’re Next,” Adam Wingard’s horror thriller about a family terrorized my masked intruders, on the Best Picture award at this year’s Fantastic Fest, which hosted thousands of genre-film fans in Austin, Texas.
The year’s fest opened with a screening of Tom Six’s “Human Centipede” sequel, and featured a regional premiere of Morgan Spurlock’s Comic-Con documentary, “A Fan’s Hope.”
Both “Next” and “Hope” played the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month before stopping in Austin. “Next” practically swept the Horror category at the festival, grabbing Director for Wingard, Best Screenplay for Simon Barrett, and Best Actress for Sharni Vinson. Sean Harris, meanwhile, earned Best Actor for “A Lonely Place To Die.”
A full list of winners is below:
Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)
A Boy And His Samurai (Yoshihiro Nakamura)
Runners Up: You’re Next,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
With Fantastic Fest 2011 winding down, the event has announced its award winners! What was the best in show? Who took home top honors? Read on for all of the juicy details!
From the Press Release
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year's Fantastic Fest Award winners. Fantastic Fest 2011 brought us a time travelling samurai, a supernatural hallway in the woods, a deadly family reunion, and rampaging Cuban zombies. Picking favorites from this year's line up was a formidable task to say the least, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most visionary films of the festival.
The juries were comprised of some of the most esteemed filmmakers, critics, festival directors and show biz people in the industry. Their thoughtful deliberations provided the following acknowledgments of cinematic excellence in all things Fantastic.
The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter,...
From the Press Release
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year's Fantastic Fest Award winners. Fantastic Fest 2011 brought us a time travelling samurai, a supernatural hallway in the woods, a deadly family reunion, and rampaging Cuban zombies. Picking favorites from this year's line up was a formidable task to say the least, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most visionary films of the festival.
The juries were comprised of some of the most esteemed filmmakers, critics, festival directors and show biz people in the industry. Their thoughtful deliberations provided the following acknowledgments of cinematic excellence in all things Fantastic.
The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While Emmett and I will spend the next few days catching up on posting our reviews from Fantastic Fest, tonight Alamo Drafthouse owner and Fantastic Fest Creative Director Tim League announced the 2011 Fantastic Award winners. It’s great to see Adam Wingard’s You’re Next take home best film and best director in the category of horror as well as Milocrorze: A Love Story (a move that made my list of best film of the year so far) take home best feature in the category of Fantastic.
Read on for the press release:
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. Fantastic Fest 2011 brought us a time travelling samurai, a supernatural hallway in the woods, a deadly family reunion, and rampaging Cuban zombies. Picking favorites from this year’s line up was a formidable task to say the least, but our esteemed team of...
Read on for the press release:
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. Fantastic Fest 2011 brought us a time travelling samurai, a supernatural hallway in the woods, a deadly family reunion, and rampaging Cuban zombies. Picking favorites from this year’s line up was a formidable task to say the least, but our esteemed team of...
- 9/27/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Acquired by Lionsgate and pulled from all but one of its screenings at the festival, the crowd-pleasing horror-comedy "You're Next" still killed at the Fantastic Fest 2011 Awards. The story of a couple trapped in a remote house by crazed animal-mask-wearing killers won four awards: Best Horror Feature, Best Director (Adam Wingard), Best Screenplay (Simon Barrett), and Best Actress (Sharni Vinson). Unofficially, it also won my award for Best Defacement of the Alamo Drafthouse. Look for this one from Lionsgate, probably sometime late in 2012.
The other big winner of the night was "Bullhead," which made a huge splash in the Amd & Dell Next Wave Spotlight Competition devoted to emerging filmmakers. The dark character study of a steroid-taking Mafia enforcer won Best Picture, Best Director (Michael R. Roskam), and Best Actor (Matthias Schoenaerts). According to IMDb, the film does not yet have a Us distributor.
Choosing the winners in any of the categories couldn't be easy.
The other big winner of the night was "Bullhead," which made a huge splash in the Amd & Dell Next Wave Spotlight Competition devoted to emerging filmmakers. The dark character study of a steroid-taking Mafia enforcer won Best Picture, Best Director (Michael R. Roskam), and Best Actor (Matthias Schoenaerts). According to IMDb, the film does not yet have a Us distributor.
Choosing the winners in any of the categories couldn't be easy.
- 9/27/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
The Corridor
Directed by Evan Kelly
Screenplay Josh MacDonald
2011, Canada
Imagine if Judd Apatow’s characters actually grew up, and during a midlife crisis they entered into an episode of The Outer Limits. If you can imagine that scenario than you’ll have a good grasp of what to expect from The Corridor. Canadian filmmaker Evan Kelly delivers one of the biggest surprise genre offerings of 2011, a shocking and clever thriller chock-full of paranoia, male bonding and psychological terror. What could have easily turned into a long episode of the Twilight Zone, instead surpasses expectations through confident direction, a talented young cast, and a superb screenplay by Josh MacDonald. These days too many movies unfold in and around secluded cabins in the woods but despite the now overly familiar formula, Kelly and MacDonald find interesting new ways to reinvent the subgenre.
The performances here are uniformly superb, and in service of an interesting,...
Directed by Evan Kelly
Screenplay Josh MacDonald
2011, Canada
Imagine if Judd Apatow’s characters actually grew up, and during a midlife crisis they entered into an episode of The Outer Limits. If you can imagine that scenario than you’ll have a good grasp of what to expect from The Corridor. Canadian filmmaker Evan Kelly delivers one of the biggest surprise genre offerings of 2011, a shocking and clever thriller chock-full of paranoia, male bonding and psychological terror. What could have easily turned into a long episode of the Twilight Zone, instead surpasses expectations through confident direction, a talented young cast, and a superb screenplay by Josh MacDonald. These days too many movies unfold in and around secluded cabins in the woods but despite the now overly familiar formula, Kelly and MacDonald find interesting new ways to reinvent the subgenre.
The performances here are uniformly superb, and in service of an interesting,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
What starts as a group of childhood friends looking to repair old wounds with a weekend in the woods turns into psychedelic race for sanity in director Evan Kelly and writer Josh MacDonald ultra impressive debut feature The Corridor. With a particularly talented group of actors, these young Canadian filmmakers have crafted a taut thriller that wraps the audience in a blanket of paranoia without falling victim to the clichés that plague so many cabin-in-the-woods horrors. Put together on a microscopic budget, The Corridor is another sign that the Canadian tide of indie success is in no hurry to ebb. The film jumps off to a heady start when Stephen Chamber's Ty loses his marbles and attacks his pals, literally over his mom's dead...
- 9/24/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states and the largest in the Us. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and I will be in attendance to bring the best coverage we can possibly whip up. With the Toronto International Film Festival just ending, we are back in full swing and our coverage starts now. Here is a preview of some of the high profile films on display this year.
Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.
1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...
Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.
1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...
- 9/21/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Corridor
Directed by Evan Kelly
Written by Josh MacDonald
Canada, 2011
Tackling a difficult premise is often the kiss of death for first-time filmmakers. Many get lost in their “high-concept” vision, losing track of the human element that is needed to engage an audience. Though not impervious to the flaws symptomatic of these kinds of films, The Corridor succeeds where it counts as it focuses on a conflicted friendship disrupted by mental illness.
The film opens with a scene of domestic terror. Three young men break into their friend’s house because they are worried for his safety. The house is torn to shreds and as they make their way upstairs they discover the body of his mother lying face down on the floor. As they approach her in order to see whether or not she is injured or worse, their friend Tyler bursts out of a closet and attacks them.
Directed by Evan Kelly
Written by Josh MacDonald
Canada, 2011
Tackling a difficult premise is often the kiss of death for first-time filmmakers. Many get lost in their “high-concept” vision, losing track of the human element that is needed to engage an audience. Though not impervious to the flaws symptomatic of these kinds of films, The Corridor succeeds where it counts as it focuses on a conflicted friendship disrupted by mental illness.
The film opens with a scene of domestic terror. Three young men break into their friend’s house because they are worried for his safety. The house is torn to shreds and as they make their way upstairs they discover the body of his mother lying face down on the floor. As they approach her in order to see whether or not she is injured or worse, their friend Tyler bursts out of a closet and attacks them.
- 7/27/2011
- by Justine
- SoundOnSight
[With Even Kelly and Josh MacDonald's science fiction oddity, The Corridor, playing Fantasia today, we offer a slightly edited version of Greg's Boozie-Review from the archives for your perusal.]The Corridor is the type of quiet little Sci Fi thriller that's best suited for killing time on a lazy weekend afternoon. In no way is that meant to be taken as a back handed compliment. The Corridor knows exactly what type of film it is and that's one of its most likeable aspects, it is smart and ambitious without being pretentious or over-reaching. The directorial debut of Canadian based filmmaker, Evan Kelly, and the second feature written by Josh MacDonald, The Corridor is a hodgepodge collection of The Big Chill, Dream Catcher, and The Treasure of The Sierra...
- 7/25/2011
- Screen Anarchy
As Fantasia rings in its 15th anniversary, they are celebrating the founding fathers of Quebec’s genre cinema heritage — the legendary producing team of John Dunning and André Link a.k.a. the Roger Cormans of Canada. The duo regularly took risks supporting exciting new talent, kickstarting the careers of some of Canada’s greatest filmmakers such as David Cronenberg, Denys Arcand, Ivan Reitman, Denis Héroux, George Mihalka, Claude Jutra, Jean-Claude Lord, Don Cormody and Larry Kent, to name a few. Fantasia will be screening a ton of old Canuxploitation films for free throughout the fest, but there are also a number of promising Canadian features set to premiere. Below is a list of the three Canadian films I feel are most promising.
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1- Beyond The Black Rainbow
Panos Cosmatos‘ debut, Beyond the Black Rainbow, is one of the must see films at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival.
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1- Beyond The Black Rainbow
Panos Cosmatos‘ debut, Beyond the Black Rainbow, is one of the must see films at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival.
- 7/13/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Here's our first look at the upcoming horror film The Corridor. The film is directed by Evan Kelly from a screenplay by Josh MacDonald and stars Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert, David Patrick Flemming,Matthew Amyotte and Glen Matthews. Check out the cool trailer below!
Plot:
They’ve been the best of buddies for more than a decade, but now they’re changing-- getting married, getting fired, going bald, going crazy. During a male-bonding weekend they will discover a spectral corridor through the woods-- an impossible hallway where none should be. It will lead these five men into fear, into betrayal and into the biggest change of them all: by weekend’s finish... they’ll be dead.
Visit http://www.thecorridormovie.com...
Plot:
They’ve been the best of buddies for more than a decade, but now they’re changing-- getting married, getting fired, going bald, going crazy. During a male-bonding weekend they will discover a spectral corridor through the woods-- an impossible hallway where none should be. It will lead these five men into fear, into betrayal and into the biggest change of them all: by weekend’s finish... they’ll be dead.
Visit http://www.thecorridormovie.com...
- 3/2/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
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