Maniacs, monsters, demons, creepy kids, apocalyptic visions, phobias, heavy metal meltdown and snails. That’s just some of the things awaiting people in this year’s wild and eclectic mix of cutting edge short films from the global arena of the fantasy and horror genre at this years London Film4 Frightfest International Short Film Showcase. The ninety-minute film extravaganza is a tasty selection box of Sunday afternoon treats, sponsored once again by Horror Channel, which will kick-off at 1pm on Sunday 26th August.
Programme – Sunday 26 August, 1pm onwards
The Halloween Kid UK Dir. Axelle Carolyn 7.20
8-year-old Henry, a lonely and imaginative child, can only finds happiness on Halloween…Narrated by Derek Jacobi and starring Anna Walton, Julian Glover, Dave Legeno and Leo Donnelly Alexis Spain Dir. Alberto Evangelio 9.45
Nine year old Alexis has killed his parents, but can concerned officials uncover the supernatural truth? Gargols! (Snails!) Spain Dir Geoffrey Cowper...
Programme – Sunday 26 August, 1pm onwards
The Halloween Kid UK Dir. Axelle Carolyn 7.20
8-year-old Henry, a lonely and imaginative child, can only finds happiness on Halloween…Narrated by Derek Jacobi and starring Anna Walton, Julian Glover, Dave Legeno and Leo Donnelly Alexis Spain Dir. Alberto Evangelio 9.45
Nine year old Alexis has killed his parents, but can concerned officials uncover the supernatural truth? Gargols! (Snails!) Spain Dir Geoffrey Cowper...
- 7/20/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
We've been talking about Axelle Carolyn's new short film The Halloween Kid for a few months, and now that it's about to have its world premiere at Buff, the prestigious International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmo, Sweden, in March, Carolyn has released a teaser trailer to celebrate.
The Halloween Kid stars Julian Glover, Anna Walton (Hellboy 2), Dave Legeno (Harry Potter) and Leo Donnelly with narration by Sir Derek Jacobi. It's produced by James Webber, Ben Robinson, Neil Marshall and Axelle Carolyn. Executive producers are Robert Meyer Burnett, Giles Daoust, Kai Meyer and Daniel Martin Eckhart with Michael Hudson as associate producer.
"We’re really looking to capture the spirit of Halloween in this short film," says Axelle on The Halloween Kid website. "Sweetness and spookiness, golden colors and dark shadows…" She continues, "I’d never thought of it as a children’s film while we were making it,...
The Halloween Kid stars Julian Glover, Anna Walton (Hellboy 2), Dave Legeno (Harry Potter) and Leo Donnelly with narration by Sir Derek Jacobi. It's produced by James Webber, Ben Robinson, Neil Marshall and Axelle Carolyn. Executive producers are Robert Meyer Burnett, Giles Daoust, Kai Meyer and Daniel Martin Eckhart with Michael Hudson as associate producer.
"We’re really looking to capture the spirit of Halloween in this short film," says Axelle on The Halloween Kid website. "Sweetness and spookiness, golden colors and dark shadows…" She continues, "I’d never thought of it as a children’s film while we were making it,...
- 1/30/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Director Axelle Carolyn dropped us a line today with two more stills and a quick update regarding her new short film, The Halloween Kid, so of course we decided to share. Though the thought of being stingy did cross our minds.
"Sir Derek Jacobi just recorded the narration for the film today," says Axelle. "The whole film should be finished in the next few days so we'll be sending it out to festivals soon."
The Halloween Kid stars Julian Glover, Anna Walton (Hellboy 2), Dave Legeno (Harry Potter) and Leo Donnelly. "We’re really looking to capture the spirit of Halloween in this short film," says Axelle on her website for the flick. "Sweetness and spookiness, golden colors and dark shadows…"
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"Sir Derek Jacobi just recorded the narration for the film today," says Axelle. "The whole film should be finished in the next few days so we'll be sending it out to festivals soon."
The Halloween Kid stars Julian Glover, Anna Walton (Hellboy 2), Dave Legeno (Harry Potter) and Leo Donnelly. "We’re really looking to capture the spirit of Halloween in this short film," says Axelle on her website for the flick. "Sweetness and spookiness, golden colors and dark shadows…"
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- 12/8/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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