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FrightFest horror-comedy ‘Werewolf Santa’ scores international sales deal, UK and US theatrical releases (exclusive) 2f3q10

2023-08-11T11:26:00Z 6e5q1z

Santa turns into a werewolf on Christmas Eve, and wreaks havoc on a seaside town.

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Jinga boards FrightFest titles ‘They Wait In The Dark’, ‘The Ghost Writer’ ahead of AFM (exclusive) s4h19

2022-10-17T09:38:00Z

Both films had their UK premiere at the horror festival FrightFest

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World premiere of Neil Marshall’s ‘The Lair’ to open UK horror event Frightfest 392s5x

2022-07-15T09:50:00Z

The festival features 32 world premieres in total.

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‘Monstrous', ‘A Cloud So High’ part of Glasgow FrightFest 2022 line-up 5n6b1m

2022-01-20T12:46:00Z

The festival runs in Glasgow from March 10-12.

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‘Last Survivors’ world premiere among UK’s FrightFest Halloween lineup p5r6l

2021-09-30T12:27:00Z

UK premieres include Cannes 2021 title ‘The Innocents’.

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Prano Bailey-Bond wins Screen FrightFest Genre Rising Star 2021 674cw

2021-08-31T10:11:00Z

Bailey-Bond wins the award for feature debut ’Censor’.

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Shudder buys FrightFest horror titles 6w6q23

2021-08-24T16:32:00Z

The streaming service will release Slapface and The Advent Calender in North America and the UK. 

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UK’s Frightfest selects five-person shortlist for Screen Genre Rising Star award 5t4l2

2021-08-09T08:30:00Z

Nominees include ‘Censor’ director Prano Bailey-Bond.

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Devilworks seals UK-Ireland deal for Frightfest thriller ‘Playhouse’ (exclusive) e555

2021-02-03T03:18:00Z

‘Playhouse’ is Fionn and Toby Watts’ directorial debut.

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Evolutionary Films takes ‘Heckle’ for worldwide sales, UK distribution (exclusive) 352j4e

2020-11-10T15:00:00Z

The film has its market premiere at AFM online.

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UK’s Frightfest unveils line-up for postponed physical edition 434752

2020-09-17T12:53:00Z

Genre festival to open with ‘Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula’.

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UK’s Frightfest unveils digital festival lineup 52534

2020-07-28T10:45:00Z

‘Sky Sharks’ to open horror and fantasy film festival.

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UK’s FrightFest launches digital edition for August Bank Holiday 5n542p

2020-06-24T11:50:00Z

The event will include 25 films plus live events.

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Princ Films boards world sales on horror picture True Fiction (exclusive) 501n6z

2020-06-22T15:53:00Z

“It’s ‘Misery’ meets ’Hard Candy’ said Princ Films. 

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UK’s Devilworks signs North America deals for ‘Criminal Audition’, ‘The Living Dead’ (exclusive) 5pi56

2020-06-10T12:53:00Z

Gravitas Ventures has picked up both films.

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UK horror event FrightFest postpones 2020 edition to October 6g6x4u

2020-06-02T06:32:00Z

Genre festival to move from August to October due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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SC Films to spin thriller ‘Spiral’ for international sales (exclusive) 5r5c4

2019-11-08T14:06:00Z

The FrightFest hit follows a gay couple terrorised by a dark force.

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Blue Finch takes UK rights on FrightFest horror ‘Depraved’ (exclusive) 273n2x

2019-09-03T12:36:00Z

Film is a contemporary reimagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. 

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Abigail Blackmore named Screen FrightFest Genre Rising Star 2019 2a3841

2019-08-27T12:44:00Z

Blackmore showcased her writer-director debut ‘Tales From The Lodge’.

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UK’s Arrow Films acquires FrightFest title ‘A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life’ (exclusive) 5l1y6n

2019-07-30T10:19:00Z

Director Staten Cousins Roe is nominated for the Screen International Genre Rising Star Award.