The minds behind Monster Fest 2016 out of Melbourne, Australia, have announced that the French horror film Raw will open the festival, which will also feature a screening of Beyond the Gates. Also in today's Highlights: a trailer for Halloweed and a sneak peek of Aliens: Life and Death #1.
Monster Fest 2016 Lineup Announced: Press Release: "Returning this year from November 24-27, Australia’s premier genre film festival Monster Fest is thrilled to announce the Australian premiere of controversial new French horror film Raw as its Official 2016 Opening Night Film.
Raw made its World Premiere in Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it was awarded the coveted Fipresci Award and was lauded by critics and fans alike as the genre sensation of the festival.
Raw is the debut feature of French director Julia Ducournau and tells the story of a young vegetarian who discovers her dark side...
Monster Fest 2016 Lineup Announced: Press Release: "Returning this year from November 24-27, Australia’s premier genre film festival Monster Fest is thrilled to announce the Australian premiere of controversial new French horror film Raw as its Official 2016 Opening Night Film.
Raw made its World Premiere in Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it was awarded the coveted Fipresci Award and was lauded by critics and fans alike as the genre sensation of the festival.
Raw is the debut feature of French director Julia Ducournau and tells the story of a young vegetarian who discovers her dark side...
- 9/19/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We don't cover pitches on Dread Central so I debated about this one. In the end it got me thinking about all the different ways to approach the story of Jason Voorhees, though, and I wanted to share what one filmmaker would do with the opportunity to pen the next Friday the 13th.
This comes from Dale Zawada (A Big Love Story), an award-winning indie screenwriter and Chicago-based comedian who's thinking big about his next project.
That project? Paramount's upcoming Friday the 13th film, which is slated to open on November 13, 2015, a feat considering the studio has had no luck locking down a script as of yet.
Zawada recently produced a comedic horror film called Dirtbags and has put together a pitch for Paramount and production company Platinum Dunes for the 2015 film.
In what would be a re-imagining of the series, Jason Voorhees is the protagonist. A young kid suffering...
This comes from Dale Zawada (A Big Love Story), an award-winning indie screenwriter and Chicago-based comedian who's thinking big about his next project.
That project? Paramount's upcoming Friday the 13th film, which is slated to open on November 13, 2015, a feat considering the studio has had no luck locking down a script as of yet.
Zawada recently produced a comedic horror film called Dirtbags and has put together a pitch for Paramount and production company Platinum Dunes for the 2015 film.
In what would be a re-imagining of the series, Jason Voorhees is the protagonist. A young kid suffering...
- 8/4/2014
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
Dale Zawada is a screenwriter and stand-up comic from Chicago. His first film was an award-winning romantic-comedy entitled Worth the Weight. Why do we care, you ask? Because Dale wants his next project to be horrific. Come meet Dale.
Zawada has proven he's got the talent to write a killer script. Worth the Weight won several awards on the festival circuit. And he's a self-described horror fanatic. These are the people we need working in the genre, folks, talented and motivated with a true love of horror.
Zawada talked to Dread Central recently about his desire to make the jump into the dark genre. "I've always been a horror guy," Zawada said. "When I sold Worth the Weight I was actually trying to pitch a horror-comedy script of mine at the time called The Adoption. That story is about a celebrity couple who gets up there in age and starts...
Zawada has proven he's got the talent to write a killer script. Worth the Weight won several awards on the festival circuit. And he's a self-described horror fanatic. These are the people we need working in the genre, folks, talented and motivated with a true love of horror.
Zawada talked to Dread Central recently about his desire to make the jump into the dark genre. "I've always been a horror guy," Zawada said. "When I sold Worth the Weight I was actually trying to pitch a horror-comedy script of mine at the time called The Adoption. That story is about a celebrity couple who gets up there in age and starts...
- 7/23/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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