Dir: Todd Phillips Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing. Score: ★☆☆☆☆ Is Joker the worst movie of the year? OK I am sure there are many in reality (most […]… Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2020 – FILM REVIEW: Joker (2019) — White Wall Cinema Blog
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Festival for Horror Showcases the best of Horror Films and Screenplays from all over the world.
The Genre of The Film — Sofia Barcenas
For my film, the genre my film was based on is horror. I choose horror as my genre since it’s my strength when it comes to directing and analyzing. Another reason why i chose Horror as the genre is because I know the codes and conventions of this genre best and most of my initial […]… Continue reading The Genre of The Film — Sofia Barcenas
Horror Is Universal: “Werewolf of London” (1935) — Himrich Hall
Let’s start by establishing one thing right off the bat: no, this is not The Wolf Man. That comes later. And it’s definitely not that other werewolf movie with “London” in the title. That comes way later and would also probably be five minutes long by Hays Code standards. If it somehow didn’t make the […]… Continue reading Horror Is Universal: “Werewolf of London” (1935) — Himrich Hall
Top HORROR Festival Screenplays of 2019
Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 10 screenplays in total. Winning HORROR Feature Screenplay Reading: Nanuq, by Jessi Thind Winning HORROR Feature Screenplay Reading: Nanuq, by Jessi Thind HORROR Short Screenplay Reading: Hush Little Baby, by Ricardo Bravo https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/06/04/horror-short-screenplay-reading-hush-little-baby-by-ricardo-bravo/ HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Stafford Multiplex Theater, by Billy Smith https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/07/26/horror-best-scene-screenplay-reading-the-stafford-multiplex-theater-by-billy-smith/ HORROR Best… Continue reading Top HORROR Festival Screenplays of 2019
HIGHLIGHTS: October 2019 HORROR Film Festival (Toronto)
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: S BEST PERFORMANCES: HIGH DESERT HELL performers BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: NIGHT OWLS BEST MUSIC: S Theme of night: Seclusion. (Or, trapped in a strange place) Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: S, 29min., Spain, Horror/Thriller NOCTAMBULOS (NIGHT OWLS), 8min., Spain, Horror THE ESCAPE ROOM, 17min., USA, Horror/Thriller HIGH DESERT HELL, 17min., USA,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 2019 HORROR Film Festival (Toronto)
S Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
S, 29min., Spain, Horror/Thriller Directed by Juan José Patón Mary, a recent graduate, travels to Spain for an internship at a mental hospital. In addition to facing the difficulties of living in a foreign country, she will meet the first patient she must treat. This will affect her in a way she hadn’t expected. CLICK HERE –… Continue reading S Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
Night Owls Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
NOCTAMBULOS (NIGHT OWLS), 8min., Spain, Horror Directed by Romén Rivero In the middle of the night, a group of teenagers practice skateboarding without notice that somebody is watching them from the shadows. One of the girls separates from the group to return home through the lonely streets of the city and someone follows her. CLICK HERE –… Continue reading Night Owls Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
Kushtaka Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
KUSHTAKA, 16min., USA, Horror/Thriller Directed by Cameron Currin Based in the 1900s, a recently widowed prospector remains alone in the Alaskan wilderness during his desperate search for gold. Something has been stalking him from the trees. Can he find his fortune and leave Alaska for good, or will he lose the only real valuable thing he… Continue reading Kushtaka Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
High Desert Hell Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
HIGH DESERT HELL, 17min., USA, Horror/Thriller Directed by Francis Galluppi Four young adults venture to a remote location in the high desert of California and are mysteriously preyed upon. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
Escape Room Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival
THE ESCAPE ROOM, 17min., USA, Horror/Thriller Directed by Bessy Adut “Escape Room” is an award winning film (best screenplay, best editing, nominated for best film, best music score and best acting) about a brilliant student who is bullied in high school and suffers from OCD reluctantly joins her popular friends at a horror-themed Escape Room… Continue reading Escape Room Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival