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OCTOBER 18-27/2016 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2016 16TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION FESTIVAL HISTORY DIRECTIONS TO TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES HOLLYWOOD, CA Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the largest and longest running horror From the North: film festival in the United States. Paranormal Activity was discovered TAKE 101 SOUTH. EXIT HIGHLAND AVENUE. THE STREET WINDS DOWN AND BECOMES THREE and premiered at the festival in 2007. Some of the largest horror online LANES. YOU WILL THEN SEE HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND RETAIL COMPLEX. THE PARKING STRUCTURE publications have called it the “Sundance of Horror”. IS ON HIGHLAND AVENUE NEXT TO THE LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL, NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD BLVD. The 2016 Festival will be held at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on the 3rd floor FROM THE SOUTH: of the Hollywood & Highland Center in eclectic Hollywood, California. TAKE 110 NORTH (PASSING THE DOWNTOWN AREA) TO THE 101 NORTH. EXIT HIGHLAND AVENUE (STAY ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AS EXIT SPLITS). THE STREET WINDS DOWN AND Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and BECOMES THREEE LANES TOWARDS HOLLYWOOD BOWL. TURN LEFT ONTO HIGHLAND AVENUE. THE international independent horror filmmakers. Many of the filmmakers PARKING STRUCTURE IS ON HIGHLAND AVENUE NEXT TO THE LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL, NORTH OF have garnered distribution and representation as a result of the festival. HOLLYWOOD BLVD. Screamfest launches careers. Film entries are accepted in the categories of Best Feature, Directing, FROM THE WEST: Cinematography, Editing, Special Effects and Musical Score. In addition, there TAKE 10 EAST TO 110 NORTH/DOWNTOWN (PASSING THE DOWNTOWN AREA) TO THE 101 NORTH. are special categories for Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary and EXIT HIGHLAND AVENUE (STAY ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AS EXIT SPLITS). THE Best Student Film. STREET WINDS DOWN AND BECOMES THREEE LANES TOWARDS HOLLYWOOD BOWL. TURN LEFT ONTO HIGHLAND AVENUE. THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS ON HIGHLAND AVENUE NEXT TO THE LOEWS Screamfest was formed in August 2001 by film producers Rachel Belofsky HOLLYWOOD HOTEL, NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD BLVD. and Ross Martin in order to give filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci- fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to people in the industry. FROM THE EAST: We are very proud that the majority of the films showcased now have TAKE 10 WEST TO 101 NORTH. EXIT HIGHLAND AVENUE (STAY ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE distribution. FREEWAY AS EXIT SPLITS). THE STREET WINDS DOWN AND BECOMES THREEE LANES TOWARDS HOLLYWOOD BOWL. TURN LEFT ONTO HIGHLAND AVENUE. THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS ON Cover art by Roger Kuhns. HIGHLAND AVENUE NEXT TO THE LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL, NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD BLVD Brochure by jordan devenport and sara saito. BY RAIL: TAKE THE METRO RED LINE TO HIGHLAND STATION IN HOLLYWOOD.. TICKET INFORMATION PARKING INFORMATION INDIVIDUAL SCRENINGS........................................................................................................$10 $2.00 FOR 4 HOURS WITH VALIDATION FROM TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES. $1.00 FOR EVERY 15 MINUTES THEREAFTER. DAILY MAXIMUM IS $13.00. $10 FLAT RATE ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, AND ALL MOVIE PASS....................................................................................................................$200 SATURDAYS AFTER 10 PM. VALETPARKING AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL $7.00 FEE. THE PARKING ADMITTANCE INTO ALL SCREENINGS STRUCTURE IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. FULL FESTIVAL PASS............................................................................................................$300 INCLUDES ALL SCREENINGS, PARTIES, AND CLOSING DINNER AWARD CEREMONY FEATure FILMS SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - FEATURE FILMS Bedeviled COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 30M OCTOBER 22 10:00PM Five teenagers receive an invite to download a Siri-like app. Once they accept this app which calls itself Mister Bedevil, it begins to torment each of them by tapping into their worst fears. To stop this malevolent force, the teens must learn to trust and depend on each other’s wits and courage. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: The Vang Brothers Saxon Sharbino Mitchell Edwards PRODUCEd BY: Abel Vang, Burlee Vang, Leng Yang, Brandon Soo hoo Cheng Yang, Kirk Roos Victory Van Tuyl Stephen Stanley, Carson Boatman EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Brad Brizendine, Fuabkuab Yang, Scott P. Barlow Alexis G. Zall Jordan Essoe WRITTEN BY: The Vang Brothers Don’t KILL IT COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 33M OCTOBER 25 7:00Pm An ancient evil is unleashed in a small Alaskan town leaving a trail of death and destruction as it passes from host to host. The only hope of survival lies with a grizzled demon hunter (Dolph Lundgren) who has faced this terror before. Together with a reluctant FBI agent he has to figure out how to destroy a demon with the ability to possess its killer. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: Mike Mendez Dolph Lundgren Kristina Klebe PRODUCEd BY: Scott Martin, Michael Slifkin, Billy Slaughter Robert Yocum EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Craig Albrecht WRITTEN BY: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen 4 DISCOVERING THE NEW BLOOD OF HORROR AND HONORING THE MASTERS Fear, inc. COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 32M OCTOBER 19 7:00Pm Fear, Inc. follows a company of degenerates who can be hired for a premium to bring your greatest fears to life. But when horror junkie Joe Foster’s customized scare seemingly begins, he and his friends must decide if this company is there to scare them, or make them pawns in their own sick game. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: Vincent Masciale Lucas Neff PRODUCEd BY: Luke Barnett, Vincent Masciale, Caitlin Stasey Natalie Rose Masciale, Heather Kasprzak Chris Marquette Stephanie Drake EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bradley Gallo, Mark Moses Michael A. Helfant, Tanner Thomason, Giles Daoust, Abigail BresliN Frank Masciale, Maxxe Sternbaum, ZAck Imbrogno, John Suits, Gabriel Cowan WRITTEN BY: Luke Barnett FOUND FOOTAGE 3D COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 39M OCTOBER 26 7:00Pm A group of filmmakers set out to make “the first 3D found-footage horror film”, but find themselves *IN* a found-footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind-the-scenes footage. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: S. DeGennaro Carter Roy Alena von Stroheim PRODUCEd BY: Steven DeGennaro, Charles Mulford, Chris O’Brien Kim Henkel Tom Saporito Adam Henninger, Scott Allen Perry EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Joe Woskow Jessica Perrin Scott Weinberg WRITTEN BY: S. DeGennaro 5 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - FEATURE FILMS HAPPY Hunting COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 30M OCTOBER 21 9:30PM Warren is a degenerate drifter, scraping by, suffering from debilitating alcohol withdrawals on a daily basis. On his way down to Mexico, he finds himself stranded in Bedford Flats, a one-horse town nestled deep in the American desert. It was a once- prosperous hunting community that has been reduced to an impoverished dust bowl. Unfortunately for Warren, it turns out that the town’s pastime is rounding up drifters and hunting them as part of an elaborate sporting event. To make matters worse, he’ll go into alcoholic withdrawal unless he finds a way to stay intoxicated. It all builds to a blood- soaked, live-or-die showdown deep in the desert. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: Joe Dietsch, Louie Gibson Martin Dingle Wall Ken Lally PRODUCEd BY: Bryson Pintard, Jeff Kalligheri Kenny Wormald Nick Guerra, Stephen Conner Williams EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bowen, Steven Garcia, Michael Tipps Gary Sturm WRITTEN BY: Louie Gibson, Joe Dietsch INICUO: THE BROTHERHOOD COUNTRY: MEXICO Run time: 1H 29M OCTOBER 24 9:30PM After a voyage of discovery FEDERICO creates a new religious cult. He kidnaps FERNANDO , a former collaborator, which will try to leave as heir of worship in the midst of a slaughter justified by their own past tragedies STARRING: DIRECTED BY: Alejandro G. Alegre Isaac Pérez Calzada MArcos Duarte PRODUCEd BY: Alejandro G. Alegre, Víctor Léycegui, Verónica de Alba Roberto G. Alegre, Enrique Villanueva Guillermo Jair Alejandro G. Alegre, Rodrigo Ostap EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Víctor Léycegui WRITTEN BY: Alejandro G. Alegre 6 DISCOVERING THE NEW BLOOD OF HORROR AND HONORING THE MASTERS JOHNNY FRANK GARRET’S LAST WORD COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 35M OCTOBER 20 7:00Pm When a young man is executed for committing murder, he leaves behind a curse letter, promising vengeance for all those connected to his unfair trial. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: Simon Rumley Sean Patrick Flanery Erin Cummings PRODUCEd BY: Peter Facinelli & Rob DeFranco Mike Doyle EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Adam Goldworm WRITTEN BY: Ben Ketai (screenplay), Tony Giglio(story) & Marc Haimes LAKE BODOM COUNTRY: fINLAND Run time: 1H 30M OCTOBER 23 8:00PM EVERY CAMPER’S WORST NIGHTMARE CAME TRUE AT LAKE BODOM in 1960 WHEN FOUR TEENAGES WERE STABBED TO DEATH WHILE SLEEPING IN THEIR TENT. AS THE YEARS PASSED AND THE CaASE GREW COLD, THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY TURNED INTO AN URBAN LEGEND, A CREEPY CAMPFIRE STORY PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. NOW, A GROUP OF TEENAGERS ARRIVES AT THE SAME CAMPSITE, HOPING TO SOLVE THE MURDER BY RECONSTRUCTING IT MINUTE BY MINUTE. AS NIGHT FALLS, TURNS OUT NOT ALL OF THEM ARE THERE TO PLAY. TONIGHT… IT’S GIRLS AGAINST BOYS. LET THE KILLING GAMES BEGIN. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: Taneli Mustonen Nelly Hirst-Gee Mimosa Willamo PRODUCEd BY: Aleksi Hyvärinen Mikael Gabriel Taneli Mustonen, Aleksi Hyvärinen Santeri Mäntylä WRITTEN BY: 7 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - FEATURE FILMS MY FATHER DIE COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 34M OCTOBER 27 7:30Pm DEAF AND MUTE SINCE HAVING HIS HEARING KNOCKED OUT AT THE AGE OF 12, ASHER HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES TO AVENGE HIMSELF ON IVAN, THE MAN THAT KILLED HIS OLDER BROTHER 21 YEARS AGO. AND NOW THAT HIS NEMESIS IS OUT OF PRISON, HE GETS HIS CHANCE. BUT ASHER’S TARGET ALSO HAPPENS TO BE HIS FATHER. STARRING: DIRECTED BY: SEAN BROSNAN JOE ANDERSON GARY STRETCH PRODUCEd BY: SANJA BANIC, ORIAN WILLIAMS, CANDACE SMITH SEAN BROSNAN, Alma Bogdan-Turner WRITTEN BY: SEAN BROSNAN QUARRIES COUNTRY: USA Run time: 1H 23M OCTOBER 26 9:30Pm In order to escape from her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a women’s outdoor- bound group who venture out into the uncharted wilderness to gain a fresh perspective on their lives.