Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Blood, Snow and Fears at Inaugural ?Blood in the Snow Canadian ...

3 days, 7 programs, 2 World Premieres, and the work of 18 Canadian Filmmakers November 30 to December 2, 2012 at Projection Booth Cinemas in Toronto

TORONTO (Tuesday, November 20, 2012) ? There will be?Blood in the Snow?and on the big screen at?Projection Booth?(1035 Gerrard Street East) as the First Annual?Fright Nights: ?Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival?scares up thrills this November 30 to December 2, 2012 in a weekend long celebration of the best in contemporary Canadian horror filmmaking.

Festival?Director?Kelly Michael Stewart?has been a strong supporter of the national horror filmmaking scene, writing about it for Fangoria and Planet Fury, and regularly showcasing these talented filmmakers at the hugely successful?Fright Nights at Projection Booth?screening series.? ?I have noticed an incredible renaissance of horror directors coming out of Canada in the past few years. Southern Ontario in particular has become a hotbed of horror talent. Now the scene has grown large enough and vibrant enough that it warrants a dedicated yearly festival and we?ve been able to pull together an impressive lineup including the world premieres of SICK?featuring Canada?s own scream queen?Debbie Rochon?and?In the House of Flies?starring?Henry Rollins.?

Blood in the Snow kicks off on Friday, November 30 with a zombie infection in?SICK?at 7pm and critical darling?Beyond the Black Rainbow?at 9:30pm, and closes on Sunday, December 2 with art house vampire film?Blood for Irina?at 7pm, a film that also marks the feature directorial debut of Fangoria Editor in Chief?Chris Alexander.??In true rep house style, Saturday will be a late night with psychological thriller?In the House of Flies?at 6:30pm, classic 80?s style slasher film?Devil?s Night?starring?Danielle Harris?at 9pm and old school grind house throwback?Famine?at 11:45pm.

A retrospective shorts program,?Fright Nights: Class of 2012, on Saturday, December 1 at 3pm showcases some of the best genre shorts from the last year of Fright Nights programming, while short films from notable filmmakers including?Karen Lam,?Jovanka Vuckovic?and?Ryan M. Andrews?are paired with each feature.

?With films like?Hobo With a Shotgun,?The Corridor,?Pontypool, and really anything from the guys at?Astron 6, the Canadian horror film scene is bursting with creative talent and we are proud to support Kelly and what we truly feel is a killer line up of the next wave of genre directors. These are the ones to watch,? enthuses Jonathan Hlibka, partner at Projection Booth Cinemas.

Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival is generously supported by Projection Booth Cinemas, Fangoria Magazine, Suspect Video, SFG Agency and Studio Film Group.

Festival Passes $50 & Individual Screenings $10 in advance at:?

http://www.projectionbooth.ca/#!blood-in-the-snow-fest/c9u0

Source: http://newz4u.net/archives/37273

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