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Stars: Celia Williams, Elizabeth Bochmann, Iris Cayatte, Norman MacCallum, Amanda Booth, Patricia Godinho, João Blümel, Inês Sá Frias | Written and Directed by Paulo Leite

Inner Ghosts is a low-budget supernatural horror movie directed and written by Paulo Leite in his directorial debut. The film began as a Kickstarter campaign from Leite which was funded successfully in 2018. A touch on the convoluted side of things, it still kept my attention, for better or worse, and in the end I found that there were some really inventive and interesting ideas going on here.

What struck me immediately, which isn’t usually the case with low-budget horror films, was the impeccable and delightful music that Inner Ghosts had going on. The work done by Miguel Cordeiro who composed the minimalist and eerie score to the film is worth mentioning in my view. It really helped to immediately convey a specific energy and added true quality to things.

Tagline: ‘The key to Hell lies deep within your heart.’ Inner Ghosts is a film from Portugal. Developed by director Paulo Leite, this title involves a medium and her connection with the dead. Inner Ghosts will release in the country, in which it was shot (Jan. 2020). Recently, the film was shown at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival, in Essex. Centrally starring Celia Williams (Above Suspicion), Elizabeth Bochmann and Iris Cayatte, Uncork'd Entertainment will release this indie horror title in early January. A preview of the film's impending launch is available here. At the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival, Leite talked about the film's production. Starting with the lighting, Leite said of the film's natural lighting: "we used a lot of candle light on the film. I like shooting in low light (Blazing Minds)." Some of that low lighting can be seen in the trailer, which was released earlier this month. As well, the...

Michael Biehn stars in child sacrifice cult film.

Galen Christy’s Us sales and distribution outfit High Octane Pictures has unveiled its Efm sales slate led by drama The Challenger Disaster.

Inspired by the tragic Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the film stars Dean Cain and is directed by Nathan Vonminden. The slate includes Charlie Steeds’ horror film Winterskin, about a man who takes refuge from the snowy wilderness in the home of an old lady, unaware her cabin is stalked by a bloodthirsty creature. David Lenik and Rowena Bentley star.

Psychological thriller Children Of Moloch stars genre veteran Michael Biehn...

Ventana Sur’s Blood Window stands out as one of Latin America’s most important events for the promotion and advancement of genre filmmaking.

According to Blood Window coordinator Javier Fernández, genre filmmaking has become a Helms Deep-type bastion for independent filmmakers looking to create cinema on their own terms and with limited budgets.

“Genre is, in Latin America, where independent filmmaking is still happening,” said Fernandez. “Many independent filmmakers are turning to the fantastic to find a place in the market. Overall production for genre films has stayed steady, but more independent directors are turning to genre to save that independent nature of production.”

More than that though, it has provided a launchpad for a number of filmmakers looking to work internationally. Latin American genre provided the roots of filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro (“Cronos”), “Don’t Breath” director Fede Alvarez and “It” director Andy Muschietti, recently linked to...

Our friends at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival have announced the addition of five more titles to their already impressive lineup. They have added a bit of Can-Con to their lineup with Danishka Esterhazy’s Level 16. Indian horror flick Tumbbad is joining the festival. In addition there are a trio of films from the LatAm region: Tenants, Inner Ghosts and The Night Shifter. Festival write ups for each new addition are below in a handy gallery. The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is thrilled to announce five more features joining our 2018 lineup. Our bonus wave of international horror perfectly rounds out the fest and includes the North American Premiere of Paulo Leite’s supernatural thriller Inner Ghosts and Danishka...

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FRONTIÈRES International Co-Production Market has announced it’s official selection for it’s return to this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Frontieres is the first and only co-production market to connect North America and Europe in an environment focused specifically on genre film production. The initiative began in 2012 with 14 projects selected including works by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Resolution), Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and Bruce McDonald (Pontypool). This fourth edition will bring together 12 projects hailing from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, the UK and the United-States.

Frontieres will take place from July 24th to 27th. This group of filmmakers in particular presents a high volume of fresh filmmakers, many of whom will be presenting their debut feature length films. This is rounded off by a handful of internationally known filmmakers.

The official Frontières selection of Frontières @ Fantasia 2014 consists of the following projects:

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Director/Writer: Jeff Desom...

Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, has just announced the official selections of the fourth edition of its Frontières International Co-Production Market.

Read on for a complete listing of all the titles being pitched at the event!

From the Press Release

Montreal, Thursday May 15, 2014 – Just over a month after its first European edition in Brussels, the Frontières International Co-Production Market has selected the official line-up of Frontières projects for its 4th edition.

For its return to Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, from July 24 to 27, 12 Frontières projects have been selected, hailing from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, the UK and the United-States.

This project selection boasts a higher-than-usual concentration of fresh talents, many of them presenting first feature film projects after many award-winning shorts, or second features following debuts that traveled extensively on the festival circuit.

Fantasia’s co-production markets announces projects for its fourth edition, running July 24-27.

Frontières International Co-Production Market has unveiled the official lineup of its fourth edition.

Returning to Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival following its first European edition in Brussels, Frontières has selected 12 projects hailing from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, the UK and Us.

Among the projects are new works from established film-makers Gabriel Pelletier, George Mihalka and Simon Rumley, but the selection also includes a strong concentration of new talents presenting their first or second features.

Ahead of this edition, Lindsay Peters has been promoted to market managing director, while Stephanie Trepanier [pictured] will focus on market creative director duties.

Trepanier commented: “It’s a particular pleasure to be able to present a new line-up of film projects just a month after the new Frontières in Brussels took place. It was also a challenge, the load of submissions having more than doubled over the...