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Hot on the heels of their initial lineup announcement, Popcorn Frights is back to announce an additional 25 film premieres, epic events, and special guests getting ready to take over South Florida from August 7 to August 17!

Tina Romero, daughter of zombie godfather George A. Romero, will be in attendance for the Southeast US premiere of her undead drag spectacle Queens of the Dead. This night of the living glam will be paired with a fabulous live drag performance that’s guaranteed to slay and leave audiences gagging… for more brains! Romero will also present a special 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration of her father’s seminal zombie classic Day of the Dead, bringing the zombies back to Florida soil where it was originally shot. Check out the rest of the feature announcements below!

Speaking of horror icons, the legendary Dee Wallace is crashing the party for a triple-bill, appearing in person to...

The Popcorn Frights Film Festival is back with its eleventh this year, both in-person and virtually, from August 7-17. The Southeast’s largest genre celebration announces its second wave of programming this morning, from new premieres to repertory screening classics.

The second wave highlights include a screening of Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead. The filmmaker is also presenting a special 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration of her father’s seminal zombie classic Day of the Dead, bringing the zombies back to Florida soil where it was originally shot.

Horror legend Dee Wallace joins the party for a howl-worthy triple-bill, appearing in-person to introduce three of her all-time cult classics hits: Stephen King’s Cujo, Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, and Joe Dante’s The Howling, newly restored in 4K. She joins previously announced guests Barbara Crampton, Lloyd Kaufman, and Linnea Quigley.

As if that’s not enough,...

We begin with testicles—titan-sized testicles yanked clean from the pelvis of a slumbering devil by a wandering man in chains. That opening is metal Af and unforgettable, and just about par for the course across this rotoscopic animated film by brother filmmakers Lauris and Raitis Abele—a gloomy squall of flesh, faith, and fucking that harkens back to the gory, glory days of Heavy Metal magazine and adult fantasy animation of the 1980s.

In the 17th century, an unholy darkness grips the Livonian village of Zaube. Domineering local pastor Bukholcs (Regnars Vaivars), with the help of his lame, acquiescent adoptive son and servant, Klibi (Jurgis Spulenieks), tries to lead his flock down a path of righteousness, but standing in his way is the people’s reliance on local alchemist and tavern maid Neze (Agate Krista). After the theft of a holy relic from his bedroom, Bukholcs accuses Neze of witchcraft,...

In the mood for an unusual animated werewolf horror? You might be once you’ve seen the mesmerising (and Nsfw) trailer for Dog Of God.

Nb: Fair warning: the trailer below is genuinely Not Safe For Work. No, really. Fair dinkum. Viewer discretion is advised.

At the Tribeca Film Festival, lots of the chatter seems to be focused on the upcoming premiere of Dog Of God, a weird animated feature about witchcraft, werewolves and torture. The trailer is graphic, so be advised, but it’s also utterly compelling and boasts the sort of unique themes and animation style that sets it apart from anything we’ve seen for quite some time.

Latvian filmmakers Lauris Abele and Raitis Abele directed the movie from a script they co-wrote with Ivo Briedis and Harijs Grundmanis, and international sales are currently ongoing. The French rights were reportedly snapped up at Cannes last month, but...

The eye-popping trailer for animated feature Dog of God has debuted ahead of the film’s Tribeca Festival premiere.

Lauris Abele and Raitis Abele directed the movie from a script they co-wrote with Ivo Briedis and Harijs Grundmanis. Media Move is handling global sales on the film that began screening at the Cannes market last month, when Esc Films acquired French rights for the project ahead of a planned release later this year.

Created with rotoscope animation, Dog of God is set in the 17th century and focuses on a woman accused of witchcraft and how her trial uncovers the existence of a werewolf. The footage includes a scene in which a Hitler look-alike is tortured.

Jurgis Spulenieks, Kristians Karelins, Einars Repse, Agate Krista, Regnars Vaivars and Armands Bergis round out the voice cast for the Latvian production. Producing the film are Raitis Abele for Tritone Studio and Kristele Pudane,...

Exclusive: Paris-based Esc Films has acquired all French rights for animated thriller Dog of God ahead of its world premiere in Tribeca in June.

The film has been launched for sales at Cannes by Berlin-based Media Move ahead of the New York debut.

Dog of God is directed by Lauris Abele and Raitis Abele and produced under the banner of their Riga-based film production company Tritone Studio. They also take writing credits with Ivo Briedis and Harijs Grundmanis.

The feature follows in the wake of the Oscar for Latvian animated feature Flow but the adult skewed work is very different from family-focused Academy Award winner.

In the film, rotoscope animation sets the stage for 17th century story about a woman accused of witchcraft whose trial reveals the presence of a werewolf in a deeply religious Livonian community’s midst.

The Latvian production includes the voices of Jurgis Spulenieks, Kristians Karelins,...

The Tribeca Film Fest 2025, presented by Okx, announced its full lineup of feature narrative, documentary, and animated films today. This year’s Festival, which takes place June 4-15 in New York City showcases the best emerging talent from across the globe alongside established names.

Of particular interest to horror fans may be the New York premiere of Predator: Killer of Killers. Also noteworthy is Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead, in which George A. Romero’s daughter pays tribute to his brand of zombie cinema with a “fresh, contemporary, and queer twist.” Prolific filmmaker Takashi Miike is also back with his latest, the thriller Sham.

Read on for the genre titles scheduled to premiere at Tribeca:

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The most exciting cult movies from our galaxy: present, past, and future. Far-out premieres and nerve-shredding classics along with giveaways, prizes and fan-focused fun. Escape the ordinary and embrace the psychotronic!

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day takes us back to the 1200s, as it’s a docudrama that digs into the lives of the Baltic Tribes (a.k.a. Baltic Tribes: Last Pagans of Europe). You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Lauris Abele and Raitis Abele from a script Raitis Abele wrote with Guntis Berelis and Toms Kencis, Baltic Tribes has the following synopsis:

The Baltic Tribes is a story about the last pagans of Europe. Together with the main character, Danish spy Lars, you will experience the 13th century pagan life, taking part in religious rites and cruel forays,...

Titles are split between Coming Soon and Industry Screenings.

Meeting Point - Vilnius, the industry strand of Vilnius International Film Festival, has expanded its selection for its 2021 online event, confirming 32 projects today.

The projects are selected across two strands: 24 are in the Coming Soon pitching selection, consisting of 12 fiction features and 12 documentaries; with a further four of each in the Industry Screenings.

Some 23 countries are represented among the titles, including Maysoon Pachachi’s fiction feature Our River… Our Sky, a co-production between the UK, France, Germany, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE, in the main Coming Soon strand.

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The dark, psychedelic dramedy is written and directed by Raitis and Lauris Abele, whilst Mārcis is in charge of the cinematography. Raitis and Lauris Ābele’s second feature, Troubled Minds, is currently in post-production. The film’s principal photography took place over a period of 26 days last autumn; most of the scenes were shot in the Latvian coastal town of Liepāja and in Norwegian Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The Abele brothers’ directorial debut was the documentary Baltic Tribes: Last Pagans of Europe, produced by Tritone Studio and released in May last year. The story of Troubled Minds, penned in its entirety by the two brothers, is a dark, psychedelic dramedy and revolves around two brothers, a pair of contemporary artists who are preparing for their biggest exhibition, which they want to turn into an “art terror act”, and who are struggling to cope with their personal ambitions, bipolar disorder.

A total of 16 features will receive funding from the country’s national film centre.Scroll down for full list of projects

Latvia is celebrating the country’s centennial in 2018 by funding a slate of 16 feature-length films.

With a total budget of $8.5m (€7.5m) from the National Film Centre of Latvia, an independent jury selected projects out of 31 submissions in a bid to highlight a wide range of filmmaking talent and genres from the country.

The selected projects - six features, two animation films, eight documentaries - go into production this year and will premiere in 2018.

National Film Centre director Dita Rietuma said: “Our aim was to select artistically high-quality films of diverse genres and significant for society by examining Latvia’s national identity and history.

“We are especially happy to note that the selection includes as many as nine female directors from various generations such as one of our leading directors Inara Kolmane (Billie), but also newcomers...