THURSDAY SEPT 21, 2017
5:30pm-7:30pm – Casual cocktail hour in the hotel bar to meet/mingle with guests
7:30pm – 8:00pm – Photos on the Dead Carpet
8:00pm-12:00am – VIP Party at the Crowne Plaza
FRIDAY SEPT 22, 2017
8am-10am – Casual breakfast for hotel guests
11am – 11:45am Stunt Demo with John Nittolo and Julienne Joyner
12pm – 1:45pm – Short Block – Thriller
Suffer (Canada) – Filip Terlecki (Writer/Director)
Caravan (Australia) – Nathan Lacey (Director), Sarah Brims (Writer)
Scratch (USA) – Emma Bell (Director), Helen Shang (Writer)
Jax in Love (California) – Colin Campbell (Director), Rakefet Abergel (Writer)
Little Lamb (Australia) – Heidi Lee Douglas (Writer/Director)
Psycho Therapy (California) – Staci Layne Wilson (Writer/Director)
2:00pm – 3:30pm – Feature
Short Cut (UK) – Prano Bailey-Bond (Director), Conrad Ford (Writer)
Murder Made Easy (California) – Dave Palamaro (Director), Tim Davis (Writer)
3:30 – 6:00pm -Non competition showcase block
October 23rd – featuring Amanda Wyss
The Peripheral – featuring Lynn Lowry
Emmy Reel American Horror Story – AFX Studio
Director Reel – featuring the work of Jen & Sylvia Soska
Acting Reel – featuring Sonya Thompson
Crepitus Trailer – featuring Chalet Brannan
The Price of Bones – Written by fest director Samantha Kolesnik and directed by fest judge Brandon Taylor
Rainy Season – Directed by fest director Vanessa Ionta Wright and Produced by Samantha Kolesnik
I Baked Him a Cake – Written/Produced by Samantha Kolesnik and Directed by Vanessa Ionta Wright
6:30pm – 8:30pm Screening of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
8:30pm – 9:30pm – Nightmare Panel
9:45pm – 10:45pm – Short Block – Comedy
Girl #2 (California) – David Jeffery (Director), Kari Wahlgren (Writer)
Blood Sisters (Australia) – Caitlin Koller & Lachlan Smith(Directors), Hannah White (Writer)
Earworm (California) – Tara Price (Writer/Director)
Humbug (California) – Matt Thiesen (Director), Milly Sanders (Writer)
Blood Shed (UK) – James Moran (Director), Cat Davies (Writer)
11:00pm – 12am – After party in bar
SATURDAY SEPT 23, 2017
9am-10am – Casual breakfast for hotel guests
10am – Breakout session for finalists
11am – 12:00pm workshop/panel – SFX makeup – Big Budget Looks on a shoestring budget
12:pm – 3:30pm – BOOK SIGNING WITH HORROR AUTHOR MYLO CARBIA
12pm – 1:45pm – Short Block – Horror
Undress Me (Canada) – Amelia Moses (Writer/Director)
Creatures of Whitechapel (Utah) – Jonathan Martin (Director), Rebecca Martin (Writer)
Liz Drives (Australia) – Mia’kate Russell (Writer/Director)
Let’s Play Dead Girl (New Jersey) – Christian Moran (Writer/Director)
Smile (Texas) – Chelsea Robinson (Writer/Director)
From Hell She Rises (California) – Ama Lea (Director), Michael Varrati (Writer)
2:00pm-3:30pm – Feature
Marco Polo (California) – Chelsea Peters (Director), Emily Hagins (Writer)
DeadThirsty (Georgia) – Jason Winn (Director), Maggie Hickman (Writer)
3:45-4:45 – Panel – You finished your film, now what? with Jen & Sylvia Soska
5:00pm-6:45pm – Short Block – International
Nasty (UK) – Prano Bailey-Bond (Director), Anthony Fletcher (Writer)
Adam Peiper (Spain) – Monica Mateo (Writer/Director)
Jules D. (Spain) – Norma Vila (Writer/Director)
Alfred J. Hemlock (Australia) – Edward Lyons (Director), Melissa Lyons (Writer)
Childer (Ireland) – Aislinn Clarke (Writer/Director)
Squeal (UK) – Lucy Campbell (Writer/Director)
7:00pm-8:30pm – Feature
I Should Have Run (UK) – Gabriela Staniszewska (Writer/Director)
3 (Tennessee) – Lou Simon (Writer/Director)
8:30-9:30pm – Panel – Whose Film is it anyway? with Amanda Wyss, Greg Nicotero, Jen & Sylvia Soska, & More
10:00-12:00am – 2 Broke Kings with Shane Evans
SUNDAY SEPT 24, 2017
9am-10am – Casual breakfast for hotel guests
12pm – 1:30pm – Feature
Stitched (New York) – Heather Taylor (Writer/Director)
Buzzard Hollow Beef (USA) – Joshua Johnson (Director), Tara Hall (Writer)
2pm-3:30pm Short Block – Student
Juliette (Belgium) – Lora D’Addazio (Writer/Director)
Satanica (USA) – Vivienne Vaughn (Writer/Director)
Sell Your Body (New York) – Jaanelle Yee (Writer/Director)
Chasing Jenny (Indiana) – Reanna Miller (Writer/Director)
Delirium (USA) – Amanda Abicalaffe (Writer/Director)
Dead City (France) – Myriam Destephen (Director), Armand S. Dequidt (Writer)
Deadmeat (USA) – Drew Mozzarella (Director), Sabrina Grimes (Writer)
3:30pm-4:45pm – Southeast Block
Chomp (Florida) – Lynne Hansen (Writer/Director)
Cherry Bomb (Georgia) – Matt Green (Director), West Campbell (Writer)
The Tell-Tale Heart: Sisters (South Carolina) – Christine Parker (Writer/Director)
Huff and I’ll Puff (Tennessee) – Jennifer Bonior & Dycee Wildman (Writer/Director)
106 White Lake (South Carolina) – Elizabeth Mears (Writer/Director)
Unbearing (North Carolina) – Aidan Weaver (Director), Jennifer Trudrung (Writer)
5:00pm-6:45pm – Feature
The Chute (USA) – Stacy Sherman (Writer/Director)
Ruin Me (California) – Preston DeFrancis (Director), Trysta Bissett & Preston DeFrancis (Writers)
7pm-9pm – Awards
9pm – After party to celebrate winners in bar
Vendors will be selling/meeting guests from 12pm-8pm daily during the fest
*Schedule is subject to change”
You can find out more from the Official Website.
