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We are pleased to bring you a clip from Kyle Rideout’s PUBLIC SCHOOLED, which is making its World Premiere this Saturday, September 9th at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters and Grace Park. PUBLIC SCHOOLED (World Contemporary Cinema) Director : Kyle Rideout Writers : Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout Cast : Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters, Grace Park Producers : Josh Epstein, Adam Folk Sales : Kaleidoscope Synopsis : Socially awkward, Liam has been homeschooled his entire life. When he falls in love with a popular one-legged girl, he abandons his mother’s suffocating love and enrolls in public school, getting a crash course in sex, drugs and social mayhem. Premiere Screening : 7:15 PM | Saturday, September 9 | Jackman Hall Press Screenings : 11:45 AM | Sunday, September 10 | Scotiabank 8 9:30 AM | Thursday, September 14 | Scotia

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival drops its second announcement with wave two of the program, locals only showcase, shorts and more! Bringing the best of horror to Brooklyn from October 12 till the 15th. AMY USA / Dir. L. Gustavo Cooper During an overwhelming heat wave, a nurse at a home for sick patients warns young resident Amy to stay inside her room. Unfortunately for her, Amy doesn’t listen. FEEDING TIME USA / Dir. Matt Mercer Filling in for her friend on a babysitting gig, Sasha is weirded out after a strange encounter with the child's parents. Strange doesn't even begin to describe the night she's about to have. EARWORM USA / Dir. Tara Price Piercingly loud music continually disrupts a man's sleep. He’ll wish he didn’t figure out the source of the music. FREDERIK REMEMBERS USA / Dirs. Ben Sottak & Steven Russel Old and senile, Frederik passes the time in solitude. A box of Nazi paraphernalia found inside his apartment is about to di

THE BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE FINAL WAVE OF 2017 PROGRAM! THE BOOK OF BIRDIE to close festival, Centerpiece films from Shudder, LOCALS ONLY Showcase, VR program and shorts! The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival drops its second announcement with wave two of the program, locals only showcase, shorts and more! Bringing the best of horror to Brooklyn from October 12 till the 15th. THE BOOK OF BIRDIE UK | 2017 | 90 min | Dir. Elizabeth E. Schuch NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE First-time director Elizabeth E. Schuch impressively blends psychological horror, whimsical fantasy, and feminist ideals in one-of-a-kind THE BOOK OF BIRDIE. Shy and fragile teenager Birdie’s unusual hallucinations, dark obsessions and fascination with blood are triggered as she’s forced into a remote convent and faced with what her fate will be. MAYHEM USA | 2017 | 86 min | Dir. Joe Lynch NEW YORK PREMIERE Making its New York Premiere, MAYHEM follows office scapegoat

​ ​ 2017 poster designed by Brooklyn-based artist Andrew Abbott. Wendesday, August 16th - The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to New York City October 12th till the 15th, bringing with it more ghouls and ghosts than ever before. BHFF is proud to present more than twice as many feature films as last year and is thrilled to announce the first wave of the line-up, which boasts exciting films, dynamic events and more venues, expanding the festival’s activities . “This year we’ve grown to a four-day festival and are very excited to be extending our reach to audiences beyond North Brooklyn, into Downtown Brooklyn and Crown Heights,” says fest director Justin Timms. “Starting with our opening night at the new Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn we’ve also added Nitehawk Cinema, LIU Kumble Theater, Film Noir Cinema & Video Revival this year to go along with our key theaters from last year Wythe Hotel Cinema, Videology Bar & Cinema and Spectacle Theater.” “If our debut

With these additions, the 2017 Festival will present 120 feature-length films, representing 32 countries and 37 first-time filmmakers, including 20 in competition. These films were selected from 13,782 submissions including 4,068 feature-length films and 8,985 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,005 were from the U.S. and  2,063 were international. 103 feature films at the Festival will be world premieres. PREMIERES Newness  / U.S.A. (Director: Drake Doremus, Screenwriter: Ben York Jones) — In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.  Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Laia Costa, Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, Matthew Gray Gubler, Albert Hammond Jr. World Premiere DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES TRUMPED: Inside The Greatest Political Upset of All Time  / U.S.A. (Directors: Banks Tarver, Ted Bourne, Mary Robertson) — In a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest po

Top Chef Winner Richard Blais & Preeminent Local Chefs to Prepare Exclusive Menu in Partnership with James Beard Foundation’s Celebrity Chef Tour Kenny Loggins to Perform Soundtrack Hits At Annual Event for Festival Artists and Institute Supporters   Event Takes Place  January 19  in Park City, UT Park City, UT  – Sundance Institute revealed the program elements for the  2017 Sundance Film Festival’s  annual Day One celebration,  An Artist at the Table ,  to be held on  Thursday, January 19 . The seated dinner will feature entertainment from Kenny Loggins, a multi-course gourmet meal from the James Beard Foundation’s Celebrity Chef Tour and a celebrated Sundance Institute artist at each table. An Artist at the Table  provides a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with Sundance Institute artists while contributing to the Institute’s mission of championing the bold vision of those creating independent film and theatre. The evening will feature a screening of t

The Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival (BITS) was first created in 2012 with a mandate to highlight the best in contemporary genre film making in Canada. The festival will run this year from November 24 to the 27th, 2016 at Cineplex Cinemas (Yonge and Dundas) in Toronto, Canada with its unique program of premieres of features, shorts and seminars. Early bird festival passes for BITS 2016 are now on sale for only $75. Buy Passes BITS 2016 Thursday, November 24th 9:00 pm - OPENING PARTY @ Duke’s Refresher + Bar (382 Yonge Street, Unit 8 - near Yonge & Gerrard) Friday, November 25th 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm BITS SEMINARS Three one-hour seminar panels on entertainment law, film funding and film distribution followed by a networking mixer. Guests to be announced soon! 7:00 pm - OPENING FILM: 24x36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS Dir. Kevin Burke -- TORONTO PREMIERE This new documentary looks to explore how the beautiful movie posters from decades past gave way to the generic designs o

Los Angeles, CA - Thursday, September 8, 2016 - Beyond Fest, the highest attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its full slate of 2016 programming featuring 27 ev ents and 23 West Coast premieres of mind-bending movie madness. Presented by Shudder, Beyond Fest returns to Hollywood’s famed Egyptian Theatre for 12 d ays of movies, music and mayhem spanning Friday, September 30th - Tuesday, October 11th to generate funds for co-presenter, the nonprofit American Cinematheque. With a diverse slate that includes films from all corners of the globe Beyond Fest is proud to open with movie icon Paul Schrader presenting his new feature DOG EAT DOG and a special 40th anniversary screening of TAXI DRIVER. Other hotly-anticipated titles making their West Coast bows include the hyper-explosive coming-of-age cannibal drama RAW, Ana Lily Amipour’s much-anticipated follow up to her alt-cult debut, A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE, the stunning, sonic desert trip THE BAD BAT