Projects in genres: Horror

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An animated exploration of bipolar disorder, based on testimonials. An avalanche changes a polar bear's life, setting him on an adventure through the highs and lows of life on a fantasy planet.

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After meeting a mysterious figure, things start to change. Ordinary things become dangerous and there seems to be no way out.

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Tiptoeing the very fine line between comedy and horror, SYLVIA is a devilish dive into the 90s and the lives of a group of particularly nasty mean girls as they juggle puberty, heartbreak and superstition. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Kevin is haunted by grief and questions that only the recently deceased can answer. He is introduced to Baghead, a shape-shifting witch who can channel the dead in a most unusual manner and maybe provide Kevin with the answers he seeks.

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An injured boy in the woods. An eccentric groundsman. They’re mortal enemies. They just don’t know it yet. Set over one long night in the English countryside, injured animal rights activist Cameron is tended to by the kind, if bizarre, farmhand Paul – who, he is about to learn, is the local Terrier Man. The encroaching reveal about who each other are unwittingly sets them deep into a paranoid spiral with a grisly end.

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An experimental short film that delves into the archival and historical footage of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, depicting a symbolic narrative surrounding the ritualistic act of animal sacrifice, known as 'Besmel'. It serves as an allegorical representation of a nation's sacrifice amidst the backdrop of political transformations.

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Mike lives alone in a quiet English village. He wakes one morning with muddy feet. To see what’s happening at night, he sets his phone to record when he goes to bed. When he follows the footage of his sleepwalking self, Mike begins a journey from wakefulness to horrifying nightmare. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Meet Axel Falcon, a dedicated cop determined to cleanse the streets from murder and corruption. But tragedy strikes when his family is brutally taken from him. With nothing left to lose, Axel embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance, following the enigmatic clues left behind by an unknown assassin. As Axel delves deeper into the criminal empire, he faces Davro, the man responsible for the tragic fate of his loved ones. But Davro is not your average villain. He's a peculiar and eccentric figure, surrounded by an army of masked warriors, robots, and ruthless henchmen who obey his every command. Moreover, he holds the city's high-ranking officials under his sway, giving him unprecedented power. How did Davro attain such authority? What is his secret? The only obstacle in his way is Axel Falcon, a force to be reckoned with.

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Mike, an ex-aspiring actor thought he'd put his career behind him for good, but during a shift at the cinema he's kidnapped by a mysterious figure and taken to Bookyville, where he's forced to make a pact with the 'Torture Twins'.

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La signora Aetna, (Etna), is bored and boredom can be a dangerous thing for those around you when you are a volcanic goddess.

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All our heads have a moving collage in them of impressions and appropriations. In LAST YEAR IN WISBORG, clips from F.W. Murnau's 1922 film NOSFERATU mix with colour film of a blue sky, a painting by the filmmaker and his own hand. The undead remember before and after their death. This double nostalgia of the Count's existence is felt in the meditative soundtrack.

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In spring 2020, five art students and two lecturers went missing in a remote forest in Ireland. What happened to them has remained unknown - until now. Their last movements are pieced together from footage recovered from a police operation almost two years later, where it becomes clear that what started out as an innocent prank became a horrific fight for survival in the cold darkness of Glenarma Forest. Presented as a true crime/found footage film, THE GLENARMA TAPES is the latest film to be produced through Northern Ireland Screen's New Talent Focus. Official Selection FrightFest London 2023