Mr Thompson's Carnation

Director: Diene Petterle

Year: 2005

Trina is a mortician, and has the job of making the dead look good for their funeral. Her daily routine is turned on its head when she discovers her next client, lying on the slab, is her father, who disappeared when she was young. Sometimes it's difficult to really connect with your parents. Words don't come easy, and at times they don't come at all. For trina, it's now or never.

Director: Lawrence Fowler

Year: 2026

Following a horrific crime committed when they were young, a group of four friends think it will remain a secret forever until they discover and play a vintage board game. When the game unwittingly summons the grotesque clown demon ‘Grin’, it soon becomes clear the demon targets those who have committed terrible sins. Official selection FrightFest 2026

Director: Asa Gartland

Year: 2026

The Public have just played the best gig of their lives, and for the first time, someone in a suit is interested. It feels like the moment they have been waiting for, but celebrations quickly descend into chaos. Andy, the band's quiet and devoted guitarist, watches as his dream begins to dissolve around him. A chain reaction is set in motion as secrets are exposed, loyalties shift, and buried tensions explode to the surface. As the night spirals further out of control, the frontman, Ted, is pulled toward a future that could take him away for good. Andy becomes desperate to save Ted from himself and hold everything together, even as it becomes clear that some things will never be the same.