FILM 4 FRIGHTFEST 2011 Festival Line Up Announced!!!

The 2011 line up for Film 4 Firightfest was announced this afternoon and as usual they never fail disappoint when it comes to what’s on offer in every year’s line up.

The Festival takes place at London’s Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, with this years event hosting 37 movies over 2 screens (Empire 1 Main event, Empire 4 Discovery Strand) with a record 10 British movies been screened, 11 countries in total been represented from around including first ever movies from Israel and Switzerland. There’s only one place you can find Hebrew horror, killer santas, carrot-wielding maniacs, demented descents, a Werewolf musical, the end of the world and Troll Hunters and its now in its twelfth year it UK’s premier Horror fest Film 4 Frightfest!

This year’s festival will be opened by the much anticipated Troy Nixey’s Guillermo Del Toroproduced DON’T BE AFFRAID OF THE DARK having it’s UK premiere with Julian Gilbey’s A LONLEY PLACE TO DIE a Scottish based chiller starring resident chiller queen Melissa Georgein a climbing holiday which turns into a nightmarish game of cat & mouse.

Other highlights include Robin Hardy’s Companion follow up to The Wicker Man with WICKER TREE, CHILLERAMA an Horror anthology from Tim Sullivan, Adam Green,Adam Rifkin, and Joe Lynch. Xavier Gans end of The world shocker THE DIVIDE , TROLL HUNTER, KILL LIST (a movie sponsored by Totalfilm)and a preview of the remake of the classic 1985 horror comedyFRIGHT NIGHT 3D. The list is endless check out the press release below along with the programme schedule and watch out shortly over the weekend we will post more information on the movies with trailers.

FILM 4 FRIGHTFEST Ticket information: 

Festival Passes this year will cost £160. 

Other Ticketing InformationDay Pass prices are as follows;Thurs 25th August – £25; 3 films.Friday 26th August – £50; 6 films plus one special event.Saturday 27th August – £48; 6 films.Sunday 28th August – £48; 6 films.Monday 29th August – £42; 5 films. 

Both the Festival Pass and Day Tickets allow entry to films in both the Main and Discovery Screens (Discovery Screen tickets will be issued on a first come first served basis as detailed in the Festival Brochure). 

Tickets for individual films this year will cost £11 (they dont go on sale until August 1st, individual tickets only) 

Tickets and passes go on sale from July 2nd,you can purchase them from the venue Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London and To book tickets call 08 714 714 714 or go online to: www.empirecinemas.co.uk

Film4 FrightFest 2011 announces full line up; record ten British titles;first-time horrors from Israel and Switzerland
Hebrew horror, killer santas, carrot-wielding maniacs, demented descents, a Werewolf musical, the end of the world and Troll Hunters – it can only be Film4 FrightFest, back for a terrifying twelfth year.

From Thurs 25 August to Monday 29 August the UK’s premiere event for horror fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 37 films in two screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strand will play in Empire 4.  There are eleven countries represented, with seven world premieres and a record-equalling twenty UK or European premieres.

This year’s line-up reflects a healthy resurgence of home grown talent, with a record ten Brit titles in the line-up, including Ben Wheatley’s brutal chiller KILL LIST (pictured above), Cristian Solimeno’s psychological twister THE GLASS MAN, THE WICKER TREE (the eagerly awaited companion piece to ‘The Wicker Man’) and cyber-space shocker PANIC BUTTON. Then there’s Alex Chandon’s riotously gore-soakedINBRED, Susan Jacobson’s sinister thriller THE HOLDING, trippy terror GUINEA PIGS, directed by Ian Clarke and the closing night filmA LONELY PLACE TO DIE. Plus, in the Discovery Screen, we have Sean Hogan’s dread-ridden gem THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS and Dan Turner’s nerve-shredding thriller STORMHOUSE.

From America there are a plethora of exciting titles including the eagerly-awaited TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL, which is well worth the wait, as is the zombie comedy DEADHEADS. DETENTION is the movie Scream 4 should have been and Lucky McKee’s THE WOMANand Ti West’s THE INNKEEPERS are further prime examples of American contemporary horror at its very best.  Also, from the depraved minds of Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan, Adam Green and Joe Lynch we have the anthology CHILLERAMA. Plus, FrightFesters will be one of the first audiences in the world to see the blockbusters FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D and FRIGHT NIGHT 3D.

Two countries to have never ever made a horror film before are represented this year – Switzerland’s stunning SENNENTUNTSCHI:CURSE OF THE ALPS and Israel’s remarkable RABIES (pictured below). From Europe there is also the Dutch sensation SAINT and the German subterranean shocker URBAN EXPLORERS. From Australia we have the opening night film DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK.

This year’s Discovery strand offers twelve titles, including the gripping, twisty A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, the Swedish fear-freezer BLOOD RUNS COLD, the vampire indie MIDNIGHT SON. the fantastic Paul Naschy documentary THE MAN WHO SAW FRANKENSTEIN CRY and the intense home-invasion movieKIDNAPPED

Other special events in the main auditorium include our usual bestselling attraction – The International Short Film Showcase, which this year, is sponsored by The Horror Channel, the line-up for which will be announced soon.This terrifying treat is double-billed with the clamoured for return of ‘ANDY NYMAN’S QUIZ FROM HELL 2.

Total Film Magazine will be presenting LARRY FASSENDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH JAMIE GRAHAM, plus AMERICAN HORROR: A PANEL DISCUSSION where Larry Fessenden will be joined on stage by Ti West, Lucky McKee, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Andrew van den Houten to discuss the US scare scene. This is your chance to get the inside track on where American horror is right now.

Plus there’s a free screening of THE DEAD accompanied by a live commentary by the Ford brothers. One of the hits of last year’s festival, this is a chance to get the low-down on what really happened behind the scenes.

Julia Wrigley, Head of Film4 Channel, said:  ‘We are delighted to be the headline sponsor of Film4 FrightFest for the fifth successive year. It is bigger and better than ever, and we are particularly excited by the record amount of British films in the line-up, including the thrillingly inventive Film4 Production, Kill List. The FrightFest fortnight on the channel is always one of our most popular recurring seasons, and this year promises to be more terrifying than ever.’

Although this year’s guest list is still to be finalised, we can reveal that, alongside those joining the panel discussion, are Dick Maas, director of SAINT, Michael Steiner, director of SENNENTUNTSCHI, Robin Hardy, director of THE WICKER TREE, Emily Hagins, director of MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE, Buddy Giovinazzo, Karim Hussein and David Gregory, directors of THE THEATRE BIZARRE, and the cast and crews from Ben Wheatley’s KILL LIST, Alex Chandon’s INBRED, Cristian Solimeno’s THE GLASS MAN, The Pierce Brothers’ DEADHEADS, Susan Jacobson’s THE HOLDING, Chris Crow’s PANIC BUTTON, Julian Gilbey’s A LONELY PLACE TO DIE and Sean Hogan’s THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS. Plus there will be plenty of surprise guests – in the true FrightFest fashion.

Festival & day passes go on sale from 2nd July. Tickets for Individual films on sale from 1st August.

PROGRAMME – SCREEN 1

THURSDAY AUG 25

18:30 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (UK Premiere)
21:15 FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D (UK Premiere)
23:30 THE THEATRE BIZARRE (European Premiere)

FRIDAY AUG 26
10:40 ROGUE RIVER (UK Premiere)
12:45 THE HOLDING (World Premiere)
15:05 The Total Film Interview: Larry Fessenden in conversation with Jamie Graham
Plus – American Horror: A Panel Discussion
17:00  URBAN EXPLORERS  (UK Premiere)
19:05  THE GLASS MAN  (World Premiere)
21:55  TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL  (London Preview)
23:55  VILE  (World Premiere)

SATURDAY AUG 27
11:00 TROLL HUNTER (Preview)
13:15  THE WICKER TREE  (European Premiere)
15:35  PANIC BUTTON (World Premiere)
18:00  FRIGHT NIGHT 3D  (Preview)
21:00  THE WOMAN  (UK Premiere)
23:30  CHILLERAMA  (European Premiere)

SUNDAY AUG 28
10:30 THE DIVIDE (Preview)
13:00 THE HORROR CHANNEL PRESENTS THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

+ ANDY NYMAN’S QUIZ FROM HELL 2

16:00 THE INNKEEPERS (UK Premiere)
18:35  SAINT  (UK Premiere)
20:50  KILL LIST (UK Premiere)
23:30 DETENTION (UK Premiere)
10:45  GUINEA PIGS  (World Premiere)
13:10  DEADHEADS  (UK Premiere)
15:30  SENNENTUNTSCHI: CURSE OF THE ALPS (UK Premiere)
18:30  INBRED  (World Premiere)
21:00  A LONELY PLACE TO DIE  (UK Premiere)

PROGRAMME – DISCOVERY SCREEN

FRIDAY AUG 26
10:35 THE MAN WHO SAW FRANKENSTEIN CRY (UK Premiere)
12:30  A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE  (Preview)
15:00  MIDNIGHT SON (UK premiere)
17:15  RABIES  (Preview)
19:30  BLOOD RUNS COLD  (UK Premiere)
21:30  KIDNAPPED  (London Preview)
23:30  STORMHOUSE  (London Preview)

SATURDAY AUG 27
10:30 THE DEAD (Special Event)
13:00  ATROCIOUS  (UK Premiere)
15:30  MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE  (European Premiere)
18:00  THE CALLER  (London Preview)
21:05  THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS  (World Premiere)
23:00 A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE

SUNDAY AUG 28
11:15 KIDNAPPED
13:15 RABIES
16:15 BLOOD RUNS COLD
18:45 MIDNIGHT SON
21:15 THE MAN WHO SAW FRANKENSTEIN CRY

MONDAY AUG 29
11:00 THE CALLER
13:00 THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS
15:45 ATROCIOUS
18:35 MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE