thursday 29th February
book for 11am
Screen 8
Screen 8 - 11am
A mysterious being arrives on our planet. An Experienced hunter will have an unexpected encounter and a lot to hide. Parallel Universes: The sequel adapts a story from the homonym comic written and illustrated by Spanish artist Francisco Lezcano Lezcano.
9 mins
Directed by Natanael Cardona Sánchez
Spain
Screen 8 - 11.09am
A bitter and twisted telekinetic novelist causes disasters simply by thinking about them. When he confides in Dr. Zonfield however things take an even darker turn. Stars Richard Burton, Lee Remick & Lino Ventura
109 mins
Directed by Jack Gold
United Kingdom
Book For 12Pm
Screen 7
Screen 7 - 12pm
In this silent adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s shortest story, an injured nobleman and his servant find shelter in an abandoned castle where a mysterious portrait feeds off the melancholy of the visitors, causing life and art to intersect, and rendering beauty and love immortal.
30 mins
Directed by Frank Messely
Belgium
SCREEN 7 - 12.30PM
When the man-eating killer clown MITCHELL (30) falls in love with the human woman ELENA (30), he adopts a trait of hers that does not correspond to his kind. He becomes vegan. That he harms not only himself but also his killer clown family, is something he doesn't know yet
91 mins
Directed by Erik Weise
Germany
Book For 1pm
Short Film Showcase 1
Screen 8
1pm - Screen 8
When a sous-chef discovers his girlfriend is snacking from a supermarket hummus instead of his own home-made variety, he seeks to find out what makes the supermarket brand tastier, with disastrous results.
15 mins
Directed by Alexander Griffith
Germany
IPM - SCREEN 8
Disgruntled teenager Jess has an itch she just can't scratch and she's willing to do whatever it takes to be rid of it.
12 mins
Directed by Ciara Lilly O'Rourke
United Kingdom
1PM - SCREEN 8
A spiritualist instructs Loreen to give her distraught younger sister, Rosa, three baths to get rid of a malevolent spirit that appears to be moving closer and closer to her.
7 mins
Directed by Rafael De Leon jr.
United States
1PM - SCREEN 8
Trapped in a mysterious underground experiment, a group of people must survive against monsters, traps and each other.
9 mins
Directed by John Ferrer
United Kingdom
1pm - Screen 8
After a heavy night out, Becky misses her train home. Stranded at an empty station, she uses the Help Point on the platform but hears a voice on the other side - asking for her help.
6 mins
Directed by Anabella Forbes
United Kingdom
1PM - SCREEN 8
Haunted by strange visions and nightmares, Clari receives a mysterious call from a long lost friend who hides a dark secret from their past.
14 mins
Directed by Sebastiano Pupino
United Kingdom
1PM - SCREEN 8
A disgusting dinner party is violently interrupted by unwanted guests.
10 mins
Directed by Joseph Archer
United Kingdom
1PM - SCREEN 8
A young woman finds belonging in a mysterious cult, but her faith is tested to the limit when a ceremony takes a dark turn.
8 mins
Directed by James Shannon &
Toby Martin Hughes
United Kingdom
Book For 2.30pm
Screen 7
2.30PM - SCREEN 7
Five criminals pick the wrong safe house to lay low after robbing a bank.
15 mins
Directed by Adam Kirkey
Canada
2.45pm - Screen 7
Koki is bullied by other students at elementary school. Wakaba, who can't stand it, protects Koki from the other students. Wakaba is also bullied at school, but then strange incidents start happening around Wakaba..
87 mins
Directed by Kenichi Ugana
Japan
Book For 3pm
Screen 8
3pm - Screen 8
Denys and three strangers get pushed into an experiment, the purpose of which is to give the meaning of life to a crew of the spaceship called "Promin'". Will they succeed in implementing faith in the mission and lead the next generation of colonists to the grand goal?
32 mins
Directed by Nykol Firer
Ukraine
3.32pm - screen 8
In 1930, sea captain Russel Marsh saw the light, and for 93 years his body was not his own. Inhabited by a Great Old One, he committed unspeakable acts in the name of the Esoteric Order of Dagon. Now free, he is in search of a way to go back in time to reverse the horrors wrought upon the world. But the cult has other plans and will stop at nothing to destroy him.
84 mins
Directed by Chad Ferrin
United States
Book For 5pm
Screen 8
5pm - Screen 8
In a chilling twist on their annual midnight sleepover club, four students arrive early at their school, only to be tormented by the vengeful spirit of the caretaker. As the night unfolds, they must figure out a way to fend off The Caretaker and escape.
10 mins
Directed by Jack Parr
United Kingdom
5.10PM - SCREEN 8
A man pays a company to install a camera on the inside of his mothers coffin, with terrible consequences.
89 mins
Directed by John Williams
United Kingdom
Book For 5.05pm
Afternoon Shorts
Screen 7
Screen 7 - 5.05pm
Beth and Mark are a couple heading to a country home for a weekend break to fix their rocky relationship. But when Mark goes missing in the middle of the night Beth is faced with the truths of a haunted past.
9 mins
Directed by Aaran McKenzie
United Kingdom
SCREEN 7 - 5.05PM
Ona, a creative executive of a large company, is about to launch the latest technological revolution into the market: a device that allows listening to music directly inside the brain.
14 mins
Directed By Pol Diggler
Spain
SCREEN 7 - 5.05PM
Paul Rive, young writer, comes back to his hometown to tell his former lover Wanda that they'll never meet again. The torments of his old life in this austere and sordid place comes back to the surface, swallowing him into the consuming passions of the woman he loved.
20 mins
Directed by Ornella Barbé
France
SCREEN 7 - 5.05PM
Two sisters, Alice & Ellie, have to sacrifice a Witch in order to become rich and powerful. As The Ceremony gets underway, it takes an unexpected turn when the ‘Witch’ uses her powers for evil. Who was the Ceremony actually for?
9 mins
Directed by Connor Hall
United Kingdom
Book For 6pm
Screen 7
6pm - Screen 7
A young boy searches for answers after his dad goes missing at sea, but after discovering a strange fossil on a Yorkshire beach, he thinks it could be the missing piece of the puzzle.
12 mins
Directed by Joseph Simmons
United Kingdom
6.12PM - SCREEN 7
A young woman celebrating her last night out in her hometown is stalked by a mysterious killer in a Mr Punch mask.
80 mins
Directed by Andy Edwards
United Kingdom
Cheap Thrills Block 1
Book For 7pm
A selection of Short Films made for under £1,000
Screen 8
Screen 8 - 7pm
During social and economical unrest in a sub-rural village. A detective must uncover the truth of women being murdered in unusual and beastly circumstances.
12 mins
Directed by Guy Harvey
United Kingdom
SCREEN 8 - 7PM
Sara, a struggling artist who discovers a unique pencil that can solve all her problems. But her dreams turn into a nightmare when a malevolent demonic creature from Kazakh legends gets unleashed.
11 mins
Directed By Thomas Schultz
Kazakstan
SCREEN 8 - 7PM
A man finds a suspicious blood covered door in his living room.
7 mins
Directed by Brendan Cleaves
United Kingdom
SCREEN 8 - 7PM
It's the end of 90s. A kid witnesses the tragic death of her pregnant mother while filming her with a hand-cam. Many years later, he finds an old cassette left on his doorstep.
19 mins
Directed by Gokhan Toka
Turkey
Screen 8 - 7pm
Editor 'Pete Sake' and filmmaker 'Les Krakon' try to salvage Penelope's wedding video after she is abandoned at the alter!
11 mins
Directed by Theo Maximilian Goble
United Kingdom
SCREEN 8 - 7PM
Bazza's late for the match again, but he's confident he'll get there in time...until he bumps into the Sunday drivers...
11 mins
Directed by Mark Lawrence
United Kingdom
SCREEN 8 - 7PM
A paparazzi who gets great photos and videos of celebrities gets tired of constantly being let down by his press agency Newsgrid.
7 mins
Directed By Chris Harvey
United Kingdom
SCREEN 8 - 7PM
A troubled man, whose existence has led to him forming an unorthodox friendship, fulfils his nightly needs'
12 mins
Directed by Darren James King
United Kingdom
Book For 8pm
Screen 7
Screen 7 - 8pm
A couple witnesses a paranormal event that separates them into two distinct dimensions.
8 mins
Directed by Danny Pineros
United States
Screen 7 - 8.08PM
After hearing strange noises coming from an adjoining motel room, a federal fugitive and his girlfriend inadvertently become targets of the notorious "Pale Face" killer, whose legend has consumed and haunted the local community for decades.
93 mins
Directed by James Morris
United States
Book For 9pm
Screen 8
SCREEN 8 - 9PM
Entering the woods for a simple camping trip, four university students find themselves hunted for reasons unknown. A presence in the woods has shown itself making a connection. With their fates being intertwined in this place, how can they ever escape? Perspective is everything.
27 mins
Directed By Kemal Yildirim
United Kingdom
Screen 8 - 9.30pm
We celebrate the life of Giovanni Lombardo Radice with a rare screening of Cannibal Apocalypse.
Mentally unstable Vietnam vets who were held captive by the Vietcong come back to America after being rescued carrying a dangerous virus that turns people into cannibals when bitten.
96 mins
Directed by Antonio Margheriti
Italy/Spain
Book For 10pm
Screen 7
10pm - Screen 7
Two young vampires are having a shitty night as their own thirst for blood get in the way of a smooth delivery to one of their elders.
10 mins
Directed by Tobias Moe
Sweden
10.10pm - Screen 7
On September 6th 2003 four cousins Rhea, Connor, Alan and Steve head out on a road trip before Steve is posted out to the Iraq War. Taking in the sights, filming and squabbling along the way until they meet a mysterious hitcher, who claims to have his own military past. The events that followed were found on a damaged camera, depicting the brutal murder of the cousins by the hands of the hitcher.
60 mins
Directed By Jackson Batchelor & Sam Mason Bell
United Kingdom