2011 HorrorFest Announces Selections

It has been the most gruelingS.A. HORRORFESTselection process thus far for this its 7th annual chapter, with a record breaking amount of entries to view and assess.So much so, that this year’sShadow Realm Short Film Collectionwill be bumped up to 4 feature length chapters (totaling around 8 hours and just under 50 extraordinary, scary & innovative short films from 14 countries!!).

Some of the selections areIn Competition, while others are not (added for various reasons asScreening Only, but are still eligible forAudience Choicevotes). Some areSpecial Selections. Updates on these, the movie-makers, as well as the screening times will appear atwww.HORRORFEST.infoand theFacebook Groupin due course.

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The favourite selected short film will win aR12,500 production prize fromVISUAL IMPACTandHDhub(terms & conditions apply). In the past only South African short films were eligible for this prize, but it has now been expanded to include any entry from around the world.

The 20 feature film selections will be revealed towards the end of the week (some already listed at the website).
Spread the word like a zombie plague!

2011 South African HORRORFESTShort Film Selection(in no particular order):

POR GLORIA DIVINA (Holy Gloria) -Spain
DEAD FRIENDS -Canada
MENOS 1 (Minus 1) -Spain
TERMINATRYX: Absinthium (Mr. Sakitumi Remix) -South Africa
ALISTAIR -Australia
JUAN CON MIEDO (Fearful John) -Spain
ON EDGE -UK
DREAMS -South Africa
LES PIERRES JET?S (Stones Thrown) -France
THE PACK -UK
METSeTYSMAA (The Hunting Ground) -Finland
ELLA -UK
EMPLOY?DU MOIS (Employee Of The Month) -Switzerland
PRINCESSE -Canada
PAIN -South Africa
TOUS LES HOMMES S’APPELLENT ROBERT (All Men Are Called Robert) -France
SED DE LUZ (Thirst For Light) -Spain
LE MIROIR (The Mirror) -France
AN EVENING WITH MY COMATOSE MOTHER -USA
PENUMBRA -Spain
ISSUES -South Africa
ATONEMENT -USA
QU?ATE CONMIGO (Stay With Me) -Spain
PINBALL -Brazil
TEUFELSNACHT (Night Of The Devil) -Germany
ANNA – South Africa
OCHO (Eight) -Spain
ZOMBIEFICATION -Austria
THE FAMILIAR -Canada
KAROO -South Africa
SABRINA -Spain
CABINE OF THE DEAD -France
WORST CASE SCENARIO -Holland
THE BEAR GARDEN -South Africa
THE MIRACLE OF JOUKO MIKKOLA -Finland
SWITCH (from the Viscera collection) -USA
FINAL CUT -South Africa
LA VICTORIA DE ?SULA (Ursula’s Victory) -Spain
BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE (from the Viscera collection) -USA
INTERCAMBIO (Exchange) -Spain
INQU?ITO POLICIAL No. 0521/09 (Investigation Report No. 0521/09) -Brazil
SHOCK -Spain
OTHER PEOPLE -South Africa
LAST CHRISTMAS -Canada
BANANA M*THERF*CKER -Portugal
SPECIAL REPORT: IS WILLIAMSBURG DEAD? -USA

Updates will be sent out as they arise.

See you in the dark theatre!

www.HORRORFEST.info