In our new edition of Horror Highlights, watch the short film Melted, learn more about the In Another Room podcast, and watch an exclusive clip from The Faceless Man!
Watch the Short Film Melted: "My name is Nikki Chapman and I am a 24 year old animator and story artist from South Bend, Indiana. I went to Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a year then transferred to Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fl. Computer Animation seniors at Ringling create an animated short film as their senior thesis. I started with an animatic and concept art in my junior year, then created the models, animation, lighting and compositing during senior year.
While brainstorming ideas to pitch for the film, I came across images of those cartoon popsicles I loved as a kid, such as Bubbles and Spongebob. I thought their off-model designs and...
Watch the Short Film Melted: "My name is Nikki Chapman and I am a 24 year old animator and story artist from South Bend, Indiana. I went to Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a year then transferred to Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fl. Computer Animation seniors at Ringling create an animated short film as their senior thesis. I started with an animatic and concept art in my junior year, then created the models, animation, lighting and compositing during senior year.
While brainstorming ideas to pitch for the film, I came across images of those cartoon popsicles I loved as a kid, such as Bubbles and Spongebob. I thought their off-model designs and...
- 9/2/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The acclaimed new Australian ozploitation film The Faceless Man, starring genre vets Roger Ward and Andy McPhee, is out now On Demand!
The Australian horror film The Faceless Man took home 6 major awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival including Best Director and Best Film. The trailer looks terrifying:
Emily is a recovering cancer survivor of three years. Faced with her fear of getting sick again, her best friend Nina plans a weekend away. Six friends venture out to a country holiday house to party over a weekend. Cut off from the rest of the world they soon learn the inhabitants are unsettling red neck individuals who terrorize and humiliate travelers. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.
From writer/director James Di Martino, and featuring Wolf Creek’s Andy McPhee, Roger Ward (Mad Max), Lucas Pittaway...
The Australian horror film The Faceless Man took home 6 major awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival including Best Director and Best Film. The trailer looks terrifying:
Emily is a recovering cancer survivor of three years. Faced with her fear of getting sick again, her best friend Nina plans a weekend away. Six friends venture out to a country holiday house to party over a weekend. Cut off from the rest of the world they soon learn the inhabitants are unsettling red neck individuals who terrorize and humiliate travelers. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.
From writer/director James Di Martino, and featuring Wolf Creek’s Andy McPhee, Roger Ward (Mad Max), Lucas Pittaway...
- 8/31/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Battling a startling, frightening entity, whether it’s a life-threatening disease or a menacing supernatural monster, is a terrifying experience for anyone. But with the help and support of their friends, anyone can overcome any disconcerting opponent. That’s certainly the case for actress Sophie Thurling’s strong-willed protagonist, Emily, who’s determined to do whatever it takes to […]
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- 8/28/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The Faceless Man Available to On Demand August 28 From Freedom Cinema, and director James Di Martino, comes face to face with The Faceless Man this summer. Premiering on Demand August 28, the Australian horror film took home 6 major awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival including Best Director and Best Film. Emily is …
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- 8/20/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
‘The Faceless Man.’
With cinemas closed or operating at limited capacity in many markets, James Di Martino’s debut feature The Faceless Man is set to reach millions of people where they live – on multiple streaming platforms.
The writer-director’s horror movie inspired by harrowing personal experience will premiere on August 28 in English-speaking territories on Amazon Prime, Vimeo On Demand, Gumroad and Reelhouse.
In other deals negotiated by New York-based international sales agent Hewes Pictures, the movie starring Sophie Thurling, Lorin Kauffeld, Roger Ward and Andy McPhee will be released on digital platforms in the US by Freedom Cinema, followed by DVD.
Several months after the VOD premieres, it will screen on Tubi, the free, advertising-supported streaming platform owned by Fox Entertainment which operates in the US, the UK and Australia.
That means a long tail for the film which premiered last October at Monster Fest and had a limited release on eight screens,...
With cinemas closed or operating at limited capacity in many markets, James Di Martino’s debut feature The Faceless Man is set to reach millions of people where they live – on multiple streaming platforms.
The writer-director’s horror movie inspired by harrowing personal experience will premiere on August 28 in English-speaking territories on Amazon Prime, Vimeo On Demand, Gumroad and Reelhouse.
In other deals negotiated by New York-based international sales agent Hewes Pictures, the movie starring Sophie Thurling, Lorin Kauffeld, Roger Ward and Andy McPhee will be released on digital platforms in the US by Freedom Cinema, followed by DVD.
Several months after the VOD premieres, it will screen on Tubi, the free, advertising-supported streaming platform owned by Fox Entertainment which operates in the US, the UK and Australia.
That means a long tail for the film which premiered last October at Monster Fest and had a limited release on eight screens,...
- 8/16/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
"Whatever you do... don't go into the workshop." Freedom Cinema has released an official trailer for an indie horror film from Australia called The Faceless Man, which is set to open in the US on VOD later this month. This premiered at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival last year, where it won a bunch of awards. Sophie Thurling stars as a cancer survivor who goes out to a country house with her friends. At first they're terrorized by red neck locals, but at the same time a para-normal monster "seen as the faceless man" haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits. The cast includes Andy McPhee, Roger Ward, Lucas Pittaway, Albert Goikhman, Brendan Bacon, and Daniel Reader. This looks like a wild Oz-sploitation mashup of all kinds of crazy horror concepts. And there's a killer poster for it - also seen below. Here's the official US trailer (+ poster...
- 8/13/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
From Freedom Cinema and director James Di Martino, The Faceless Man, the Australian horror film which took home 6 major awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival including Best Director and Best Film, premieres on Demand August 28th.
Emily is a recovering cancer survivor of three years. Faced with her fear of getting sick again, her best friend Nina plans a weekend away. Six friends venture out to a country holiday house to party over a weekend. Cut off from the rest of the world they soon learn the inhabitants are unsettling red neck individuals who terrorize and humiliate travelers. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.
From writer/director James Di Martino, and featuring Wolf Creek‘s Andy McPhee, Roger Ward (Mad Max), Lucas Pittaway (Snowtown) and Sophie Thurling (Counter Play), The Faceless Man haunts digital from August 28th.
Emily is a recovering cancer survivor of three years. Faced with her fear of getting sick again, her best friend Nina plans a weekend away. Six friends venture out to a country holiday house to party over a weekend. Cut off from the rest of the world they soon learn the inhabitants are unsettling red neck individuals who terrorize and humiliate travelers. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.
From writer/director James Di Martino, and featuring Wolf Creek‘s Andy McPhee, Roger Ward (Mad Max), Lucas Pittaway (Snowtown) and Sophie Thurling (Counter Play), The Faceless Man haunts digital from August 28th.
- 8/13/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
‘The Faceless Man.’
The Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) in Estonia may be one of the world’s more obscure festivals but entering The Faceless Man there has paid dividends for the writer-director James Di Martino.
The filmmaker and his fellow producer Daniel Facciolo had planned to attend the festival, which is due to take place from April 25-28 and may still happen online, but for obvious reasons can’t go.
However Di Martino was contacted by Josh Guttman of New York-based international sales agent Hewes Pictures and a deal was signed.
“Previously we had a sales agent lined up with the idea of launching the film at Cannes, but we had not signed,” Di Martino tells If.
“As Covid-19 will prevent any big markets for a long time, Hewes Pictures contacted me with the idea of releasing on alternative platforms and made a good offer.
“They have...
The Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) in Estonia may be one of the world’s more obscure festivals but entering The Faceless Man there has paid dividends for the writer-director James Di Martino.
The filmmaker and his fellow producer Daniel Facciolo had planned to attend the festival, which is due to take place from April 25-28 and may still happen online, but for obvious reasons can’t go.
However Di Martino was contacted by Josh Guttman of New York-based international sales agent Hewes Pictures and a deal was signed.
“Previously we had a sales agent lined up with the idea of launching the film at Cannes, but we had not signed,” Di Martino tells If.
“As Covid-19 will prevent any big markets for a long time, Hewes Pictures contacted me with the idea of releasing on alternative platforms and made a good offer.
“They have...
- 3/24/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sophie Thurling in ‘The Faceless Man.’
Writer-director James Di Martino did not like any of the distribution deals he was offered for his debut feature The Faceless Man, so he is releasing the film in Australia and New Zealand with the help of a marketing team he has assembled.
The privately-funded horror movie inspired by personal experience will open in cinemas on October 31 – Halloween – after the world premiere on October 12 at Cinema Nova as part of Monster Fest.
Sophie Thurling plays the protagonist Emily, a cancer survivor who embarks on a drug-fueled holiday with several friends. Her fears of a recurrence of the illness are triggered when she encounters a faceless monster plus enraged locals who have a strict no-drugs policy and a group of Russian mobsters who are searching for a missing suitcase.
The cast includes Roger Ward as the leader of the town’s bikie gang, Andy McPhee...
Writer-director James Di Martino did not like any of the distribution deals he was offered for his debut feature The Faceless Man, so he is releasing the film in Australia and New Zealand with the help of a marketing team he has assembled.
The privately-funded horror movie inspired by personal experience will open in cinemas on October 31 – Halloween – after the world premiere on October 12 at Cinema Nova as part of Monster Fest.
Sophie Thurling plays the protagonist Emily, a cancer survivor who embarks on a drug-fueled holiday with several friends. Her fears of a recurrence of the illness are triggered when she encounters a faceless monster plus enraged locals who have a strict no-drugs policy and a group of Russian mobsters who are searching for a missing suitcase.
The cast includes Roger Ward as the leader of the town’s bikie gang, Andy McPhee...
- 7/15/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jessica McNamee stars in Heath Davis’ ‘Locusts’.
Far fewer directors in Australia get the chance to make their second feature, or more, than the global average.
According to a new, ground-breaking study of worldwide trends by UK analyst Stephen Follows, while 63.5 per cent of directors have one feature film credit, 36.5 per cent made a second feature.
Just 8.6 per cent directed more than five and only 0.1 per cent have more than 20 feature credits.
By comparison, Screen Australia’s most recent research found 62 per cent of directors had one credit in the five years to June 2017 and 44 of the 144 surveyed – 19 per cent – had made a second feature.
Broken down by gender, that equated to 42 male directors (22 per cent) and just two women (6 per cent). Some 8 per cent had three credits, 4 per cent had four and 7 per cent had 5-plus.
(Source: stephenfollows.com)
To be fair, Screen Australia’s research is a relatively...
Far fewer directors in Australia get the chance to make their second feature, or more, than the global average.
According to a new, ground-breaking study of worldwide trends by UK analyst Stephen Follows, while 63.5 per cent of directors have one feature film credit, 36.5 per cent made a second feature.
Just 8.6 per cent directed more than five and only 0.1 per cent have more than 20 feature credits.
By comparison, Screen Australia’s most recent research found 62 per cent of directors had one credit in the five years to June 2017 and 44 of the 144 surveyed – 19 per cent – had made a second feature.
Broken down by gender, that equated to 42 male directors (22 per cent) and just two women (6 per cent). Some 8 per cent had three credits, 4 per cent had four and 7 per cent had 5-plus.
(Source: stephenfollows.com)
To be fair, Screen Australia’s research is a relatively...
- 2/20/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Book Week’ did not qualify for the Offset.
Eleven years since the introduction of the Producer Offset (Po), Screen Australia has expressed concern about an increase in applications for feature films that have unreasonably high fees.
A big proportion of those fees is being reinvested in the belief that will meet the criteria for qualifying Australian production expenditure (Qape).
The legislation limits the amount that can be claimed as Qape on above-the-line fees to 20 per cent of total film expenditure .
“Alarm bells are ringing at the growth in films that set out on this trajectory having unreasonably high fees,” the agency, which administers the concession via the Producer Offset and Co-production Unit (Pocu), warned this week.
“If the budget has been inflated because of the high level of fees due to re-investments the 20 per cent cap becomes less of a guide when assessing arm’s length.
“Reinvestments seem to be...
Eleven years since the introduction of the Producer Offset (Po), Screen Australia has expressed concern about an increase in applications for feature films that have unreasonably high fees.
A big proportion of those fees is being reinvested in the belief that will meet the criteria for qualifying Australian production expenditure (Qape).
The legislation limits the amount that can be claimed as Qape on above-the-line fees to 20 per cent of total film expenditure .
“Alarm bells are ringing at the growth in films that set out on this trajectory having unreasonably high fees,” the agency, which administers the concession via the Producer Offset and Co-production Unit (Pocu), warned this week.
“If the budget has been inflated because of the high level of fees due to re-investments the 20 per cent cap becomes less of a guide when assessing arm’s length.
“Reinvestments seem to be...
- 10/25/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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