Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its first wave of exciting film announcements for 2018! Downtown Toronto is preparing to be frightened this Halloween season, as the Toronto After Dark Film Festival is set to kick off its 13h annual edition. - JUNE 28: Final Deadline. Each October, the critically acclaimed event screens over nine exciting nights in front of approximately 10,000 attendees. Each October, the critically acclaimed event … - Completed films, works-in-progress and rough cuts accepted - Horror, Supernatural - JUNE 7: Late Deadline 30. - Dark Comedy This year the festival partnered up with Canada's Cineplex Entertainment, with the Scotiabank Theatre hosting the festival. X. These two evenings showcased two films each night, including Juan of the Dead, The Pact, Detention and the Canadian Premiere of V/H/S. 2019. The seventh annual festival saw the Toronto After Dark Film Festival return to the recently reopened and renovated Bloor Cinema October 18–26, 2012. Toronto After Dark Film Festival is one of the world’s leading showcases of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films.. Read Full Synopsis Cast + Crew Previous Cast Members More Cast Members. This film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation. Nov 23, 2015 - Explore Wendy Myers's board "Toronto After Dark Film Festival", followed by 572 people on Pinterest. Films that screened were: Beyond Skyline, Cold Hell, Cult of Chucky, Dead Shack, Defective, Eat Local, The Endless, Game of Death, Impossible Horror, Lowlife, Mayhem, My Friend Dahmer, Poor Agnes, Rabbit, Sixty Minutes to Midnight, Trench 11, Victor Crowley, The Villainess, and Tragedy Girls. October 29, 2019. The critically-acclaimed fest of new horror, sci-fi, fantasy and short films from around the world is a fan favourite in Toronto. The festival took place October 17-25, 2019. ", "Toronto After Dark award winners announced", "2016 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Schedule Flyer", "Toronto After Dark offers creepy crawly film fare: Projections" (The Toronto Star), "I Want Your Job: Adam Lopez, Director of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival" (Torontoist), "Everything You Need to Know About the 2013 Toronto After Dark Film Festival" (The Huffington Post), "Toronto After Dark 2010 lineup announced" (Today24News), "Toronto After Dark Film Festival Kicks Off THIS WEEKEND! Festival attendance was 6,500. film review: the odd family: zombie on sale (toronto after dark film festival) Jordan Randall A true global citizen, Jordan has visited some of the strangest parts of the world, was born in Saudi Arabia, lived in England, and grew up in southern Spain, offering him an opportune perspective of various lifestyles and cultures. Our programming department watches every single film that is submitted, before making our final selections. Toronto After Dark is proud to have been voted by local filmgoers Runner-Up for Best Film Festival in the City. I hereby agree to indemnify Toronto After Dark Film Festival, in the event that such rights have not been properly transferred. Toronto After Dark Film Festival Synopsis. ", "2010 Program: Shorts After Dark (International Short Film Showcase)", "2010 Program: Canada After Dark (Canadian Short Film Showcase)", "First Titles Announced: MONSTER BRAWL Gala! Silver went to cult sci-fi horror musical Repo! Festival attendance was 4,350. Toronto After Dark has a number of high profile contacts that we can share with you if you are selected by our event, and seeking distribution domestically or internationally. Highlights of the third Annual Festival included sell-out screenings of Let the Right One In, Repo! The 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Official Selections included the Canadian Premiere of the body-modification thriller American Mary, from Vancouver-based writers, producers and directors, Sylvia and Jen Soska (otherwise known as the Soska sisters). The Toronto After Dark Film Festival (known as TADFF) has announced their full roster of films for the 2018 lineup (running October 11-19), and there are some choice cuts this year. The inaugural festival was held October 20–24, 2006, at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto After Dark was honoured in hosting two more World Premiere screenings. SIGN UP TO GET NOTIFIED BY EMAIL HERE: Toronto, Ontario M5V 3M6 Given our status as one of the world's top genre film festivals, over 100 press and industry members cover our event annually including the trade press and most importantly we encourage them to cover our short films too. The ninth annual festival saw the Toronto After Dark Film return, October 16–24, 2014. Cheap Thrills rounded out the closing night of the festival along with Big Bad Wolves, a dark crime-thriller from Israel directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, selected as the Closing Gala film; Quentin Tarantino called it the best film of 2013. These fans create fantastic word of mouth for the films they see. by Bree Duwyn. The festival, the films and the fans also benefit year round from a significant online presence, with film updates sent to over 65,000 social media and e-newsletter subscribers. Other returning Toronto After Dark alumni for 2013 included Henry Saine with Bounty Killer and Jesse T. Cook with Septic Man for the Canadian Premiere. [12] 2010's Best Canadian Short Film award winners included Junko's Shamisen (Gold),[13] King Chicken (Silver), and Fireman and Game Night (tied for Bronze). There are always moments when I bring up Westworld and someone responds “I don’t like Westerns.” And often, I retort “well it’s more of a Sci-Fi than it is a Western.” Our films also benefit year round from a significant online presence with film updates to over 65,000 social media and e-newsletter subscribers. We look forward to your entry and participation in this year's exciting Toronto After Dark: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Film Festival! The festival took place October 13 – 21 at the Scotiabank Theatre. Highlights included the festival's first-ever red carpet premiere for The Last Exorcism, with producer Eli Roth, stars Ashley Bell and Patrick Fabian attending, the horror film The Human Centipede, and the 2010 remake of the 1978 exploitation film I Spit On Your Grave. [citation needed], The Battery, Solo and Banshee Chapter won Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively in the Audience Choice Awards for Best Feature Film.[15][16]. - Run time of less than 30 minutes FAN AWARDS FOR SPECIALTY CATEGORY WINNERS (Features): Determined by a poll of over 200 Festival Pass Buyers, filmmakers can win in such fun categories as Best Kill, Scariest Film, and Most Original Film as well as genre specific categories including Best Sci-Fi, Best Action and Best Horror Film. Toronto After Dark Film Festival is one of the world’s leading showcases of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films. The good news is our Call for Entries will begin extra early, in Fall 2020, with an extra low discount for early submitters! The festival is dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema. Now in its 14th year, the critically acclaimed annual event spotlights thrilling new feature films and shorts from around the world. The festival took place October 11-19. The festival expanded to fifty films: fourteen features and 36 short films from around the world, including 15 Canadian shorts. Toronto After Dark Film Festival seeks independent feature-length and short films from around the world in any of the following main genre groups: It’s a festival programmed by true genre fans, for true genre fans, so it’s no wonder why they have the most energetic crowds on the festival circuit." I assume all legal responsibilities therein. The International short films screened during the festival include, Invaders, Everything and Everything and Everything, Sword fights, Happy B-Day, Strange Thing, He Took Off His Skin For Me, Liquid, Redaction and Dynamic Venus. ( 2019 ) October 30, 2019 ; Lindsay Traves 0 Courtesy of TADFF MAKING MONSTERS PARADISE. 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