#YANNIS VESLEMES

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She Loved Blossoms More (2024) - Official Teaser

Dir: Yannis Veslemes Star: Panos Papadopoulos / Julio Giorgos Katsis, Dominique Pinon

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YELLOW VEIL PICTURES announces world sales SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE, surrealistic sci fi from director YANNIS VESLEMES.

Yellow Veil Pictures announces world sales today ahead of the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of Yannis Veslemes’ sophomore feature and surrealistic science-fiction drama, SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE. Written by Veslemes and Dimitris Emmanouilidis, the film will be positioned in the ‘Escape From Tribeca’ section of the festival, a genre specific sidebar of stand out titles with auteur-forward storytelling. Veslemes first earned acclaim with his 2014 breakout NORWAY, which debuted at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film stars Panos Papadopoulos, Julio Giorgos Katsis, Aris Balis, Sandra Abuelghanam Sarafanova, Alexia Kaltsiki & Dominique Pinon (Delicatessen, Alien 4) and was shot by cinematographer Christos Karamanis (Monday, Suntan) and edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Poor Things, Dogtooth).

The film is produced by Fenia Cossovitsa, alongside executive producers Christos V. Konstantakopoulos (The Lobster, Attenberg, Before Midnight), Ant Timpson (Greasy Strangler, Come to Daddy), Andreas Zoupanos Kritikos (Before Midnight) with co-producer Alexis Perrin (Vesper, Revenge). The film is supported by the Greek Film Centre, ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) and EKOME (National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication)

In SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE, three brothers build an unusual time-machine in order to bring their long-dead mother back to life. When their delusional father comes into the picture, the experiments go awry, and they descend into a psychedelic hellscape where the past and present fuse in a comedic yet deeply disturbing exploration of grief.

Director, Yannis Veslemes said, “SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE is a family drama in science fiction disguise. A ballad for the defeated, a comedy for the accursed, a moral tale for us all and our beloved families.”

Hugues Barbier of Yellow Veil Pictures added, “SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE is the first film we've onboarded at script stage, and it's been quite amazing to see it come alive. We couldn't be more proud of Yannis' vision and the amazing team he has around him. Blossoms is an emotional thrill ride and a calling card for one of the most exciting new filmmakers.”

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Norway (2014) - Dir. Yannis Veslemes

Watched this over the weekend and I'm obsessed. A Greek vampire in '84 hangs around a disco and pretty much just vibes. It's like Harry Du Bois was a vampire (and greek). Good soundtrack too

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Teaser Trailer - SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE!

Psychedelic sci-fi horror film SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The French/Greek film is written and directed by Yannis Veslemes. Be sure to check out the new teaser trailer, key art, and more details about the film on the other side. From The Press Release She Loved Blossoms More WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY YANNIS VESLEMES (The Field Guide to…

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The Field Guide to Evil

directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Can Evrenol, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Calvin Reeder, Yannis Veslemes, Ashim Ahluwalia, Katrin Gebbe, and Peter Strickland

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The Field Guide To Evil (2019)

A feature-length anthology film from Super LTD. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind's darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.

Directed by:   Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, Peter Strickland, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Katrin Gebbe, Can Evrenol, Calvin Reeder, Ashim Ahluwalia, Yannis Veslemes

Release date:   March 29, 2019

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"Norway : Sang Vampire pour Hitler" de Yannis Veslemes (2014) avec Alexia Kaltsiki, Vangelis Mourikis et Daniel Bolda dans le cycle spécial “Vampires” d'ARTE - mars 2022.

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Horror anthology ‘The Field Guide To Evil’ sees the light of day

Horror anthology ‘The Field Guide To Evil’ sees the light of day

  THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL

From all across the world every culture has tales of nightmares and despair. Usually from time to time we see these stories reach the light of day. The creators of the epic ABC’s OF DEATH and TURBOKID have come together to bring a plethora of filmmakers across the globe to give their folklores and tales to the masses. THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL is the name of this creation…

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 5 / 10

Título Original: The Field Guide to Evil

Año: 2018

Duración: 117 min.

País: Nueva Zelanda

Director: Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes

Guion: Elif Domanic, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz

Música: Stefan Will, Nicholas Brawley

Fotografía: Meryem Yavuz, Márk Gyõri, Kuba Kijowski

Reparto: Sarah Navratil, Claude Duhamel, Naz Sayiner, Sureyya Kucuk, Birgit Minichmayr, Jilon Ghai, Fatma Mohamed, Thomas Schubert, Niharika Singh, Kannon Hicks, Lili Epply, Andrzej Konopka, Károly Hajduk, Péter Jankovics, László Konter, Luzia Oppermann, Marlene Hauser

Productora: EchoWolf Productions / Legion M / Timpson Films

Género: Horror

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6688354/

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaJDA24est8

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THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL (2018) Encore une anthologie d’Horreur, me direz-vous, alors POURQUOI s’y intéresser plus qu’à une autre? Tout simplement parce que THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL n’est pas une compilation “standard” du genre, bien qu’elle ait un fil directeur nouant les huit courts-métrages proposée à une même thématique: s’attaquant au “dark folklore” de chaque pays dont sont originaires les réalisateurs, les espérances sont grandes. Ouvrant le bal avec une atmosphère païenne et forestière à la THE WITCH (2015), on retrouve Can Evrenol -BASKIN (2015), pour un conte masturbatoire et diabolique effrayant: dès le second segment, on part en Inde, où encore une fois, la chèvre partage une symbolique démoniaque dans un récit satanico-familial violent et épouvantable -dans le sens positif du terme-... Rapidement, THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL nous convainc, ses transitions s’effectuant par un bref résumé sur une des pages du maudit bouquin avant d’entamer chaque chapitre: dès le récit terminé, retour au livre, qui s’ouvre sur une nouveau chapitre. De plus, la liberté créative du format permet à ces orfèvres du Cinéma de genre de nous plonger dans ces sombres faits-divers sanglants et maudits avec leur propre style, nous donnant réellement l’impression de consulter un ouvrage relaté par plusieurs témoins: THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL brille par sa diversité qualitative, graphique et narrative. Hongrie, Turquie, Allemagne, Norvège, Inde, Grèce, USA, Autriche et Pologne sont autant de sources culturelles que d’occasions de nous engloutir dans ces légendes qui vont du groupe d’enfants difformes et cannibales errant dans les bois, au Gobelin capturé par des païens grecs en 1984 (!), en passant par le détrousseur de cadavres poussé à manger des cœurs humains par le fantôme qui le hante... Huit frissons fascinants originaux donc, qui proviennent de LEGION M., organisation permettant aux fans de compléter le financement de projets en investissant de leur poche, s’impliquant ainsi dans le processus de production -une sorte de Kickstarter de programmes télé, films, et essais en VR-: un jeu dangereux, surtout si on est déçus du résultat -ceux qui avaient acheté les goodies issus des films de Rob Zombie pour financer 31 (2016) connaissent bien le sujet LOL- par la suite. Heureusement, les moyens sont plus que généreux pour desservir l’entreprise, plus que séduisante, et mieux, pas qu’allumeuse: parmi les nouveaux talents, on succombe à Yannis Veslemes, qui se démarque grâce à un cachet visuel exceptionnel -la direction artistique-, à l’instar d’Aslim Ahluwalia, nous délocalisant dans une Inde aux contrastes magnifiques... En bref, THE FIELD GUIDE OF EVIL n’est jamais gratuit -pas de torture-porn programmé-, et reste d’ailleurs peu bavard, les personnages cessant de dialoguer lorsque le Mal entre en scène -c’est très souvent-: brisant quelques codes de nos acquis, et loin de l’ombre des maîtres du box-office -le CONJURINGverse en tête-, on ne peut que glorifier l’anthologie en question, sombre, sale, mystique, bestiale, enflammée, qui ne cesse de nous hypnotiser. Réalisations au top, originalité de concept, diversité des histoires, à y croire on penserait presque que l’étonnement de la bonne surprise éclipserait l’objectivité de cette critique: mais non, c’est bel et bien quelque chose à voir sur grand écran, et à se procurer si les sacro-saints éditeurs français décident un jour de nous l’offrir sur galette HD. Et que dire de ce bloodytale des Carpates, MONSTRUEUX de bout en bout -le spoil brûle, mais on dira rien- THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL est typiquement le genre de perle rare qu’il faut aller chercher soi-même, alternative parfaite pour le connaisseur lassé des films d’Horreur contemporains: c’est excellent, et avant même d’aborder le sujet du style, on cause GRAND Cinéma! On vous laisse découvrir les autres pépites de cette Anthologie ESSENTIELLE, qui est un des gros incontournables de l’année 2018. On savait pas qu’il existait, et THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL nous gave de satisfaction, c’est grand et beau. Vous faites un 2 quand? MON ÂME AU DIABLE POUR UNE AUTRE /20

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Movies I Saw In 2018 (July - December): 159 - 302

Everything else I saw (for the first time) last year. 

July 159. Marjorie Prime (Michael Almereyda, 2017, USA) 160. Aloys (Tobias Nölle, 2016, Switzerland/France) 161. Buchanan Rides Alone (Budd Boetticher, 1958, USA) 162. Duck Butter (Miguel Arteta, 2018, USA) 163. Before I Wake (Mike Flanagan, 2016, USA) 164. ‘R Xmas (Abel Ferrara, 2001, USA/France) 165. Annabelle: Creation (David F. Sandberg, 2017, USA) 166. Shockproof (Douglas Sirk, 1949, USA) 167. Resolution (Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, 2012, USA) 168. Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (Rafi Pitts, 2003, France) 169. Underworld U.S.A. (Samuel Fuller, 1961, USA) 170. Love & Other Drugs (Edward Zwick, 2010, USA) 171. Creep 2 (Patrick Brice, 2017, USA) 172. Road Games (Richard Franklin, 1981, Australia) 173. Mirror, Mirror (Marina Sargenti, 1990, USA) 174. Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, 2018, USA) 175. Tale of Cinema (Hong Sang-soo, 2005, France/South Korea) 176. Go Go Tales (Abel Ferrara, 2007, Italy/USA) 177. Hotel Artemis (Drew Pearce, 2018, UK/USA) 178. Claire’s Camera (Hong Sang-soo, 2017, France/South Korea) 179. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (David DeCoteau, 1988, USA) 180. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie, 2018, USA) 181. Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008, USA/UK/Germany) 182. The Purge: Anarchy (James DeMonaco, 2014, France/USA) 183. Blood Feast (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1963, USA) 184. Ant-Man and the Wasp (Peyton Reed, 2018, USA)

August 185. Ride Lonesome (Budd Boetticher, 1959, USA) 186. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (Danny Steinmann, 1985, USA) 187. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (Seijun Suzuki, 1963, Japan) 188. Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2017, UK/Canada/USA) 189. Evil of Dracula (Michio Yamamoto, 1974, Japan) 190. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Tom McLoughlin, 1986, USA) 191. 47 Meters Down (Johannes Roberts, 2017, UK/USA/Dominican Republic) 192. The Meg (Jon Turteltaub, 2018, China/USA) 193. Ruin Me (Preston DeFrancis, 2017, USA) 194. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Susan Johnson, 2018, USA) 195. The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980, Canada) 196. Demons (Lamberto Bava, 1985, Italy) 197. The Ranger (Jenn Wexler, 2018, USA) 198. Summer of 84 (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, 2018, Canada/USA) 199. The Cleaning Lady (Jon Knautz, 2018, USA) 200. Braid (Mitzi Peirone, 2018, USA) 201. Piercing (Nicolas Pesce, 2018, USA) 202. Rock Steady Row (Trevor Stevens, 2018, USA) 203. Blue Sunshine (Jeff Lieberman, 1977, USA) 204. Ravers (Bernhard Pucher, 2018, UK) 205. One Cut of the Dead (Shin'ichirô Ueda, 2017, Japan) 206. Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (Michael Mort, 2018, UK) 207. What Keeps You Alive (Colin Minihan, 2018, Canada) 208. Upgrade (Leigh Whannell, 2018, Australia) 209. Hell Is Where the Home Is (Orson Oblowitz, 2018, USA) 210. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (Robert D. Krzykowski, 2018, USA) 211. Bodied (Joseph Kahn, 2017, USA) 212. Terrified (Demián Rugna, 2017, Argentina) 213. Anna and the Apocalypse (John McPhail, 2017, UK/USA) 214. Open 24 Hours (Padraig Reynolds, 2018, USA) 215. The Field Guide to Evil (Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes, 2018, New Zealand) 216. The Dark (Justin p. Lange, 2018, Austria) 217. The Golem (Doron Paz, Yoav Paz, 2018) 218. Climax (Gaspar Noé, 2018, France) 219. Police Story (Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen, 1985, Hong Kong) 220. BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, 2018, USA)

September 221. Bull Durham (Ron Shelton, 1988, USA) 222. The Legend of Boggy Creek (Charles B. Pierce, 1972, USA) 223. Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, 2018, USA) 224. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Jake Kasdan, 2017, USA) 225. Searching (Aneesh Chaganty, 2018, USA) 226. Tango & Cash (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1989, USA) 227. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Kevin Rodney Sullivan, 1998, USA) 228. The Predator (Shane Black, 2018, USA/Canada) 229. A Simple Favour (Paul Feig, 2018, USA) 230. Kwon Ji Yong Act III: Motte (Byun Jin Ho, 2018, South Korea) 231. Let the Corpses Tan (Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, 2017, France/Belgium) 232. Police Story 2 (Jackie Chan, 1988, Hong Kong) 233. The Comfort of Strangers (Paul Schrader, 1990, USA/Italy/UK) 234. Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (Justin MacGregor, 2017, USA) 235. Den of Thieves (Christian Gudegast, 2018, USA) 236. Truth or Dare (Jeff Wadlow, 2018, USA) 237. SuperFly (Director X., 2018, USA)

October 238. Mandy (Panos Cosmatos, 2018, Belgium/USA) 239. Assassination Nation (Sam Levinson, 2018, USA) 240. The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr., 2018, USA) 241. A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper, 2018, USA) 242. Hotel by the River (Hong Sang-soo, 2018, South Korea) 243. Asako I & II (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2018, Japan/France) 244. L’Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934, France) 245. Blind Beast (Yasuzô Masumura, 1969, Japan) 246. Hearts Beat Loud (Brett Haley, 2018, USA) 247. Fido (Andrew Currie, 2006, Canada) 248. Knife + Heart (Yann Gonzalez, 2018, France/Mexico/Switzerland) 249. Non-Fiction (Olivier Assayas, 2018, France) 250. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018, USA/Mexico) 251. Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018, USA) 252. Destroyer (Karyn Kusama, 2018, USA) 253. Earth Girls Are Easy (Julien Temple, 1988, UK/France/USA) 254. Bad Times at the El Royale (Drew Goddard, 2018, USA) 255. Venom (Ruben Fleischer, 2018, USA) 256. Dead Pigs (Cathy Yan, 2018, China/USA) 257. The Night Comes For Us (Timo Tjahjanto, 2018, Indonesia) 258. Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018, South Korea) 259. Cam (Daniel Goldhaber, 2018, USA) 260. Support the Girls (Andrew Bujalski, 2018, USA) 261. Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Gan Bi, 2018, China) 262. Halloween (David Gordon Green, 2018, USA) 263. If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins, 2018, USA) 264. Deadly Games (René Manzor, 1989, France) 265. Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957, UK) 266. Been So Long (Tinge Krishnan, 2018, UK) 267. Shirkers (Sandi Tan, 2018, USA) 268. Hell House LLC (Stephen Cognetti, 2015, USA) 269. Parents (Bob Balaban, 1989, Canada/USA)

November 270. Satan’s Slaves (Joko Anwar, 2017, Indonesia/South Korea) 271. Errementari (Paul Urkijo Alijo, 2017, Spain/France) 272. Widows (Steve McQueen, 2018, UK/USA) 273. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (Anthony Hickox, 1989, USA) 274. Wildlife (Paul Dano, 2018, USA) 275. Blood Punch (Madellaine Paxson, 2014, USA) 276. Think Like a Man Too (Tim Story, 2014, USA) 277. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018, USA) 278. The Princess Switch (Mike Rohl, 2018, USA) 279. Things to Come (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016, France/Germany) 280. The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven, 1977, USA) 281. Thumper (Jordan Ross, 2017, USA) 282. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017, UK/Ireland/USA) 283. Creed II (Steven Caple Jr., 2018, USA)

December 284. The Bare-Footed Kid (Johnnie To, 1993, Hong Kong) 285. A Bramble House Christmas (Steven R. Monroe, 2017, Canada) 286. Love in a Puff (Ho-Cheung Pang, 2010, Hong Kong) 287. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, 2018, USA) 288. The Christmas Chronicles (Clay Kaytis, 2018, USA) 289. Gnomeo & Juliet (Kelly Asbury, 2011, UK/USA/Canada) 290. Beautiful Boy (Felix van Groeningen, 2018, USA) 291. Honeymoon (Leigh Janiak, 2014, USA) 292. The Story of Yonosuke (Shûichi Okita, 2013, Japan) 293. Aquaman (James Wan, 2018, Australia/USA) 294. Christmas Presence (Steve Davis, 2017, UK) 295. You Might Be the Killer (Brett Simmons, 2018, USA) 296. 6 Balloons (Marja-Lewis Ryan, 2018, USA) 297. Bumblebee (Travis Knight, 2018, USA) 298. Mary Poppins Returns (Rob Marshall, 2018, USA) 299. 13 Going on 30 (Gary Winick, 2004, USA) 300. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989, Japan) 301. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (David Slade, 2018, USA/UK) 302. Dumplin’ (Anne Fletcher, 2018, USA)

Cheers, Andrew

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January - June 

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"THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL" Officially Greenlit As Equity Crowd-Funding Goal Is Met!

Producers Christos V. Konstantakopoulos (Before Midnight, The Lobster), Keith and Jess Calder (Anomalisa, Blair Witch, You're Next) and Legion M, the first ever fan-owned media company have invested and come onboard as Executive Producers for The Field Guide to Evil.  Theanthology is a global exploration into dark folklore, and will feature eight terrifying tales from the world's most exciting new voices in international filmmaking.

The Field Guide to Evil is currently engaged in a first-of-its-kind equity crowd-funding campaign for a film on First Democracy VC, a funding portal brought through a partnership between Indiegogo and MicroVentures. Investors and film fans across the world have the opportunity to become equity partners in this unique horror production.

With these three investments THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL has now reached its minimum fundraising goal and the project is officially greenlit.  The producers hope to attract additional fans as well as other industry-seasoned financiers to join the team.  The campaign has 47 more days to reach its stretch goal of $500,000.

"All of us at Faliro House, are excited to be joining trailblazers Tim and Ant, and the rest of the amazing film professionals attached to THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL, as well as over a hundred horror fan investors around the world, in bringing this thrilling project to life," said Executive Producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos.

"Jess and I are long-time supporters of crowdfunding, and couldn't be more excited to help Tim League and Ant Timpson launch THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL," said Executive Producer Keith Calder.

"As a company that is built upon a fan-ownership model, this project is natural fit for our slate" said Paul Scanlan, Cofounder and CEO of Legion M. "We believe in Tim and Ant, and the exceptional team of award-winning directorial voices brought together on this project. We are proud to join the team and continue to pioneer the frontiers of equity crowdfunding together."

From producers Ant Timpson (Turbo Kid, The Greasy Strangler) and Alamo Drafthouse CEO/Founder Tim League (ABCs of Death), The Field Guide to Evil will showcase eight tales that have caused many sleepless nights in their country of origin.

The stories and filmmakers hail from Austria (Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala, Goodnight Mommy), Hungary (Peter Strickland, The Duke of Burgundy), Germany (Katrin Gebbe, Nothing Bad Can Happen), Greece (Yannis Veslemes, Norway), India (Ashim Ahluwalia, Miss Lovely), Poland (Agnieszka Smoczynska, The Lure), Turkey (Can Evrenol, Baskin), and the United States (Calvin Reeder, The Rambler).

Producers Tim League and Ant Timpson will be hosting a Reddit AMA at 12:30pm PT / 3:30pm ET today.  If you have questions about the project, the financing model or literally anything, please join them for the spirited online discussion.

THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL Indiegogo & MicroVentures: https://app.microventures.com/crowdfunding/field-guide-to-evil

For developments on THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL follow: http://fieldguidetoevil.com/ https://twitter.com/fieldguide2evil  

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Here is the first look at the upcoming horror anthology, FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL. Check out the first stills from the film below.

The film is directed by Ashim Ahluwalia, Yannis Veslemes, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, and Peter Strickland.

There is no release date set for the film.

Plot Synopsis

A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.

Source: Teaser trailer

First Look At Horror Anthology FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL! Here is the first look at the upcoming horror anthology, FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL. Check out the first stills from the film below.

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SXSW: Midnighters Lineup, World Premieres Announced

It was announced last week that John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place will be opening up the 25th South by Southwest Film Festival on March 9th in Austin, Texas. Beyond this opening horror film, however, there was very little genre film representation in the festival lineup. That all changed as the organizers just announced their annual Midnighters lineup. If their goal was to fill me with enough jealous rage to start my own purge, then they definitely succeeded.

The SXSW Midnighters are a celebration of the best in genre cinema. Year after year, this lineup if filled with horrifying and disturbing films that are almost always guaranteed to take the community by storm in the following year. Jarod Neece, SXSW’s Senior Film Programmer, said this about the Midnighters Program:

It is the highlight of my year to get to dive into the yearly pool of genre film submission and see what wild and devilish ideas these filmmakers have brought to life. This year’s Midnighters, made both by veteran filmmakers and many first-timers, are sure to delight and terrify lucky SXSW audiences.

Of the ten films included in the Midnighters lineup, six of them are World Premieres and another three are celebrating their North American Premiere. The lone non-premiere, not to be outdone, is the horror film that set the entire world on fire after Sundance. SO, without further ado, here are the films included in this year’s Midnighters program:

  Ajin: Demi-Human (World Premiere)

Endless battle between human being and immortal demi-human “Ajin”. A stunning, strikingly original action masterpiece! Directed by: Katsuyuki Motohiro. Written by: Kouji Seko. Cast: Takeru Satoh, Go Ayano, Tetsuji Tamayama, Yu Shirota, Yudai Chiba, Rina Kawaei, Minami Hamabe.

  Blood Fest (World Premiere)

In Blood Fest, fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. Written and Directed by: Owen Egerton. Cast: Robbie Kay, Jacob Batalon, Seychelle Gabriel, Tate Donovan, Barbara Dunkelman, Nick Rutherford, Zachary Levi.

  Untitled Blumhouse-Bazelevs (World Premiere)

A 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop and is thrust into the deep waters of the dark web. From the makers of Unfriended, this thriller unravels in real-time, entirely on a computer screen. A warning for the digital age. Written and Directed by Stephen Susco. Cast: Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Andrew Lees, Conor del Rio, Stephanie Nogueras, Savira Windyani.

  Field Guide to Evil (World Premiere)

They are known as dark folklore. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories and others laid the foundation for what we now call the horror genre. Directed by: Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, Peter Strickland, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Katrin Gebbe, Can Evrenol, Calvin Reeder, Ashim Ahluwalia, Yannis Veslemes.

  Ghost Stories (North American Premiere)

An arch skeptic debunker of the supernatural embarks upon a terror filled quest when he stumbles across a long lost file containing details of three cases of inexplicable ‘hauntings’. Adapted from the Olivier Award Winning hit stage play. Written and Directed by: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman. Cast: Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther, Jill Halfpenny, Andy Nyman, Paul Whitehouse.

  Hereditary

When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. Written and Directed by: Ari Aster. Cast: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro.

  A Prayer Before Dawn (North American Premiere)

Based on the international best-seller, A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story of Billy Moore, a troubled young British boxer sent to one of Thailand’s most notorious jails. Written by: Jonathan Hirschbein, Nick Saltrese. Directed By: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. Cast: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringar, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake.

  The Ranger (World Premiere)

Teen punks, on the run from the cops and hiding out in the woods, come up against the local authority—an unhinged park ranger with an axe to grind. Written by: Jenn Wexler, Giaco Furino. Directed by: Jenn Wexler. Cast: Chloë Levine, Granit Lahu, Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler, Amanda Grace Benitez, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden.

  Upgrade (World Premiere)

In a utopian near-future when technology controls everything, a technophobe avenges his wife’s murder and his own paralysis-causing injury with the help of an experimental computer chip implant – STEM – that turns out to have a mind of its own. Written and Directed by: Leigh Whannell. Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie.

  What Keeps You Alive (World Premiere)

Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary. Written by Colin Minihan, Brittany Allen. Directed by: Colin Minihan. Cast: Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha Macisaac, Joey Klein, Charlotte Lindsay Marron.

Obviously, I’m not going to actually start my own purge-like event, but I am really jealous of anyone that gets to hang out in Austin and take in this incredible slate of genre films. Keep your eyes locked onto Nightmare on Film Street and we will update you with any new information and reviews as they become available. In the meantime, join our official Facebook Group and hang out with the cool kids.

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