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2024 Official Selection

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Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Sci-Fi

Feature

WORLD PREMIERE

Canberra

Director:

Maggie Callinan
Michael Liehne
James Kelly
Nicholas Gaisbaue

Producer:

Michael Liehne
Taylor Thomson
Gianluca Cavalieri
Nicholas Gaisbauer
Matthew Baxter

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After discovering a massacre in the executive boardroom, four colleagues must solve the mystery of the supernatural containment breach and deactivate the covert holding facility's lockdown to escape the destructive nuclear missle headed for them

Screening Date:

Opening Night Screening - Friday 25th October

Duration:

0:51:19

Alien vs Chainsaw Killer

Alien vs Chainsaw Killer

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Sci-Fi

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Norway

Director:

Øyvind Willumsen

Producer:

Eivind Bergset

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A serial killer gets a taste of his own medicine when he finds himself abducted by aliens.

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:08:38

Blood Spot

Blood Spot

AIE Atrium Cinema

Psychological

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

VIC

Director:

Siobhan Paterson

Producer:

Nathan Derix-Brown
Natasha Koutoufides

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Tensions arise as a jealous understudy, a spoon fed lead, a frantic stage manager and ruthless director prepare for the opening night of "Macbeth".

Screening Date:

Night of Horror Screening - Wednesday 30th October

Duration:

0:09:16

Burden

Burden

AIE Atrium Cinema

Psychological

Short

Canberra Premiere

South Australia

Director:

Jordan Ellis

Producer:

Robyn Clarke

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A young man is tormented by a sadistic creature only he can see.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:07:47

Cabin 217

Cabin 217

AIE Atrium Cinema

Supernatural

Long Short

Canberra Premiere

VIC

Director:

Julia Sammut
Stacey-Lea Clark

Producer:

Julia Sammut
Stacey-Lea Clark

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Best friends Cora and Margot are looking for a peaceful getaway at a cosy cabin in the woods; but not all goes to plan; especially once the girls find an old ouija board and test their luck.

Screening Date:

Night of Horror Screening - Wednesday 30th October

Duration:

0:20:51

Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Monster

Short

Canberra Premiere

VIC

Director:

Karl Redgen

Producer:

Reuben Meltzer

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During a routine graveyard shift, a security guard discovers a mysterious black dog that transforms into a towering 7-foot demon.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:14:00

Demon Dog

Demon Dog

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

Canberra Premiere

NSW

Director:

Juliana Purnell

Producer:

Juliana Purnell

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Laura Duncan needs to find an exorcist for her dog.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:04:28

Devil's Spawn

Devil's Spawn

AIE Atrium Cinema

Music Video

Short

Festival Premiere

Canberra

Director:

Matthew Baxter

Producer:

Gianluca Cavalieri

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Four priests die in a car crash and must battle the Devil with the power of metal.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:04:33

Doghouse

Doghouse

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Thriller

Short

Canberra Premiere

QLD

Director:

Charnstar Anderson

Producer:

Lachlan Maher
Alex Purcell

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After being left to sleep on the couch alone, an apathetic husband is visited by an eerie stranger with a tempting offer.

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:08:18

Doomed in Sydney

Doomed in Sydney

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

Canberra Premiere

NSW

Director:

Matthew C. Vella

Producer:

Matthew C. Vella

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When a serial killer breaks into her house, a young girl calls the emergency hotline only to discover an unexpected problem with the city of Sydney.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:02:00

Dracula's Super Scary Halloween

Dracula's Super Scary Halloween

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Animation

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA/AUS

Director:

Kevin Maher
Joe Dator

Producer:

Kevin Maher

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A new take on the Dracula story, combining horror and comedy. Rendered in pen and ink, in a crosshatched style reminiscent of Edward Gorey and Charles Addams. This Halloween tale delivers laughs and chills for monster kids of all ages.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:05:24

Dream Girl

Dream Girl

AIE Atrium Cinema

Suspense

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

UK

Director:

Dinah Marti
Corry Raymond

Producer:

Corry Raymond

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Exhausted from the repercussions of the pandemic, frightened of the woman’s harrowing cries and overwhelmed by the emotional demand of his job, a young doctor driven to the edge of sanity.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:09:26

Find You Here

Find You Here

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Folkloric

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

UK

Director:

Jo Smyth

Producer:

Tom Cushing

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Find You Here is a gnarly piece of folkloric horror about what happens when a toxic couple find themselves at an abandoned scare event built on evil land. Will they survive the night?

Screening Date:

Opening Night Screening - Friday 25th October

Duration:

0:14:30

Have a Good Day

Have a Good Day

AIE Atrium Cinema

Comedy

Long Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Canada

Director:

Lisa Soper

Producer:

Shane Boucher
Megan Inwood

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A horror writer with writer's block searches for inspiration in a different, sometimes absurd, yet creative way, only to face their biggest fear - self-doubt.

Screening Date:

Opening Night Screening - Friday 25th October

Duration:

0:27:38

I Was

I Was

AIE Atrium Cinema

Psychological

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Italy

Director:

Matteo Capatti
Lorenzo Mazzucchi

Producer:

Matteo Capatti
Lorenzo Mazzucchi
Carlo Loglisci

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Anya Powell, a struggling horror writer battling writer's block, seeks refuge in her mountain home during a winter storm. Strange disturbances plague her as she writes,

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:04:13

Isleen Pines

Isleen Pines

AIE Atrium Cinema

Comedy

Feature

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA

Director:

Matthew Festle
Alexys Paonessa

Producer:

Alexys Paonessa
Matthew Festle
Matt Leal

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A group of friends get together for the annual Halloween party, but their wild night is interrupted by mysterious visitors.

Screening Date:

Night of Horror Screening - Wednesday 30th October

Duration:

1:23:00

It Grew Both Day and Night

It Grew Both Day and Night

AIE Atrium Cinema

Monster

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

UK

Director:

David Churchyard

Producer:

David Churchyard
Richard Norris
Patt Foad
Prudence Beecroft

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A stubborn allotment gardener, past his prime, yearns for the glory days. But his wrath for an irreverent rival consumes him

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:12:57

Leechman: Son of a Leech!

Leechman: Son of a Leech!

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

Canberra Premiere

TAS

Director:

Uday Alexander
Mira Morningbird
Linda Maiden
Christian Whiteman
Andy McKenzie

Producer:

Uday Alexander
Mira Morningbird
Linda Maiden
Christian Whiteman
Andy McKenzie

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A couple trapped in the Australian bush get swept up in the machinations of a leech-worshipping cult.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:08:06

Les Betes

Les Betes

AIE Atrium Cinema

Animation

Short

Canberra Premiere

USA

Director:

Michael Granberry

Producer:

Michael Granberry

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A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:11:38

Lost

Lost

AIE Atrium Cinema

Animation

Short

Canberra Premiere

VIC

Director:

Emerald Waldie-Rusic

Producer:

Jason Do

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What hides in the un-walked corridors of a hospital basement? In this hand-drawn 2D animated horror short, follow a mother and her child into the depths below a hospital as they discover their ever-present shadows… aren’t what they seem…

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:02:40

Lucky Devil

Lucky Devil

AIE Atrium Cinema

Supernatural

Long Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

QLD

Director:

Peter Koevari

Producer:

Peter Koevari

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An archaeologist, Charlie, must escape a horrific demon attached to an artifact, before it kills everyone she loves.

Screening Date:

Night of Horror Screening - Wednesday 30th October

Duration:

0:36:54

Lured

Lured

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

Canberra Premiere

QLD

Director:

Joshua Gannon

Producer:

Janneke Williamson

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A romantic guy on a first date, encounters an unexpected meeting with his date's parents.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:10:15

No onE

No onE

AIE Atrium Cinema

Thriller

Short

Canberra Premiere

NSW

Director:

David Barbato

Producer:

David Barbato

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A boy is lured into the woods in search of a crying baby. He finds more than he bargains for...

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:04:17

Perfomance Review

Perfomance Review

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

Screened in Canberra Previously

Canberra

Director:

Tim Stiles
Luke McWilliams

Producer:

Tim Stiles
Luke McWilliams

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An awkward office worker finds that being a people pleaser can be dangerous when a performance review takes a sinister turn...

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:09:30

Ripe for Change

Ripe for Change

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

Canberra Premiere

QLD

Director:

Alisha Joy Higgins

Producer:

Alisha Joy Higgins
Sheah-Leander Albert Bronson Kahika
Andrea Elizabeth Hearn
Jamie Lake Blee

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A group of diverse individuals find themselves entangled in a series of bizarre body swaps after indulging in a mysterious fruit at a remote market stall.

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:11:49

Sapere Aude

Sapere Aude

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Animation

Short

Canberra Premiere

VIC

Director:

Chadai Chamoun

Producer:

Ellen Lim

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A man of science, trapped between the arcane and incomprehensible grief, resorts to unthinkable measures to try to prolong his beloved’s life.

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:05:42

Speak to Me

Speak to Me

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Psychological

Short

Screened in Canberra Previously

Canberra

Director:

Taylor Thomson

Producer:

Nathan Gounden

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When two brothers, who covered up an awful act of violence, reunite months later, the younger brothermust cope with the haunting of the deep-filled guilt of their actions and discovers that his sibling has no remorse at all.

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:08:00

Split Personality

Split Personality

AIE Atrium Cinema

Sci-Fi

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

NSW

Director:

Hamish Watson

Producer:

Damon Peters

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When an arrogant scientist's cloning experiment appears to be a success, he soon discovers a deadly side effect that leaves him racing against time to recodify the process before it's too late.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:07:00

Sunset Syndication

Sunset Syndication

AIE Atrium Cinema

Comedy

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA

Director:

Joseph DiTavi
Owen Thayer

Producer:

Joseph DiTavi
Owen Thayer

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In 1996, the country’s largest cable provider went defunct without a trace. A single tape reveals what happened on the day everything went to static.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:15:00

The Beast Inside

The Beast Inside

AIE Atrium Cinema

Monster

Short

Canberra Premiere

NSW

Director:

Angus Lowe

Producer:

Angus Lowe. Paul Rye

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Lost and alone, George plunges into a dark fantasy world where he must trust the aid of a peculiar hunchback and an eccentric alchemist in order to escape the clutches of a terrifying 'BEAST' and confront his ex-girlfriend Vanessa...

Screening Date:

Night of Horror Screening - Wednesday 30th October

Duration:

00:08:23

The Getaway

The Getaway

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Indigenous

Short

Canberra Premiere

South Australia

Director:

Adam Scott Jenkins

Producer:

Tim Harkness

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A young Aboriginal man who recently lost his mother, decides to return to Country to find out where he belongs, where he unwillingly disturbs a grave unleashing a spiritual protector that will stop at nothing for revenge.

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:11:00

The Gourd, The Brad, and The Ghostly

The Gourd, The Brad, and The Ghostly

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Comedy

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA

Director:

Jillian Terwedo-Malsbury

Producer:

Annie McGrath

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After causing a tragic accident on Halloween night, Brad is haunted by his guilty conscience as he takes the elevator down to the scene of the crime. Is he heading to the lobby... or straight to hell?

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:09:24

The Skin She's In

The Skin She's In

AIE Atrium Cinema

Monster

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Canada

Director:

Cole McCracken

Producer:

Cole McCracken

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A woman whose skin has begun to rot, goes for a night on the town, looking for someone to lure home for a deadly purpose.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:08:35

The Tickle Monster

The Tickle Monster

AIE B-Block Hall/Soul Cartel Cafe

Comedy

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA

Director:

Brett Helms

Producer:

Brett Helms

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The film follows Max, a troubled kid who steals a book from a mystical shop. Upon reading it at home, he unwittingly unleashes The Tickle Monster, a creature bent on causing chaos, by tickling people...to death!

Screening Date:

Horror + Comedy Night - Tuesday 29th October

Duration:

0:17:17

The Torment

The Torment

AIE Atrium Cinema

Thriller

Short

Canberra Premiere

South Australia

Director:

Dhruv Rao

Producer:

Dhruv Rao

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An old-fashioned, haunted house story about a person trying to cast away a ghostly entity...or is it??

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

0:05:19

Theatre of the Dead

Theatre of the Dead

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Zombie

Feature

TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Canberra

Director:

Patrick J. Gallagher

Producer:

Dan Sanguineti
Patrick J Gallagher
John Cougar

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Locked away in their theatre, the cast and crew of "Angels In Hell" spend seemingly endless hours in rehearsal, unaware of the rapid and shocking changes taking place in the world outside. Now, trapped in the theatre by a horde of the living dead, with limited resources, they must decide between staying put, or taking matters into their own hands.

Screening Date:

Theatre of the Dead Late 10yr Screening - Sunday 27th October

Duration:

1:24:30

Till Undeath

Till Undeath

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Psychological

Short

Screened in Canberra Previously

Canberra

Director:

Zachery Paul Bridgman

Producer:

Zachery Paul Bridgman
James Edgar Lim

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In a world that has been ravaged by a Zombie outbreak, Tanya visits George Romero's Home for Z-People to see her husband who's just dying to see her. Together they push the meaning of those sacred words: Until Death.

Screening Date:

Closing Night Screening - Thursday 31st October

Duration:

0:07:24

Whispers in the Night

Whispers in the Night

AIE Atrium Cinema

Monster

Short

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

VIC

Director:

Emily Shankland

Producer:

Liam Neal

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A warrior faces a monster in the night. A short virtual production film produced by the trainer and students.

Screening Date:

Official Selection Screening - Saturday 26th October

Duration:

00:01:42

Zombies V the Men's Shed

Zombies V the Men's Shed

Dendy Cinemas Canberra

Zombie

Short

Canberra Premiere

QLD

Director:

Travis Bain

Producer:

Travis Bain

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A quiet morning at the Cairns Men's Shed is rudely interrupted by a horde of zombies, spawned by a chemical factory accident, and this prompts the members of the Men's Shed to take up arms and fight for their community, their organization, and Australia!

Screening Date:

Theatre of the Dead Late 10yr Screening - Sunday 27th October

Duration:

0:09:06

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