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FEATURE FILMS
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Utah Premiere
Country: Argentina
Director: Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti
Synopsis: During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers violently breaks into a home, kidnaps a group of unsuspecting individuals, and takes them to a clandestine detention center. What starts as a horrific ordeal takes an even more sinister (and most unexpected) turn.
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ALIEN COUNTRY
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Renny Grames, Boston McConnaughey
Synopsis: A wild and reckless demolition derby mechanic has to stop an alien invasion before his pregnant girlfriend is abducted and humanity is destroyed.
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ASTRAL PLANE DRIFTER
World Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Scott Slone
Synopsis: This sci-fi/western/kung-fu comedy genre mashup follows the Drifter, a Mystic of the First Order, as he journeys toward the lair of the evil GalaxiKhan to save his sidekick and ex-girlfriend from the clutches of evil.
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CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
Utah Premiere
Country: Estonia
Director: Sander Maran
Synopsis: A joyfully violent horror comedy musical following new lovers who get separated by a chainsaw-wielding killer.
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FRANKIE FREAKO
Country: Canada
Director: Steven Kostanski
Synopsis: Workaholic yuppie Conor is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin, Frankie Freako. Could this be just the recipe to spice up his boring life?
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THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Mike Hermosa
Synopsis: After a raptor — genetically engineered to be invisible and incredibly smart — escapes from a science facility, it’s up to a washed-up amusement park paleontologist and a security guard to stop it.
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VOIDCALLER
Utah Premiere
Country: Sweden
Director: Nils Alatalo
Synopsis: Several people with amnesia realize they may have been involved in something sinister on a cosmic scale.
SHORT FILMS
13TH NIGHT
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Benjamin Percy
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APOTEMNOFILIA
Utah Premiere
Country: Spain
Director: Jano Pita
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BAD OMEN
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Connor Thomas
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BEEF CREEK
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Kurt Vinci, Seby X Martinez
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BLOODY MARY
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Drew Underwood
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CAKES!
Utah Premiere
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Johnny Herbin
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CHEAT MEAL
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Drew Bierut
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CHUTE
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: West Webb
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COME BACK HAUNTED
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Logan Freeman
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CONVOLUTED
Utah Premiere
Country: Bahrain
Director: Mohamed Fareed
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DANCE WITH ME
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Joel Harlow
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DEMONS
Country: India
Director: Adesh Prasad
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DRACULA’S SUPER SCARY HALLOWEEN
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Kevin Maher, Joe Dator
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HEARTBEAT
Country: United States
Director: Colin Krawchuk
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HER HOUSE
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Will Lee
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HOWL IF YOU LOVE ME
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: John R. Dilworth
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IMPOSSIBLE MALADIES
Utah Premiere
Country: Italy
Director: Stefano Tambellini, Alice Tambellini
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IN THE HEAT
Country: Canada
Director: Sam Chou
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JACK
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jay Curtis Miller
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JEONG-DONG
Country: South Korea
Director: Choi Woo Gene
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MEAN ENDS
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Émile Lavoie
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MEAT LOVERS
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Allen Martindale
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METAMORPHYPUS
US Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Joseph Carney
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PANIC PIZZA PARTY
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Graham Denman
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POPPY’S SATURN
Utah Premiere
Country: Belgium
Director: Nicole Tegelaar
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PROBLEMS
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Lucy Swope, Sean Dack
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PSYCHOTRONIC ATOMIZING X-PERIMENT
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Devi Strill
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QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Stephanie Izsak
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RÉEL
Utah Premiere
Country: France
Director: Rodrigue Huart
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REJECTED
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Rene Rivas
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SATANIMATION
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jason Hooper, Greg Boone
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SCRATCH
Utah Premiere
Country:
Director: Michael Trainotti
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SCRATCH
World Premiere
Country:
Director: Paul Amstone
SEXY JOEL AND HIS WAGYU
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Sam Proulx, Cédric Senécal
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SILENT GENERATION
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Francisco Solorzano
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STRANGE CREATURES
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Nicholas Payne Santos
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THE GHOST IN THE ROAD
Country: United States
Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp
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THE ITCH
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Gordon Phillips
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THE NOONDAY DEMON
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Conall Pendergast
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THE PARCEL
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jared Tipton
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THE RED STONE
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jaime Jasso
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THE TICKLE MONSTER
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Brett Helms
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THE UNQUIET DEAD
Country: United States
Director: John Gray
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THE WINDING SHEET
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Matt Warren
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UMBRA
Utah Premiere
Country: Hong Kong
Director: Enzo Hui
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VRDLK: FAMILY OF VURDULAK
Country: Canada
Director: Sam Chou
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ZOMBIE REVOLT
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Kevin Jones
Screenplay finalists will be announced on October 2nd with the winners being revealed shortly thereafter.
FEATURE SCREENPLAYS
“Amish Zombies”
written by Johnathon M Miller
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“Cajun Justice”
written by Mike Briock
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“Country Club Lemon”
written by Nicole Matarese and Alli Guerra
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“Creature Country-Appalachia”
written by Jason Rice, Phill Dishon, Joseph Murillo, Lucas Hardwick, and Maryellen De Vivo
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“Deal With It”
written by Tristan Reed and Isabella Bonanno
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“Forged in Blood”
written by Joseph Murillo
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“Goodbye Old Friends”
written by Rafael De Leon Jr.
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“Greenman”
written by Don Stroud and Winter Mead
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“Hibernation”
written by Mike Briock
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“Home With a Past”
written by Edward Etzkorn
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“I Scream”
written by Frank Dietz
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“Kevin’s Not Dead”
written by Sarah Edmonds
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“Killing Time”
written by Jack Warner
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“Kubisa”
written by Randi Denise
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“L.O.B.E.”
written by David Hunter Fein
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“Morningstar Real Estate”
written by Tracy L. Morse and Sophia An Porter
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“Noxious Weeds”
written by Em Koopman
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“Pieces of You”
written by Jack Warner
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“Possum Man”
written by Eddie Yaroch
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“Prime Time Vampires”
written by Frank Dietz
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“ReddeR”
written by James Steele Haney
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“Rogue Island”
written by David B. Putney
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“The Blue Ridge”
written by Anne Kennedy
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“The Dark Room”
written by Matthew Troy
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“The Satan Level”
written Paolo Mancini and Daniel Watchorn
SHORT SCREENPLAYS
“An Owl’s Whistle”
written by Elissa Aguayo
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“Apt. 1B”
written by Sterling Gates
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“Chinese Hopping Zombie”
written by Howard Lun Hong
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“Closing Shift”
written by Marc-Alain Martin Bertoni
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“Dark Prince”
written by Adam David Gregory
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“Diable En Boite”
written by Michael Seabolt
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“Eggshell”
written by Milan Stojilovic
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“Elixir”
written by CR Sherman
“Et In Arcadia Ego”
written by John Bolbot
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“Fool’s Gold”
written by T.J. Morehouse
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“Jane Die”
written by Ryan Molyneaux
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“Leave it Buried”
written by Rafael De Leon Jr.
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“Mermaid”
written by Pierre Langenegger
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“Nails”
written by William Lott
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“Plus One”
written by Edward Vincent Lacina
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“R.I.P. Jenny Lee”
written by Jason Rice
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“Solipsism”
written by Ducan P. Putney
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“Thaw”
written by Regan Lee Young
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“The Exorcism of Father Gabriel”
written by Pierre Langenegger
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“The Gates of Hell”
written by Sammy Benjamin Vogel-Seidenberg
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“The Playhouse”
written by Wren Valentino
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“Three Hangers”
written by Zachary Maxfield
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“Till Death Do Us Part”
written by Jacob Hamblin
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“Up on the House Top”
written by Janet L. Loftis
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“Zombies on a Bus”
written Janet L. Loftis
Screenplay finalists will be announced on October 2nd with the winners being revealed shortly thereafter.