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Submissions Open For ‘The Optical Theatre Film Festival’

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Full disclosure: I am one of the jurors for the festival.

The 2nd annual “The Optical Theatre Film Festival“, headed by The Dark Circle Association, has been officially announced and is now taking submissions for feature and short length films that fit into the “horror, fantasy, bizarre and grotesque” genres. The event itself will take place this November in Rome, Italy and is organized by italian director Domiziano Cristopharo and by the italian composer Antony Coia (CEO, Dark Circle President). The One Seven Movies label will also consider the best films for an eventual distribution.

Submission guidelines and requirements can be found on the Official Website.

Make sure to follow the Optical Theatre on Twitter and Facebook to keep up-to-date with the event.

Jury list:
*Adam Gierasch (writer, director, producer, USA);
*Daniel De La Vega (director, actor, writer, producer, Argentina);
*Stephen Biro (President and founder of Unearthed Films Inc., director, writer, USA);
*Antonio Tentori (screenwriter, Italy);
*Marco Werba (composer, Italy);
*Jonathan Barkan (managing editor for BloodyDisgusting, USA);
*Ivan Zuccon (director, Italy);
*Leonardo Cruciano (Creatures Creator and Special Make-up Artist, head of the special and visual effects department of Makinarium, Italy);
*Federico Frusciante (founders of the “Videodrome Industries”, web critic, Italy);
*Salvatore Alongi (owner of the One Seven Movies label, Italy).

Early Deadline: April 02, 2016
Regular Deadline: July 02, 2016
Final Deadline: September 30, 2016
Extended Deadline: October 10, 2016

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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson

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Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.

Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.

Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”

“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”

The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.

The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.

Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.

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