Horror Fest 2006

[mallorygold]

I just came across this website for a one weekend horror festival that is going to take place in 35 cities. looks pretty sweet. 8 films will be shown over the weekend with backstage parties and lots of give aways.

http://horrorfestonline.com

[punk666]

looks cool, shame its in america though :(

i just look at some more threads on here n theres already 1 for this.......

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24969

[Sick_As_Fuck]

I'm surprised there isn't more interest in this. Maybe it's because most of the users here are foreign? I don't know. Anyway...all 7 trailers look good. I'll definitely be taking place in this out here in Chula Vista.

[kung-fu-jesus]

i will most deffenetly be seeing at least a couple of these films, im in MI and thankfully we got three theaters showing but sadly the nearest to me is about 30 miles. im not sure of these title's DVD release dates( or if they'll even have a DVD release). but hopefully it wont be too much of a wait to own them all. i feel sorry people outside of the U.S. because there is no news what so ever on you guys ever being able to see these films.

thank you after dark films for having the balls/ greed to release these films, but now i want to see all of the films that were never released to the public for similar reasons.

[HorrorChick86]

Finally, after some back and forth on AfterDark, tickets have gone on sale. The weekend pass is $75. So that is a little under $10 a film if you see all eight, and even less if you can see the ninth surprise film on Nov 19th.

Go to the website to buy the tickets, even though I heard you can buy it on Fandango and Moviefone.

http://www.horrorfestonline.com/

[VaBusa]

Has anyone gotten tickets yet? We've tried to preorder, no response (only get an email addy)...I can't find anything on MovieFone or Fandango... :rolleyes: Even tried the local theater, still nothing...

Thanks for any info you may have! :D

[PhilnEdee]

theres a post right below this one called after dark,,,I put a link to the direct site that is doing this in November.

[Nikkif8]

There was another thread about this and I know Trippn and replied it wasn't playing in VT or FL:mad: I am pissed. If anyone sees it let me know how it was!! It looks good.

[VaBusa]

theres a post right below this one called after dark,,,I put a link to the direct site that is doing this in November.

Yeah, I've been to that site many times now...they don't update it and it says tickets go on sale today, but I can't seem to get 'em yet...

Just want to make sure I get some in case they do sell out...showings are limited in my area...thanks for the info though ;)

[PhilnEdee]

I'll call the RAVE theater in Huntsville and see what they have on it. I'll post anything good I find out.

[VaBusa]

I see that today they've updated the horrorfestonline site to say "tickets go on sale soon" when yesterday it said "tickets on sale October 31st"

I'd say they're not quite ready yet... :)

[jmac5000]

OK, so this is my first online discussion about this experiment, as what After Dark Films is doing is quite a step in what I would call the right direction, however...

I've often thought about self-releasing a film in theatres for a limited run, say 5 cities in 5 weeks, or something like that. The primary goal of this would not necessarily be to make money on the theatrical, but instead to build "brand awareness" of my title. It is widely known that theatrical distribution, and the advertising that goes along with that, is directly linked to a big rise in PPV and DVD Rental revenue.

It is obvious that After Dark is looking for this same response, as they are pumping a LOT of cash into advertising. Their posters are EVERYWHERE! Ultimately, even if they sell out every screening in every city, I find it VERY hard to believe that they'll make the money back that they've spent on advertising. (You've all seen the billboards all over town, in EVERY city in the US, and on high-volume high-profile websites.) And that's even if the screenings SELL OUT in every city.

So, what strikes me as odd is that the marketing for the theatrical screenings do not reflect the actual films themselves. Don't misunderstand me: I do LOVE the marketing they've designed for the screenings. It's sexy and well-done, and I think the main reason that people are talking about it. What I mean is that it's not creating brand-awareness for the titles themselves, and the billboards don't even really highlight After Dark Films. Unless they homogenize all of the individual film box covers to reflect the phrase "8 Films to Die For," I'm not sure how this push helps sell more DVDs.

I love that they're putting money into advertising, as we all know that this is usually the first thing to be thrown out when dealing with indie horror distributors. Furthermore, I would LOVE for my film to be distributed in theatres ANY way I could get. What I don't get is how this will really affect the return in the long run...

Any thoughts?

Cheers!

Jim

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