In its fourth year as Virginia’s leading international independent genre film fest, The GenreBlast Film Fest will take place Labor Day Weekend, August 29 – September 1 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, VA. GenreBlast will unleash five unique world premieres as well as ten Virginia premieres under the marquee of the much-loved Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester.

The features showcase will kick off with world premieres, including action/thriller Swing Low (dir. Teddy Grennan), sci-fi stoner comedy Jessie’s Super Normal Regular Average Day (dir. Brian K. Williams), Force to Fear (dir. Zane Hershberger), Bloodsucker’s Planet (dir. Mark Beal), and Cold Wind Blowing (dir. Dionne Copland).

In addition to these five world premieres, GenreBlast will showcase the best genrebends that its home state has to offer, including Assassinaut (dir. Drew Bolduc), Johnny Z (dir. Jonathan Straiton), Lake Michigan Monster (dir. Ryland Tews), Villains (dir. Dan Berk and Robert Olsen), Artik (dir. Tom Botchii), Zeroes (dir. Charles Smith), One Must Fall (dir. Antonio Pantoja), Straight Edge Kegger (dir. Jason Zink), The Tangle (dir. Christopher Soren Kelly), and Reckoning (dir. Ruckus and Lane Skye).

The fest is supported by over eighty short films from all over the world, including a selection of Virginia shorts that will be highlighted at the Virginia Shorts Showcase. Additionally featured are local filmmakers and writers with special Viginia screenwriting and filmmaking awards, as well as a rousing and entertaining live table read of selected screenplays competing in the script competition.

For more information on screenings and showtimes, please visit www.genreblast.com