Global Competition for Emerging Filmmakers

Acclaimed genre filmmaker and Fantasia alumna Alice Maio Mackay returns to the Fantasia International Film Festival with the Canadian premiere of her sixth feature, The Serpent’s Skin, screening July 23 and 25, 2025. Produced and set for 2026 distribution by Dark Star Pictures, the film extends Mackay’s ongoing collaboration with the company following Satranic Panic, [...]

Shudder has secured the North American, UK & Ireland, and ANZ rights to Mother of Flies, the newest feature from the genre-bending Adams Family filmmaking collective—Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughter Zelda Adams. The acquisition extends the streamer’s collaboration with the trio following Hell Hole and the festival-favorite Hellbender. Set to make its world [...]

Brainstorm Media has dropped the official trailer and poster for BIRTHRITE, the new horror‑thriller from director Ross Partridge (Stranger Things, Lamb, Room 104). Opening in theaters and on demand August 8, the feature stars Michael Chernus (Severance), Alice Kremelberg (The Sinner), and Juani Feliz (Civil War, Harlem). BIRTHRITE follows a couple hoping for a quiet fresh start, only to discover a buried legacy and [...]

Ahead of FrightFest UK Debut

Ahead of October 24, 2025 Release

An exclusive clip has been released for ICONIC, an upcoming psychological horror thriller written and directed by Matthew Freiheit. The film is set for release on July 15, 2025. Starring Emma Jade, Alyssa Anthony, and Noor Dabash, ICONIC follows a beauty industry influencer whose carefully constructed online identity begins to unravel. After becoming embroiled in [...]