SHADOW REALM Vol. III - PART 1 (South African short film collection)
FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER - 8:30pm (R20)

The S.A. Horror Festacular cannot go a year without the inclusion of foreign and locally produced short movies. The third chapter of SHADOW REALM again packs in an eclectic mix of dark tales from all over the world, including the likes of the UK, Australia, Spain and the USA. Nowhere else in South Africa are you likely to see a collection like this.

For the 2007 HORRORFEST there were so many entries that this year's SHADOW REALM had to be split up into two parts:

PART 1 will screen on Friday 26 October (8:30pm), featuring all of the South African entries, including:

• INSEK Terug Van Die Dood – Directed by Vos > BEST S.A. MUSIC VIDEO / BEST SOUNDTRACK
• KASPAR: IN LIVING LIMBO – Directed by Paul Blom
• The MAMTSOTSI BIRD – Directed by Jo Horn > BEST S.A. SHORT / BEST DIGITAL FX
• ROSES / NO FURY – Directed by Craig Walters
• KIST – Directed by Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat
• STUFFED – Directed by Marco Van Der Merwe
• UKOYIKA – Directed by Lady Axe

• SLAGHUIS FEST Selection:
• DUIWEL VLEIS – Directed by Richard Muller > BEST OF SLAGHUIS TRAILER SELECTION
• BRANNIE JOHANNIE – Directed by Louis Du Pisani
• MONSTER CHICKS – Directed by n/a
• MR. PEE – Directed by Andreas Schonfeldt & Martinique Pelser

• VALENTINE – Directed by Megan Godsell > BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• AZRAIL The Beating – Directed by Craig Walters
• CRAWL – Directed by Riaz Solker > BEST ENSEMBLE CAST / BEST EDITING

PART 2 on Saturday 27 October at 8:30pm will feature the entries from all over the globe

A foreign favourite will be appointed while the best locally produced short will walk off with a great prize to realize their next production. Visual Impact and the HDhub is putting up a 5 day HD camera & lighting rental package, and the 5 day use of a Macbook with Final Cut Pro for editing (a total value of around R17 500).

Click here for the 2007 SA HorrorFest Submission Form

SHADOW REALM Vol. III - PART 2 (Foreign short film collection)
SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER - 6:15pm (R20)

For the 2007 HORRORFEST there were so many entries that this year's SHADOW REALM had to be split up into two parts:

PART 2 will screen Saturday 27 October at 8:30pm and will feature the vast array of entries from all over the globe - from the UK and Spain, to the USA, Australia and Switzerland, including:
• The BARGAIN – Directed by Daniel Maloney
• WE ALL FALL DOWN – Directed by Jake Kennedy > BEST EDITING
• NIGHT of the HELL HAMSTER – Directed by Paul Campion
• NAUFRAGE (SHIPWRECKED) – Directed by Olivier Beguin > BEST SCREENPLAY / BEST FX
• CATATONIC – Directed by Lee Chambers
• CANNIBAL FLESH RIOT! – Directed by Gris Grimly > BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT / BEST SOUNDTRACK / BEST MALE LEADS
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 YOU (Y QUE CUMPLAS MUCHOS MÁS) – Directed by David Alcalde > BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY / BEST ACTRESS
• The NEW LIFE – Directed by Daniel Giambruno
• CERRITOSIS – Directed by Steven Cerritos
• The MISGUIDED ROMANCE of CANNIBAL GIRL & INCEST BOY – Directed by Richard Taylor

PART 1 will screen on Friday 26 October at 8:30pm, featuring all of the South African entries

A foreign favourite will be appointed while the best locally produced short will walk off with a great prize to realize their next production.

In the spirit of the old EC comics, the film tells the story of five teens who get lost on their way to a rock concert, are menaced by flesh eating mutations and then fall into the clutches of a family of back woods killers. The film includes copious amounts of gore alongside a splattering of social commentary and several slices of dark humour. It's best seen as a tribute to the cinema of Lucio Fulci and George Romero, but viewed from a distinctly Pakistani perspective.

The film is directed and co-written by former film critic Omar Ali Khan. Its cast combines some of the country's most exciting new talent alongside Pakistani film veterans such as Rehan and Najma Malik. The gruesome make-up effects were done by Nawab Sagar, another industry veteran who has worked on numerous mainstream productions. The film was shot by London trained cinematographer Najaf Bilgrami and was edited by the UK's Andy Starke.