FILM
NEWS (UK): National Film Competition
SHORTCUTS
TO HELL 2 Announces Winner
Thursday,
9 October 2014: Horror Channel, FrightFest, Movie Mogul and Wildseed Studios
today announced the winner of their nationwide search for a talented filmmaker,
primed and ready to make their first horror feature film. Chosen by a public
vote from a professional jury-selected shortlist of three finalists, the winner
is Joe and Lloyd Staszkiewicz who won for their short film Hubert’s
Ghost.
Joe and Lloyd Staszkiewicz, will have their film produced by Movie Mogul
and Wildseed Studios, entering production early 2015, with a minimum cash
production fund of £20,000, offered by Horror Channel and Wildseed Studios
equally. It is hoped to expand the budget with other funds and sponsorship that
the partners and team can bring to the table. The completed feature film will
receive UK digital distribution, its world premiere at Film4 FrightFest 2015,
and a broadcast premiere on Horror Channel, the UK’s first channel dedicated to
the dark side of cinema.
Lloyd
Staszkiewicz (pictured above) said: “It’s amazing to have won this competition.
It’s been a tough experience, going through the public vote, but Joe and I have
learnt a lot during the process. We’re certainly more ready now to make the
movie than we were before.”
Chris
Sharp, Chief Content Officer for AMC Networks International – Zone commented:
“Shortcuts To Hell isn’t just a film competition, it’s a national talent search
designed to unearth fresh new, highly driven talent and provide a solid
platform and framework for them, within which to produce their first
feature film. We hope that this year’s winners will champion this visionary new
production model, and that their success will help pave the way for many more
exciting new filmmakers to follow in their wake, with bold and original new
feature film projects each year. Congratulations to Joe and Lloyd Staszkiewicz,
we look forward to showing their film debut on Horror Channel.”
John
Shackleton, Joint Managing Director of Movie Mogul added: “It is truly exciting
to be able to offer this remarkable opportunity to such talented newcomers who
have proven their ability and worth on every level throughout this competition.
We can’t wait to work with them and look forward to presenting their films to
you in 2015!”
Miles
Bullough, Managing Director of Wildseed Studios said: “Wildseed is all about
supporting new talent to create projects that punch above their weight and we
can’t wait to get stuck into producing what we like to call our next
‘microbuster’ movie with our partners the Horror Channel and Movie Mogul.”
Alan
Jones, Co-director of FrightFest also added: "The Shortcuts to Hell
competition slot at FrightFest was an instant success the moment it was
announced. And it is always a hot ticket because it attracts such an interested
and engaged crowd. It is so exciting for us to be a part of building its
reputation every year as the major go-to search for tomorrow's industry talent.
FrightFest congratulates the winner and knows it will be showing the work of
this innovative competition winner in the very near future."
See
the winning short here: http://horrorchannel.co.uk/shortcuts_to_hell.php
Check
out http://horrorchannel.co.uk/shortcuts_to_hell.php for
more details.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShortCutsToHell
#SCTH2 @horror_channel & @ShortCutsToHell
About
Horror Channel
Horror
Channel is the UK’s first channel dedicated to the dark side of cinema and
television. With an eclectic mix of ground-breaking and genre-defining content,
including horror films, documentaries, director’s nights and cult series,
you’ll be entertained, informed and terrified.
Available
in over 12.6 million UK cable and satellite households, Horror Channel and
timeshift channel Horror Channel +1 reach an average of 3.3 million adults
every month. Popular shows include Stephen King adaptations The
Langoliers and The
Stand,
TV series Tales from the Darkside, The Invaders, Wonder Woman and classic Doctor
Who; a
movie portfolio spanning all horror genres featuring some of the most
controversial films made in the history of horror.
Launched
in November 2009, Horror Channel is part of the fastest growing portfolio of
entertainment channels in the UK, a partnership between CBS Studios
International and leading international broadcaster AMCN International – Zone.
AMC Networks International - Zone is a business unit of AMC Networks
International, a leading producer and distributor of television channels
distributed to more than 390 million households in 138 countries and spanning a
range of genres, including movie, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, children’s
and factual. AMC Networks International is an international programming
division of AMC Networks.
Horror
Channel: Let the Nightmare Begin
TV:
Sky 319 / Virgin 149 / Freesat 138
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